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Show HUandrr-tood. Very startling was the mistake by a Queen of Denmark during her visit to tbe Danish colony of Iceland, Ice-land, where the good old bishop exerted ex-erted himself to the uti ist to show her everything tliat was worth seeing. see-ing. Tbe queen paid many compliments compli-ments to tier host and having learned tliat he was a family mau, graciously inquired how many children he had. Now it happened that the Danish word for "child-nn" "child-nn" Is almost Identical In sound willi the Icelandic word for "sheep;" to that the worthy blhop whose knowledge of DanMi was not so complete as il might bave been understood her majesty to a-k bow many sheep he owned, and he answered, "Two hutd-red." "Two hundred children!" child-ren!" cried the queen, astounded, "ilow can you possibly mainteiii such a numbert" '-Easily en-xigb, Iileaso your maje-ty," replied tbe lypcrborean prelite, w.hltli a cheerful cheer-ful smile. '-In the' summer I turn them out upon the hills to gmzr, and when winter comes I kill and ent them." -Er. |