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TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 13, 1907.
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Curious Adventures of
John, Mary and Beauty
T IDW1BO
OHN and Mary took their s'sts
In the back of the. sleeping
car section prepared for the de
lights of liberty, for they were
,o go to their aunt's without
escort; only tha conductor hait
j to look after them, and ha waa
i wwu-natured man, accustomed to travel,
he said, and not likely to bother tbem.
Mary's big doll. Beauty, was seated In
the. front of the section and John eyed her
w!t "interest, thinking that as soon as
MarT was Inattentive he would examine
the doll's speaking apparatus and also find
out how her eyea could open and shut so
well. Probably because he had shown a
similar curiosity about other dolls Mary
took Beauty In her arms, looked 'severely
at her brother, but made no other accusa
tion. "I wasn't olng to hurt her," John said.
"Who said you were?" Mary asked.
John decided that he could abstract the
doll when Mary was asleep, which she
ought to be soon, John thought, because
they had been routed out of their beds at
half past 6 o'clock that morning, bathed,
dressed, breakfasted and made to repeat
messages to Aunt Sue before taking a 7:30
train.
Mary kept close watch on her brother
until he had closed his eyes and was softly
humming to the time of the Jlgglety jig
glety of the wheels. "He's only pretending
to be asleep," she thought, and closed one
hand on beauty, to be warned of any at
tempt at her abduction.
Presently the porter placed pillows under
their heals, the conductor came along and
pulled down the shads, and John smiled
to himself, thinking ho waa supposed to bs
asleep. Mary smiled, too, but neither
opened an eye, and when the Jlgglety jlg
glety ceased after dwindling oft Into a soft
murmur John said that they had probably
been transferred to the new cars dad bad
talked about which sailed through the' air.
"Not at all, you silly." Mary answered.
"We've got Into the Beauty special. I
thought we would, and when t said so to
mamma she said no doubt, fur tney were
putting on so many special trains these
days one of them would as Ilka as. not be
a Beauty."
"By Jlmlny!" exclaimed John, "there's
more sense In that than girls mostly have,
because all the folks arc about our slse."
This don't seem to Mary to be very
good reasoning, but she was so Interested
In what she saw that she didn't dispute
with her brother. Surely enough; on the
station platform were ,lots of people Just
about their ages eagerly watching the
train, and one of them entered and looked
about the car In the politest manner. When
he saw John and Mary he hurried to them,
ay Beauty, shouted "Long live her
renltyt" and bowed so low that Mary liked
him at once.
"This way," he said to John and Mary,
walking backward and making Beauty
precede them. Mary- was proud to see that
Beauty walked vfcry well without help,
but she was not surprised, for she had long
expected her to walk and talk soma day.
On the platform was a multitude of people
of Mary and John'a slse and age, who at
the sight of Beauty waved flags, shouted, .
hugged one another and were so Joyously
excited that John asked the person who
hud come Into the train for them "What's
all the rumpus about, anyway?"'
"TMf coming or our ruler, . her serene
hls'JP' ss. Is certainly ' enough to ' make
thof hearts of her subjects rejoice," the
person replied, staring at John.
"Pardon me," said Mary timidly, and her
heart was In a flutter with the Quick re
vival of an old hope. "Do you mean that
Beauty is to rule here?"
"Certainly; the late ruler has gone to
school. Surely you got our message
but of course you did or you would cot be
here with her serenity."
This was so reasonable that Mary did
not ask any more about It, but happily
noted how royally Beauty was behaving.'
A nobleman In a lovely gold and white
uniform had handed her Into her carriage,
and now came to Mary to say that the
chamberlain wished Msry to ride with her
serene hlghenss and that Sir John was to
ride with the prime minister. The latter
proved to be the gentloman who came
Into the car, which pleased John, for he
was a nice sort, and it suited John's Idea
of the proper thing to find a prima minister
of his own age.
"You'll expect me to Instruct you In court
etiquette, I suppose?" tne premier said as
they entered their carriage.
"Oh, I suppose so," answered John, dis
appointed. "I'm always being Instructed
In etiquette."
"But I won't." declared the premier,
laughing heartily. "We have no etiquette.
That's a Joke on you, Isn't It?"
"I like that kind of a JoUe," John assured
him.
"We've krii i i' 'Vsl where you have
brought up it: customs differ
from ours. Do V '. !iae Ice croam before
or after ch"i.9 a-.1 ytaltcs?"
"After." ra'd Jo. n, beginning to see that
this was a fellow who considered the right
sort of things.
The premier laughed again.
"I was told so," he said, "but really I
could not lelleve It. We eat our Ice cream
before us thing else. That's when you
fcave an appetite to eat stl you want to
and all the cook wants, too. That's a Joke
n the cook. Isn't it?"
John got along so pleasantly with his
companion he waa aorry when the premier
told horn that after the coronation he would
have to put him In the caro of another es
cort. "For I've things to attend ta. Truants,
fur Instance."
"Do you whack "em?" asked John.
'Do I ' whack 'em? Well, rather!" ths
premier replied. "Why, there was one
follow who hadn't played hooky this terra.
I whacked him good, tell you."
"For wot playing hooky? gasped John.
"( Vr"ln!y. For what else. I'd like to
know? Did you ever think of the fate jf
a nation of people who didn't play hooky?
Dnud.ui: Only nioliycnUiles dn't play
kooky. They're no good."
In the coach with Mary and Beauty was
a young lady who said that she was the
tX iser and Bcatterer.
t "What do you lose and scatter?" Mary
"Not very much myself." replied the
lady. "I'm too busy, teaching others."
"To lose ar.d scatter?" Mary said, with a
start' of wonder.
"Certainly, my dear Lady Mary." 8he
blushed and added: "Pardon roe, I fud.lt
bard ta remember that others may Jot
do Just as we do. As what we do is the
best thing to do, one would suppose that
others would do the same. But s J rely
you have instructors to teach how to lose
and scatter?"
"I. shoi'ld say not," replied Mary with
a grln.ace. "Why. only yesterday I
ceuldn find my muslo roll after bringing It
home from mr lesson and my msmma
made me practice ten minutes extra after
I old find It. Besides"
She stopped, for the lady was overcome
with laugter.
"Really ycu must pardon me." she
gasped, "but that sounds too ridiculous.
Why. my denr, I gave ths count's daughter
la
TOWXIBSD,
a pound of fudge yesterdny e. an extra
prise for losing her music roll so that it
never km found.
"Think of the dsrllng child affording
the whole court a day's delightful sport
trying to lind that roll! She's my cleverest
pupil.
"And besides, as she couldn't practice
without her music we escaped that too.
Really I should fcae given that angel child
two pounds of fudge."
Through the pleasant, prattle of the
premier to John and the loser, to Mary
they wera Informed as to tholr duties at
the coronation. First they were to be taken
to robing chambers, John to put on his
uniform, Mary her symbolic dress.
"But I thought only le.ter carriers and
policemen wore symbols aid things," Mary
said to ths lady who accompanied her to
the robing chamber. "What do ws do this
for?"
Ths lady of the rots looked almost
shocked at ths question. It waa plain that
ah too had to recall what all of them had
been warned about, the strange customs
of the country the visitors came from. ,
"My dear," she said, "I know we should
not be curious about the customs of other
courts, but, on my word, how do you know
anything about people If they are not
symbolised by their dress?"
"We get introduced to them, of course,"
Msry replied.
"Introduced!" repeated ths woman, aston
ished. "6urely you meant dlsintroduoed."
Mary laughed. '
"I never heard of being dlsintroduoed."
she said.
"We never Introduce," the woman said,
severely. "But we have an official dlsln
troducer; a charming man he Is, too, fond
of cranberry sauce and tag, who dlslntro
duoes people who wish to unknow( each
other."
"I think that Is very nice." Mary ad
mitted. "But how are people to be dlsin
troduoed If they are not first Introduced?"
"Let me explain. ' Here are your robes
and ornaments; you are fond of September
and despise beef hash, which these two rib
bons will disclose; you are father stupid In
arithmetic and O plus In grammar, and here
ws have the bracelet and pin which tell all
that; you prefer Jumping the rope to spring
poets, and this waist discloses those natural
preferences.
Talking all the while and taking out rib
bons, Jewelry and distinguishing shoes and
gloves, the woman soon had Mary dressed
nd then exclaimed: "So there you are! Of
course, In your ensa everyone knpws all
about you, but If you were an unknown
country squire's daughter your dress sym
bols would tell all that anyone has a right
to know. Why Introducer
' When they were In ths antechamber Mary
saw that Beauty, too, had been charmingly
dressed, and she rushed to her delightedly,
exoialrning: "Darling! Isn't It Just splen
did!" To Mary's chagrin Beauty turned away
after a naughty stars and asked: "Who Is
this young person?"
The SHsemblage was too stunned to rpeak,
and after another lofty survey of Mary
Beauty said: "Ah, yes, the ypung person
who brought me up. She's a silly chit,
and ones left me all night on the floor,
where her odious cat tried to scratch my
yes out and her poddy puppy chewed off
so much of my hair I had to be rethatched.
Taks her away!" V
"Why, you stuck up. hateful creature t"
cried Mary, and all the court turned their
backs, as Is the custom there when women
differ. "I brought you to your throne, and
now you try to turn me down, discard me,
just because ycu got into a cat and dog
row. I'll never speak to you ara'n."
"I wont let ' yon!" exclaimed Beauty.
"That Incident Is closed. .
At these hssty speeches an amiable gen
tleman approached and said to Mary: "It
you mean what you said you must first
allow me to dlslntroduce you from her
seren'ty. Otherwise she will rail vou Pre
varicator, and the people will make funny
remarks about you In the papers."
This speech brought Beauty to her senses,
and rushing Into Mary's arms, she cried,
"Forgive me, my dear, dear aunt. I "
At ths word "aunt" both John and Mary
jstarted violently, and made such a distrac
tion running to each other that the rest
of Beauty 'a speech was lost.
"Where do you suppose Aunt Sua Is?"
asked Mary.
"By Jlmlny, I forgot about her!" said
John, shamefacedly. "And I've all these
messages to deliver to her. Where's -Aunt
Hue?" he bellowed, turning to the assem
blage. For an answer the prettiest little lady
you ever saw cams running forward, and
exclaimed, "My dears, I should have been
at the station to meet you, but my gowr
buttons up ths back and my maid has all
coronation days o.T. So I had to wait for
the parrot to button me, and he talked
so much that I missed the train. Then I
had to go for the chops."
"Now." said Mary eagerly, "I suppose
ws csn pass ths chops and go on with ths
coronation."
"Vhose coronation?" asked Aunt Bus
"Besuty's, of course," exclaimed Mapy.
"Oh, that took placs long ago," Aunt
Sue said.
"But I didn't see It!" declared Mary,
astonished.
"How could you, my dear?" Aunt Sue
asked patiently. "It was postponed until
tomorrow so that John could teach the
tablnet to play foot ball. It wasn't much
of a coronation, anyway. But come. dear,
wo are due at tile countess" o'clock
bread and milk. The count will be there
and tell us whers the best bargains are.
And besides," added Aunt Sue In a whisper,
"the new ambassador from Chlnquepln is
coming, and they do say he plays a stun
ning, g&me of mumblethepeg and is going
to write a bonk about us. Isn't It horrid?
Hurry, my dear."
Mary, seeing that things were coming
around all nice and scns'.hls again, has
tened away with her aunt.
CHAPTER II.
Tba L1t DeU Beutas Itrtsseat Retga.
Aunt Sus proved to be as Jolly as she
was pretty, and Mary was pleased to go
with her to the countess' o'clock bread
and milk.
"I think ycu are ever so pretty," Mary
said, remembering Jhat her mother had told
her that Aunt Sue waa a sight to look at.
though she was a very capable house
keeper. "Oh, don't say that," Aunt Sue protested
lu dismay.
"Don't say that you are pretty?"
"Well, my dear. If I am, it Isn't my
fault. Homely Is as homely does, and I'm
sure I do as homely as any lady In our
set. I trim my own hats and salad, and
anyway, some pretty girls have married
wU. and I'm not hopeless.
"Of course, as the saying Is, 'A pretty
good girt makes a pretty poor wife.' but
I Intend to slay la out of the sun until
my complexion Is ruined, take exercises
until I haven't a suspicion of form. t -condemn
me. study art until I'm as silly a
critic, and then I'll pass for a marriageable
girl, even If I am pretty. '
Kaspar Kauser's Ghost and
RAND DUKE FREDERICK Is
dead and Ms son has succeeded
to the throne of Baden. The
new grand duke la now 60 and
la not robust; In fact, twenty
years ago he was reported to
G
be dying
of tuberculosis. The grand
duchess Is 44, and
hey are childless. On
the death of the present occupant the
throne will revert to his cousin, Prince
Maxlmllllan, of another Una of the house
of Baden.
And this Iftsfls the superstitious of his
subjects to wonder If the wrath of Kaspar
Hauser Is completing Its revenge, for there
Is a belief current In he grand duchy that
the ghost of the mysteriously persecuted
child of Europe" has appeared In the royal
bed chamber of the castle at Carlsruha at
every accession of a new grand duke with
the warning that the line that supplanted
the heirs of Stephanie should come to an
end In the third generation.
Kaspar Hauser Is a name not spoken In
Baden, and no books are published here
about him.
"Who Is Kaspar Hauser?" asked tha
American at the pension table.
"Gottes Llebe," cried the loyal mistress
at the head of the table, dropping the dish
sho was passing. "Bhvtt the window, that
the police may not hear!"
Further Inquiry led the American to tha
book store.
"If we displayed a book on Kaspar
Hauser," said the bookseller, "our stock
would be confiscated and our shop prob
ably closed before night. As a matter of
advice I would say restrain your curiosity,
for men who have asked that question have
been escorted to Basel or beyond the border
of the German empire."
The stone over tho grave of this mysteri
ous person bears this Inscription:
Hlo Jacet
Gaparus Hauser
aentgma suls
temporls, lgnota
nativltas,
occulta mors.
MDcccxxxni.
But so often
h
i some unknown hand
the name "The real
Inscribed benesth
duke of Baden" that the space Is almost
rubbed away from the constant erasures.
The story of Kaspar Hauser has dogged
the house of Baden for two generations.
With little tangible evidence to connect
the two the story has nevertheless clung
tenaciously, and even now It requires but
a breath to set all tongues wagging with
the tale of the changeling. If the story Is
true the present grand duke, as well as
his father and grandfather, owe their
throne to the fact that the rightful heir,
the last male survivor of his line, was first
kidnaped and then murdered.
The story begins with old grand duke
Charles Frederick, who died In 1811 and was
twice married, his son by the first union,
Prince Charles, being the hpir apparent.
After the death of his wife he married,
morganatlcally. Mile. Geyer, on whom he
conferred the title of Countess Hochberg.
She bore him several sons.
Prince Charles shortly before he ' suc
ceeded to tha title of grand duke married
Stephanie Beauharnala, niece of Empress
Josephine of France. They had five chil
dren, two boys and three girls.
One of the boys died of convulsions when
less than a year old. It Is the fate of the
other, tha little Prince Alexander, who It
was officially announced, died on the four
teenth day of his life, that forms tha con
nection between the house of Badon and
the mystery of'Kaspar Hauser.
If the sons of Stephanie could be pre
vented from succeeding to the throne tha
only obstacle to the' accession of Countess
Hochberg't children was Prince Louis,
uncle of Charlea, who could readily be In
duced to raise tha boys to the rank of
"I suposa your dear mamma slanged ma
awfully?"
"Well," admitted Mary, "Mamma said
that you were touchy about your age and
that we were not to mention It."
"Of course I'm touchy," responded Aunt
Sue, "but I'm Improving In that respect
every day, and I'll soon be old enough not
to have to dance, but to be able to alt out
and discuss other girl s frocks. Here's our
automobile."
' "But we're sitting backward!" exclaimed
Mary, when they were under way.
"You wouldn't Ilka to ride forward and
see all the things you run over, would
you?" asked Aunt Sue In amazement. "Be
sides, riding backward gives you such a
Jolly view of the police trying to catch
you. Here we are at the countess's."
A gay party was gathered at the palace
when Mary and her aunt arrived. The
countesa came forward eagerly, to k
Mary's hand and looked her over rapidly
and exclaimed, "I'm so glad that you like
to go to matinees and It's In the fifth row
on the aisle."
"How did you know that?" Mary asked In
surprise.
"Why do you wear a salmon knot, upside
down, under your left shoulder? If that
doesn't mean matinee, fifth row, aisle, then
I can't read dress symbols. I know a girl
who likes tha first row, but she got hers."
"What did she get?';
' Bhe go, sight of a safety pin In Peter
Pan'a trousers, and she's nevor been the
same girl since. She only goes to tha soo
now; thsy don't wsar safety pins there."
John came In with a number ot fellows,
and ths count said to htm after a glance
at his uniform: "My dear Sir John. I'm
glad you won the game In the second half
by a forty-five yard run around tha left
and. But unless your valet misplaced tha
. carnation on your left lapel your ankle is
badly sprained.
"Therefore let me offer rou the sympa
thies of tha season on your relationship
with Beauty I mean her Serenity. Shx's sn
awful frump. ,
"She'a out In the back yard now, Intnr
ferlng with tha children's game of marbles
and threatening to thrash my coachman
because he wasn't among those present
when the gas tank blew up last night and
won't say be was."
At that moment Beauty flounced into the
room In a terrific rage, 'and going to Mary
exclalmod: "You brought nie here and
you've got to play with me. I never saw
such people! The children play marbles as
If they were doing sums, and the coachman
won't tell me who blew up the gasometer
Just because he doesn't know. If I'm go
ing to be treated like a child I'll act like
one; I'll fire tha coachman, spank the chil
dren, and"
"Tour serene highness," the count now
Interrupted, "everytl.lng shall be Just as
you wish If you'll not have a fit during
the countess' bread and milk. We have
some other entertainment provided. Here's
a nice. Dew rattle; go over In the corner
and play with It while we attend to busi
ness." Tsking tha rattle, which was In the form
of a train of cars. Beauty went Into a
corner and banged It wildly, to her great
delight. ,
"Wow," said the countess, "who's got
the button?"
"I have," said a young womin, Joy
ously. "How good of you," sa'd the countess.
"Throw It In the workbasket."
"But she xhouldn't have told," cried
Mary.
"Shouldn't have told?" repeated Aunt
6u, in surprlre. "If she didn't tell how
were we to know? Do you suppose the
oiwteas asked who had the button Just
princes of the blood and ao make them
heirs to the throne. Therefore when the
two sons of Stephanie died In their Infar.y
It was only natural that gossip should tax
tho morganatto wlfa with the responsibility
if. : : ''', "v i -:-;ry . , . . " ;ff J .
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i l ' ; rj( . V ' ' ' V ? ' 7 ZsJLaiaaassiiaississCla S
for their death or disappearance.
One of the chief conspirators with the
Countess Hochberg was Major Henrrcn
boffer, the story of whose participation In
the afialr was first published by Seller
about 1840. Seller pretended to have ob
tained all his Information while In tha
service of Major Hennenhoffer. Although
Hennenhoffer was admittedly an adventure,
yet the accuracy of many of his statements
was attested by the seal with which the
Baden government attempted to suppress
the story procuring all the pamphlets that
were put on sale and destroying them,
putting every obstacle In the way of any
attempt to Investigate the story, and later,
at the time of Henhenhoffer's death, seis
ing all his letters and memoirs.
According to Hennenhoffer's statement
he himself admitted the Countess Hochberg
to the royal nursery where the baby Alex
ander was lying. She waa draped In white
to conceal her figure and wore a white mask.
The maids and nurses had all been sent
away by previous arrangement, and while
they were out of the room she took the
royal baby from the cradle and put In Its
place the sickly, Illegitimate child of a
peasant girl, the substituted child having
been first poisoned to ensure speedy death.
Hennenhoffer waited outaida tha nursery
for the countess's return and when she
came took from her the young prince. He
placed htm first In charge of a nurse In a
neighboring castle and then later removed
him to Falkenhaua, near Anspach In
Bavaria. The child was kept there In close
confinement until he appeared to the world
at Nuremburg as Kasper Hauser.
Recent. Investigations appear to have
supported this story. Alexander von Artln
published a few years ago at Zurich a
pamphlet containing two documents, the
genuineness of which bas never been ' dis
proved, i. - . .
Ona oi' these Is an autograph letter writ
ten June, t, 1828, a week after Kasper
to hear herself talk? Really, Mary, you
are too absurd. Close your eyes; now
we're going to have charades."
"But if I close my eyes I can't see them."
complained Mary.
"True, my dear," admitted Aunt Sue.
"But If you don't close them you will see
them.
"There, they're over. That Is ona of the
countess: clever tricks; she arranges to
have things like that over before they be
gin. I wish it was that way with teeth
filling and nice long walks.
"Now, run about the room and when you
see anyone who likes things you like and
dislikes things you dislike speak to ber.
I'm going to talk with your brother.
"Poor chap! He looks like a guest who
would say, he was having a perfectly
charming time, and must be bored to
death."
Mary went about shyly looking for sym
pathetic symbols and soon saw a girl she
dearly wanted to talk to she wore a sym
bol which showed that she preferred kodak
ing her cat to doing her home school work
and going to her said: "Isn't It a lovely
bread and milk? The countess entertains
so charmingly."
"Excuse me," replied the girl haughtily.
"I'll thank you to keep within your own
sphere of influence. If you don't I'll send
for the dlslntroductor."
"Why," faltered Mary, "what have I
doneT'
"What have you done? Huh! What
haven't you done?"
"Well, what haven't I dona?" Mary
asked, meekly. v
"How should I know what you haven't
done?" snapped the other. "Do you take
me for an editorial on the close ot congress,
that I can tell what you haven't done?
You ara tripping around here with your
fifth row preferences Just because I saw that
safety pin. Tha countess put you up to
that She waa nothing but an unmarried
girl before she became the countess. Sha
needn't talk."
Mary would have wept with vexation
had not Beauty broken out again.
"My dear," she called to Mary, "I'm tired
of this rattle. Let s go home."
"Certainly," replied Mary, glad to escape.
"And I want my army called out," added
Beauty.
"To escort your serenity V asked tba
minister of war.
"No; to shoot the count," replied Beauty.
"Shoot the chutes, your serenity means,"
said the ininlutti, with an indulgent smile.
"Ai.y one tvho tries to Inteipret or repeat
my remarks heoonw-s notorious but not
famous," remarked Beauty. "I want the
count shot."
"But, your Serenity, the count hasn't
been trlod yet,' suggt-cted the minister.
"Oh, yes he has," asserted Beauty, com
fortably. "I tried him, and he won't do.
lie thinks I'm a frump."
"Surely the ' count has not so stated
officially."
"Never mind what he states," said
Beauty. "He looks like a man who would
think me a frump. I wont him shot."
"Oh, very wsll," said the minister,
, "While we' are teaching the army how to
shoot, here's something which will Interest
you." He handed Beauty a document.
"Birth rata statistics, eht" she said,
glancing at the document "Very well.
Whllo I'm looking this over see that no
Innocent man escapes; put a copper on
the lid; keep things boiling. Whoop-ee!"
Beauty went to sleep in a corner and every
one laughed heartily at her wit and Joy
was undefined.
The count said to Mary: "Dear Lady
Mary, we are all nearly tickled to life
that you trained our gracious sovereign
to bs such a brainy storm. Our latt ruler,
who Is now In the second reader and frac
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Hauser appeared In Nuremburg, by tha
Grand Duke Louts, uncle of Charles, and
tha man who profited by the abduction.
This note was addressed "To My Govern
ment." and read:
"In Nuremberg last month everything
gone wrong. Take measures that the peace
of my grand duchy be not disturbed by
this event"
Supplementing this was the deathbed
statement of Von Berstett, who was a mem
ber of the cabinet of Baden In is:8 and who
received the note. Von Berstett's state
ment is addressed to a prince, who Is not
named, and is In these words:
"It was not until after Louis' accession
In 1818 that I gradually discovered what I
would never have known. The letter which
I give Into your charge was received by
ma Just after midnight June 6, 1828.
"I immediately sent In my resignation,
but It was not accepted. The official re
ports concerning the prince were of Such
a nature as made It evident that ha could
not be put In possession of his rights. .He
was described aa a person crippled and
ruined in mind and body.
"Therefore, considering the welfare of
the state as of mora Importance than tha
Interests of a dynasty I held my peace.
Major Hennenhofer, who I con
sider my evil genius, knows more about
this matter than I do."
Another significant act of tha ruling
house was .the publication In 187S of what
waa considered a royal edict upon the mat
ter. This was the court record relating to
tions, waa a poor thing who thought
others might know as much about soma
things as sha knew about everything
and led us a dull existence, I tell you.
But our present ruler! Well, I can see
with merely both eyes open, that nobody
Is going to sleep when she's awake."
"I should think she would make you
nervous," said Mary, who was alarmed
lest Beauty should displease her subjects.
"She does," said the count with the ut
most good nature. "But we like to bo
mada nervous. We' are getting prosy,
contented, and needed something to remind
us that all play and, no work makes Jack
a dull shirk. Graeloua! There goes . tha
eld girl again."
"Mary! Lady Mary!" cried Beauty. "I
want you to sea that all parents having
more children than they can support get
my photographs as rewards. Now, we'll
go home. The count Isn't worth wasting
powder on."
In a few days Mary and John found
that they had plenty- to do, for with the
count they had to keep the business of
the country going while Beauty kept tho
axcltement going. Her serene highness,
liking her chocolate, made her cook min
ister for finance, grid pleased with the way
her rocking horse was saddled made her
coachman minister for the exterior, thus
Insuring the ship of state from falling Into
the doldrums.
"Th situation Is Just this," said the
count at a conference with Mary and
John. "The people are happy, Industrious,
well off and enjoying tho blessings of
health and freedom. How are we to im
prove this deplorable state of things?"
"vva might turn in a hie alarm,' sug
gested John, who had always wanted t
do that and hoped he now had a chance.
. "Poof!" exclaimed the count. "We've
turned It) ore alarms until the bell doesn't
even disturb tha cat In ths bell tower."
"Have you tried getting out a red and
blue extra?"
"lied, blue, green, yellow and purple
no good!" the count replied. "Tha people
say w are only trying to sell the papuia,
when they ought to know by this tiaa that
the papers are trying to sell them. D.d
you ever try spinning a top 'n the dark?
its Just as much fun when ths top doesn't
spin as w len it does. It e the same with a
conservat.ve government."
John ws relieved lu mind, whan, soon
after the vonferer.ee, he met a cheery man
who drew liiiu as.de and said with a smile,
"Heon talking witit Die count, I se. Wooty
old cove, ho Is, full of economic doo-dads
and things."
"He seems to think her serenity will
make a muft of the government," John
remarked, sadly, "but pardon ine, who
are you?"
The man looked surprised, then laughed
aloud.
"It s plain that you won't do for the
cabinet unless you snuggle up to me,"
he said. "I'm the Man-in-the-gireet. The
count ignores me, and he's aiways in calm
water. but her serene highness sends
for ma every other time she thinks of it."
"You dun I seem to be doing tier much
good," John complained. - "i-very one is
knocking her administration as if It were
a front door."
"Billy fellow!" exclaimed tho man. "Who s
knocking? Ths count and his gang are
making loud noises all the time, but what
ot that! I represent a million people
good, sound, ignoisnt voters, too to every
one the count represents. Her serenity
knows It. That's what makea her smile
ao fixed."
. "Really!" exclaimed John, glad to hear
It, for ha knew that If Beauty were de
posed he would have to go back to school.
"Really!"
Baden Grand Dukes
J? ' $ l
TV t'j. f.'j- '
the Wptlsm, death and- postmortem ex
amination of the young prince, alleged to
have' been abducted. Just how worthless
this refutation was appears when It Is con
sidered that the Hennenhofer story pro
vdes for the death of an Infant How any
record of baptism, death and autopsy could
prove the identity of a baby with tho one
born to the Duchess Stephanie a few days
before Is not apparent.
Kasper Hauser first appeared In Nurem
berg on May 35, 1828. There was no real
clue to his identity. Fortunately the town s
excitement took a sensible turn and the
boy was soon rescued from the ignorant
and curious hands jlnto whloh he first fell,
and was given over to the care of one Dr.
Daumer, who undertook his education and
training.
After ho had been taught to express him
self the boy was able little by Jlttla to give
some account of himself. From this It ap
peared that he had been kept since Infancy
In a narrow cellar, totally dark and so
small that he could neither stand erect or
lie at full length. He was fed on bread
and water, drugged when It waa necessary
to cleans him, and so lived for, It was
estimated, about sixteen years he was ap
parently about 17 years old seeing nothing,
hearing nothing, knowing nothing.
'
Finally ha was blindfolded and was ceeaea nis iner, out ...u w un
taught to stand erect and to repeat a faw P on account of madness, his brother,
words. Then ha waa drugged and was tha lata Grand Duka Frederick, being
taken, part of tha time In a cart, and part elected to his place.
Of tha Mm walking, to Nuremberg where Ona of Frederick's sons died of fever and
he wus discovered. ' . '. ' " " n tn other, who has Just ascended the
At first the boy showed' remarkable pow- throne, Is tha last of the line.
"As sure as you're a foot high," tha man
declared. "AU of 'my kind back her serenity
because she represent our political dreams
visions, understand? Depose her? Never!
Why, sha loks as good to most of us as
our own photographs." '
John hastened to report this comforting
Stories From the
Trowaera and Pants.
ERR1LL E. GATES, former presi
dent of Amherst college, waa
noted for bis closeness and for
his extreme correctness ot lan
guage. One day he bought a pair
M
of trousers at Thompson's clothing store
In Art hers. He had them charged and In
due time received a bill as follows: "Pres.
Gates, to J. A. Thompson, debtor, ona pair
pants, 11.00." President Gates sent tha bill
back with the following notation at the
bottom: "Pants is Incorrect. Piease amend."
A month passed by and President Gates
received another bill for the trousers,
worded as on tha former occasion. Again
ha amended the bill and sent It back to
Thompson.
In a month's time President Gates re
ceived a third bill from Thompson, still
with tha objectionable word "pants" In
it. This time he went to see Thompson
In person, taking the bill with htm, and
explaining why he bad not paid It. con
cluding his remarks by saying:
"I always use correct language myself,
and I wish others would do the same."
'President Gates, 1 said Thompson, "I've
been In tha clothing business twenty-five
years, and then some, and I hava alwaya
sold twd grades of goods panta and
trousers. Trousers are everything over
$! In price and pants everything under Sa
lt's pants I sold you, and, by thunder, It'a
pants you'll pay for,"
President Gates paid the bill.
A 0s Call.
Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan of Philadel
phia is as ismous aa a wit as be la elo
quent as a divine, and many ara the stories
told ot his quick repartee. When Wayne
MacVeagh, former attorney general of
the I'nlted Elates, wss counsel for tha
Pennsylvania railroad he called upon tha
archbishop in company with Mr. Roberts,
president of the Pennsylvania system.
"Your grace," said Mr. MacVeagh, "Mr.
Roberts, who always travels with his coun
sel, will undoubtedly get you passes over
all the railroads In the United States If
In retuin you will get him a pass to para
dise." .
"I would do so gladly," flashed the arch
bishop, "If It were not for separating him
from his counsel."
On one occasion Archbishop Ryan com
plained to a Philadelphia editor that one
of his sermons had been badly reported.
"I ain sorry," the editor responded, "but
one of our' best men, who Is likewise a
Catholic, did It."
"What's his name?" the prelate Inquired.
- "Klllpatrkk," answered the editor.
"And hq came mighty near doing It," was
the srchblshop's final shot.
Some years ago there was supposed to be
a difference between Cardinal Gibbons of
Baltimore and Archbishop Corrigan of Now
York. An Interviewer asked Archbishop
Ryan where be stood In tha alleged con
troversy. "As archbishop of Philadelphia," ha an
swered, "I naturally stsnd half way be
tween New York and Baltimore." Phila
delphia Press.
Both Presbyterlaaa.
In tha Missouri state prison at Jefferson
City ara L?tl prison srs. According to aq
em. But as his education progressed thesa
.qualities paused and hs became simply a
atotld, rather sturld boy, somewhat de
ficient In moral sense.
His training proaressed uneventfully to
yesr and a half.' Then an attempt wit
n ade to assassinate him. Soon after tht 1
"Child of Nuremberg," as he was called,
was adopted by the Earl of Stanhope, an
eccentric Englishman, father of the lata
duchess of Cleveland and grandfather of
tin rupnent Lord Rnsebery.
It Is said that the esrl secured what ha
considered Incontrovertible evidence of th
boy's connection with the Baden royal
family, and It Is certain that he aroused
the Interest of Stephanie herself in htm.
Stephanie had never been wholly satisfied
as to the fate of her Infant son. She waa
therefore willing to accede to Lord Sten
hope's suggestion of a meeting with Kas
par. This was arranged for December 14,
1833. But while she was on her way to keep
tha appointment
a second and successful
attempt was made to assassinate Kaspar.
His violent death went far toward con
vincing Stephanie and her friends that the
boy was really her missing child and added
to her anger against her successful rival,
the Countess Hochberg, whose son, Leo
pold, was now seated on the throne. Un
able to obtain Justice, or even a hearing
for her story, unpopular on account of her
religion, pushed aside and practically
driven from the country, Stephanie turned
on her enemiqa and with bitter maledlo
tlons cursed the line of succession that had
supplanted her son, declaring that the
vengeance of Kaspar Hauser would fall on
tha males of the family until the Una was
extinct.
To the working of tha curse any ona In
Baden will testify. Leopold, the first of tho
new Una, had a reign darkened by rebellion
and bloodshed, while hla domestic relations
were clouded by ths Insanity of hla eldest
eon. In a moment ot lucidity this son suo-
. . - . , ... . . . . M
talk to Mary, because there waa to be a
reception the next day, when they were to
meet all the gentry and nobility, and It
would not do to attend a function looking
like cabinet members about to suffer ampu
tation of office and salary.
(To be Continued.)
Story Tellers Pack
article In tha North American 395 of them
ara Baptists, 901 Methodists, six Jews and
one Christian Scientist ,
This calls to mind a story about tha late
Rev. Dr. John Hall. The good doctor was
once walking home front Reaching at a
Sunday night meeting out tha country.
In the moonlight he saw a man lying drunk
in tha gutter, and going up to him, gave
him a shake. ,
"Here," he said, "It la a shame for a
nloe, respectable-tnokrtg man Ilka you to
bs lying In tha gutter."
Tha man opened hla tipsy ayes and saw
tha long, black coat
"Are you a minister?" bs asked.
"Yea," said Dr. Hall; "come, get up."
' "Presbyterian V queried the Inebriate.
"Yes," was tha answer, somewhat im
patiently, "I am."
"Then," said the other, "help ma up. I'm
a Presbyterian myself." St. Louis Post
Dispatch. Twice Struck by Itattlesaaka.
Joseph Terrlck, a French-Canadian wood
chopper, of Waterbury, after a battle with
tha biggest rattlesnake ever seen In that
part of Connecticut, is recovering under
tha care of physicians. It will be some time
before he will be able to work.
Terrlck was chopping on a mountain at
Beacon Falls when a rattler, Ave feet long
and nearly aa thick as a man's wrist,
sprang from under a log and fastened Ha
fangs In hla trousers. Never having seen
a rattlesnake before, he was not badly
frightened. ' He grabbed tha snake and
managed to break tbe reptile's hold. It
then fastened Itself la one of his' thick
leather boots. He was nearly worn out
when Victor Anderson ran to his aid an4
killed the rattier.
Terrlck wss tuken to the nearest farm
hoube, bi't it wai an hour before a doctor
came. The snake's rattles still bussed
menacingly long after It was dead.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Pago Three.)
This man was known as Kamessa IL He
was one of tne gicaiesi kuis oi ancient
tpi; his temples ai acaueied through
out uie Nile vuuey and his statues ara tha
laiaest ever aisvovered. One Mas touud
In me delta wnlcn measured forty-two f oet
in heii.nl, and tueie are others at Abu
faimbel in Nuula, auout as far up tha Nile
as Chicago Is distant from the mouth of
the Hudson, which are sixty-six feet high.
They are seated on thrones apd ara hewn
from the solid rocks. Thesa statues stand
right In lront of the temple, which Is cut
out of the rock, and which, by the way, la
an evidence that Pharaoh was not as hard
hearted as lie is generally represented. The
temple is said to have been erect.-d by
htm In honor of hla lavurue wile, iNtisit
Art, and about It are statues of his chil
dren, which show that he loved hla fam
ily. Besides, ths Bible says that tha Lord
hardened Phaiaoh'a heart and that this
waa evidently the reason why ha would not
let tbe Israelites go. Tba fact that hla
heart needed to be hardened shows that
It was soft and It Is probable that the ol
king was a fairly good fellow after alL
FRANK O. CAsVPtafTER.