"LOUIS S--, "_At the Café du Capitole_, "TOULOUSE." Here is a letter of another description: "_To Her Majesty Queen Helena._ "_Madame_,-- "You are the mother of two pretty babies: for this reason, I have the honour of sending you herewith two boxes of lacteal farinaceous food, of my own invention, for infants of tender years. It is a wonderful strengthening and tonic diet and I feel that I am doing Your Majesty a service in sending you these samples. You are sure to order more. "In the hope of receiving these orders, I am, "Your Majesty's respectful servant, "DR. F. J., "_Rue de la Liberté_, "NÎMES." These few specimens of correspondence will suffice to give an idea of the harmless and sometimes comical literature that found its way every morning into the royal letter-bag. I must not, however, omit to mention, among the humorous incidents that marked the sovereign's journey, an amusing mistake which occurred on the day of their arrival in Paris. It was about half-past six in the evening. Our royal guests had that moment left the Foreign Office, to pay their first official visit to the President of the Republic, when a cab stopped outside the strictly-guarded gate. An old gentleman, very tall, with a long white beard and very simply dressed, alighted and was about to walk in with a confident step. Three policemen rushed to prevent him: "Stop!" they cried. "No one is allowed in here." "Oh," said the stranger, "but I want to see the King of Italy!" "And who may you be?" "The King of the Belgians." They refused to believe him. When he persisted, however, they went in search of an official, who at once came and proffered the most abject apologies. Picture the faces of the policemen! The King and Queen of Italy stayed only three days in Paris, as I have said. "We will come back again," the Queen promised, when she stepped into the train, radiant at the reception which had been given her. They have not returned hitherto. True, they passed through France, in the following year, on their way to England. I made the journey with them; but, as on their first arrival at Modane, the blinds of their carriage were lowered. They remained down throughout the journey. Were the royal pair asleep? I never heard. VI GEORGE I, KING OF THE HELLENES 1.