Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1910 — Clever Joke of Kind King. [ARTICLE]

Clever Joke of Kind King.

King Edward’s great nature was illustrated the other night by a London correspondent at the Press club in New York. , “Thei king,” said the correspondent, “was .jlsiting Rufford Abbey, and one morning, in company with his host, pord Arthur Savile, he took a walk over the preserves. “Suddenly Lord Arthur, a big burly man, rushed forward and seized a shabby fellow with a dead pheasant protruding from the breast of his coat. “ ‘Sir,’ said Lord Arthur to the king, ‘this fellow is a bad egg. This is the second time I’ve caught him poaching.’ “But the king’s handsome face beamed, and he laughed his gay and tolerant laugh. “‘Oh, let him,go,’ he said. ‘lf he really were a bad egg, you know, he wouldn’t poach.’ ’’ Carrying His Audience With Him. Nobody was more witty or more bitter than Lord Ellenborough. A young lawyer, trembling with fear, rose to make his first speech, and began: "My lord, my unfortunate client — My lord, my unfortunate client— My lord —” "Go on, sir, go on!” said Lord EMenborough, *hs far as you have proceeded hitherto the court is entirely with you.”