A Pretty Story

!u Naples the paper.-, teil ;i very pretty Story of the Queeo erf Iialy. it appears tbat as sbe waa driving to the royal wood ui Liocalo t lic cnauliman uii.-tiMik tilo road, and one of the gentlemen akfd a eountryman the way. The man, secing the fine carriage and liorses, and the servant'e livery, and all the gay company, thouiiht he was bisDg Pooled. "A if yon did not know!" be .saU with a broad grin. The Qaeen laughed and assured him that they were lo.-t. Thcn only did the countryman condesesnd to poinl out the way, af ter whic-h he walked off as if fearing to be launlied at again. "Give him twenty fnr liis trouble," said the Qaeen to one of' the escort, who Roing af'ter the country mat), said to him : 'Here, my man, is a littlo present from the ueen of' Italy, who thank.s you." "Tbe Queen!" cricd the countryman, ntuniiiiL' to the oarriage. "Forgive me that I did not know thee. But I liad never scen thee before. Thou art as beautiful as a May rose. God blcps thee." And the carria-rc drove off. Now the oooDtryman who had once seen the QueeD wanted to ee her pretty face anain, and the followiog day he presented bimself at the palaos. 'I know her, you know," he added mysteriously. "1 siioke to her yr.terday, and want to speak to her again." Thinking he liad to do with a madman, the porter was ahout to have the poor fellow arrested, when the very gentleman who had given the twenty frailes appeared and recognizing the man, told him to wait. !!'¦ informed the Quecn of his resence. -'Bring him here, by all nieans, was her aatwer. When the man was for the second time beforo the Quecn, he said : "Yes, 'tis tbou. I thought 1 had seen a fairy. Thou art just an angel. I did not teil thee yesterday that I had two little ones without a mother. Wilt thou be tbeir mother? "That I will," said Queen. Uien thoro s the twenty francs tliou gavest me ycsterday. I thank thee, but I want do money." And he went away ciyiiiL' anr] smiliiiK like a child. The Qaeen hu adoptad the two Hule ones, and tliey are in an instituto under her special care. I