A KINDLY KING.
The irreproachable politeness of the late Edward VII of England was not only individual and relative to persons; it was human and general as well. Once at ilarienbad His Majesty and a few friends were having tea in a restaurant in the pi 11-0 woods near the town. At a table close by sat another party, the host of which was a well-known German prince. The work of attending to the guests at both tables devolved upon a young English waitress, and the King did not tail to notice the rude, blustering manner of the Royal German, who threatened to report the terrified girl every time the had occasion to answer his summons. Annoyed at this most unjustifiable beTiaviour, the King said to Sir Stanley Clarke: "You are to convey my thanks to the proprietor here for the prompt and admirable manner in which my party has ijeen served at this restaurant." The command was instantly obeyed, much to the disgust of the adjoining table, a disgust which was intensified when the King gave the timid young waitress a gold piece. —"Youth's Companion."
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1193, 31 July 1911, Page 11
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186A KINDLY KING. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1193, 31 July 1911, Page 11
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