The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-04
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possibly associate without serious dan
ger Of a return to my former ways.
AcNeal, Watkins, Dana, Troutman ana
others might mention are persons ths ~
z would not recognize on the street II
j should meet them, and could not
anOrd to be placed in the embarrassing
attitude Of recognizing them IN pupllS
and as they always attend such places
ana VIII probably be there, ana COIL
PEELED to decline your very pressing anu
confidential post card invitation.
Yours truly,
'.W. E. STANLEY"
Mr.. McNeaI then read other letters Of
regret which created lots of merriment
April 80. 1906
Gentlemen Of the Saturday Night
Club: am agzin obliged TO deprive
myself OF the pleasure Of attending the
annual banquet OF your club. am
little on my head at present and my
vermiform appendix I fear has gotten
mixed up with my transverse colon.
would very much like to be with you as
used to be something Of high roller
myself John Macdonald and myself
were boys together. I would give mucn
TO once more hear him play on the bag
pipe and see him dance the Highland
ming Yours truly.
EDWARD VII"
"Berlin. April Is.
Gentlemen of the Saturday Night
Club: am sorry to say that an urgent
business engagement viii prevent my
attendance your banquet on. Pleasure
st would much give to present be.
understand you a good time have
WILHELM"
New York. April 80, 1906.
Gentlemen Of the Saturday Night
Club: II Is with profound regret that
ind myself unable to be with you on
the evening Of your annual banquet
AS yCu know subscribed a hundred
thousand dollars for the San Francisco
sufferers and do not feel able at this
time to take on any additional expense.
also understand that they are laying
Tor me out In your section Of country
and that it would be necessary for me
20 shy round Missouri. am going bare
footed now most Of the time It helps
my general health and my corns are dis
appearing. It also saves expense. Since
making the donation spoken of feel
that I ought to economic wherever pos
sible. Have reduced the hired girls
wages nifty cents a week. Yours truly,
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.
o.
est. Petersburg, April 10, 1906.
Secretary Saturday Night club:
uGEDAI regret that 1 VIII not NC
able to attend the 23d annual banquet
OF your club whose fame has spread
over large part OF my kingdom Some
time ago I received a. communication
from a party who stated that he was a
member OF your organization and
wanted some inside facts in regard to
the way I was running things here and
the causes that led to the present
whichness OF the wherefore among my
dissatisfied subjects. He stated that he
nnr4wnH "a faTfoI f1r an
essay which he had been directed to
read to the club. He signed his name
JOhnovitch SwitzerOuslLi, evidently try
ing to create the impression that ne
was one Of my subjects. Ny impression
IS that he is q spy and is trying to get
possession Of the secrets Of my admin
1stration IN order that he may COM
municate them to the Nihilists.
Mrs. RomanoR and the kids are
quite well at present. Young Nick is
doing bully and has cut all Of his lower
and most OF his upper teeth He in
sists on sleeping with me considerably
to my discomfort, though I can not be
harsh with him remembering how it
was when 7 was a child.
I still have to be very careful about
what I eat. I feed part Of each dish
20 the dog I am running little short
Of dogs. I had royal tasters but # got
70 the point where nearly everybody
SHE'D at the job, so I have had to sub
stitute dogs. The last applicant had
was a man whose mOther-in-law had
come to visit with him and brought her
trunk. He said that he was ready to
go any time and would Just as lief
act as faster as not, but I can not pick
up snaps Ike that every day. Things
are quiet just now but hades Is liable to
pop at any minute. Yours truly.
NICHOLAS ROMANOFF."
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Stockholm, April 10. 1905.
ITO the Saturday Night club:
Gantelmans: Ay bane purity glad
20 get Invitation to attend your doin's
on May 3D. One OF de fa1le who STAYS
round the palace who used to live IN
Topeka say ne bane lOafin' round the
hotel one night when thes club vas
havin' banquet. He say the proprietor
OF the MOTEL COON out and asked him
II he Dane vantin Job In the hotel
and he say ha didn't tank he wanted
any Job round hotel vat took in
donates to board. And he saw the
man lust laughed and say that thew
vas not loonatics, most Of them vas
JUST porn that way. ] would yust like
TO 90 there yonce an see the members
Of your club yump round Az sun
pose you heard bout the way the
Novegins served ma. They tank thew
purity blamed smart but it don't max
no deeference to your Uncle Oscar
Hee's salary goes on yilst te same Az
understand that some OF ma subjects
who located IN Topeka have gone into
the horse business. A man who is
Teesitln' here say they don't tax nothin'
only white horses. Ay don't under
stand why. II ay can get a pass I NAV
show up on the Sd. They tai ma that
i has pane purity easy to get passes to
Topeka at this tame. Yours truly
OSCAR II"
Colonel Sapp's Speech.
Responding to the toast. .'The Great