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AS GOOD AS GOLD. CHAPTER XXXVII.â€"â€"(Continued.) Suddenly the taller members of the crowd turned their heads. and the shorter stood on tipâ€"toe. It was said that the royal cortege approached. Form the background Elizabethâ€"Jane Watched the scene. Sonic seats had been arranged from which ladies could witnes the spectacle, and the front swat was occupied by Lucetta just at present. In the road under her eyes stood Henchard. But he was far from attractive to a. woman's eye, ruled as that is so largely by the superficies of things. Everybody else, from the May- or to the washerwoman, shone in new vesture according to means; but Henâ€" chard had doggedly retained the fret- ted and weather-beaten garments of by- gone years. Hence, alas! this Occurred: Lucetta's eyes slid over him to this side and to that without anchoring on a featureâ€" as gain dressed women's eyes will too often do on such occasions. Her manner signified quite plainly that she meant to know him in public no more. But she was never tired of watch- ing Donald. as he stood in an animated converse with his friends a few yards off, wearing round his young neck the official gold chain with great square links, like that round the royal unicorn. At length a. man stationed at the far- thest turn of the high road, namely. an the second bridge, of which mention has been made, gave a signal; and the Corporation in their robes proceeded from the front of the Town Hall to the archway erected at the entrance to the town. The carriages containing the royal visitor and his suite arrived at the spot in a. cloud of dust, a proces- sion was formed. and the whole came on to the Town Hall at a walking pace. The spot was the centre of interest. There were a few clear yards in front of the royal carriage; and into this space a man stepped before any one could prevent him. It was Henchard. He had unrolled his private flag. and removing his hat he advanced to the ads of the slowing vehicle, waving the nion' Jack to and fro with his left hand, while he blandly held out his right to the illustrious personage. All the ladies said with bated breath, “Oh, ,look there i" and Lucetta was ready to faint. Elizabethâ€"Jane peeped through the shoulders of those in front, saw what it was, and was terrified; and. then her interest in the event as a strange phenomenon got the better of her fear. Farfrae immediately rose to the oc- casion. He seized ,Henchard by the shoulder, dragged him back, and told him roughly to be off. Henchard's eyes met his, and Farfrae observed the fierce light in them, despite his excitement Mid irritation. For a moment Henchard stood his ground rigidly; then by an unaccountable impulse gave way and retired. Farfrae glanced to the ladies' gallery, and saw that his Oalphurnia's check was pale. “ Whyâ€"it is your husband's old pa-, him!" said Mrs. Blowbody, alady of the neighbourhood, who sat beside Lucetta. "Patron!" said Donald's wife with quick indignation. “ Do you say the man is an acquaint- ance of Mr. Farfrae's ?" observed Mrs. Bath, the physician's wife, a newâ€"com- er to the town, through her recent mar- riage with the Doctor. “ He works for my husband." said Lu- ‘ cetta. “ Oilâ€"is that all? They have been say- ing to me that it was through him your husband first got a footing in Caster- bridge. What stories people will telll" " They will indeed. It was not so at all. Donald's genius would have en- abled him to get a footing anywhere, Without anybody's help ! He would have been just the same if there had been no Henchard in the world.” The inccident had occupied but a few moments, but it was necessarily wit- nessed by the royal personage, who, however, with practised tact, affected. not to have noticed anything unusual 7 He alighted. the Mayor advanced, the address was read, the visitor replied, then said a few words to h‘arfrae. and shook hands with Lucetta, as the May- l or's wife. The ceremony occupied but a. few minutes, and the carriages rattled ‘ heavily as.Pharaoh's chariots up the! straight High Street and out upon the great open road, in continuation of the . journey coastward. In the crowd stood Coney, Buzzford. and Longways. “Some difference be- tween .him now and when he sang at the.King 0' Prussia,” said the first. " ’Tis wonderful how he could get a lady of her quality to go snacks with him in such quick time." True. Yet. how folks do worship fine_clothes. Now there‘s a better looking woman than she that nobody notices at all, because she's akin to that mandy fellow Henchard." _ "I could worship ye, Buzz. for say- 1 that," remarked Nance Mockridge. " do like to see the trimming pulled off such Christmas candles. l am quite unequal 'to the part of villain myself, or l'd gie all. my small silver to see that lady toppered. . . {And pe- haps I shall soon," she added signific- antly. “ That's not a noble passion for awo- man to keep up." The ideas diffused by the reading of Lucctla's-letters at St. Peter's Fin- ger had condensed into a scandalwvhich was spreading like a miasmalic fog through Maren Lane. and thence up the back streets of Casterbridge. The mixed assemblage of idlers known_ to each other presently fell apart into two hands, by a process of fiatural selection, the frequenters of St. eter's finger going off Mixen Lane- wards. where most of them lived, while Coney. .Buzzford, Longways, and that cor-meetion remained in the street. said Longways. 1 "You know what's brewing down there, [suppose .1" said Buzzford mys- teriously to the others. Coucy looked at him. mityâ€"ride ?“ Buzzford nodded. " l have my doubts if it will be car- ried out,” said Longways. '_‘ if they‘are getting it up they are keeping it mighâ€" ty close." , . , “ I heard they were thinking of it a fortnight. ago, at all events]: "If I were sure o‘t. I'd lay unforma- tion." said Long“ ays emphatically. is too rough a joke, and opt. to wake riots in towns. “'0 know that the Scotch- man is a right enough man, and that his lady has been a right enough woâ€" man since she came here. and if there wms anything wrong about her afore, that's their business, not ours. Sup- pose we make inquiration into it. Chris- topher." continued Longways; " and _if we find there's really anything in it, drop a letter to them most coni-crn- ed. and advise 'eim to keep out of the way ?” This course was decided on, and the group separated. Buzzford saying to Goney, "Come, my ancient friend; let's inove on. There's nothing more to see iere." These well-intentioned ones would have been surprised had they known how ripe the great jocular plot real- ly ” Yes, to-nighl,” anp had said to the Peter’s paity at. the corner of Mixen Lane. "As a wind-up to the Royal visit the hit will be all the more pat by reason of their great elevation toâ€"day." . To him, at least, it was not a joke. but a reprisal. " Not the skim- __.__.. CHAPTER XXXVIII. The proceedings had been briefâ€"too briefâ€"to Lucefta. The shake offlie r0- yal hand still lingered in her fingers; and the chitâ€"chat she had overheard. that her husband might DOSSibly Twelve the honour of knighthood, seemed Hill the wildest vision; stranger things had occurred to men so good and captivatâ€" ing as her Scotchman was. After the collison with the Mayof. Henchard had withdiawn behind the ladies' stand; and there he stood re- garding with a stare of abstraction the spot on the lappel of his coat where Farfrae's hand had seized it. While pausing in this halfâ€"stupefied statelhe conversation of Lucetta with the oth- er ladies reached his ears; and be dis- tinctly heard her deny himâ€"~deny that he had assisted Donald, that he was anything more than a common jour- neyman. He moved on -homeward, and met Jopp in the archway to the Bull staake. "So you've had a snub," said Jopp. " And what if I have?" answered Henchard sternly. “\Vhy, I've had one too, so we are both under the same displeasure." He briefly related his attempt to win 'Lu- cetta's intercession. .Henchard merely heard "his story. Without taking it deeply in. His own ‘relation to Farfrae and Lucetta over- shadowed all kindred ones. He went on ,saying brokenly to himself, “She has supplicated to me in her time; and now her tongue won't. own me nor her eyes see me! . . And heâ€"how an ry he looked. He drove me back as if Twere a bull breaking fence. . . I took it. like a lamb, for I saw it could inot be settled there. He can rub brine on a green wound! . . . But he shall pay for it, and she shall be sorry; It must come to a tussleâ€"face to face; and then we'll see how a coxcomb can front a man I" ! \Vithout further reflection, the fall- en merchant. bent on some wild pur- jpose, ate a hasty dinner. and went forth to find Farfrae. . The crowds had dispersed. But for Ithe green arches which still stood as , they were erected, Casterbridge life had resumed its ordinary shape. Henchard ,went down Corn Street till he came ;to Farfrae’s house, where he knocked. ,and left a message that he would be glad to see his employer. at the gran- aries as soon as be conveniently could come there. Having done this he proâ€" ,ceedcd round to the back and enter- .ed the yard. Nobody was present, for, as he had lbeen aware. the labourers and Garters ,were enjoying half-holiday on account ‘of the events of the dayâ€"though the ,cartersiwould have to return for a ‘short time later on. to feed and litter down the horses. He had reached the {granary steps and was about to asâ€" cend, when he said to himself aloud. "I‘m stronger than he.” Henchard returned to a shed, where he Selected a short piece of rope from several pieces that were lying about. ,hitching one end of this to a nail he took the other in his; right hand and turned himself bodily round. while keeping his left arm against his side; ,by this contrivance lie pinioned the lat- iter effectively. He now went up the 'ladders to the top floor of the cornâ€" stores. It was empty, except of a few sacks, and at the farther end was the door often mentioned, opening [under the cal-head and chain that hoisted the socks. He fixed the door (men. and looked over the. sill. There was a depth of thirty or forty feet to the ground; here was the spot on which he had been standing with li‘ai'frae when Elizabeili‘ Jane had seen him lift his arm, with many misgivings as to what the move- ment porl‘cndcd. He retired a few sleps into the loft, and waited. In course of limeâ€"die Could not say how longâ€"that green door opened and Farfi‘ae came through. He was dressed as if for a journey. .Farfrue came on with one hand in his pocket. and humming a tune in a way which told that the words were most in his mind. They were those of the song he had sung when he arrived years before at the King of Prussia, a poor young man, adventuring for life and fortune. and scarcely knowing whi- therward :â€" " And here's a hand. my lrusty fiere. And gie‘s a hand 0’ thine." Nothing moved Ileni‘hard like. an old melody. He sunk back. “No; [Can't do if !" he gasped. " Why does the ‘lll- fernal fool begin that now!” At length li‘arfi‘ae was silent. and Hencliard looked out of the loft door. ‘\Vill ye come up here ’i" he said. "Ay man," said Farfrae. “I could- n't see. ye. “'hai‘s amiss ?" A minute later Henchard heard his feet on the lowest ladder. He heard him land on the first floor, ascend and land on the second, begin the ascent of the third. And then his head rose through the trap behind. “ \Vhat are you doing up here at this " \l'liy didn't ye lake your holiday like the rest of the men?" llencliard said niilllilig‘; but, going back, he closed the stair liiilchway, ‘aiirl stamle upon it so that: it went tight into its frame; be next turned to lho wondering young lili’Lll who by this time observed that, one of Hi-ncli- ai‘d's arms was bound to his side. "Now," said Hencliard quietly, "we stand face to faceâ€"man and man. Your money and your fine wifc no longer lift ye above Illt’ :is they did but now, and my poverty does not press me down." " \V'hat does it all mean asde Far- folF‘. simply. “ \l'ait a bit, my lad. You should have though! twice before you pfâ€" fl‘i)illl'.9(l to extremity a man who li:id nothing.r to lose. l've horm- your rivâ€" alry, which ruined me. and your snubâ€" biiiir which humbled me; but your hustling, that disgraced me. I won't stand!" li‘arfrae warmed a little at this. "Ye'd no business there,” he said. "As much as ant one among ye. \Vhat, you forward stripling. tel! aman of my age he'd no business there." "You insulted Royalty. Henchard; and ’twas my duty, as the r‘hicf magis- trate, to slop you." " Royalty beâ€"--,” said Henchard. “I am as loyal as you, come to that." "I. am not here to argue. Wait. till you are cool, wait till you are cool, and you will see things as I do." "You may be the one to cool first,” said llenchard grimly. "Now, this is the case. Here be we, in this four- square loft, to finish out that little wrestle you began lhis morning. There's the door, forty foot above ground. One of us two puts the other out by that doorâ€"the master stays lmside. If he likes he may go down afterwards and give the alarm that the other has fall- en out by accidentâ€"or he may tell Hie truth. that's his business. As the strongest man I‘ve tied one arm to take no advantage of ye. l)’ye understand? Then here’s at ye !” There was no time for Farfrae to do alight but one thing. to close with Henâ€" chard, for the latter had come on at. once. It was a wrestling match. the object of each being to give his antagâ€" ornist a back fall: and on Hencliard's part unquestionably that. it should be through tho door. At the outsel Henchard's hold by his only spare hand, the right, was on the left side of Farfrac's collar, which he firmly grappled. the latter holding Henchard by his collar with the con- trary hand. \Vith his right. he endeavâ€" oured to get hold of his zuntagonist's left arm. which. however. he could not do, so adroitly did Henchard keep it in the rear as he. gazed upon the low- cred eyes of his fair and slim antag- onist. Henchard planted the first toe for- ward. Farfrae cr0$lng him with his; and thus far the struggle had‘very much the appearance of the ordinary wrestling of those parts. Several min- utes were passed by them in this atti- tude, the pair rocking and writhing like trees in a gale. both preserving an ab- solute silence. By this time their breathi-ng could be heard. Then Far- frae tried to get hold of the other Slde of Henchard's collar which was resisted by the larger man exerting all his As Good as Gold force in a wrenching movement, and this_part of the struggle ended by his forcing Farfrae down on his knees by sheer pressure of one of his muscular arms. Hampered as he was. however. he could not keep him there. and Far- frae finding his feet again the strugâ€" gle proceeded as before. By a. whirl Henchard brought Donald dangerously near the precipice; seeing his pOSition the Scotchiuan for the first time locked himself to his adversary, and all the efforts of that infuriated Prrnce of Darknessâ€"as he might have been called from his appearance just nowâ€"were inadequate to lift or loosen Farfrae for a. time. By an extraordin- ary effort he succecded at last, though not until they had got far back again from the fatal door. In doing so Hen- chard contrived to turn Farfrae a comâ€" plete somersault. lIad Henchard‘s oth- er arm been free it would have been all over'with Farfrae then. But again he regained his feet, wrenching Hen- chard’s arm considerably, and causing him shar pain. as could be seen from the twitc ing of his face. He instantâ€" ly delivered the younger man an an- nihilating turn by the left foreâ€"hip, as it used to be expressed. and following up his advantage thrust him towards the door, never loosening his hold till Farfrae’s fair head was hanging over the Window-sill. and his arm dangling down outside the wall. "Now," said Henchai'd between his gasps, ‘_' this is the end of what you beâ€" gan this morning. Your life is in my hands." ' “Then take it," said Farfrae. " You- ve Wished too long!" .Henchard looked clown upon him in Silence, and their eyes met. 0h," Far- fraeâ€"that's not true!" he. said bitterâ€" ly. “God is my wilness that no man ever loved another as l did thee. (it one time. . . . And nowâ€"though Joanie here to kill '60, Icannot hurt thee! Go and give me in chargeâ€"do what you Willâ€"l care nothing for what comes of me l” ile withdrew to the back part of the loft, and flung himself into a corner upon some sacks, in the abandonment of remorse. Furfrae regarded him in Silence; then went to the hatch and descended through it. [lenchard would fain have recalled him; but. his tongue failed in its task, and the young man‘s steps died on his car. Here he stayed till the thin shades thickened to opaque. obscurity, and the loft. door became an oblong of gray light â€"the only visible shape. around. At length he arose, shook the dust from his clothes \s'oiirily_ felt his way to the hatch, and gropingly descended the steps till he stood in the yard. “He thought highly of me once," he niuriiiui‘ed. "Now he'll hate me and despise me for ever!" i v liccuiiie possessed by an overpow- ering Wish to sec Farfrae again that night, and by some desperate pleading to attempt the wellâ€"nigh impossible task of winning pardon for his late. iiiad attack. Farfi‘zie he remembered had gone to the stable and put the horse into the gig; while doing so, Whittle hud brought him a letter. Farlrae had then said that he would not go towards Budinouth as he had intendedâ€"that he was unexpectedly summoned to Weath- erbury, [ind meant to call at Melltstock on his way thither, that place lying but three or four miles out of his course. It would therefore be useless to call at Farfrae's house till very late. There was no hpr for it but to wait till his return. though waiting was :1!- iimc?” he risked. ruining forwa.r<l.l ccusing soul. He walked about tho streets and outskirts of the town, lingering lll'l't‘. and there till he reachâ€" i‘ll tho slime bridge of “llll'l’l iiienâ€" tioii has bccn mode, :in iii-custnii‘ied haltingâ€"plum- wiili liiiii ninw. llé’l‘k‘ be spent :1 long time, the purl of waters through the webs [lll‘ellllg his ear, and the Castorbriilge lights glimmering iii: no great distance off. “'hile leaning thus upon the parapet, his listless :iiii-iiliun was await-cued liy sounds. of an llllllCl‘llS‘ililllvi’il klllil from the town quiir'ier. They were a mu- fiisioii of Tliytliiiiicil nuisns. to which the streets added yet more ('oinlusion by encuinbering iliwiii with echoes. CHAPTER XXXIX. \Vlit-n Eu'rfrae descended out of the loft, breathless from his cm-ounler 'Wllh Ilcnchiird, lic paused at the bottom to recover hllflSi‘ll. He arrived at the yard with illi‘ intention of putting the horse into the gig himself (all the men hxiv- ing;r a holiday), and driving it) a Village on the Budinouth Road. Despite the fearful struggle, he deculed still to per- severe. in his journey, so (13 to recover himsolf before going indo'ors and meetâ€" ing the eyes of Lucetta. . \Vhi-n he was just on A‘thc point of driving off, “'liittle arrived with a note, badly addressed, and bearing the word "immediate" upon .lllh‘ outside. ()n opcning i!‘ he was surprised to see that it was unsigned. It contained a brief request that he Would go to \Veutherâ€" bury that evening about some busmcss which he was conducting there. Forâ€" frao knew nothing that could make it prvssing; but as he was bent upon goâ€" ing out he yielded to the anonymous request, particularly as he had a call! to make at Mellsiock which could be in- cluded in the same tour. Thereupon he told \Vhittle of his change of direc- tion, in words which Henchard h-ad ov- erheard: and Set out on his way. Far- frac had not directed his man to take the message indoors, and Whittle had not been supposed to do so on his own res ionsibility. l‘low thi- anonymous letter was the wellâ€"intentioan but clumsy contrivance of Long-ways and other of Frafraes men, to get him out of the way for the evening, in order that the_satiri- ml mummcry shouldfall flat, if it were attempted. By giving open informa- tion they would have brought down upon lhE’l!‘ heads the vengeance of those among thoir comrades who enjoyed these boisterous old games: and there- fore the plain of sending a_ letter re- commended itself by its indirectness. It was about eight o‘clock,_.i.nd Lu- cetta was sitting in the drawing-room alone. She was leaning back in her chair. in a more hopeful mood than she had enjoyed since her marriage. The day had been such a success; and the temporary uneasiness which Hen- chard‘s show of effrontery had wrought in her disappeared with the quiet dis- appearance of Henohard himself under her husband's reproof. The floating evidences of her absurd pasSion for him, and its consequences. had been destroy- ed_ and she really seemed to have no cause for fear. ' The reverie in which these and other sub'ecls mingled was disturbed by a hub mi) in the distance, that increased moment by moment. It did not great- ly surprise her. the afternoon haying been given up to recreation by a ma- jority of the populace since the pas- sage of the royal equipages. But her attention was at once rivettcd to the matter by the voice of a maid-servant next door, who spoke from an upper window across the street to some oth- er maid even more elevated. than she. "\Vhich way are they guing now?" inquired the first With interest. _ "I can't. be sure for a moment,” said the second, "because of the malter’s chimney. “Oh, yesâ€"l inn see ‘cm. Well, I declare, I declare!“ "What, what?“ from the first, more enthusiastically. “They are coming up Corn Street after all! They sit back to back!“ "\Vhatâ€"two of ’emâ€"are there twa figures?" . “Yes. Two images on a donkey, back to back, their elbows tied to one another’s. She‘s facing the head, and he‘s facing the tail.“ "Is it meant for anybody particular?“ "Wellâ€"it may be. The man has got on a blue coat and ‘kerseymere legâ€" gings; he has black whiskers, and a reddish face. ‘Tis a stuffed figure, with a mask." The din was increasing now-then it lessened a little. . "Thereâ€"I sha'n't see, after all!” cried the disappointed first maid. "They have gone into a back street â€"â€"that‘s all,” said the one who occupied the enviable position in the attic. "Thereâ€"now I have got ’em all endâ€" ways nicely." . "What‘s the Woman like? Just say, and I can tell in a moment if ‘tis meant for one I‘ve in mind." "Myâ€"-\vhyâ€"'tis drcSSed just as she was dressed when she sat in the front seat at the time the playâ€"actors came to the Town Hall!" Lucctta started to her feet; and al- most wt the instant the door of the room was quickl ' and softly opened. EllZilbeiih~lene a vanced into the fire- light. ~ 1 "l have come to see you,” she said breathlessly. "I did not stop to knock â€"â€"foregive me. 1 see you have not shut your shutters, and the window is open." l W'ithout waiting for Lucetta's reply she crossed quickly to the window, and pulled out one of the shutters. Lucet- l-Ll glide-d to her side. “Let it beâ€" hush!" she said percmptorily, in a dry voice, while she seized ElizzibetlirJane by the hand, and held up her- finger. 'l‘lieir intercourse haul been so low and hurried that not a word had been lost of the conversation without; which had thus proceedod:â€"â€"â€" . "Her neck is uncovered. and her hair in bands, and her backâ€"comb in place: she’s got on a puce silk, and white stockings, and colored shoes.“ Again Elizabethalane attempted to close the window; but Lucetta held her by main force. "'Tis me,” she said, with a face pach as death. "A processionâ€"a scandalâ€"an effigy of me, and him!” (To be' Continued.) ESTIMATING A TREASURE. So she jil’ted you after all! said the sympathetic friend. Theft is what happened. And only yesterday you: were telling me how lucky you thought yourself. You said the man who got that. girl would get a prize. \Vcll, he will. He'll get a. whole lot of prizes. Mine is the seventeenth soli- inost torture to restless and selfâ€" 1 Hire t‘ngllgcmem ring HART 1 anW 0f. 717 %‘ THEIR KING THEIR iiiiin THE GREEKS ALL STAND BY THEIR FORCEFUL SOVEREIGN. Alwiiys lli-ly lipnn ('nbincls«lhirn of Poor Purcnh, Luck ('nmc In leaps and Bounds. llim Instead of l'pon But It is common to lieoir King George of Grcccc spoken of in Athens, as “the gentleman over at the. palace." .As that pretentious structure is situated in the cenire of the modern city, the remark is generally accompanied bya jerk of the. licad towards the white walls which show through the dusty trees of the. surrounding park. What the. "gentleman over at the palace" thinks of things, and what he is going to do, aha”:in possesses great interest for the Athenians. They look to him to straighten affairs out when the skein of government gets tangled, as it not infrequently does in Greece. N0 constitutional monarch in the world has subjects who lean upon him as much Us the Greeks lean upon King George. The politicians may fight bitterly and party feeling may run high, but the people rely for real gov- ernment, not on the Ministers, but on the King. V‘v’hether this feeling of reliance would survive the shock of an unsuccessful wair or not is another question, but, as it is now, if the King} says war, war it is, and the people are with him. \VHAT THE KING SAYS GOES. Several times before the Ministers have said war, but the King said peace and peace it was. A. few years ago King Geoirge astonished Europe by “showing what a constitutional mon- arch really could do in the way of gov- ernment in an emergency. Tricoupis and Delyannis were fighting each oth- er fiercely. The Cabinet resigned and. the King tried in vain to form another. He tried combination Cabinets, straightout Cabinets and all sorts of Cabinets, but the politicians acted like children and “wouldn’t play." At last the King got tired and said be guessed he would get along with- out a Cabinet for a. while. So he did, and Grecian affairs ran along smooth- ly until the politicians got over their sulks and consented to take office. The people were delighted, for the King formulated no policy, did nothing, in fact, except to do the routine work of all the Mmistels and. keep the wheels of Government running in routine grooves. OF POOR BUT HONEST PARENTS. When King George was born his father wasas poor asa church mouse. In 12553, Wth George was 8 years old, his father became King of Denmank and the family fortunes brightened. Franklin Pierce was inaugurated Presi- dent of the United States that year. ’and the following year Perry opened lJapan to the commerce of the world. ‘Japan and the royal house of Denmark may be said to have begun their career as factors among ciVilized nations at the same time. The four eldest chil- dren of the newly made King Christian (Frederick, the Grown Prmce; Alexan- dria, now Princess of Wales; William, now King of Greece, and Marie Dag- mar, afterwards Empress of Russia) began to "feel their cats" when they realized that their father wasa King and that the days of pinching and con- triving to keep up appearance was past. But their dear old mother she was not old thenâ€"only 45â€"when er good fortune came) used to take the children out walking and point out to them the lodging inn cheap quarter of.Co- pcnhagcn where their_ father lived when he was a young lieutenant, try- ing to keep soul, and body together 0 his meagre pay. . ‘ HOW GEORGE BECAMIE IHNG. It was a good object lesson for the youngsters, and they grew up “good people" and married well. \Vhen King Otto fled from Greece in 1863 the Pow- ens looked about for a. new monarch, and King Christian was not slow to suggest his boy William, Uhena strap- ping and remarkablyhandsomc'boy of 18, with no bad habits, and With un- usual force of character. So the Greeks and the Great Powers sent the youth out to Athens, and Prince William of Denmark became George 1., King of the Hellenes. ~ . t it was a turblent and disorganized kingdom that the young man came to reign over, and his great barn of a palace was in the midst of a stragglinig villa e, which stood where A‘thens once had 9911. Toâ€"day it is the centre of one of the most beautiful capitals in Europe. _ . The Greeks wanted their young King to Change his religion and be “conver‘ ted“ to the Greek chimch, but he r_e~ fused, and remained in the faith in which he was brought up, the Luther- an. thn George was 2:! years old the "Powers" and the Greeks told him it was time to get married, s'o he chose fora wife Olga, the daughter of Duke Constantine of Russia, a brother of the Czar Alexander If. The King's oldest son, the Duke of Sparta, is married to, a sister of-the German war lord, Sudden William. His second son, Prince George, who has now gone to Crrete with the Grecian torpedo fleet, is a young main of great personal courage and large phySique. It was Prince George who, when the Czarovitch, now Nicholas ll. of Russia, was attacked by a Japanese fanatic, saved the future Emperor‘s life seizâ€" ing the Wouldâ€"be assassin in lhls Vice- like grip. ’+~_. l MLADE IT ALL RIGHT.- Do you get into trouble when you go home fulli Yes, but I generally tight squeeze. How’s ili;itl I hug my wife. CONSIDE RATE. Fond Mommaâ€"Why don’t you take your dolly with you to the tea party? Little Dotâ€"l don't fink dolly would like folks to know zat she hasn't any- get out by a sing but summer clothes. r