Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown
“Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown.”—Better than his creed was an anarchist in Italy, who was chosen from his clique to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel. Rather than do that, he attempted suicide. In his excitement, doubtless, he had sworn to carry out whatever was required of him, but better moments came to him after the excitement was over. On December 23, Sir Charles Hardinge, viceroy of India, was seriously wounded and an attendant was killed by a bomb hurled at the viceroy from a housetop, as he was entering the new capital in state to-day. The bomb struck the howdah, or basket, of the viceroy’s elephant, killing the attendant instantly. It was of these very times that the Word tells us the days of Noah were a type,—the earth was filled with violence.