Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
WOULDN'T BE A KING,
The Real Heir to the Throne at Jeru-
salem Is a Newspaper Man.
ONCE HIS PEOPLE SENT FOR HIM,
But BE Couldn't See Anything in It for Him
and Let the Crown Go.
HIS PROMISING son MAY TAKE IT UP
ONCE HIS PEOPLE SENT FOR HIM,
HIS PROMISING son MAY TAKE IT UP
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

newspaper DuSlUSSS III llllS Slla,
very recently did it come to my knowledge
that we have a real king, or, at least, the
legitimate heir to throne, and that throne
that of the most ancient and remarkable
people Of the world. Messrs. Wolff, of the
New York Stats Zeit'mg, and Seckendorf, of
the Tribune are both of them members of
noble families in Prussia, and there are
others of the gentle craft of making news
papers who have about them the anomalous
charm of ancient family and cerulian blood.
l, myself, boast descent from Dutch lord
of some thousands of acres of swamp land in
North Holland before the day Of the dykes,
populous with frogs and mosquitoes, the
blue fluid of nv honorable ancestors arter-
les being no less blue on account of the
chills and fever that beset him, and from
which he was too poor to run away.
But all of these elements of our lives
which conducc to vanity that cannot be
avoided, if we would, fade into insignifcance
before the Prince of the Royal House of
David, or, rather the actual and absolute
King of the Hebrews, for no one except him
self stands between him and the throne.
Democratic Yet Dignincd.
Jacob Noah has been for longer years
than he cares to admit on the Row as a
correspondent. He is so democratic in his
impulses that his intimate friends cannot
aToid calling him "Jake," though he is
gentleman of fine dignity, culture and vast
information, and would permit such famil-
iaritv only from the many friends who, in
tbe abundance of his goodness and affec-
t;on. he cannot avoid gathering around him.
Those rot so close 20 him give him his title
of Judge" well earned by an honorable
career on a Territorial bench.
No figure is more familiar on the Row.
For years he has been the correspondent of
the Denver Ne,rs and the Kansas City Times,
two of those live Western papers that de-
niand live work. He is about so, but in
spirit and activity is only half Of it, He is
tall and commanding in person, with clear,
piercing eve, a finely chiscled, aquiline
nose, such as is found only in the most ex-
elusive strains of Hebrews of grand ances-
try. His voice is deep and melodious, and
he is eloquent in speech and story as few
men are. He is full of anecdote and remin-
iscence, and in his variations he is adept in
the fine art of adding that ornament which
is demanded of the skilled rconteur, and of
concealinc in the most consummate manner
his own embellishments.
Charming Stories OF the Great.
His "reminiscences of men high in public
lite, now passed into history, are of the
most absorbing character, and when he sits
in the midst Of chosen party with his legs
under the mahogany of the Press Club and
rambIes through the romances, tragedies
and varied episodes of the lives of the host
of distinguished men and women with
whom he has had familiar association, the
dav is forgotten and the night is too short
and time itself ceases to flow into the illim-
ltable reservoir of the past.
The Judges father Sas Mordecai Noah,
distinguished Hebrew of his day, famed es-
-pecially among his own people in philoso-
phy, race and religious history, and in
bellies lettres. / do not think he ever told
the complete story of his ancestry to his
son, but that he knew of his royal lineage
there is absolute proof. However this may
be, it is certain the son never attached i'm
pOrtance to the oyerpowering fact of his
hetitage, he, like thousands of others of the
distinguished of his race, being dulled to
the wondrous occurrences of the past and
the mysterious possibilities of the future by
the necessity Of looking in the liveliest
manner after the demands of the present
1t is not probably that the Judge ever lay
awake at nights worrying about his lineage
half as often as he did wondering where the
deuce he was going to get good bit of news
for the next day.
A Man With a Message.
At least one night in his existence, how
ever, his kingly heritage was called to his
attention in way which aroused his Curl
osity if not his royal pride and ambition.
No sentries other than those of his own
household paced about him as he lay upon
his couch in his quiet abode that night. No
clash of steel more threatening than the gen.
tie clicking of his spouse s knitting needles
disturbed the chirping of the cricket on
the hearth. The King had retired and lay
snoring with vigOr that would have done
credit 60 the ancient giants of his race.
A loud ring at the door bell did
Noah responded and ushered into
the room foreign-looking Hebrew, of evil
dently great dignity and breeding, calm,
distinguished, clearly weighed down with
great message, speaking with an air of au-
thoritv. The strange visitor inquired for
Judge Noah, and Mrs. Noah carried the
news to the chamber of her lord, and, de-
spite the snores, succeeded in impressing
upon him tirat some one of distinction
awaited him below.
''Who is it; a fellow with bill?'' said
his royal majesty.
NO, he is evidently some one of more
than ordinary character, said the observant
wife
'"Oh, well, let him call in the morning;
shan't get up, growled the King.
The Good Lady Was Persistent
81 really think you ought to-" said Mrs.
Slo&4
bore no common message.
''Well, find out who he is, anyway, be-
fore do" said the lord of the mansion, as
he turned over for another snooze.
Returning to the chamber after Journey
down the stairs, Mrs. Noah said that the
visitor refused to tell his name or his bust
ness except to say that the latter was ex-
ceedingly urgent, and the lady added
shrewdly that the stranger intimated there
was money in it.
money in it9 Well, L guess I'd better
go down"
The stranger greeted the Judge with SOL
emnity, and the latter noted that he had
priestly air
az come" said the mysterious visitor,
''8s the envoy of the Sanhedrim and of the
Hebrews of Palestine and of the world, to
snform you that you are the lineal descend
int of the House of David, and to urge upon
you to come TO Jerusalem and take your
place upon the throne. Perhaps you have
heard that you are the legitimate heir to
the throne?"
Noah Didn't Get Excited.
The Judge modestly admitted that he had
heard a rumnr to that effect; and the stran-
ger proceeded to show his credentials, and
to describe at length the terms of his mis-
sion. 1t should have been glowing pros
4rr
but the Judge was not going to give up even
an ordinary good thing for an uncertainty.