Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-03

CRIED OUT Fol: THE MOON TO TAKE DROP
boss of til" earth and owner of all the
planets above? Your humble slave as
Sules you that the sun. moon and every
star will hustle to do your bidding"
''1Thlnks, Remshen must he q
daisy for sure. Not being clear on the
subject. ! haven't given much atten-
ton to celestial matters. but now ]
think I'll give them Il whirl. IL fel
Ter is going 10 be boss ut all. he might
as well be Il boss on Wheels
THAT is true. . abound. and when
you get ready to command the moon to
come off her perch l Will issue procla-
nation and gather the people"
Old RenlsAen was fawning syco-
plant ON skates. He had good thin:
and wanted to keep it. He had said
the same fusome words to his master
hundred times over. but nothing had
come of it except to make his position
more solid. y day or two after the
above conversation and while he was
going around the palace with u molas.
SEES grin on his face the bell jingled
and he was called into the presence of
his master
''By the way. Remshen. do you re-
member our little conversation the 9th
or day." uueried the akound
Can a slave forget his masters
words?" asked Remshen as he lifted
his hands in protest.
live been thinking. I'm heap of a
TELLER and you know it. and know it.
but there may be a man or two on the
outside who differs with us. want to
do something big to knock 'em all out. :"
will it please thee to behead thou
sand men?'
We'll. yes it would. but as it is just
about tax time we'd better leave their
heads on their shoulders until they
have paid in the sugar. ! think III go
for the moon, Kemshell. She'll be full
tonight. and I'll order her to come
down to earth"
but. O ruler. she might be damaged
in the fall" protested Relnshen. begin
ming to quake With fear.
"l'll look out for that. Well spread
4 feather bed for her to light on. Just
issue Il proclamation for the people to
gather on the east side of my palace at
10 O'clock tonight.
1.-The moon. o ruler. is sometimes OBJ
stinate." suggested Eemshcn as he felt
pain. "Shc has even been known to
disobey mighty potentates."
But she'll tumble for NE. or I'll
know the reason why! Is it not in my
title that am owner Of all the planets
above? Get along. old boy. and issue
that proclamation. When my subjects
discover that ! can wallop old Luna
around at will. tlere'll be no more
kicking about high taxes"
Old Remshen was boxed up and
couldn't say another word. He went
away and issued his proclamation and
then beseeched the grave Of his father,
the bones Of his mother and his lucky
stars to send dark night to knock the
experiment on the head. He was look.
ing bilious when night came and the
old York state cheese arose in all hel
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 Ills hands and cried out fol
the moon TO take drop 1t was q
dead failure. He cried out again an6
again. but the moon continued her gait
"Replshen" said the boss Of eartt
when he realized that he was knocked
out. dismiss the populace and como
with me-"
The populace went away with thei,
tongues in their checks, and when the