The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-26

ard. Even II harmless II holds up the
sufferer TO ridicule. and intelligent hui
man beings do not need 10 be told that
such conduct Is rcprehensible But II
the Joke be- well contriyed. sufficiently
humorous In idea and neatly executed.
we DO not care 90 much as we should
n % fan under the practical class.
Who would not have liked 90 be pres
cnt at the royal masquerade when Hell
degger. master Of the royels 90 George
a.. was confronted by his double? The
duke Of Montague had obtained a cast
Of the great mans face From this be
caused a wax mask TO be fashioned
and colored. Heidsgger's tailor sup
piled a facsimile OF the new and gor-
geous dress be- was TO wear. and the
duke engaged an actor 10 play the part
He told the band az the last moment
10 strike up Charley over the Water
az his maiesty's appearance instead Of
God Save the King." They hesltated.
But Il was lndubitably Heidogger-fea
turoloss. voice. clothes and also lmpre-
cations when the conductor demurred.
So the king heard that reasonable air.
perhaps f1r the frs, time. on entering
We can family imagine the tumult
HeIdegEer rushed TO the band. struck
the conductor. set him playing God
Save the Klng" and rushed back %
apologize Next moment ne returned
10 the orchestra. equally furious-thai
o. his double Misunderstanding the
band 10 resume Charley over the Wa
ter" and the bewildered musicians
obeyed
There was never such a scene In the
presence Of royalty. The officers Of N,
guards Ia attendance made a dash al
the band with swords but those In n,
secret blocked the way Heldegger
dancing round the king. made lnarticu
late protesiations and excuses. whil'
his majesty stormed and threatened
making for the door
The situation became perllous S,
the counterfeit stepped forward cry
ing. with passionate Indignation "Sire
the devil has taken my likeness TO un
do me. Look al HIM" Heidogger sav
bis double. gasped. gibbered and Del
Eenseless One may think that longe
and more complicated business" nigh
have been developed from such an In
genious hoax. but for a dramatic situa
tion OF be- class this could not be- beat
en-.
In some parts % South America ZOO
folk store an the glass and CROKER
broken 10 the twelvemonth and al cal
nlyal time put into a sack attached
the lofty balcony by a stout cord n,
quite Ions enough 20 reach the groun
when a desirable victim passes b
meath. the sack b. quietly let go-to !
arrested with a hidcous crash upon h
very heels u Is credibly reported thi
foreigners unprcpared Cor this ie
have tumblcd headlong az the sho,
and others have taken 20 their be,
with an attack OF fever. These al
rare trIumphs.
a. the sistlne chapel on Good Ff
day each worshiper received a sma
whip on entering Three candles on
burned on the altar when the Or
was extingulshed every one threw d
his coat. the next. his waistcoat; a
third was a signal 20 fog himself
pitch darkness. Sir Francis Dashwoo
afterward chancellor Of the excheque
founder Of the Diletiant club and
parsonage whose name dwells IN hi
tory. was visiting Rome. Tie provl
"a himself with a stout riding VII
and got admittance 10 the Slstir
when the norgIng began. instead
, Initiating bis own shoulders delicate
Z BE- slashed bic ueiehbors right al
. left With British whip-cord console
. tously laid on. The scene Is not y
/ forgotten in Rome. Eastwood HI
. made his arrangements 90 escaI
q Horses and servants stood ready In
b hy-strcCt. Tie mounted and rode
4 his ne. but some Of bis followers We
n captured. tried Cor sacrIlcgc and %
q 90 the ealleys. DO We remember rigl
q Il may BE- hoped that when the rec
e less youth became q power 10 Euro
he ana not FORGET those poor fellows