The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

The next day, at 9 a. M, his majesty APP
Deared at the foreign Office, where the.
hours are from s to II and from 3 to 4 or
s and. not waiting to be announced, went.
directly to the minister's sanctum.
Empty! He went through the whole
suite Of rooms on that floor, and then up
and over up, through one deserted room
after another. To be sure. In one he
found a cat, and in one or w even mice
were dancing about; but two-legged ami
mails were conspicuous by their absence,
Finally. In the last room on the top
floor, asyoung man was discovered, scant-
lily clad, shaving. His fright and embar-
rassment were so great that he lost his
wits and told the truth.
Flow is it you are so early?' asked
Victor Emanuel, suaveiy.
I-didn like to go home stan-
mered the poor wretch, giving wild dabs
at his lath~er-covered chin.
II don't understand said the king.
Then catching sight of the dress clothes
on the chair, he added:
80, I see; you have been out all night.
Well, inform the minister I called
The next time thai high parsonage saw
his king the latter said: II congratulate
you on your Woodworking youngsmen;
but perhaps it would be just S well not
to add to their numbers, and to see that
they do not use their offices as dressing
/ rooms" S@SEaE6 8 &gE&&t s5s1s&5
aacome in and Be D-n
Another set of: men .',Evictimized, I, rs
they express 1t, are the military. Il like
TO call myflife my own. grumbled one
comfortable looking officer to me, 'tblt
with that jack-tn-the-box a morning
snooze is out of the question. tJust@when
you are wondering If 1t Is time for your
early coffee there is a ring from the sen
tineI, n you rush down., perhaps with
3out. your collar,4to be8confronted by the
king, who looks like a thundercloud anG
\ Will not accept apologies. It is q CON
founded nuisance!
Another recounts that 1t was known
that gambling was going on among The
! soldiers, but that those guilty could never
be detected. The king had given strict or
ders that twas to be put down among
officers .as well as men. "OneSevening,s'
he went on some of us fellows hat
nothing to do, so e. harmless game q
cards was proposed, and i, as senforSo
l4afcer, gave my consent.@Stakes got high
err nd5highs until there5was a5consider
able sum OF money N the table, and#w,
quite forgot time and place. AT last TIL,
/ young fellow who a won steadil.
staked every cent he had made. and
put down the same sum. s 9 55
Just as we were instha thick of 1T an,
things seemed going In my q sknocl
t1sCAIl0a dlSGl1C oOOAsAali4 Al
but there wassno RESPONSE After ASfey
seconds again thetap-tap, andsIs$exasper
ated, exclaimed Come In. and be d.
Iwhereupon theHdoor sloWlysopened an,
the king looked me straight tn4theseye.
leave ittoSyou IL it we not hard lines.
the kingss fault of being Ii sloveSwit
r. another class Of hi
4 subjects hnds Objectionable He IS ecc
81 noratcaI heeause@htsMaWtfe8do moi kno,
howsto spends he does not entertain DC
htsswife Is Jealous ! he does not fiji
sisbecanse his wife has q temperate goes i
a. motor car Tssking mis- Ills, sbeoau hi
81 vito enjoys II; he buTiesghimseff hi
hunting lodge on the island of Mont
Urcie Nicholas Gets the Empty Bottle
20 tsll the truthsssi vas supposed tha
S.Ssa young king and queen would entertai
1laVishiys ai,cesssssaals merry an
day,Sdress
smart SOCIETY,". Instead here
Victor Emanuel HI I0yewithsh his wife. an
creaited With seeing everything wlth#he