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Show ABLE TO WALK ON HIS BEARD A painter named John Mayo, who was in the staff of Emperor Charles V. has tho distinction of having sprouted the longest beard in the history his-tory of Europe. Tall as in he was, and he was vory tall, he was nevertheless never-theless able to tread upon his flowing hirsute growth. Of course, he -was naturaly very proud of his possession, and tok such great care of It that he usually went about with It carefully gathered up in festoons, the points of the hair being looped up and tied with ubbon to a buttonhole to his coat But sometimes, by the express desire of the emperor, Mayo would untie his beard to its full length, whereupon his majesty would command the windows to be opened so that the beard might have full play. "Tho emperor," we aie informer, "took great sport in watching tho wind blow this long beard in the faces of his counties." |