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AN ACT OF ROYAL MERCY.
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CHAPTER XIX.
AN ACT OF ROYAL MERCY.-THE FAIR OF THE THREE KINGS.-
A PUBLIC BALL.
January 10M.—Fraulein Sanchen went out through, the
deep snow this afternoon, and the terrible stormy weather,
—good old creature !—to post me a letter. She has just
been in to tell me of a little thing she saw which had much
interested her. Returning through the palace-square, she
perceived that there was a considerable number of soldiers
drawn up before the palace; it was a regiment just returned
from Holstein, and was drawn up for the King to inspect
it. The King had come out of the palace, and whilst he
was surveying the soldiers, a peasant, leading a little girl
by the hand, pushed his way through the crowd till he stood
close to the King. The peasant kissed the King’s hand, and
presented the child—she was blind !
“ Would his Majesty,” besought the peasant, “ take com-
passion upon the little girl and have her admitted into the
Blind Asylum ? There was so much difficulty : the King,
his father, had promised that she should be admitted; woidd
his Majesty take compassion upon her, and see that this
was done ?”
The King smiled, and laying his hand upon the child’s
head, gave his royal word that she should be admitted into
the asylum. The poor peasant was in a rapture of joy;—-
and so was Fraulein Sanchen as she described the scene to
me.
January —I wonder when there is not a fair in
185
CHAPTER XIX.
AN ACT OF ROYAL MERCY.-THE FAIR OF THE THREE KINGS.-
A PUBLIC BALL.
January 10M.—Fraulein Sanchen went out through, the
deep snow this afternoon, and the terrible stormy weather,
—good old creature !—to post me a letter. She has just
been in to tell me of a little thing she saw which had much
interested her. Returning through the palace-square, she
perceived that there was a considerable number of soldiers
drawn up before the palace; it was a regiment just returned
from Holstein, and was drawn up for the King to inspect
it. The King had come out of the palace, and whilst he
was surveying the soldiers, a peasant, leading a little girl
by the hand, pushed his way through the crowd till he stood
close to the King. The peasant kissed the King’s hand, and
presented the child—she was blind !
“ Would his Majesty,” besought the peasant, “ take com-
passion upon the little girl and have her admitted into the
Blind Asylum ? There was so much difficulty : the King,
his father, had promised that she should be admitted; woidd
his Majesty take compassion upon her, and see that this
was done ?”
The King smiled, and laying his hand upon the child’s
head, gave his royal word that she should be admitted into
the asylum. The poor peasant was in a rapture of joy;—-
and so was Fraulein Sanchen as she described the scene to
me.
January —I wonder when there is not a fair in