“KING OF EGYPT.”
While at Hampton recently the Prince of Wales suddenly found himself hailed as the King of Egypt. Some gipsies got round the royal carriage, hut while Her Loyal Highness declined to inquire too curiously into the future, the Prince of Wales propitiated the dark skinned children of Pharaoh by purchasing from one of the fraternity a couple of cubs. For this act of generosity he was hailed liy tins Queen Gipsy as “ King of Egypt"” Prophecy had probably little to do with the cry, and in Mr Gladstone’s time of lion-intervention it will possess no meaning, but with Lord Beacons field in power, the apostrophe of the gipsy woman might have had some significance.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SCANT18810910.2.21
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
South Canterbury Times, Issue 2644, 10 September 1881, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
117“KING OF EGYPT.” South Canterbury Times, Issue 2644, 10 September 1881, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in