The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
I wo lnnocents Abroad.
[Original.1

rush Is Indigenous to the Yankee
race. That is what has made it the
most prosperous race today on the face
of the earth. The trait descends from
father to son and from mother to
daughter. Singularly enough. our Brit
tsh cousins, who carefully keep within
the limits of their own classes. seem to
like us-that is, the men do The wo-
men consider our girls who go over
there unblushi.A,ly forward
Two American girls recently gradu-
ated, whom we shall designate as SUI
sic and Annie, We're sightseeing in an
ancient British town. There was
twelfth century castle there in toler-
able repair. At any rate, its owner the
Duke of g., lived there-that is, when
he wasn't somewhere else, which he
was the principal part of the time, for
he was in politics and spent most of
his time at the capital.
The girls sailed forth without escort
and, dancing along through the narrow
streets, their skirts fluttering in the
wind like pair of yachts ''going
about" presently found themselves at
the castle entrance The drawbridge
was down. and the portcullis was up,
so the two American girls concluded to
storm the castle while the way was
open. A man stood at the entrance.
eve would like to see the castle, IL
you please" said Annie. the spokeswo-
man.
'The castle is 10000 He was try.
ing to get out some word beginning
with the letter o, but got stuck.
I'VE won't hurt anything" said the
younger girl, Susie
81 d-d-d-d"- This time he got stuck
on the letter d.
AT that moment man, with an ak
over his shoulder, passed by within the
inclosure and, seeing two pretty girls.
| approached and asked if he could be of
any service.
eve want to see the CASTLE" said the
spokeswoman. eff we wait till he tells
us whether we can or not I'm afraid it
will be too late"
! The man smiled and said that he
would show them the castle. Leaning
his ak against wall, he put on his
coat, which he had carried on his arm,
and led the way.
81 guess he's In charge when the
dukes away" said the elder girl to the
! Junior.
The inference was natural, for the
man opened doors wherever he liked
without knocking and took them eV-
erywhere, explaining as he proceeded.
'This is the square tower" he said
''It was blown up during the war OF
the roses"
81 didn't know roses ever quarreted, y
said the younger girl, with surprise.
Were there many of them in the
i tower when it was blown up?"
"Quite number. They We're red
ones. Their blood stained the wallis"
'The perfume must have been de
licious"
'This is the banquet hail." their
guide continued, opening door into an
immense apartment around which were
ranged dummies wearing armor. 'sThe
table reached from end to end"
"What did they eat in those daysr'
"Oxen, hares, calves, deer-anything
they could get. They Were hard eaters,
hard drinkers and hard fighters"
"You don't mean the dukes and their
families, do your
"Oh, the dukes ate, drank and fought
harder than any one else. They were
an ignorant set. Scarcely any Of them
could read or write,''
Good gracious!'
This part" the guide went on, "was
sacked by the roundheads. Here was
the chapel opening door. 'sThey
destroyed the altar and got away with
the silver service"
"What kind of heads did you say
they had?"
"Round-round as a bullet Their
trousers were always out at the knees"
"HOw did that happen?"
| LAY LIB. AuSJ lOuSul, pIdySu duO
sang psalms, all at the same time"
"Why did they attack the CASTER
"The duke was CAVALIER
II thought cavaliers were very NICE
They wore beautiful lace collars
and long curls If that is nice''
When the inspection was finished
and they returned to the starting point
the man picked up his ak and babe the
girls good morning. Annie, who car
r1ed small box in her hand, said:
''Do you think the duke would object
! II took few views?'
Certainly not"
She proposed to him to stand with
his ak over his shoulder and be photo
! graphed, making central figure for
one of the views. He smiled and con.
sented. Then. with thanks, the friends
departed. The same afternoon they
went to London and left their plates
at a photographer to be developed On
calling for the proofs the photographer
| asked how thay came to raf tho views