The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-02-03
BY ETHEL ARMIES.

L strike once, and the settlement of
their troubles was consigned to Baron
Gustave Hermann Won dem Mueller,
agricultural attache to the German
embassy of Washington, District of Co.
lumbia. The steward Of the kaiser's
estates, one Freiherr Otto Adolphus
Won Puckler-Lundorst, was en- route to
assist the baron, and together the gen
tlemen were to inspect our most illus
trlous chicken farms" and purchase
some American hens minus perverted
notions. Thus Baron Gustave took up
the chicken question with his custo-
mary and cOmmendable fervor, and it
was not many days before it became
the official joke, and the baron's pri-
vate correspondence with MIR. White
law Reid on perches and nests was
parodied in nearly every dining room
OF the diplomatic corps. Whenever the
baron appeared at any social functions
whatever, the conversation gravely
and delicately turned to incubators,
breeders, feeding troughs and hen
houses.
When at length the kaiser's steward
reached New York, his mission had be-
come famous, and Baron Gustave had,
so it is said, large number of
thoroughbred American hens in gor-
geously trimmed coops awaiting the
freiherr. The noble gentlemen then
toured the farms and hatcheries OF
Long Island and central New York,
collecting samples as they went, SO
that by the time they reached Wash
iugton city they might easily have
started in on Louisiana avenue on the
wholesale basis.
was assigned to the story and went
up to the embassy the morning after
the gentlemen arrived. Johan, Of
course, always comes to the door.
Every newspaper man in Washington
knows Johan-to his sorrow. l asked
that Intelligent Prussian if the frei-
herr Otto Adolphus Won Puckler-Lun-
dorst was in, and he blinked his eyes
and scratched his ear, and said, as
usual, 'Vot vos dot?"
/ spelled the name and he shook
his head.
'1s the baron Won dem Mueller in"
I then asked.
MEN," returned Johan.
"Why, he hasn't left the city again."
I exclaimed.
''Nein, er schus COON pack"
We'll, Johan, where is he?"
Err vas py der lodging"
do you know where that is, johann"
"Nein."
els the ambassador himself here,
johann"
''Nein, err vas in der ould gountree
for dis Won mont more"
well, Johan, is the first secretary
in?"
Der COUNT Karl Yosef Wilhelm Won
Observation-Disclosures" John inquired
placidly, you like NIT him to see?"
~ do," said I, and Johan shuf1led off.
Never yet in the Is years that Johan
has been doorkeeper of the German
embassy has he lifted his heels from
the floor. He returned, in his own
time, and led me to one Of the base
ment offices with white painted brick
walls and barred windows overlooking
the green square in the back yard
Behold! the Count Karl Josef Wilhelm
Won Steinwartz-Linstow. He was at
least six feet five, blonde, of course
race Of the Volsungs! He bowed pro-
foundry several times when I entered
and with English but family accented
inquired:
What, fraulein, may hat the pleas
ure of doing for you?"
Tell me, if you please sir, where !
may find the freiherr Won Puckler-Lun.
dorst!" l said, albeit hopelessly.
'Alas!" the counts very heart ap-
peared to break, che has come, frau.
lein, und he has gone!"
~Oh!" I cried.
'Oh!" he murmured spontaneously
the freiherr will so sorry be! 1t was
to Maryland that he was Obliged to q
early this morning-on business. Blu,
IS there no one else Who can for YOU
serve. fraulein?"