The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-22

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thing IN the Belgian Language that
sounded like. Il saw them nrst." andre
got hold Of dad and me, and the rest
stood on like . lot Of hack drivers thAt
have seen . customer fall into the hands
OF another driver. and made up faces ct
us, and called the farmer who had
caught Us the vilest names. They said
We would be skinned to . nnish by the
fsker who got US. and they were right.
He showed US from q high hill where
the different portions OF the battle were
fought. aud where they caught Napoleon
Bonaparte. and where Butcher came up
and made things hum In the German
language, and then he took Us on to his
farm where the most Of the reltcs were
found. and began TO sell things 20 dad.
until he had filled the hind end Of the
wagon with bullets and grape shot.
sabers and ~bayon.ts, old rusty rifles.
and everything dad wanted. and we had
enough to oil a museum, aud when the
farmer had got dads money we went
back to Brussels, and got our stun un-
loaded at the hotel. Say. when We came
TO look II over We found two rusty Colts
rovolvcrs, and guns OF modern construc-
ton. which have been bought on the
battle1elds In all countries, and prop
erly rustod 20 sell TO tourists. showed
dad that the revolver was unknown at
the time of the battle Of Waterloo. aud
that every article he had bought was u
fraud. the sabers having been made In
America. before tho wal OF tho rebellion.
and dad was mad, and gave the stun 10
the porter Of the hotel. who charged dad
seven dollars for taking Il away.
Dad kept three -%cornorcd hat that
the farmer told him Bonaparte losi
when his horse S~tampcdcd with him.
and u had drlfted under n harbcd wire
fence, whore u had lain until the day
before We visited the battlefield. Say,
that hat IL as good "a now. and dad says
I, il worth all the stun cost. but | would
not be found dead wearing II, cause II
Is all ou, OF style.
We have seen the king Of Belgium,
and actually got The worth VI our money
lie IL IN old dandy. and looks like q
Philadelphia quaker. only he Ia not a.
plous as a quaker. Dad wrote TO the
AA6 - NAAhA ~ NNN " ANNAlkNANufN
American travelling for hi. health. and
had u niece who had frequently visited
Belgium with an opera company. and
she had spoken Of the King. aud dad
wanted 10 talk over matters that might
he OF interest both TO Belgium and
TO America. Well, the messenger came
back and said dad couldn't get TO the
palace n minute too quick, and 10 we
went over. and as We were going
through the park w saw an old man In
citizens clothes, sitting on a bench. pat.
Ting the head Of a boar hound. and when
he saw us he said. Come here, Uncle
sam, and let my dos chew your pants"
Dad thought II must be some luna,ic,
and was going 10 make q sneak and get
out. when the man rose IN and We saw
Il was the king. and We went up to him
and sat down ON the bench. and he asked
dad II he had come us a relative OF the
opera singer. TO m suit against
the king for breach Of promise. or TO
settle Tor q money consideration. re-
marking that he had always rather pay
cash than TO have any fuss made about
these little matters. Dad told him he
had no claim against him for alternating
anybody's affections. or for breach of
promise, and that all he wanted was to
have n little talk with the king and
Ind on, how n king lived. and how he
had any fun In running the king bust.
ness, a. his age. and they sat down and
began TO talk Us friendly as two old
chums. while the dos played tag with
me. We found the king vas q regular
boy. aud that instead OF his mind being
occupied by affairs Of state. or his
African concessions with Congo coun.
Try. where he owns a few million slaves
who steal Ivory for him, aud murder
other tribes, he was enjoying life just
as he did when he was n b~arcfoot.d boy,
fishing for perch ut the old min pond.
and when he mentioned his career as
a boy. and his onjoymcn,s. dad told
abou, his youth. and how he never got
10 much pleasure In after life as he did
when he had n o brulsc on his heel.
and went on into the woods and cut n
tamarack pole aud caught sunfsh III
the cows camc home.
The king frightened up and so'd dad