Show C t zen was rattled an incident during the royal visit to edinburgh which was the cause of a good deel ot of amusement at the time bocc occur ur ad a on the occasion ol 01 the co confer efer ring of tae accolade by the king on one or the newly made knights the worthy citizen when placing himself upon his knees in order to receive the all important tap on the shoulder from the royal knelt down in the flurry of the moment at such a dis tance from the kings chair that he as quite out of reach A sign wag was made to him by sowe one in attend ance to approach nearer whereupon the good man without rising to his feet shuffled along on his knees u until antil he got within the required distance his majesty expressed his interest by a genial smile while his gracious con sort held up to her face an enormous enor moua bouquet modern society |