The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
BILL NYE's IMPRESSIONS OF EUROPE.
Hand-Picked and Warranted to heep In
ANY Climate.

Yes" he said, II have been abroad
this season. ] am not absolutely GER
tain that was not more or less abroad
inst now. Ycu called to obtain specl-
mems of nv foreign impressions, OF
course. If there is one thing more
than another that l particularly prloe
myself upon it is my foreign lmpres,
sions. only selected the choicest, ana
have carefully preserved every one OF
them. ANY little runt Of an impression
that anv fellow could pick up l didn't
bother with. Mine are al hand-plcked
and warranted to keep in any climate.
Several of the crowned heads of Europe
frankly admitted that they would rath-
or have me roofing around their throne
picking up foreign impressions tha9
anv other impecunious tourist that had
struck them for the wherewithal to get
safely out of their domains for quite
smell. When I kicked a specimen out
from under the dust of ages they were
universally satisfied that it would oe
something that would do them creoit.
There is more or less danger IN the
business, however Thrones are SO
plenty in Europe that fellow VINO IS
practically unacquainted with the
Geography of the country IS liable TO
Stumble over one or more Of them ID
the dark and break his neck most any
minute. On several occasions l mar
rowlv escaped getting into serious
trouble through stufing a hrst-class
hen-stitched European throne into my
trousers pocket under the impression
that it was ham sandwich. Several
of the German provinces, for instance
were so thickly studded with little
hand-painted thrones that could not
avoid the impression that the perspec-
tive looked like buckwheat teid IN
full bloom. l travelled for weeks
through Continental Europe without
| striking man whom I dared to ad-
dress BY a title less than king or
prince. The stamp of nobility was IN
some cases trife sun-cracked, but 1t
was always there. Sometimes TINS
| stamp was in the form of ruined
shirt of a pre-Adamite vintage that
cried aloud for the caressing touch OF
Chinese laundryman, and sometimes
in the form of q classic foot encaseo ID
tarnished spur and a sad memory OF
| the past-but it was always there.
":Bill,' said one of those sad-eyed
| little German potentates to me one Gay
sc we sat idly in the sun on bench
outside of the concierge-l think it
was the concierge-within sound OF the
restless sea; bill, were you ever
King?'
Z was taken by surprise, but as !
gased down at the poor fellow my soul
went out in pity, and L determined 10
give him civil answer II IL TOOK a
mI NAV have been king for a short
| time before arriving at years OF dis
cretion,' I said kindly, but DO ora ever
accused me of it. In m. vasnrry
these Youthful indiscretions 10 not
stick to man as they do here IN Ger
many. A man may be King for a
time and then repent his folly, and
America is full of hands that will be
stretched out to help the poor fellow
to reform and rise in the world
go! that this were America, ne
said with tears in his voice. Bill,
NAV YOU never know the misery, the
heart hungering, of being a German
King without subject. 1t was not
ever thus, however. I had a subject
once, but he was very sickly, and, a
few wears ago, he died, leaving me
alone in the world. Since then have
searched in vain for man to take MS
place. I have been unable to find any
neighboring King with two-hence
none could be spared. 0, Bill, am
: so lonely-so desoiate!
".Aiax,' I said-Ajax Agamemnou
: was his family name-I am sorry tor
YOU. But tell me, did you ever try to
swap your throne off for q clean shirt
and decent pair of boots? Strike
some man who runs museum ana
YOU may be able to strike . bargain
with him. Then you might go OF
somewhere where you are not known,
and try to lead nobler and better
The next moment was alone with
the sound of the restless waves. Ajax
, had folded his royal rage about him.
, and left me to my fate!"
"Had you any special object in visit
ing Europe?" Mr.. Nye was asked.
Several of them," was the reply.
81 was especially anxious to investl-
gate the descent OF the foreign nobility
which has become so extensively our
, son-in-law of late. Our sweetest and
most decollete girls are going from US
so simultaneously nowadays that ar
!, rived at the conclusion that something
ought to be done about it. AS the ca
reer of these titled foreign gentlemen
is almost all descent I felt that tracing
it would partake of the nature OF to.
boggan slide, and therefore be easy OF
i, Accomplishment. I was not disap-
pointed in the result. Out Of several
thousand Dukes, Earls, Barons, Counts,
and other rare exotics, found per.
!, haps half a dozen to whom would
be willing to- marry the dining
,, room girl who always brings me last
summers egg for breakfast, but not
one whom would be willing to take
. into the bosom of my family and make
side-show Of But this sort OF thing
will doubtless 60 on just for all the
world as though I had never been
abroad. A martyr in a good cause IS
seldom appreciated until he has been
dead for several centuries. - UetToae
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