The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-02-25
The King and
the Beggar Maid.
(PART Will,

Egypt Wnen out eignteen years
old. His father was an easy
going sort of a fellow, who
spent most of his time playing checkers,
drinking Budweiser aud eating linn
burger. His name was -B,Um-fer-W
During his reign the very rich first con-
ceived the notion of running the coun-
try for their special benefit. They
found it an easy task to convince the
king of their eminent fitness to steer
the ship of state to the entire satisfac-
tion of all the passengers. That is to
say, all the passengers who really
amounted to anything. ''Of course"
their representatives argued before the
king, sit would be insulting your maj
ssty's intelligence to point out that not
even the gods can govern country in
such wise as to please everybody. But
what we can do is to make laws to suit
all occasions. The laws of q great and
progressive country like ours should
not be noted for conspicuous rigidity.
In fact, laws should be elastic, flexible.
What is merely sign of the exuber-
ance of youth and vigor in one of the
blood royal is an indication of mild
perverseness in one of our class, and
an infallible manifestation of total de-
pravity in one of the common people.
Now law that admits of but one in
depreciation of misdeeds of whatever
nature or form would be manifestly
unjust, and work great mischief. 1t
is our aim to weave the laws in such a
manner that they may be stretched
point or two whenever the occasion de.
mands it. 70 illustrate: If the street.
sweeper's son were to strike one of the
sons of the Lords annointed, should not
the whole family of the street-sweepeI
be fed to the crocodiles? Yea, verify
and his distant relatives, too. But il
one of the kings sons were to strike
or main, or kill one of the street
sweeper's brats, should he suffer pun
ishment therefor? The gods forbid
And if Yon- Y on-Son swipes pair o.
oyeralls, should he not be sent up tht
river? But if Lucre-Lucre-Son, wht
has no need of overalls, were to do th'
same trick, should he travel the same
route? Perish the thought! The cry
ing need of the country and the hou
is body of men of discrimination t,
make laws for Egypt that can be dis
criminately applied, and to appoin
discriminative judges to apply tn
laws: And we huEbly beg leave t
submit to your majesty list of name
of prominent men who can be depend
ed upon to make such laws, and to az
point such judges. And we furthe
suggest that the number of lawmaker
shall not exceed fifty; and that the
shall be styled Senators of Egypt; an
that their term of service shall not e1
eeed twenty years; and that, in orde
to relieve the king-whom the god
preservel-of grievous burden, tn
senate shall fill vacancies by ballots G
the senators within six months afte
the occurrence of such vacancies"
And the king said, "Yah," and we
glad to get rid of them so cheal
Iy. The end of this king was patheti
He died while playing game {
checkers with Dram, the champio
of Arabia. His death resulted from q
attempt of swallowing brick of lin
burger and bottle of Budweiser /
one gulp.
His son B'Um-Rel, after he ascendt
the throne, was a young man mut
sought after by enterprising and ar
bilious mammas with marriageab