The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19
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CHAPTER t.
II Is rather difficult In these days Tor
man who takes such acant interest
In foreign afalrs-trust WILLOW
diplomat for thatl-to follow the con
tinual geographical disturbances OF
European surfaces. Thus. eau not
distinctly recall the exact location Of
the Grand Duchy Of Barschoit OF Of
the ncighboring principally Of Dop.
pelklnn. Il meets my needs and pur.
poses, however. to say that Berlin and
Vienna were easily accessible, and
that a three hours journey would
bring you under the shadow Of The
Carpathlan range. where, In my diro.
matte days. ! used often to hunt Die
bear that walks like a man"
Barscheit was known among hei Ne.
ter states as tho moddler" the
maker OF trouble" and the duke as
"Old Grumpy "-Brummbar. To use a
familiar Yankee expression. BarsehoIt
had a finger In every pie. Whenever
there was a political broth making
whether In Italy Germany or Austria.
Barsceit would snatch mp a ladle and
start In. She took care Of her own
AFFAIRS 80 easily that she had plenty OF
tlme 90 concern herself with the az.
fairs OF her neighbors. This Is not
TO advance the opinion that Barschoit
was wholly modern; far from II. The
fault Of Barscholt may be traced back
to a certain historical pillar OF salt,
easily recalled by all those who at.
tended Sunday school "Rubbering'
II a vulgar phrase. and disdain 10
use Il.
When woman looks around Il Is
invariably a portcnt Of trouble: the
man forgots his important engage.
mcnt, and runs amuok, knocking over
people. principles and principalltioL
II Aspasia had not observed PcrIcls
that memorable day: II there had ".
been an obllque slant 10 Calyp5s
eyes as Ulysses passed her way; II
the eager Dolllah had not offered "a.
yorable comment ON Samson's ring.
lets; In fact, II all the women In his.
tory and romance had gone about their
affairs as they should have done. what
unlntoresting reading history would
be today
Now, this Is story OF n woman who
looked around. and OF a man who did
not keep HE appointment on time:
out OF a grain Of sand. a mountain. OF
course there might have been other
causes, but with these I'm not famil.
lar.
This Duchy OF Barscholt ia worth
looking into. Imagine a country with
telegraph and telephone and medieval
customs, a country with electric lights.
railways. surface cars. hotel elevators
and ancient lawsl Something OF the
customs OF the duchy must be told In
the passing though. for my part. am
vigorously against explanatory pas.
sages In stories OF action. Barschelt
bristled with milltarism; the little
mar always initiates the big one hut
lacks the big mans excuses. Mill.
tarlsm entered into and oyershadowed
the civic laws.
There we're three things you might
do without ofense: you might battle.
eat and sleep only you must not sleep
out loud. The citizen OF Barscholt was
hommed In by set OF laws which
had their birth In the dark dungeons
OF the lnquisitlon. They CONCEALED the
blood OF a man born and bred In a
commercial country II you broke a
law, you were relentlessly punished:
there was no mercy. In America we
make laws and then hide them IN duh.
looking volumes which the public have
neither the time nor the inclination to
read. In this duchy OF mine Il was
different; you ran into a law on every
corner, In every park, In every public
building: little oblong signs. onameled.
which told you that you could not do
something or other-'Forbiddenl" The
beauty OF German laws Is tlat when
you learn all the things that you can
not do you begin TO find out that the
things you can do are not worth a
hang In the doing.
As soon as person learned 10 read
ne OF hhe began lie by reading these
laws. II you could not read. 80 much
the worse for you; you had 10 pay a
guide who charged you almost as
much as the fun cost Of the fine
The opposition political party IN the
United states Is always bowling mill.
iarlsm, without the slightest idea OF
what mliitarlsm really Is. One side,
please, In Barscheit when an oncer
comes along or take the consequences.
II you carelesfly bumped into MIN.
you were knocked down. II you OBJ
jected, you were arrested. II you
struck back, ten 10 one you received a
beating with the fiat Of saber. And
never never mistake the soldlory for
the police; that is 10 say. never ask
Al officer 10 direct you 10 any place.
This Is regarded In the light Of an In.