The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18

the most direful means-the fire and
the sword The government of Egypt
is oligarchal, and oligarchy is the worst
conceivable form of government. Oil
garchy always has ended, and always
will end, in anarchy. A few, mere
handful of persons make the laws, and
it is almost necessary corollary that
the laws, made by the few, should be
made FOR the few, and AGAINST the
many. There is yet time to bring about
a peaceful revolution, ard if you will
do your part, as outlined by me, the
purse-proud senators will become the
laughing stock of Egypt, and we shall
from the very beginning of our united
state be the most popular king and
queen that ever ruled over Egypt. And
our first beneficent act shall be the es-
tablishment of model university
where industrious youths and maidens
can fit themselves for the battle of life
by performing some manual labor, as
part payment for their instruction;
and where those who are unable to per-
form physical labor, but whose minds
are unimpaired, and who, from the
very existence of their physical defects,
are ofttimes more able than others
having no such defects, to concentrate
the powers of the mind upon abstruse
problems, may have the opportunity to
develop what is best in them absolute
ly free of cost,-and your brother,
whom long to call my brother, shall
be the first president of the new uni
versity."
That settled 1T. The maid was won.
She had almost mothers feeling to-
ward her brother, and to know that he
would fill the responsible position of
the presidency of the university was
extremely satisfying to her solicitous
soul. She did not stammer or blush;
she was free from affectation; she qui-
city put her hand in the kings hand,
and said, II accept your offer. If you
think I can be of service to you, 1 am
yours to command. And l hope, more
for your sake than my own, in the
years to come you will always consider
me worthy of being Egypt's queen.
And since you wish it, / will remain a
beggar until you have humbIed your
enemies, the plutocrats. Only you
must give me your royal promise that
the wealth thus accumulated shall be
used for the good of Egypt, and not
merely for your own aggrandisement.'
These conditions the king gladly &C.
cepted, and pledged his royal word to
live up to the terms of their agreement
Then, when the treaty had been rati
fed according to the manner of ratih.
cation customary after the conclusion
of important negotiations between two
hearts belonging to different sexes, the
maid went home in happy frame OF
mind, and resolved to accomplish grea
things as Egypt's queen for Egypt's
good; and the king, between puffs from
his imported briar, slapped himself OF
the back-an external manifestation O.
entire internal satisfaction with the out
come of his diplomatic wooing;-
every once in while, by way of relief
he threw out CALCULATIONS which takel
singly meant little, but strung togethe
revealed the trend of thought working
its way through his think machine
Set down in their proper order his ejac
ulatory remarks amounted to this
+ "H-m!-Oh, 1 amt so slow!-Dam
o me, but she's peach!-W Won't laugh
n w ont the blOomin' senators howl ?
{ I won't do a thing to Whoopitup an
9 old Whang-D Doodle!-Gosh, but ain
g she stunnerP Barnum's 10000 simolt
n on beauty can't hold candle to her-
|. I'll make Mr.. Doo-Little eat humbl
a pie!-Pm almost afraid she's too goo
" for me!-Imothe happiest man thi
# side of paradise!-We'll be the whol
/ cheese!-I believe she'll make a ma
q out of me!-You lucky dog!-It beat
o all creation! Well, we'll see!"
i, On the following day the maid, tru
p to her promise, took her stand at tt
D appointed place and the whole pr
,e gram, as outlined by the king, was su
'e cessfully carried through. There WEI
ir few bitches, it is true, but they WEI
s. inconsequential after all. The rougl
70 riders struck for higher wages whe
N escorting the contents of the jewell
y store. to Kings Park, but the kir