GREAT SHOT.
The Kaiser and the Crown Prince have always been more ox less at daggers drawn, and an amusing story of the Crown Prince’s “cheek” on one occasion when the Kaiser was out shooting with a party. At the end of the day it was announced that, as usual, the Kaiser had “beaten all records. ’ ’ The deer he had “shot” were laid before him on the ground in a long line. The photographers began to get busy. “Sixty-four head, your Majesty,” announced the head keeper dutifully in the meanwhile. The Kaiser made no comment or contradiction, but suddenly the Crown Prince chimed in scornfully, “Sixtyfour head? That’s rather funny, consilering you had only sixty cartridges, isn't it, father?” “Father” became black with fury, but the mischief had been done; a good many of the party had over-heard the remark, as the Crown Prince had meant they should;
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 31, Issue 27, 8 April 1919, Page 4
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148GREAT SHOT. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 31, Issue 27, 8 April 1919, Page 4
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