Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-11-15

King inquired.
Not by long shot shall get my
pay; though not from you, from your
subjects"
MY subjects be -"
"Stopr' interrupted the devil, ''that
sentiment is not original with you. 1t
is tho motto OF my kingdom, and / won't
permit 1T to be appropriated with inn
punity. Como, what do you say; shall
tell you how to fill your treasury"
Eyes" the King whispered.
"Then, listen. All your subjects have
plenty, have they not?-
"They have. There is not poor man
in my kingdom, except myself"
''How do they get it?'
'They work for it."
'Why do you allow them TO worlt:'
1T is the command OF God -"
''Silence!" the devil screamed. his face
purple with rage and his tail flashing the
floor of the palace till the air was laden
with sparks.
''Well, them" gasped the frightened
king ''they would starve If / stopped
them. and what good would that do
me?'
ut would do you no good il they
starved" the devil answered. as he gath
erred his tail under his left arm and
opened the window to let out the sitting
fumes. ''But it would do you some good
to charge them for working, wouldn't
it? They would pay rather than starve,
,,eh?"
Good ideal" exclaimed the king.
IL thought So" said the devil. Now
suppose you issue proclamation that
no one may work without royal char
ter"
YES" the king interrupted, impa-
-tiently.
,.And then suppose you sell charters to
ono man to work in certain territory
10 another man to work in another
xaHItory, and so on"
N"Yes."
"And suppose you allow the owners OF
these charters to farm out the privileges
under them"
yes"
"And suppose you issue no charters
Mt all for some of the best territory;
don't you see that you will get lot OF
ready money from the sale OF charters
and have permanent income from the
territory reserved. and be favored with
a wealthy leisure class in whose society
You may enjoy yourself?
"Capitalw exclaimed the King, but
before the word was out OF his mouth
the devil had vanished.
The King lost no time. Having is
sued his proclamation forbidding his be-
loved subjects to weary themselves with
work. no sent for his encouragement
and ordered that functionary, on the ba-
sis of contingent fee, to draft form
OF charter. 1t read in substance like
this: BE it known that his pious and
gracious majesty. Impecunious y, hav-
ing from love OF his faithful subjects
forbidden them to work without his
command, does now, by these presents,
confer upon his well-beloved Bylighote,
lord OF Towmaytokahn hill, his heirs
and assigns forever, full power and au-
thority 10 permit the good people Of all
that territory known as Quad. and
bounded, etc., etc, ETC., to work or not
to work. as to him may seem best, and
.on such terms as to him may seem just.
Signed, sealed, etc., ETC., etc.
The proclamation caused an uproar
among the people, for the seeding season
was just opening; but when Lord Byli-
,ghote appeared with his charter in Quad,
quiet was restored and terms were made.
Il will give so much q year to be allowed
to work." said one, and II will give SO
much" said another And in this way
it went until Lord BylighOte had ar
ranged with all the people in his terri-
tory. And while Lord BylighOte was
adjusting things in Quad, Lord This and
Lord That and Lord Tother we're doing
the same in Guam and Quinn and CURL.
And so il was that the Kings treasury
was full from the sale Of charters, and
the. Lords, instead of working as they
used to do, llivedron what the people
paid them for the privilege Of being al
lowed to work, while the Attorney Gem
erals contingent fee was big enough to
make a shyster respectable. And be-
tween them the King, the Lords and the
Attorney General enjoyed their leisure
amazingly.
But as the Kings subjects increased
great many could not buy the right to
work and had to hire themselves to
those who could, and many OF these
could not find men to hire them, and
many more found It easier to follow the
example Of the Kings and lords and live