The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21

of deputies and around the Court gar
den strasse in front of my royal palace.
and 90, back to the Hof Brauerei, where
they are to be again served with half
lter stein; and SO ON, until the great
cask II empty. In this way there will
be an endless procession of the royal
guards upon these four streets for sew
eral hours. At the commencement Of
the ceremony you will post the Lusatian
snvoy extraordinary at a convenient
window of tho palace, whence he may
look out upon the marching troops, take
note of their loyalty and count their
numbers. As they will pass the win
dow sixteen times. it will seem to him
that there are forty-eight thousand OF
them. You will finally surround the
chamber of deputies with my guards,
who will, at that time, have arrived at
such . pitch of enthusiasm that they
will intimidate the deputies into grant
Ing the tax, and then clear the chamber
Of them. You may now retire. have
bothered enough with the matter, and
I have not yet breakfasted."
1T IL most wonderful strategy, your
majesty" exclaimed the minister; "a
brilliant coup d. etat. would. not have
Thought of It. Machiavelll could not
have equalled your majesty. Unjust now
beg of you. sire, to give me- the neces-
sary order for having the guards out"
"Write the order, Herr Muller" said
I to the secretary.
He wrote out the document. and then
asked:
"Will your majesty sign it?"
: was upon the point Of doing so.
when It suddenly occurred to. me that
4 man in my town had once signed an
other mans name TO piece of paper,
and that he was even now boarding at
che expense OF the state forit.
''No," said /. 1T is not necessary. Ny
seal Is sufficient. Here is my signet
ring"
Saying this. took my seal ring from
my finger ami gave IL to him. He ex-
amined II for moment.
II see. your majesty" said he. ''that
II IT, simply cut with the initials IS. p
VI -. NOulu outsil ne tui e W tuO
document be quite in order?"
Certainly. Herr Secretary Muller. II
= easily seen that you are new to the
business. The letters, ~. S. stand for
pro signo.' which rendered into Ger
man, means to sign with"
My prime minister now took the order
and the 5000 marks. and, not without
some trouble, bowed himself out of the
apartment. / Immediately called Gott
fried 10 rnc, and asked him about the
young lady.
II have talked with her. your maj
;esty," he answered. "and / have alsC
,nquircd about her of a person who was
near her IN the can.echamber. Her name
Is valesla Maria Claudia Won Engle
hart. She was left ON orphan. with |
large fortune. az an early age, and hal
been living with mn uncle. the. brothel
of her father. at Nurnburg. This uncle
sccording 10 irany, Is Il villain, ant
would compel her. against her will
10 marry certain Baron Won Haben
ctcin. "a general in your mniesty's ser
~sce: r,an almost three times he
cwn zee, and. withal. OF an unsayor,
reputation for dissipation ond gallant
~. Whereby. she l,as lately run ava.
from her un,ie's house az Nurnbuig x
ard has taken refuge with an aunt, ii
ihis. your majes;ys. city OF Munich
fspdirs that the baron hes discovers
her ~h-rfaboris. md fearing. from Ger
ME lril.eet.ors. that be Is preparing b.
force 10 sl,dact her. she has decided .
esply diyzctIy to Jour majesty for prs