Show BURST OF ROYAL TEMPER TE A happening between william Willi irn III of the netherlands and ficke sew new york sun 11 king william III of the nether lande Is ads who died a low fey year years ago ago was in hie his bet best days a it man of frightful temper the person who excited him above ull all others was the lank phlegmatic C k e who left tho the deak desk of a utrecht professorship to become a minister Ji nister of elate state the king expressed hia his contempt for by always him its air air proffesor eBor sor in 1870 while william was drift ing swiftly toward an allia alliance uce wilh france in order that he might avenge tho the wrongs all Dut dutchmen chinen feel they have at german hande bonds I 1 the professor was selected to convince tho the king that hu ilia people would not support him in I 1 I 1 I 1 alv I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 J 4 I 1 r fa I 1 r 1 jr such a coarse course entered the kings bedchamber bede hamber with hia his bands hands behind him on the morning of the day of the decision good mornin morning pir sir Prof professor esso r what is tho the new newit asked the ta hf kinc k i n f nothing special eire tire only the people of the hague are talking a good deal of nonsense said thor becko with diplomatic deliberate ness dees Ilum phi hl concerning my ministers no sire fire droned dronek on Thor beke s c concerning you 11 concerning me shouted the king and what oh ob honored feeser concerning me sire I 1 hardly wish to repeat it I 1 11 enough I 1 wish to hear bear it well birc sire the people of the hague eay say you are as crazy as aloon a loon biff biffl like me a shot the short heavy b eavy body of the king bounced from the bed to ho the floor purple and speechless he caught up a 8 silver inkstand to throw it at attmor becke 1 I ke hia his band became en tangled fur for a moment in the bed curtains strode up to him thrust down hia his keen face to the level of the kings e eyes y Es and said in a tone ofick icy indifference and if isyou you strike me with tho the inkstand tho the people of the hague will be right the king dropped tho the inkstand in the curtain that had caught it and glow glowered ereA at the professor w who ho hastened to pile reasons on reasons why the netherlands should remain neutral during the franco german war A lew few hours later in the pree enca of all his ilia minister ministers william III tore into bits and stamped ou on the declaration of war which he lie had bad all but forced on his unwilling subjects |