The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-07

CRIED OUT FOX THE mOoN lO TAME DIof.
boss OF the earth and owner Of all the
planets above? Your humble slave as
surcs you that the sun, moon and every
star will hus,ic to do your bidding"
Thanks, Rcmshcn. | must be n
daisy for sure. Not being clear on the
subject, | haven't given much atten-
tlon 10 celestial matters, but now j
think I'll give them whlrl. If n fcl-
Ter Is going TO be- boss at all, lac might
as well be boss on wheels"
"That is true, q akOund, and when
you get ready to command the moon to
come Off her perch | Will issue procla
nation and gather the people"
Old Remshcn was n fnwnlng syco-
phant on skates. He had "A good thing
and wanted to keep II. He had said
the same fulsomc words to his master
n hundred times over, but nothing had
come of IL except to make his position
more solid. A day or two after the
above conversation and while he was
going around the palace with n molas-
scs grin on his face the bell Jlnglcd,
and he was called into the presence Of
his master.
"By the way, Rcmshcn, do you re-
member our little conversation the 9th
or day" quericd the akound.
"Can q slave forget his masters
wordsf" asked Rcmshcn rs hc lifted
his hands I'm protest
1--WE been thinking. I'm heap OF n
fcllcr and you know II, ana know IT,,
but there may bc Il man or two on the
outside who differs with us. | want to
do something big to knock 'cm nll out"
"Will 1t please thee to bchcad thou
sand mcnY
"Wcll, yes. II would, but as II Is Just
about tax time we'd better leave their
heads on their shoulders until they
have paid In the sugar | think I'll go
for the moon, Rcmshcn. She'll bc full
tonight, and I'll order her to come
down To earth"
"But, O ruler, she might he damaged
I'm the fall" protested Rcmshcn, begin
ming to quake with fear
"I'll look out for that. Wen spread
feather bed for her 20 light on. Just
Issue a proclamation for the people 10
gather on the east side of my palace ut
10 o'clock tonight"
"Thc moon, q ruler, Is sometimes oh
stlnatc," suggested Rcmshen rs he felt
pain. "She has even been known 10
dlsobcy mighty potcntatcs."
"But she'll tumble for me, or I'll
know the reason whyl Is II not I'm my
titl, tint I m, ,,N-u.r ~ MI ia, ,lon,ta
above2 Get along, old boy, and issue
that proclamation. when my subjects
discover that | can wallop old LSa
around at will. thcrc'll be no more
kicking about high taxes"
Old Rcmshcn was boxed up and
couldnt say another word. He went
away and issued his proclamation and
then besceched the grave of his father.
the bones OF his mother and his lucky
stars TO send n dark night to knock the
experiment on the head. lie was look
Ing bilious when night came and the
old York state cheese arose I'm all her
glory. Everybody In town was out,
and the odds were five to one that the
akound would win. At the hour named
he appeared on the steps OF his palace
and lifted his hands and cried out FOR
the moon TO take drop. II was n
dead failure lie cried out again and
again. but the moon continued her gait
"Remshen." said the boss of earth
when he realized that he was knocked
out, dismiss the populacc and come
with me-"
The populacc went away with their
tongues In their checks, and when ia,
akound had reached his library b.
said.
How is this. Remshcn7 Why didn'i
the moon come DOWN.
80 ruler" replied the old sycophan'
as his heart tunkcd his ribs, "thcre Is q
difference between theory and fact"
IL see. Theoretically I am owner o'
the planets. Practically | am an ass.
ought 10 have got on to this. but belnl
so busy IL never occurred TO me. Rem
shen, old boy. come out In the bacl
yard with me-"
30 mighty ruler. but what woul,
your
I'm going TO give another lllustrq