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Show KINO AND A PEASANT'S COW. Italian Meier Uuarrie Animal for aa AgMi Woman. Borne daya ago the King aud Queen ot Italy took a long promenade In the, neighborhood of their obatean. ot Rao-conlgl, Rao-conlgl, their summer residence. The Queen, suddenly became Intensely thirsty. Tercelvlng an old woman near I who waa watching a cow the Ring requested re-quested bor to give him a little nil Ik; Tbe peasant. Ignorant of the quality of her guests, pretended thnt her cow gave rro milk. "But you have soma water at your bouse," continued the King. "That' yet," replied the old woman. wo-man. "Could you get some for me?" "If you would keep my cow while I went for It." "Agreed." replied Victor Emmanuel In the most torloua fasbloa In the world. At the end ot ten minutes min-utes the old woman returned with a bowl of fresh water. "But how doet It happen," demanded the King, "that there are to few peoplo In tbe country?" coun-try?" "They have all gone down to tbe chateau to tee the King, the Queen and the little Trlncest. It It only wt old onet that one leaves at the bouse and who will never tee them," "But you tee them, my worthy woman," replied re-plied the King, giving ber a new fold piece. "We are the King and Queen." Tbe peasant woman began to tremble and In despairing voice cried: "Pardon "Par-don me. Sire, I did not know." The Queen had all the trouble In the world to calm tbe poor woman, who kept repeating: "To think that I have given my cow to guard to the King!" |