Show the iron duke As aa the duke due of wellington neton was waa standing one day opposite his bis house in picdad da llly dilly waiting an opportunity to cros the erect an entire stranger to him offered his arm to the duke to assist him balm in crossing although wellington heated hated assistance of any kind he accepted the strangers arm and the latter having secured a passage by signing to the tha drivers of tile the vehicles to stop conducted the great man in safety acrons the street 1 I thank you sir said the duke releasing his arm and proceeding to his bis house door but the stran ger instead of moving off raised his hat bat and delivered himself to the following effect your grace I 1 have passed a long on and not uneventful life but never did I 1 hope to reach the day when I 1 might be of the slightest assistance to the greatest grea teal man that ever lived dont bo be a damned fool responded the duke and turned on his heel |