New-York tribune., 1889-12-22


Well whenever one of those people got thing into
his head. there no getting 10 out again. 1 knew
that, I saved my breath, and offered no cxplana.
tiOns. As Sir sagramor got we'll he notified
US. and he named day three or four years in the
future place Of settlement the lists where the offence
had been given ] said would be ready when he got
back You see. he going for the Holy Grail. The
boys all took er at the Holy Grail now and then.
IL was several years cruise They always put IN
the long absence shopping around in the most con
sclcnton, way though none of them had any ;. ldea
any Of them actually expected TO find II. or would
have known what to do with 10 II he had run across
4 II. You see. II was Just the Northwest Passage OF
that day, ms you. may say; that was all Every year
expeditions. went out holy gralng, and next year
relief expeditions went out to hunt for them There
was worlds Of reputation in IL, but no money. Why,
they actually wanted me to put inl We'll, should
smile.
"The Boss continually finds himself humping II,
against Of the nconvcnent customs Of chivalry
and at last. In order 10 get up a reputation of size
to make him worthy Of the honor Of breaking lance
with Sir Sagramor he is sent out through the king
dom to seek adventures. Very funny are the modern
Yankees struggles with ancient armor and his CON
versatlons with the noble damsel, who, on a pillion
behind him, acts as guide TO an enchanted castle
While on the way he meets one Of the missionaries
with whose aid he is trying to civze the Britain OF
Arthur
was pleased when saw in the distance horse
S Sar s h tnc ootom turn Of the road that wound
As We p approached each other saw that he wore
steel. but bore curious addition also~a stia sgnarc
garment like heralds tabarI. However, had TO
smile at my own forgetfulncss when | got nearer and
! read this sign on his tabard
Perslmmons's soap-a NE prime donne use it,
Inat was nttle idea Of my own, and had several
Wholesome purposes in view toward the civIznc and
uplifting OF TINS nation In the first place, II was a
errsntry, though nobobdy suspected that but me-.
sd Sisrtea d number Of these people outhe bavest
knlgnts coulo get-each sandwiched between bulletin
boards bearing one device or another and I iudred
| nd than
the steelclad ass that hadn't any board would him
| the fashion. ""'' "0 was o"' u
secondly, these missionaries would gradually. and
without creating suspicion or exciting alarm introduce
rudmentary cleanliness among the mobility and from
them II would work down to the people, if the priests
could be kept quiet.
Ny missionaries were taught to spell out the gilt
signs on tlelr tabards-the snowy gliding neat
dea could % nave got the king to wear bullctnbosrd
for the sac Oi that barbaric splendOr-they to
spell out these signs and then explain to the lords
were afraid OF II, get them TO try il on dog. The
missonary's next move to get the family together
and try II on himself; he was to stop at no expert
nobility that soap was harmless if any final doubt
remained III sh he must catch hcrmitthc woods
they were believed to be. They were unspcakably
holy ana WORKED, miracles, and everybody stood in
awe OF them III hermit could survive a wash,
and that failed to convince duke, give him up let
Whenever my missionaries overcame knight errant
on the road they washed him. and when he got well
they swore him to 20 and get a, bulletn-board and
|
As a consequence the workers in the field in
Creasing by degrees and the reform was steadily
At first had only two hands; but before I had left
home was already employing fifteen, and running
getting so pronounced that the king. went sort Of
fsinting and gasping around and sold he did not
! Launcelot got so that he did hardly anything but
walk up and down the roof and swear, although
but he said he wanted plenty Of air: and he was
always complaining that palace was no place for
start one in his house he would be damned If lie
! wouldn't strangle him. There were ladies present,
would swear before Children. il the wind was their
way when the factory was going.
Another interesting experiment Is started by The
Boss to furnish escape for the extra steam Of
chivalry, to keep the boys" entertained and out Of
mischief, and at the same time to preserve the best
thing in them. which was their hardy spirit of emula
lion
had had choice band Of them in private train
ing for some time, and the date was now arriving for
This experiment was baseball. In order to give
the thing vogue from the start and place It out t 81
capacity. There wasn't knight in either team who
wasn't scepred sovereign; As for material of this
sort there was glut Of it, always around AT Arthur ;
cripple king OF course couldn't get tt these @ people
SoT bsted g eT Tbny Consented o deenate the
armor that body could tell one team from the
ohtT but that was the mos ey would SS dp the O sber GG
wore patearmor made OF my now Bessemer steel
Their practice IN the & Tai na r"o 5rc 0fI cy neycr
skipped out of the way, but stood st end took the
result when Bessemer was at tae Oat Gs ana oa
somctImcs And when man % was running; mi and tTew
ike il't an roncad coming into port At first ap
pointed Of no rank to act as umplres, but had
to a that r These s peGpS Tsse r he 20
was usually his last they. broke him in two with
| a bat and his friends toted him home on a shutter
a
game. umpiring got to be unpopular 50 was Obliged
10 appoint somebody whose rank and lofty position
under the Government would protect him.
How these ardent attempts at civilization turn
ont: how the Yankee Tits with SIR sagramor D; and
how Brer Merlin at last disposes of him the reader
must 90 to the book to discover The Bosss speech
has the true Yankee flavor, and there Is genial
PHILOSOPHY about him which is very attractive With
all his hnmbug he has qualities that certainly
win our liking to high degree. Under its fun and
amid its wild anachronisms the book contains lesson
in democracy which Is worth noting One more
quotation ought to be givenan extract from the news
naner which the Yankee starts in Arthurdom and
which Is happy blending Of ancient chivary and one
Lind of modern American journalism:
Local Smoke and JndeS.
Air Jauncc-ol met up with old King
vpryapce o. ireland uexpectedly last
veok over the moor south Of Sir
Balpsral 10 Msrveeuses hog dasture
The widow has been notified
Expedition No. will start about the
first OF nsxt.mgnth.on search fsr Sir
sagramour 10 Desirous 1t Is IN con-
and OF the renowned knight OF the Red
lawns, assisted by Sir Persant of Inds,
vhs is competo9L Intelligent, courte-
ous and in every NAV brick and fur
tpar assisted by SIR Palamdcs the sara
rem who is no hucksbrrry himself
This is no picnic, these bays mean
basine&s
The rel aders of the hosannah will re-
rat 20 learn that the hadndsone and
popular Sir Charolais Of Gaul, who dur
ing his four weeks stay at the Bull and
Halbut, this. city. has wen every heart
by his polished man:ers and elegant
eyuversation, will pull out to-day for