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Show AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. "Yesterday," says Father Phelan, writing from Paris, "I started to enter the United States building to see the latest American papers. I was told by a young officer in Uie uniform of Uncle Sam that the building would soon be honored by the presence of King Oscar, of Sweden and Norwav, and until he arrived no one was admitted. I jocosely jocose-ly remarked that it was very odd that an American sovereign should be excluded from his own house and a Scandinavian sovereign let in. Commissioner Com-missioner Peck overheard the remark and came forward with the most amiable ami-able and Dressing invitation to "come right in,' for 'under the flag of the United States an American citizen yielded place to nobody, no matter what his rank or title." I explained that I was only jesting, but he would not have it so, and leading me by the hand he presented me to Mrs. Peck and the distinguished company gathered to greet King Oscar. We had not long to wait. The King came with his retinue. re-tinue. He was greeted by Mr. Peck and the company were presented to him. He said only a few words in Broken English, which surprised me, and massed out without saying one word about the United States or our exhibit. He is 61 years old and looks younger. He is ' about six feet two inches in height; is blond and wears light side whiskers. He has an ample smile, but cold; he is easy in his manner, man-ner, but not diffusive. I think he passed pass-ed through the American building because be-cause he wanted to go into the Austrian Aus-trian that was next to it." |