Show wellington Welling tort hated flattery ri As the duke of wellington was standing one day opposite his house bouse in piccadilly waiting an opportunity to cross the street an entire stronger stranger to him offered his arm to the duke to assist him in crossing although wellington hated assistance of any kind he accepted the strangers arm and the latter having secured a passage by signing to the drivers of the vehicles to stop conducted the great man in safety across the street 1 I thank you sir said the duke releasing his bis arm and proceeding to his house door but the stranger instead of 0 moving off raised his hat find and delivered himself to the following direct your grace I 1 have passed a long and not uneventful life but never did I 1 hope to reach the day when I 1 might be of the slightest assistance to the greatest man that ever lived dont be a damned fool responded the duke and turned on his heel |