Show A mayor on his knees has the ancient city of moscow gone down on its knees to the merchant jer this is the question now agitating moscow society it seems that a subscription for a certain charity was being raised in moscow and of the million rubles required then was a deficit of the mayor bethought him to make an appeal to a rich merchant of his acquaintance for the required sum he did so the first time in vain but on another visit the merchant said go down on your kneed and beg me to give you the money and why not returned the mayor like lady godiva be sacrificed his pride and gained the money for the town and now society is much concerned to know if its honor was lost and casu ests are arguing on both sides of the question moscow has got something to talk about in the place of ame mme patti who refuses to come and sing cor london news |