Queen Margherita's Joke.

Lake County Press, Issue 2114, 12 April 1906, Page 2

Queen Margherita's Joke.

A .-.inn comes from Hie North of. Kal,\ . writes a Home correspondent, which shows thin Quern Margherita is regaining her spirits, so sadly dashed h.v Ihe death of her husband. She is now ill Cressoncy. which lias alwavs heen a favourite summer vill.'o.o iii t urn with her, and is in the habit oi taking long walks very often by herself, on which occasions she is followed hj lwo big carabineers, who hi'ing always the same, an; more friends than .servants to her. The other day she left the village alone ~,,,! on foot, dressed as usual, and on h,. r return, when near the village, stopped iit ii peasant's hut, hesitated smiled, and entered, the carabineers, of course, remaining outside. A half hour passed, an hour, then two hours and she did not appear, when serioiish alarmed, the watchers took their courage in both hands, looked inside, and were dazed to find no one _ not the shadow of a person, and tin door but the "lie which they were watching What had become of her? Making record i hue to I he Villa I hey found themselves the joke of the household, and to anxious inquiries were told that the Queen Mother had arrived two hours ago. It seemed i hat she had gone mi o i lie hut dressed in black, and come out in full peasant's cost nine-short rod skirt, black corsets, and white chemisette—and had thus quietly passed the carabineers, who did not even glance at her, having forgotten the time when she went mountaineering day after da,\ in a like costume.