Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-03-17

mess Within quarter of an hour have
heard of more rascally tricks than ever
played in my whole life And"-but his
reverie was interrupted by whisper
SO lonely, Prince [ consider myself
happy in having a minutes conversation
with Your Royal Higness'
Philip looked at the speaker; and he
was Miner, covered over with gold and
jewels.
But one instant said the mask. The
business is pressing, and deeply concerns
you
'Who are you? inquired Philip
Count Bodenlos the Minister of Fl
nance at Your Highness's SERVICE an
swered the Miner, and showed his face,
which looked as if it were a second mask
with it's little eyes and copper colored
nose
Well then my lord, what are your
commands p
May | speak openly [ waited on your
Royal Highness thrice and was never ad
mitted to the honor of an audience and
yet-heayen is my witness-no man in
all this court has deeper interest in Your
Royal Highness than [ have
1 am greatly obliged to you, replied
Philip what is your business just now
But be quick
May l venture to speak OF the house
of Abraham Levi p
AS much as you like
They have applied to me about the fifty
thousand dollars which you owe them. and
threaten to apply to the King. And you
remember your promise to his Majesty
when last he paid your debts
Cant the people wait p asked Philip.
No more than the Brothers, goldsmiths.
who demand their seyenty-fve thousand
dollars
1t is all one to me. If the people won't
wait for their money, l must
No hasty resolution, my gracious Lord
| have it in my power to make everything
comfortable. if
well, if what p
IF you will honor me by listening to
me one moment l hope to have no diff
Guilty in redeeming all your debts The
house of Abraham Levi has bought up i'm
mense quantities of corn, so that the price
is very much raised. A decree against
importation will raise it three or four per
ceut higher By giving Abraham Levi
the monopoly, the business will be arrang-
ed The house grasses your debt, and pays
off your seventy-fve thousand dollars to
the goldsmiths, and [ give you over the
receipts. But everything depends on my
continuing for another year at the head
of the Finance. If Baron Griefensack
succeeds in ejecting me from the Ministry,
| shall be unable to serve your Royal
I : II
ness will leave the party of Griefensack.
ter of perfect Indifference whether | re-
main in Office or not. I sigh for repose
But for your Royal Highness it is a mat
ter of great moment. If have not the
mixing of the pack, lose the game.
Philip for some time did not know what
answer to make At last, while the Min
ister of Finance, in expectation of his re-
ply, took 4 pinch of snuff from box set
with jewels, Philip said,
IF | rightly understand you, Count.
you would starve the country little in
order to pay my debts. Consider, sir.
what misery you will cause. And will
the King consent to it 2
If [ remain in office, I will answer for
that my gracious Lord When the price
of corn rises, the King will, of course,
think of permitting importation, and pre-
vent expectation by levying heavy imposts
The permission to do so is given to the
house of Abraham Levi, and they export
as much as they choose. But as | said
before, if Griefensack gets the helm, moth
irg can be done. For this year be would
be obliged to attend strictly to his duty,
in order to be able afterwards to feather
his nest at the expense of the country
He must first make sure of his ground
He is dreadfully grasping.'
a pretty project answered Philip
land how long do you think Finance Min
lister must be in office before he can lay
his shears Oh the flock to get wool enough
for himself and me 2
oh, if he has wits about him, he may
manage it in a year
Then the King ought to be oounselled
to change his finance minister every twelve
months, if he wishes to be faithfully and
honorably served
I hope, your Royal Highness, that
since I have had the Exchequer, the King
and court have been faithfully served
/ believe you Count, and the poor be-
lieve you still more. Already they scarce
ly know how to pay their rates and taxes
You should treat us with little more
consideration, Count
Usl-dont l do everything for the
Court g
No mean the people You should
have little more consideration for them
i appreciate what your Royal High
ness says but | serve the King and the
court, the people are not to be considered.
The country is his private property, and
the people arc only useful to him as in
creasing the value of bis land. But this
is no time to discuss the old story about
the interests of the people. | beg your
Royal Highness's answer to my PROPOSE
ton. Shall have the honor to discharge
your debts on the above specified condi-
tions 2
.Answer,-no-neve at the expense
of hundreds and thousands of starving
families