The morning times., 1895-08-11

domphoundland, whose palace Is replete
with every modern luxury, cannot be with
out that commodity. he must be asked 20
name It, Our position must not be shown
up too plainly, but we must resort to arbi-
tration without loss OF prestige. Your
majesty is personally acquainted with bis
majesty"
Yes, rather" Peter answered. "Hs
is one of the best billiard players ] ever
met
Then your best plan would be 70 go
and see him and arrange matters. You
VIII do so?'' =
"Certainly-vicariousIy, OF course. You
would represent me, Lnlyboru?'
II think your Majesty had better go
yourself this time"
''But L have not been used-I-thers
might be daugerP'
You don't think Of that when you send
u.s. said Granta. II don't speak for my
self, because always take jolly good care
to keep out OF too great peril but for those
under me, whose part am taking by way
of change. Send on flag OF truce first
table cloth or clean pocket handkerchief
will do Be sure it is a clean Que or the
euemy may doubt your intentions. A table,
cloth or handkerchief is au emblem OF peace
5OtultT hOul4 hlAiAluBAy LAEd8
with disrespect"
So Peter was finally prevailed upon to
pay an amieaale visit to Seldomphoundland,
a step which, it must be confessed, the
worthy monarch took all the more readily
from entertaining hopes Of august 'larks''
at the foreign court, when far from thereach
OF cOuMgaI supervision
The progress OF Peter through the do
minions of Gobo XIX, of Seldomphound-
| land, was a pleasant one enough, the rors
| mer monarch being accommodated with
| Pullman cars, sumptuous repasts, light
| literature and other demonstrations OF
| friendship and good VIII. +
He noted, however, that no warliks
/ preparations were to be seen here any more
| than in his ovSn country. This made him
suspect treacrery, and be began TO fear
/ lest his white handkerchief should not have
met with that respect which he had been
assured that this useful article would nee
| essariIy inspire. But all these fears wero
soon dispelIed by the genial and hearty re-
ception which he met with az the hands q
his old friend Gobo XIX. :
II am delighted to see you, Peter,".
the latter exclaimed, shaking him BY the
hand.
Happy to meet you once more, dear
brother You received my envoy, OF
course?"
Yes, although his flag was red By thu
time he got here"
''RedI Good heavens, Why, the Queen
herself got out clean"
well, 1t seems he lost that one on his
way. and at the village where he missed
i D. rTr.Fa
sold. so he had TO purchase a red one. But
when ne explained this We knew what VOC
meant, so 1t came to the same thing And
now will you tell me what has procured
Us the honor of your brOtheTly VISIT?
We'll. to come to business without u1'
necessary preamble, the fact is that 1
wished to see il we could not settle our diff
ferences by friendly arbitration instead
OF by war"
| My dear Peter, am pleased 1t is ths
very thing 1 wanted to propose myselfJ''
| .You-so warl1ke and bOld!'
''I was warlike and bold Ike you, vtea'
riOusly. but that is all past now
May 1 ask why this remarkable
changer
May 1 not have the distinguished honoi
of putting the sane-query first 20 you2''
well. we thought mean, I-vicari-
ously-that for two such great nations a.
ours TO come 10 blows was setting bad
example to the rest Of mankind and calcu
lated to upset the even balance and soldar
tty Of the worlds polity, and that the same
results might be obtained by mutual con
cessions OF such a nature as to insure :
| continuance"
Cannon. my dear brother; in the cons
else philosophy of Bacon, ! repeat, en-
phaticaIy but respectfully, Cannon A
truce to diplomacy. We pay others to be
our diplomats Why keep dog and bark
yourself? l win tell the truth instead
NAV as well, for it is comm on talk at oul
| court. and you would soon hear 1t for your
self. We are having a universal military
STRIKE -
How sfngularI"
.'organized by man uamed Phladel
pho" :
"A pacific patriot"
The same. Do you know him?"
''Of course. He has been serving %!
army in the same striking manner.
Then we are on perfect equality
And the two kings shook hands.
I'VE are, and the only thing remaining
is for our foreign ministers to meet aud tall
over the terms"
This time the worthy mOnsTchs EN-
braced, and that evening, as they sat o.
the palatiaI hearth, drinking imperial 10
kay, while Peter the Younger flirted as
siduously with the Princess OF Seldom
pboundIand. in the embrasure OF the null
ioned window, the King of Eidunnovenl
began to think that after al peace was bet
ter than war
And feTvently do we pray that al luteIna
tionaI disputes may De as easily arranged
and that war, which has been the bitterest
OF all curses in the ages past and gone, ma!
forever be abolished in the better years Il
come.
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