New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
ALKALI IKE.

g. w. S.


ROYALTY.
On the O'Clock Staten Island boat soemn-look-
ing man approached old lady who sat wearing
benevolent air in the shade the stern.
COIN to the Wild West, ma'am ~ he inquired.
al thought i would,o answered the old lady, as
she worked palm-lcaf fan vigorously.
at amt much what II was in England" continued
the man somewhat sadly. " II amt the show II was
over there"
"You seen It ovcr there then? ?" asked the old lady
with more interest.
"a Seen IL Il was with it,n replied the man. u
am Alka Ike, king Of the ranchers Me an lot of
em quit when II come back here cause we missed the
royalty. 1t a great show in England though
patronized by royalty right along, you un'cstand'
1T that fact ?" and the old lady let her fan drop
in establishment.
eyes na'am the crowned heads, the aristocracy.
you Understand They all used TO come in and gallop
round 'nost cvry performance
"You don't say o'n inquired the old lady.
oh, fact, fact, ev'ry word Of It, One day the
Prince of Wales got on pony an tried to rope one
of the steers You the King of Greece was tryin'
to ride too, but he had got bucker an was hrowed,
an the Prince of waless fell him, an bout
this time the Crown Prince Rudolph OF Austria fell in
from somewhere an got mixed up with 1t, an the
Crown Prince of Norway an Sweden that was tryin'
to ride buferlo likewise got thrown in the pile as
well as several others, with the Austrian Ambassador.
General viscount woscley an H. r. II. Prince Albert
Victor comm, each rdin' elk on che rum
" Dear SUI ~ said the old lady.
al seen how things standn' an rode up an
tried to throw my larat an catch the Prince OF
Wales's boss, but something kinder slipped somehow
an got the Hereditary Prince of saxeMeningen by
the foot an my boss away bout that time an
round the grounds / went, the Hereditary Prince a.
fyin' out behind at The end of the rope. My boss
run round of the emigrant wagons In which the
Grand Duke and Duchess of Serg the King of saxony
the Marchioness of Lothian an Duchess Of Sutherland
an party takin' ride, an this pulled the
Hereditary Prince Of Meiningen right through
the top of the wagon an pretty near yanked his foot
of don't suppose any hereditary prince ever had
such a rough time Of II before.
"Things was gettin' pretty middlln uncertain all
round specially as the Marquis of Lornc the Grand
Duke Michael of Russia, the French Ambassador an
the King of the Belgans had begun shootin al glass
balls an was pluggin' shot round into everybody.
"An' all this time my boss a'buckin' as the
Hereditary Prince of SAKE Meiningen was a-1yln
high
ITO compcate matters II. r. II. Prince George an
the Comtesse de Paris the Duke OF Sparta an Duchess
of Abercorn Lord sandhurs an the Princess of Wales
an the Vscount Massereene an Ferrard an Countess
of Beehive begun dancin the Virginia reel on boss
back, right In the thickest of it''
"My!n said the old lady.
"An' still the Hereditary Prince Of SAKE Melningen
Il don't hardly know what would O. become Of any
of us II jess then Queen Victoria with red an
yaller shawl an string of bears claws round her
neck hadn't rode In with Buffalo Bill on the Dead
wood coach, Her Majesty a-crachn up the near lead
mule with the whip They yelled to everybody TO
stop fore they killed themselves, then things kinder
Quilted down an pretty ev'ry thing was peace
full an lovely.
The Hereditary Prince Of Sake Mcnlngen was
brobly the last thing TO strike the ground.
lie was somewhat shook up, but his highness, the
Prince of Wales, slapped him the back an says
Hereditary Prince, brace up, ranchcrs have got
to stand these things when we're out Westp That's
what says the Hereditary Prince, an he kinder
mopped the blood of his face with his coat sleeve an
asked for his repean' rife, cause he said he wanted
TO rescue lot Of poor settlers in log house
from the murdcrous attacks Of band of hostile
savages he a-lurkin' the horizon Yes, ma am
ulster have some big times in England. but its
tame here very tamcno arisocracy, royal family.
nor hereditary princes, you see That's what Quit
for, maam. / missed the association you Hope
you'll enjoy what there IS, maam"
The ex-Wild West man driftcd away and the old
lady turned 10 man who had been listening and
said:
Mercy, what times them royalties did have over
there ] wonder that man lived through II ALL"
Ono thing that made IL less dangerous for him
never nearer England than he Is now" he replied
a man in Jersey city is comparatively safe from
the pranks of royalty
DO tel!' said the old lady,