New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
THE IDYL OF VICTORIA.

1t was night at the Hotel VictOria-one night
last week. The esident- had gone the theatre
and office from the thirtyeight States, eighs
Territories and the District OF Columbia waited for hh
return with mouths that watered with expectancy
And while they waited, and IL not oftener the
earnest band OF patrts wended their way to the long
room Just of the oe and whispered to tho man behind
the bar that they wanted little OF that handmade
Jeaersonian simplicity. The play was long as ue
spring Of Waterbury watch so at length the ana grew
s weary as Mariana in the moated grange. Finally one
of the administrative reformerswe failed to catch bis
name but have suspicion that 1t Judge Dooitte OF
wisconsin-remarked, suppose. to enlven the time
until Mr. Clevelands return, tell stores IL there
no objection I'll call the roll OF the States and repre-
sentative OF each In his turn will he heard FROM Ihefe
WAS no objection, the proposition being received wA
great favor Accordingly. the Judge-f indeed IL were
he-remarked Some gentleman from Alabama has mo
floor"
Now the only gentleman from Alabama then In the hotel
WAS paiD bluat person who loved joke even al MS
own or bis pary's expense Besides, he was partial "
stories that came In WELL Accordingly ne respohoe"
to his this way The pleasing little accao'e
which will the honor to contribute to the pleasure
Of the hour may be- familiar to some OF you but hs
lvavs good and there "a something In this scene-asn
that suggests It, Once there was King who Wa
fond OF hunting In order tha ne isns nos
set out after the game on day whcn was W pio'e
stormy lie engaged weather prophet, Wise III NM
Generation, TO get up probaDltes tor h". IN"
weather prophet was high In the royal favor and re-
oe,ved an immense salary. l hope that Mr. Cevalanu
win do "A well by each OF u.s. Well one day tue hns
WA, pursulng wild boar his rocky fasnessesunder
.kv OF unclouded blue Nevertheless little Old man "n'
rode mast the hunting party cried out best get uhae
cover for there Is going To be terrible ranstorn
the KING his comrades laughed tue little oa ,,'ont %
scorn And well they m'gnt Tor the shy wa ,ne
cn,I and the royal weather prophet bau assui
Klng rat The day woud be all su.shine Nrss'
r. ~asn'I len minutes the little old nan nal
his warning before the sky suddenly darkehed anu nv nv
rain desce,,ed In Torrents The King got wet 10 ue
skin and had had congestivo chill just rs soon ~ ~
yvei he ordered that weather prophet should 70
hehealed that his tut olce should oe given 70 ,as
Iittle old man. Accordingly tie little Old man was sun
moped ana the kipg informed MIN 0 his xood rt'uuos
An but do deserve this said the lit ola ian.
for indeed am weather-wse. The only way hsso
OF telling Is going to storm Ia by observing sno
whenever the beasts to wilt and lie against n
mane storm surely comes. Well, when tie nihs as
heard this decided To give the fat oice from ~
had deposed his weather prophet NOT " tue o' asSs
10 the donkey All this happened several huhureu 80
ago but the world suffered ever siuee lrvn 49,
course the King pursued ia nling nis unior'"ns''
weather prophets place. ,,,.n Having
nrished t he rose and requested the urpano o
10 pour him out about three fingers sttnish ~ LII his
sonian simplcty While he was re rssn'ns n'nSs S
fellow administrative reformers kept theirsrss 90
set dow his glass one OF them inquired Win
look How the world sanervd oy tle acsaon sas ~
In tic eye VI the Alabama chap rs ho answer. o. ss
voice suxused with tshscco wel you see ms SUI J.o
here ever suos that Kings day every DONKEY eAF'''
fat oficos".