Show EMPEROR MADE HIM YOUNG how the of francas joseph conferred happiness and youth society in budapest is hearing another story which illustrates the simple 19 good nature that makes the emperor francis fr ancis joseph popular among hla his unruly subjects herr a hungarian deputy after growing gray in the exercise of his parliamentary duties thought the time had come when he might ask for a post under the government so as the reward of his bis services accordingly he called on the premier wy my dear fellow exclaimed baron banffy ekoff y 1 I should be delighted to find you a billet but nobody over 40 can be ap pointed appointed to the civil service without the express permission of the sovereign eign so herr sike 1 donning the national costume hurried up to vie vienna and to the hofberg and after due preliminaries limin aries kries got an audience of his king ushered into the royal presence he slid ills petition on to a side table and stood overawed over awed until francis joseph inquired what can I 1 do for you my friend your majesty I 1 should like to be 40 years of age ah replied the king and so should L but a glance at the furtive document had revealed reve ve aled his errand and he was sent off rejoicing with the royal sig signature natum |