Show KING BY TRADE arands ot of austria made is very frank reply while in geneva in 1891 judge T 3 mackey of south carolina was seir selected acted by tho the american colony to deliver a fourth of aily oration it it a banquet given in honor of the day sas the youths companion it was attended bv all the foreign consuls and among them was the consul gener general il 0 ut t austria hungar abo ho furnished for lidge mackeis address the following anecdote and vouched or 14 authenticity A number of americans Amerl cina residing in vienna in the ear 1810 united to cel celebrate e washington s birthday and invited the emperor francis of austria to honor lonor the occasion by his presence that genial monarch a true gentleman although though il oer eier inch i t king overlooked the disregard of established forms into alch his would bo be hosts had been bet betrice raed by their ila pali lotic zeal and made this ansur in his own handwriting gentlemen I 1 thank ou for your hospi hospitable talle invitation and the gratia gratifying y terms in chich ou have express od or lr o L r detre thit that I 1 should attend a binquet which 3 ou oil propose to gi give e in cele 1 bration of general basht natal day hut but ou must excuse me from u uniting nit with ou oil to honor the memory of your illustrious nn since I 1 lout I 1 not do so with sincerity for washington scorned a crown and did more to bring 1 ro royalty alty into contempt than all men who lie have ever lived and I 1 am a king by trade |