Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-17
Their Efficient Escort.


push is indigenous TO the Yankee
, race. That is what has made 1t 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
British cousins, who keep carefully
within the limits of their own
classes, seem to like up-that is, the
Imen do. The women consider our
girls who go over there unblushing-
Ily forward.
Two American girls, recently grad
pated. whom we shall designate as
Susie and Annie, we're sightseeing in
Ian ancient British town. There was
la twelfth century castle there in toll
erable repair. At any rate its owner,
1.-The Duke of c., 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
passed most of his time at the capt.
tai
The girls sailed forth without
escort and, dancing along through
the narrow streets, their skirts flut-
terlng in the wind like a pair of
yachts going about" presently
found themselves at the castle en-
trance. The drawbridge was down
and the portculls up, so the two
American girls concluded to storm
the castle while the way was open.
A man stood at the entrance.
I'VE would like to see the castle,
II you please" said Annie, the
spokes-woman.
THE castle is o-o-o-o--" He was
trying to get word beginning with
the letter Co." but got stuck.
81 d-d-d-d-" This time he got
stuck on the letter I'd"
At that moment a man with an ak
over his shoulder, passed by within
the inclosure, and seeing two pret-
ty girls, approached and asked II he
could be OF any service.
I'VE want TO see the CASTLE" said
the spokes-woman. IF we wait till
he tells us whether we can or not
I'm afraid II will be too late"
The man smiled and said that he
would show them the castle. Lean
ing his AK against a wall he put on
his coat, which he carried on his arm,
and led the way.
II 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
knocking and took them
everywhere. explaining as he pro-
ceeded.
This is the square tower" he
said. a" II was blown up during the |
war Of the roses"
IL didn't know roses ever quar-
-eled," said the younger girl. with |
surprise. Were there many OF them
n the tower when II was blown up?"
quite a number. They were red |
'nes. Their blood stained the walls"
THE perfume must have been de-
icious."
This is the banquet hall" their
suide continued, opening a door into
IN immense apartment around which
we're ranged dummies wearing ar.
nor. The table reached from end 4
o end" 1
what did they eat in those
Iays?"
oxen, hares. calves. deer-any-
hing they could get. They We're hard
aters, hard drinkers and hard fight
rs"
You don't mean the dukes and
heir families. do you?"
"oh, the dukes ate, drank and {
ought harder than anyone else.
49, WV ga AbhNt dhA set, scarce |
any OF them could read of write"
Good gracious!"
This part" the guide went on, I
was sacked by the roundheads. II
Iere was chapel, Opening a door {
They destroyed the altar and got "
way with the silver service" 7
What kind OF heads did you say 9
hey had?" q
"Round-round as a bullet. Their G
'ousers We're always out al the IL
nees." I
How ala that happen?" I
Praying. They fought. prayed (
nd sang psalms all the time" 4
why did the attack the castle?" b
The duke was a cavalier"
II Thought cavaliers u-ara ,,t,, %