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Show The Italian King's Jest. The Italian king spends thu holiday according to his humor. Lost Christmas Christ-mas day ho took a cab at a public stand, and as ho drovo, chatted with tho cabman, who discussed his sovereign sov-ereign In a frco-nnd-'asy and porhaps not altogether complimentary way. lly and by tho king told him to drlvo to tho palaco, where ho ordered an otftcor to pay tho man and nolo his numbor. Wlion cabby learned who bis faro waB, ho whipped away without with-out Ids money and In great fright, which was In no wise lessened when tho next day ho was summoned to appear ap-pear nt a pollco station, To his rollef and joy ho was Informed that na he had expressed a wish that tho vehicle ho drovo wore his own, his majesty had derided to present him with a now cab, a hoi so and soino money to start him In business. Woman's Homo Companion. |