Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1895 — Praising the King. [ARTICLE]

Praising the King.

The King of Denmark, it is said, is a quiet and unostentatious man, and rather fond of traveling if his people would let him do it in peace, but they are so extravagantly fond of him that the marks of their appreciation become rather wearisome. One day not long ago, as he was on a journey, the train was blocked for a little while at a small station by an accident. A peasant who had heard that the King was on the train took the opportunity of seeing him, and walking down the platform stared at the cars until he came to a nice looking old gentleman looking out of a window. “Good morning,” said the gentleman. “Good morning,” said the peasant, “be you the King?” “Yes,” replied the, other. “Well, then,” rejoined the countryman, “I want to tell you something. You be the best King that we over had in Denmark. ’f The King lifted his hat in acknowledgment of the compliment, and said, “Thank you, but that is a matter of opinion, and I cannot judge it impartially.”