Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-20
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
; I'd! THRONE HAKER

u"lh tnat was rusnihs from Eustoh 10
Liverpool
replied that ! had spent several
years III Europe.
WHAT'S your opinion OF fnrrupean
kings, continued the man. DO YOU
consider that there's any enterprise
and hustle among EN-? haven't
found any, but perhaps you have
On my replying that | had no per-
sonal acquaintance with the monarchs
or Europe, my companion became con
hdential, and told me the following
story
I'm going back to America after
having made the first big failure In my
whole business career. II wasn't my
fault. II was just due to the lack OF
enterprise among these ridiculous
kings. III tell you all about II, II you
care to listen.
came over mere last March with
iull line OF thrones. I'd been looking
at picture one day OF King Solomon
sitting ON his throne, and all 81 sud.
den an idea struck me. Says | to my
sell: There hasn't been any substan.
tial Improvement In thrones since Sol
onions time, ana there's big field Tor
enterprise In throne making So !
thought over the thing a spell, and
made up my mind TO manufacture mod.
els OF new ana improved thrones and
take them 10 Europe ana get orders
from the reignlng Kings and emperors.
You see. my idea was that the
sort OF throne That would suit one
KING wouldn't SUIT another. There's
Kings that they can constitutional, ana
cant go beyond the regular program
oil ther duties Ana there's kings that
are shot at regular and then, again,
theres Kings that am worth shooting
at' NOW one standard pattern OF
throne' such as solomon USED,
Wouiuh SUIT every sort OF KING, ana
caicuiaten 10 make my throhes nj the
particular neeus Oh each reighhs KING
wen. spt 10 WORK anu studied
UP ABOUT all 'he moharchs OF iurrup'
IN ABOUT TWO weeks ] Knew the ways
" inns Nhg ana that KING uowh 10 'he
grouhu, ana reckohed that knew Just
'he sort OF thrones that they required
inaue my i'oue's' ana henty
hahusohhe .ney were useu 'he pest
spanish ceuur' anu the most expensive
'arn'sn' anu s'''. anu 'ei'e'' anu e''
erything 'hht couid give them styish
anu a,'rae'i'e appearance ihey are
wnat can rear opJec's Oh ART, ana I've
na'i mihd 10 hire nan when get
honie' anu eAh'o'' 'heh' ana give iee-
lure ON thTohes ana moharchicai ihsti'
t"tlohs seherally'
! came 10 England IN March, as
said. ana the second day after my ar
rival l TOOK CAP ana put my modei
OF an Ensiish throne on the front seat,
nicely wrapped up In brown paper, ana
tod the caDman TO drive to Bucking'
ham Palace, where was told the King
iired. Inc throne was Just the thing
Tor your King II was what ] called
an interconvertiblet throne and lounge.
IL looked ike hrst-class throne,
where the King could sit and wear his
crown, and emphasize his remarks
win MS scepter, TIL ne might be tired.
rhen all he would have to do would
DE 10 press a button, and the thing
would open out and back till 1t became
comfortable lounge, where he could
lie ana rest, and perhaps doze little,
while MS Prime Minister read death
warrants, ana reports OF committees,
ana s"ch' 10 MN was proud OF that
,hrohe' ana iei' sure that the King, be'
ing mishty ihteihgeht man. would
eaten on 10 the idea OF IL at once But,
as u happened ne never saw H.
aroVe up 10 the 'front.' door OF the
pa'ace' ana hshea tne chap IN UNIFORM
at the uoor IL the Ming was IN lie
looked sort Oh curious at me- ana then
ne says ms majesty H. at present.
III LONDON
very good says T. WIN you Just
TAKE MIN my card ana say that want
10 see MN iUr ABOUT Ten minutes