Anecdote Of Charles Fifth
Charles Y, vvliile hunting lost hls way, and entered a miserable roadside inn for rest and refreshtnent. He noticcd tour mun lying on a bed, whose countenances were by no means indicativa of good inlentions. In fact, they wúre thieves. Charles asked for refreshmente, but he had scarcely swallowed a drop when one of the ill-looking íellows got up and appronohed hirn, with the rcmark : "I dreamed you had a mnntle "that would suit mo to a T," and thereupon appropriated the garment. " And I," said the second fellow, following his coniriide's example, ' dreamed yon had a buft' coat which would lit me nicely." At-the same time he seized upon the bufï coat." The third took his hat, the fourth prepared to take a whistle which the emperor wore suspended írom his neck by a gold chain. "Softly, my friend," said Charles; " lot me first show you the use of this whistle." Accordingly he raised it to his lips, blew a shrill'nole, and the housu was filled with his anned retaincre. " Here," said Charles, pointing to the ruffians, "are a set of fellows who dreara whatover they want. It is my turn now. I have dreamed that all these rascáis were worthy of a gibbet. Let the dream be realized instantty." The hint was taken, and without furthef delay or formality, tho rascally quartette wereswung up beforot.he inn door, a pignal waruing to all unprincipled psychologists, L1L A little boy. whose niotlior had proraisüd hun a present, waa saying bis prayet preparatory to going to bed hut bis hia miad, running ou a horso ho begun as follows : "Our Father who art in Henven - mn , won't you give me a horse - Thy kingdom como - with a string to it ?"
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