A KING AND GENTLEMAN.
King Humbert, of Italy* is a man of kindly feeling, and does many an amiable thing. When at the Turin exhibition lately, an old usher suddenly interposed between the; king and his attendants, and thrust ■ a petition into, his hand. The attendants were much alarmed. This usher, an old soldier scarred with wounds, had formerly often tried, but ih vain, to accost the king, and purposely engaged as a ’ servant to the exhibition in the' hope of an opportunity occurring. Baron Gamba severely reproved the man for his breach of discipline, and the syndic at once dismissed the usher. The king, however, begged Baron Gamba to keep- the petition, and restore it to him on his departure, and insisted thatthe usher should be forgiven. An hour later, when just leaving theexhibition, the king remembered the petitioner, and again urged the forgiveness of his fault, saying to Baron Gamba and the syndic, “ Promise me that the usher shall not suffer nor be dismissed. I shall be sorry indeed;”
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TEML18810222.2.12
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Temuka Leader, Issue 356, 22 February 1881, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
171A KING AND GENTLEMAN. Temuka Leader, Issue 356, 22 February 1881, Page 2
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