The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-23
The Poacher.

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lcopyright, 1905. By Americsn Press Asso-
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A shot.
''Hellol You tbersl What are you
doing heregn
shooting pheasants. Isn't this fss.
est public groundT
gpublicl No"
The poacher looked fixedly on the
other.
Have you ever been told that you
look like
fL5ok like whomT
--''the EMPEROR
.Yes. You are not the first who has
told me that"
Il have only seen his pictures, and
those taken ia Uniform. If you We're
10 be similarly dressed you might pass
for bis majesty without detention"
"Do you renlly think so2'
Il certainly do"
II wonder how II would feel to per
senate the head of our great German
fatherland. / think l should burst
With pride. | have an Idea. What a
joke It would be for me to go to the
emperor's headquarters aud pretend
to be the emperor"
'T'll bet you q thousand thalers that
unless you run up against the empcr-
or himself or some of the royal family
you can play emperor as long as you
like"
Il take the bet. But 6rst promise
that you will not give me away"
Il promise that. But are you going
to Berlin simply to enjoy the sensation
Of being emperor"
Ellis majesty is not in Berlin"
Where is he?"
"Follow me-"
The two sportsmen, for such they
were, moved away.
"Who are you?" asked the man who
was to play emperor Of the other.
II am Heinrich Borngcsser, a Cor
Han American citizen. have return
cd to visit my father, who lives near
here
DO you shoot anywhere you like In
Americas"
'Pretty nearly. / live In Missouri
We can shoot anywhere there. Your
namc is"-
"Just now / am hls majesty En-
pcrlor William Ill Don't think OF me
as any one else. You might betray
me inadvertently"
''You are right l viii begin by al
dressing you as your majesty Where
are we going, your majesty|
"Ho. no! Your majesty say Il
again! We are going to Il shooting
lodge the emperor has some distance
from here. de is hunting"
They walked for half an hour wheI
his najesty said. "The shooLng lodgl
Is right up there. Don't be fright
eaed."
"rrlghtened9 Do you SUPPOSE al
American eau be frightened at royal
ty? Not l. l consider myself AS go0t
As the emperor"
,grhe devil yoE dol"
"see here" said Mr.. Borngesse
anxiously, I'm not afraid OF IN EN-
peror, but seriously object 70 skat
ing around with an lmpostor."
"Oh. you do? Very we'll IL you ar
afrihd. pay me the thousand thaiers.r
mot by long shot. Proceed"
"1'hc emperor's impersonator led th
way to the lodge. threw down hi
ghme bng in which there were tw'
pheasents and said to courliers VIII,
came up obsequIously.
'ThIs is Mr. Borngesser from Amer
lea He will be ous guest for tn
@S% Let ali possible consideration b
shown him.
One took A1e Borngesser's Gun, an
other his game bag (brinful Of pheas
ants). aud anotheR offered him re
freshment. He looked very uneas
and as soon as Ru opportunity offere'
whispered to the lmpostor.
Suppose the emperor should sud
denly appear"
lin TINT case / would win my bel
It would prove that / could not plo
the sovereign without detection"
Dinner was soon served, aud tn
American sat down at table with hi
majesty" and small suit at the lodg
what do you do with poachers I
Alissouri?" asked "hIs majesty"
There are no poachers. for ther
are no preserves"
eve JAIN them here As o German
American citizen we arc plenscd {
honor you. but as poacher you wi
have to spend IL few months IN prl
on
The American tried 20 laugh, but II
stead he turned pale.
.Thch there will be a few NOR
months punishment FOR loze majesty
"Leze majestyY
'Di6n't you say awhile ago that 30
considered yourself as good as n
emperor3 What do yor think Of tina
gentlemen? This resident OF the IA
west iu America considers himself d
good as oursels"
$50 thata your game" said n
American. lring up. by pretcudin
10 be emperor TO get me IN here Il
blackmaii"