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Show I KING AND LITTLE FRENCH c -N. I . r-f 1 E j Charming Incident Showing His Me 5 f's Good Will Towards Catholics, q Jing Edward, writes Mrs. C. E. J :y in the London Catholic Times, has given many quiet proofs of his kindness and good will towards Catholics. Cath-olics. Here is an anecdote which illustrates it. 1 read it some time ago in a French paper the Se-maine Se-maine Keligieuse of Cambrai, if I remember rightly right-ly but I don't think it has ever appeared in an English newspaper. I only hope the "loyal'' Orangemi:: of Ulster may not get hold of it, or j their "loyalty"' will be severely strained, 1 fear, j A little band of exiled French nuns, expelled from their convent by the generous and chivalrous j government of that country, decided to lake refuge j in England, and landing at Folkestone, found j themselves helpless and bewildered in the big. unfamiliar un-familiar railway static n. The boat passengers had hurried to the train, and when the young nun wiio was in charge of the forlorn band, because she alone knew a little English, searched up and down for a carriage that, would hold herself and her companions, com-panions, she could fine none. She feared to be separated from them, and looked around for some j official to whom she could appeal to have another j carriage put on for them. Just then her eye fell ; on an individual wearing a white cap, who was j talking to a group of gentlemen. lie had an air of being some one of importance, and in her ?im-plicity ?im-plicity she took him for the station master. She therefore timidly addressed him. explained who she was and what she required. The "station master" listened with polite attention, ami promised that her reciuest should be complied with; and presently an official approached and conducted the nuns to a compartment which had been put on for them. The young nun drew back; they had only second-class second-class tickets, she said, and this wa first class. The official assured her it did not signify, and bowed her in with her companions. Some time after the young nun had occasion to interview some rather notable personages on the subject of a convent, they desired to open. A gcu-tl gcu-tl nan was present who said with a smile: "1 remember re-member you. madarn. -Yon rvl y:hxl:, "tajkingfta' KingEflwilYih 'KirigEdward !" "said the nun. "1 have nevar seen King Edward in my life." "Pardon me, madam. King Edward had just come off his yacht when you spoke to him on the platform of the station at Folkestone, and desired that he would have a fresh carriage added to the train for you."" The nun was overwhelmed with confusion, as may well he supposed. |
