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Show OF PORTUGAL IS OEEPLYTOUCHED Astonished at Dovolion of One of His Most Humble Subjects. Special Cable to The Tribune. LISBON, Oct. 1. During a l-ccent motor mo-tor car excursion In the neighborhood of Busaco. Klng Manuel mot a youthful goatherd tending his flock. Ills majesty chatted with the boy, questioning him about his native village. Tho goatherd answered, quite unaware of thc Identity of tho questioner. The king asked If he knew how lo read and the boy roplied. "No." but said, "At night when I gu to bed my mother always tolls mo to say two "Ave Marias." ono for tho soul of my fa I her and the other for thc soul of our king, who was killed in Lisbon." Lis-bon." A hii3h fell on those who accompanlod the young king, and his majesty, greatly moved, toro a page from thc notebook and wrote somo words on It. "Give your mother this paper," he said, "and tell her to tnkp If to 'the priest and ask him to read It to her." Tho boy did so. and the priest read tho following words: "May happiness fall on those who thus bring up their children. "MANUEL REX." To add to the poor woman's nstonlsh-nient nstonlsh-nient and delight, the priest handed hor a. sum of money, sent to him by the king. |