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Show Royal Child Had Her Way. An amusing story of tho llttlo Grand Duchess Mario Is now going tho roundsof St, Petersburg. Tho child, who Is now six and one-halt years old, whon walking with hor Gorman governess met a white-haired muzhik, muz-hik, ono Ivan Lelkcn, who complained of hunger nnd asked for alms. Having Hav-ing no money, the child applied to her govornes, who, however, declined to glvo It, and advised tho old man to go to tho Tsarltsa's labor colony closo by. Piqued nt tho refusal, tho grand duchess took off her hot and gavo It to tho peasant, who walkod away. Tho governess then, being afraid to tako her charge homo hat-less, hat-less, rati after tho muzhik nnd demanded de-manded tho hat; ho refused to glvo It up, except lu exchange for a rublo, and got tho monoy. |