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Show 8MILED AT THE WRONG TIME, i Overabundant 8ens0 of Humor at Times Proves Costly. v. When "Laugh" and tho" world laughs with you" was written, tho author took no thought o.f tho autocratic ones of tho earth who cannot seo themselves in anything approaching a ridiculous light. It is rolated that tho present czar of Russia, returning onco from a long Journey, wns weary and In no mood to bo trifled with. As ho was passing pass-ing through his apartments ho slipped on a bearskin mat that lay on tho polished floor. Clutching at ono of his attendants, ho nearly brought himself him-self and his support to tho floor. Baron EnldofT, at tho tlmo n confidential confi-dential adylsor, could not check a smile, which his monarch turned Just In tlmo to observe. Tho next day Knldoff was dismissed from his office, of-fice, nnd lost tho $00,000 attached to tho post. Another ruler who Is not to bo trifled with Is William of Germany. Cough Mllbanke, a clovorbut bluff Scot, who was an expert In colonial ndmlnlstra-tlon, ndmlnlstra-tlon, was onco taken up by the kalsor, who wished his advlco on eastern affairs, af-fairs, and had decided to glvo him an Important position to guard German Ger-man Interests In Chlnn. At ono of their conferences tho kalsor made nn absurd suggestion as to eastorn dlplo-macy. dlplo-macy. Jlllbanko laughed. Tho cm-, peror wished him n frigid good night, and never received him again. Another Scottish administrator, Dun-enn Dun-enn McVea, was advising tho lato pleas-nnt pleas-nnt but touchy king of Portugal, who had planned to put tho shnky government govern-ment of tho Cnpo Vordo Islands in tho hands of this skillful manager. The king beenmo much oxcltcd. and mado n ludicrous botch of his English, which wns usually excellent. McVeaBmlled nudlbly, and was promptly ordored away. Ho was nover appointed to tho governorship, which carried n Balary of $25,000. |
