Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-19

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In the memoirs OF Lcign Hunt there Is
O pretty story about a guIleless young
lady who Travelled 100 miles TO have an
interview with the philosopher De
Quincy. the English opium Eater
and after a preamble suggesting
novel and important communication,
advised him to abstain from the baleful
drug altogether
"lt would have made him laugh horri-
bly," says the chronlcler ~ he had not
also felt so much Ike crying"
With similar emotions the relatives Of
| kidnapped children most often receive
| the eXhortation 90 become public bene-
| factors and discourage satanic enter
prise by wholly ignoring The 0yertures
| OF the pl0ttcrs. writes +. l.. oswald IN
! the Cincinnati Enquirer The adoption
| Of that plan would indeed be a test OF
! public spirit In "a form that was cpusld-
cred a moral potent even among the
stern republicans Of ancient Rome
RANKS NEXT TO MURDER.
The combination Of child stealing and
blackmail ranks next To- murder In the
scale Of felonies, but the combinator
also knows that his menace h harder 10
resist than almost any other threat.
There Is not prominent politician or
successful business man In Europe or
America who has not learned 10 scorn
personal intimldations. Baroness
Hirsch. newly married burst out sob
blng when she happened 10 get hold OF
a blackmalling note, coupled with hOr-
rible threats OF murder and arson,
I'VE are lost, we are lost she walled,
wrlngng her hands
'Al you lost Is the time you wasted
on reading that screed" laughed her
husband. how many such love letters
do YOU suppose ! get IN a year? Ny
pigeon holes would not hold them n |
didn't burn about nine tenths and fle
the rest as literary curIosities'
Banker Perrer went even further and
would treat his clerks 90 a farce mat
inee by getting a comedian 20 read an
assortment Of those bood.and thunder
mIsslves In public.
'W-O-O-o-oe. --," in a sort Of whoa,
Emma. drawl-"wooe be the day when
you decide 10 reject one ult'matum
the corridors Of the palace bullt with
your ill-gotten wealth. shall run with
blood I'm the overflow stains the streets.
and passers-by shall shudder to witness
the doom OF rapaclty, coupled with
ayarice."
ANSWERING THREATS.
Count Adelbert Bulow, a cousin Of the
Austrian statesman. one day found his
gate plastered with anarchist manl-
festos, warning him 20 keep away from
the "Frankenhausen Forest" whore
several members Of the secret junta had
recently been arrested for poaching.
Without a moments hesitation the old
real estate magnate rode 10 town and
instructed a printer 10 post several
hundred counter proclamations. inform
ing all whom II might concern that
every Saturday and Wednesday after
noon Count b. could be found In ths
game park known as the F'rankenhaus-
en- Forest"
Elector Ernest. OF saxony. hung his
rebellious robber knights as fast as he
could catch ihdfn1 but when they cap
| tured his two young sons the iron.fsted
reformer suddenly relaxed his grip on
the sword Of justice and opened nego-
tiatlons.
He also released three OF his most
mutinous prisoners and entreated them
20 mediate Pardon? Oh. certainly;
nay. a liberal proof Of his personal af-
lection n they would only manage 10
bring back his youngsters alive. No
questions 10 be asked no legal pro-
ceedings on account OF incidental NAL
treatment Of the hostages; bring them
back alive and uncrlppled. that's all
one OF the eN-iail birds ala manage
the job after his employers PROPOSE
tions had been recorded In the form Of
a signed contract and tha champion ~
reform never drew sword again til his
sons had been made comfortable In an
lnscrutablc hiding place.
King Pedro. OF Arag0n. a. rs true. de-
fed a Moorish chief who had caught bls
son In an ambuscade. but the Emlr bid
ed his time and few months after
could dictate his own terms Of peace.
METHODS OF ROMAN EMPERORs.
The Roman emperors understood that
advantage so well that their courts
swarmed with hostages and Moham-
med II, after his conquest Of the Byz8n-
thine empire. established special
"HOuSe Of Pages" where the sons Of
Greclan and Spryian princes were edu-
Gated az his expense. with precautions
that made escape practically lmpossI-
bic. The famous Skandarberg had been
educated In that way. till ne slipped on
broken parole. and ArminIUs. tht III
erutor ~ Germany. took his FIRST Latin
grammar lesson in hostoCt college
In their first 1utburst ~ wrath Choler-
ic potentutes occasionally rejected TIE
terms of @ kilnappor. but IN the long
run parental affection nearly always
prevailed and 1t is more than probate
that the father OF Charley Ross was ON
the p0in, ~ yieldinS when flr som
reason 0r other the communications OF
tie bllclyul.lers suddenly ceased The
most plausible theory Is judge Nausit-
tar's that Doc s'nuths 0f tho aw got s1
close on their track that tlqy had t1
save themselves by hight under cirCum-
stances making 20 difficult OR impossible |
40 take their prisoner along. and that /
they Killed him to make him disappear I.
az short notice Several years after the I
an round desperate. Mosher with oE .
unknown companion. was Killed In an I
ATTEMPT no midnight burglary aud as /
he breathcd his hast his dying accom- /
pice turned t1 The leader ~ the Wig /
lance posse: Gentlemen YOU would /
De- sorry 70 YOU know whom vow killed. /
that man could have told you an about .
Charley Ross
Cant you9 Where is hc7 Why dll .
they kill him9' came q storm 0f eager .
questions. bur = DYING mans voice
was getting inruculato. "lrs too late. /