The state herald., 1897-05-14

ard. Even If harmless 1t holds up the
sufferer to ridicule, and intelligent hu-
man beings do not need to be told that
such conduct is reprehensible. But II
the joke be well contrived, sufficiently
humorous in idea and neatly executed,
we do not care so much as we should
II 1t fall under the practical class.
Who would not have liked to be pres
ent at the royal masquerade when Hell
degger, master of the revels to George
H., was confronted by his double? The
duke OF Montague had obtained a east
OF the great mans face. From this he
caused wax mask to be fashioned
and colored. Heidegger's tailor sup
piled facsimile of the new and gor-
geous dress he was to wear, and the
duke engaged an actor to play the part
He told the band ut the last moment
to strike up Charley Over the Water"
at his majestys appearance instead of
God Save the King" They hesitated
| But II was indubitably He!degger-fea-
| tureless, voice, clothes and also impre-
cations when the conductor demurred.
| So the king heard that reasonable air
perhaps for the first time. on entering.
We can family imagine the tumult.
Heidegger rushed to the band. struck
the conductor. set him playing God
Save the King" and rushed back TO
apologize. Next moment he returned
to the orchestra, equally fufious-that
is, his double rcturned-ordpring the
| band to resume Charley over the Wa
ter" and the bewildered musicians
obeyed.
There was never such scene in the
| presence Of royalty. The officers of the
| guards In attendance made dash at
the band with swords, but those in the
secret blocked the way. Heidegger.
dancing round the king. made inarticu-
late protestations and excuses, while
his majesty stormed and threatened.
making for the door
The situation became perilous. So
the counterfeit stepped forward cry
ing, with passionate Indignation: "Sire.
| the devil has taken my likeness to un-
do me. Look at him!" Heidegger saw
his double, gasped, gibbered and fell
senseless. One may think that longer
and more complicated business" might
! have been developed from such an in
, genious hoax. but for dramatic situa-
tion OF It's class this could not be beat
en-.
In some parts of South America good
folk store all the glass and crockery
broken in the twelyemonth and at car
niyal time put into sack attached to
the lofty balcony by n stout cord not
| quite long enough TO reach the ground.
When desirable victim passes be-
meath, the sack is quietly let go-to be
| arrested with hideOus crash upon his
very heels. II Is credlbly reported that
foreigners unpropared for this Jest
| have tumbled headlong at the shock
and others have taken TO their beds
with an attack of fever. These are
| rare triumphs.
At the Sistlne chapel on Good FRI
day each worshiper received smnil
whip on entering. Three candles only
| burned on the altar. When tho first
was extinEuished every one threw on
! his coat; the next, his wnlstcoat: the
third was a signal TO fog himself in
| pitch darkness. Sir Francis Dashwood,
/ afterward chancellor OF the cxcheuuor.
founder Of the Dllettanti club and
| parsonage whose name dwclls In his
tory, was visiting Rome lie provld-
ed himself with n stout riding whip
| and got admittanco to the Sstinc.
when the floggIng began. instead Of
utillatlng his own shoulders dellcntoly
he slashed his neighbors right and
left with British whip-eord conscion-
| tlously laid on. The scene IL not yet
| forgotten In Rome. Eastwood had
| made his arrangements to escape.
I Horses and servants stood ready In Il
| by-street. He mounted and rode for
his life but some OF his followers were
captured. tried for sacrIlcge and sent
TO the galloys. II we remember right.
Il may be hoped that when the rock-
less youth became n power In Europe
/ he did not forget those poor follows.