The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-20
HIGH J|NKS
BY B. P. 0. {.
Tribes Of Ethiopia will Dance
Before King Jake

Tonight is the big night of the car
nival, the time when all should lay
aside their cares and troubles for
few hours and get into the spirit 0.
frolicsome fun and genial mirth which
is to envelop thecity.
King lake Rex will beeshere He
has sent notice ahead of his ipt ended
pillage of the city and if the cair~ ssnfl1
gracious queen who has ruled the city
so wisely and so well for the past few
days will not consent to join her
crown, fortunes anu kingdom with his,
he promises there will be something
doing.
For he is a mighty king One of the
greatest kings the country has ever
known. His relentless cruelty is we'll
known. 1t is well known and fear
some fact that during his cruel career
he has been the cause of mercilesSly
ending thousands of lives Nor is
that all. Not content with that, the
naughty monarch has prepared them
for the tables of his subjects. who
are forced to eat them. More blood
has flowed from his sword and cleaver
than has been shed by any other in
the fair valley of the Walla WalIa
since the early massacres of the buff
falo. Small wonder is it, then, that the
people of the city tremble with fear
at the sound of the dreadful name
Flocked together like cattle, for COM
mon comfort, they dare not go out go
out in the broad light of the SUM-
Fear reigns in the city and the queen
is worried with the problem which
confronts her. The only happy men
in the city are the warriors For ver-
lily is he a mighty king
King Sends Message.
AIS p. m.-Special message from the
king, mo is proceeding to the city
mounted on ten large horses.
Have no fear, ye who are about to
be my subjects. For l who am about
to be king, am the kindest hearted
king ever. Only l must reign. l must
unite my kingdom with your queens
and Ry Gum, it shall be so. For have
l not received a message from her
saying she would share my throne?
Yea, verify. And in token of this will
cause to be held in the city tonight
such high jinks and similar COINS on
as have never before been heard Of
For l am king. Even me. Oh amt 1
the candy kid? Look at me! Well 1
guess l am. And there will be some
thin doin' For l am a king, even me.
And wei it is that thus it is. For 1
am top notcher when it comes to
Ringing
And that the rabble in the very
streets shall know who is some punk
uns in my merrie kingdom, | will de-
cree that the mighty men herein
named shall be my faithful henchmen
an6 shall follow me in my mad ca
reer ana advise me if they dare SIR
Henry Blandford. whose fame is
Known as a doughty knight even un-
20 the far limits of Freewater shall
0e my prime minister, and he shall
Ir'me me every time l get a thirst
and oftener if l so require it. Lord
Joseph Lutcher and Sir d, NJ Mclean
snail appear before my court to made
II right merIie and woe be unto them
II they crack any of Dave Williams
Jokes which they heard at the Orphe-
um last night. And l will have enough
RACES to make book. Enough pages,
GlNZnOlSS hat falxpS la2Up |
Will have enough more. Sir Harri
Turner shall be master of the royal
horse. Mooney. nicknamed the Just,
shall be the royal steward and any
thing which is not stewed right, will
ne have TO answer for with his life'S
blood hereafter Kershaw, will have
charge of the kings falcons, but
pshaw! he can't make good. Hunt
shall do that and he shall have charge
or the kennels, for is not his name
made purposely for the business!
Drumheller will be master of the kings
harp and Tom Tom, Sirs Lords Holt,
Buchet, Schiffner and Gregory shall
be the dopey boys. For the lord mayor
OF this city 1 have nothing but the
hangman's axe.
This say 1, and all we who inhablt
the beseiged city of the two Walias
take notice. l am TT You bet l am.
and if any one disputes my right TO
De IT. he will have to settle with
High Chancellor X. L. Bernard, for he
put ME up to all this"
REX.