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Show Losing a King. One of our naval officers tells of an Incident that occurred when an American Ameri-can war vessel was lying at anchor in a European port, on which occasion occa-sion It was visited by a monarch and his suite. One of the members of this suite, resplendent in gold lace and decorations, decora-tions, with a big s-7ord at his side F.nd sporting a huge mustache, was exploring explor-ing the ship, and, being ignorant of things nautical, had leaned against the main hatch windsai), mistaking it for a mast. Of what ensued the officer of the deck was informed by the boatswain's boat-swain's mate, who had seen the catas- trophe and who broke the news of It thus: "You will excuse me, sir, but I think one of them kings has fell down tne main hatch, sir." Harper's Magazine. |