Show THE father OF twe THE great 1 the king was scrupulously clean washing five times a day he woul would d allo ailo allow r no drapery no stuffed furniture no carpets in his hia apartments they caught dust he sat eat upon a plain wooden chair he re ate roughly like a farmer of roast beef despising all delicacies his almost invariable dress was waa a close military blue coat with red cuffs and collar buff waistcoat and I 1 breeches and ind white linen gaiters to the knee A sword was belted around his loins and as we have said a stout ratan or bamboo cane ever in Ms hla hand A well worn battered triangular hat covered hia hla head he Nyal walked ked rapidly through abo streets which surrounded ids ilis palaces esat ebat at potsdam and berlin nerlin jf if he met alay any one who attracted his atten tion male or fe malehe maleh e would abruptly menacingly inquire who are A streit street lounger he has been known tp to hit over the head with his cane exclaiming home rome you rascal and go to work if any one prevaricated pre of or hesitated he would sternly demand look me in the face if there yas was was still hesitancy or the king was dissatisfied fl edwith with the answers the one anterro gated was lucky if he escaped without a caning the boorish king hated the refine ment and polish of the french if he meta lady laddin in rich attire she wA wa pretty surely to be rudely assailed and a young man fashionably dressed could hardly escape the cudgel if he came i within reach of the kings arm th the e king stalking through the streets was as marked an object as an elephant would have been every one instantly recognized him and many fled athis at hib his approach one day he met a 8 pale palo threadbare thread bare young man who was quietly passing him when the king stopped in his jerking gait and demanded in bis his course rapid Uter utterance anbe who are arp you 1 I am a theological student the young man quietly replied where from added the king from berlin was the response from berlin t the lie king joined rejoined je the bemm Beff berliners luers are all a good for vor forn vorn nothing n 0 thing set yes your maj esty that thab Is true of many of them the youn agman added bul but I 1 know of two exceptions of two responded the king I 1 which are they your majesty an and ana my ase self belt the young man replied the I 1 king in burst rat into a good humored lau iau laugh yand land and after having the young man caret canet carefully 11 exa examined ined assigned him to a from frederick the great in kar Nar karpers harpers pens pers magazine mag kag azine for de 1 not noi ti ij i 1 |