River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-07-26
After the CoronatiOn-The Czarina
FNakrns "a Hand

|
At last the much dreaded but highly
necessary ceremony is over. The sol
derry have discharged their musketry,
| the detectives their duty, the Gar has
been safely crowned, and Moscow is at
| rest. The Nihilists have packed up
their dynamite and moved to st. Peters
| burg and the Car and Czarina, in the
| retireme mt of their royal iron-clad bed
| chamber, have been engaged in a de-
| Iightfully peaceful discussion of the
grand event in which they have been
| the central figures.
"And now, dear" said the Czarina.
yawning and kicking off gold-mounted
slipper, don't YOU think you had better
take of your things"
"Na-a-w, | don't, and the Gar tilted
is crown little further on TO his ear,
aud staggered around the room. flirting
he tail of his coronation robe in a par
| tlCuarly aggravdting manner.
Don't be fool, Aleck," snapped the
| Czarina.
II tell you amt going to take this
crown off, nor | amt going to take this
robe off, neither, until get ready. I'm
the car of all the Russias, | am, and if
| want to 90 to bed with them on | can
do it, and don't you forget it."
This outburst of independence COM
pletely dumbfounded the Czariua, and
she had not a word to say as she con-
tinued to ,livest herself of several mil
lion dollars worth of jewels and expen-
sive and highly perfumed clothes, but
there was an ominous glitter in her eve
that betokened anything but submis-
sion.
Il want you to understand that. You,
YES vOup continued the car, little
frightened ut his own boldness and
dazed by his wife's nnaccountable 81
hence Then, observing no sign of re-
volt, he added: I've been so bothered
about business here of late that I've
allowed you to do pretty much as you
pleased, but now that / got this crown
ing affair off my mind propose to run
this establishment on new and im-
proved plan," and the ear wheeled
around in front of a pier-giass and viewed
himself with self-satished snirk.
By this time the Czarina had got down
to her fighting clothes, and she sudden
IL confronted the car with look that
Alexander had learned to respect, and
which startled him to such an extent
that his highly priced crown toppled off
and rolled under the bed.
you've allowed me-you' re going TO
run tlhs establishpHnt?" shrIekcd the
Czarina
Come out of that robe, do You hear?"
The Car of all the Russias hastily dis
rabed,
Leave that crown alonew she yelled
as the trembling man attempted to
crawl under the bed.
Il was only going to ret it TOR you,
said the wretched monarch.
Never YOU mind about getting it for
me; You 60 to bed and I'll tend to the
crown"
Needless TO say that Alexander the
Third retired Immediately and before
the Czarina was through with him that
night he would have battered his King
dom Cheerfullv for quiet corner in one
OF his own Siberian mines; the terrors
OF dynamite were ouDle-discounted.
The total amount Of The deficit of Dunn
the defaulting treasurer OF Wantonwan
county is So. ass, 81. His bondsmen have
offered TO make settlement OF the basis of
fifty cents on the dollar. and if this PROPOSE
ton is not accepted they will likely contest
the matter.
Some time ago Mrs. Kruger charged Stan
lev Addison of Marshall with in decent IS
sault He was tried and found not guilty
II IS nov said the krugers had pat up
blsckmailine scheme on him.