Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-21
FAMOUS KINGS WE
HAVE MET
BY Warden Allen Curtis.

IL
Il suppose it's wrong for "A free-born
III American to say he would like it, but
HI | acknowledge that would. How
II ever, as that's impossible, / should at
H least like to see a king and converse
4 with him"
II Il can't say that I ever saw a real
II king" said the Rhode Islander who had
/ been in the French navy; but l once Id
saw man who claimed TO be king. ]
Il One night, when the Arethuse was
lying in a French port, and it was my /
watch on deck, l was startled by feel I
ing hand upon my shoulder and hear I
ing a strange voice whispers 4
" 1 am the king of France; don't tell | n
anybody that I'm here. d
Il turned and saw a rather imposing fl
looking man with Wild rowing eye. L
" I would like to grant your request a
said I, but it is my duty to report your W
presence here, sir. l shall have to tell
the admiral Of
"'Please don't tell anybody. They 50
will execute me- said he. If you'u not CT
tell, I'll make you a baron when I get Y
my throne in
But there's the admiral I'll have w
| to tell him that you are here Of
"'Well, offer him a marquisate from Il
me as the price of his silence and, If ed
he'll espouse my cause and deliver up TO
the fleet, I'll make him a duke and wi
commander of the royal navy. / have sh
an army ready on shore, and now / ] ]
want a naval force yel
Il went to the admiral at once and Inc
told him about the stranger. wi
Undoubtedly the republics ia dam rec
ger said the admiral, and I'm glad of Ne
it. There isn't enough pomp and glory
about IL. Here may be "a chance for vas
us to win renowu, Baxter l have fore ant
seen a royalist uprising for some time. OF
The Paris correspondents for those lul
American papers you lent me have been the
finding out things about the threat pro
sned royalist uprising which people cel'
over here have not seemed TO know any oFa
hing about, and here the uprising is. give
What salary does he intend to give to
he commander of the navy? What did eINi
le look like2 Is it the Due de Charities mt.
n the Comte de Paris% the
4 have never met those gentlemen ana am.
aid l. They never have been in Rhode aiile
sland that ! know Of ihlf'
81 brought the royal ,,orsoro,., t,,.. cato
he cabin. The admiral whispered to was
lie that he didn't recognize him as eata
ny of the pretenders Nevertheless. ne
e addressed him respectfully and = ;
sked him about his chances of secur- ''oN
~ the throne ana
~ have ~, ANNA. ~ oao ma ..----, ammo
cted two miles from here, and nv
gents tell me that the country is ready - t u,
rise tonight and proclaim me - y. -
harles the Eleventh tomorrow. ''', a.,
" My king, l salute YOU said the -,
lmiral, kneeling.
just then four men rushed into the -
bin and handcutTed the monarch. 80 ,.I.,
@ s,,ar5 ", ''i II. "u'i'I'oi' u[a"lhg lne
,,a+ r.. =" le'uoIque' There
ajesty. Arrest all traitors present tha ~
the plot crushed? Is there to be - ,,,I :, y
orous monarchy, or is the beloved -
public safe?' 80 -
- Plot, monarehy?' asked one of the 80
'angers. What are YOU talking 49,,
out? This is an escaped lunatic-a "a
IN afflicted with a mania that he is ~
e dispossessed king of France. We 10
We traced him here and now we will ~. AZ
le him back to the asylum he came -
,m.' l,ocAe
Perhaps so; but not so fast There ,-;1
" be plot against the republic here ,, ,lt
II the guard, Baxter and in a mo- ,',.1 u
mt the lunatie and four keepers were -
rounded. ''uso ="
Allow us to GO said the head keep m 'g
He is only madman' ,'', pa
This is serious thing, said the aTl- -
rail- Even pretended pretenderm -
Give some one. The French areamer- - -
'ial people, alas! and this mailman - -
ght have started "A revolution had -
not been seized at the start by one - !.
firm in his allegiance to the republic -.
l. He may escape from the asylum ,af. :,
in, and by deceiying the people be- -.
ne a source of great danger Let the ,rha -,
GERS OF the feet be summoned 10 a -, n
I'm In. L
The officers assembled and. as sure p'
shooting, the court-martiai adj a'lu !,
ged the poor old lunatic guilty of 70. y
ason. So he was hanged at the yard 80, -.
D." was sc
Was anything done about the hang IN ~
W, '-'1 s'". ,Ne' per babe h
"a - 'na' 'le aahlral re- lowed
~ u VI loiiof ana the thanks and dr.
a. s"lu the hhoae Is them L
~ "'o 1'u oeeh IN the french built.
+ ,.o,,- -.---,. lea
-. 80 ., r lo Nlies' S'la the eN- off, tn,
81 s,,I,. ,'e ~ oi'S'ilie Dlues' out All mig
1t was arter the Chinese war, and 80 a..
troop-ship put in at some is -. !,
Inhabited by a Chinese sort of -
pie, governed 10y man what called ,rer,1,1'
Elf sultan. The sultan sent word ,,,or,ar
any of us could call on i'm II they Wv
tied to- but it turned out that - -
~ -, were h
-' . Nt ~ tAAt HdAatt was taken rF ~. sri