Church review . est littlechurch, occupying the back seat inorder to escape notice. One day a scholarly-looking man,plainly dressed, came into the churchand took a seat near the pulpit. A fewminutes later a haughty German ladyswept up to the pew. seeing a strangerin it, ordered him by an imperious ges-ture to kave it. The stranger quickly obeyed, and,going into one of the seats reserved forthe poor, joined devoutly in the ser-vioes. After they were over, the ladysfriends gathered round her and demand-ed whether she knew who it was shehad treated so rudely. No; some pushing stranger, shereplied
Church review . est littlechurch, occupying the back seat inorder to escape notice. One day a scholarly-looking man,plainly dressed, came into the churchand took a seat near the pulpit. A fewminutes later a haughty German ladyswept up to the pew. seeing a strangerin it, ordered him by an imperious ges-ture to kave it. The stranger quickly obeyed, and,going into one of the seats reserved forthe poor, joined devoutly in the ser-vioes. After they were over, the ladysfriends gathered round her and demand-ed whether she knew who it was shehad treated so rudely. No; some pushing stranger, shereplied. It was King Oscar of Sweden. wasthe answer. He is here visiting theQueen. Her mortification may be imagined. A correspondent, who was an eye-witness of both of these scenes, sendsthe story to us. and asks. Which play-ed the more manly part, the two vainyoung men or King Oscar?—Selected. THE CHURCH REVIEW—(Advertising Department). 17 Architects, Plumbers, Decorators, Mantels, Carpets, Tinners, AS A GIFT to a friend, as present to aloved one, nothing is better or will affordmore real enjoyment than a Graphophoneand a few good Records.
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