Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1883 — It Was All Paid for. [ARTICLE]

It Was All Paid for.

The Queen of Italy, in the course of a railway journey, stopped at a certain station and was met by the Mayor and municipal big-wigs in all the glory of their robes of honor. An elegant luncheon had been provided, but the royal appetite was uncertain, and the Queen requested the obsequious deputation to get her a glass of wine, which was all tliat she required. This was promptly brought, but, while drinking it, a drop fell from the glass onto her trivelingdress. She at once sought in her pocket for a handkerchief to remove the stain, but the 'worthy Mayor, whose daily avocations behind the counter had possibly accustomed him to the purposes for which ladies seek their pockets, misunderstood the motion of the Queen’s hand, and murmured humbly, but earnestly, “Ah, no, your Majesty; I assure you it is all paid for!”