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Show SAW THE m TOTXOWTJroLY. King "Victor or Italy, one of Europe's many monarch s who delight in little, incognito in-cognito trips into the country, was etrolllog along a road in the neighbor hood the other day when be spied an 1 old woman milking a cow. The ' very swish of the fluid Into the pall made him thirsty, and he asked for a drink. "I can give you none of this," was the answer, "but If you'll mind the cow I'll bring you some from the house." So the King meekly "minded the cow" till the peasant returned With a brimming glass of ice-cold milk. Victor drank It. expressed his thanks, and' then, quite for civility's sake, aeked where all the farm hands were. "Oh," said, the woman, "they're always al-ways running off at every rumor to try to catch a glimpse of the King." "Indeed." replied Victor, with a little laugh. "Well, mother, you can tell them now that you saw and talked with the King without leaving the farm." I And she .mas still courtesying and stammering as the royal legs climbed back over the fence. |