Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-22
The LAND OF
FEDORA
4 Country That has Long Since
Paced Away

South American country. hut YOU
needn't look for it on the map because
IL amt there"
And this is why said the second.
: And this is why said the first.
The ruler of Fedora was an uneasy
kind OF 4 poteMtate, always wanting
laws to be passed. The people muStn' I
do this under penalty. and they
mustn't do that under penalty. and
with one thing and another n went
frOil bad to worse until he had a
law passed that the people must al
WAYS stick to the literal truth under
penalty of Imprisonment without the
option Of n fine.
And that's how 1t began. said the
second ancient mariner.
WELL sir. Bill and me landed in
Fedora the next day. filed with inno'
rcnce about The passage of incriminat-
ing regulations. and we made lew
remarks. rrOmiscuoCs. about sea
serpent or two. Il day s run We made.
n tidal wave We saw and a few odd
, things like that"
thinking no harm.
And first thing we knew we were
| in Jail tight. But we hadn't been In
long when another string OF prison
rrs were conducted 10 the dungeons
Six. What are you in for?' said we.
, First man said: I was telling GER
, tain Scnoriia that she was the most
| beautiful In all Fedora aud they seized
! me Second man said: 4 was telling
a friend about the wisdom OF my in
, FAINT child and they seized me Third
| man said: I was relating my expert
ence on recent fishing expedition
and they seized me Fourth man
| said: I was telling Al Old iogy that
was glad too see him and they
seized me- Fifth man said: was
telling the boys that my wife didn't
| care how late stayed out at night
and they seized me-. Sixth man said:
| i vas telling \ stranger how fast M,
| horse could trot. and here ! am.
"'SeDo:S.' said l. as they all began
to groar:s rest easy. for ! feel an ap
prehtnsion that we shal! soon have
! company.
"a lot OF COMPANY" corrected the
first
"Muv rIuchcndos. said the second.
! And while | was still making the Oh
servation about the rropinqu!ty o.;
company the do~rs swung open again
! and dozen more prisoners were cast
| into the cells. Three We're merchants.
three were lawyers. one vas the
| weather man, one vas a huckSter who
| had been CRYING Fresh fish. one was
J q real estate agent who had been
; caught saying that the plumbing was
| IN good order. ore was painless
| dentist and the other two had been
! caught signing business letters Yours
! truly"
This is outragiosos. said one.
! ".Ma,.v. But some one shall suffer
J COR this said another. and the rest
began to gnaw their nails and hiss be-
| tween their teeth.
| "'Senors.' said l. fear not. for I'M
! less greatly mistake the signs and
| rortents, Fedora Is in for larks.
Whereupon the two ancient mari
| ners made merry and were glad.
BY eight O'Clock that night we
| were six in a cell" said the first.
by nine O'Clock We We're ten in a
CELL said the second.
! "Hv ten O'Clock they We're stufhng
| Them into the courtyard" said the
hrst.
/ Ami still they came. In the morn
| ing tine court had to sign an order en-
! larxinx the confines Of the Jail TO in,
/ c,ude the market place and the grand
oper, house and before noon the or.
J der was amended to include the reSi'
mental barracks. the racstracE and
/ al, the public parks. Feeding the pris-
ouers became a serious problem and
when cook got tired all D. had I"
do was TO tell about storm he had
seen once where the bailstoncs were
n b;S as hens eggs and Immediately
he was placed unde- arrest. and in
| stead Of feeding others somebody had
10 feed him.
Well. str. the prisoners came in BY
the shoals aud drcves and the court
had 10 pass another order still further
charging the limits Of the Jail to
ipclude all that territory lying Within
the boundaries OF Fedora. Next morn
Ing there was no breakfas, and you
ought 10 have heard the way the pr!s
oue-s howie.i. insisting on their consti
tuf;onsI rights to be fed
I But scnoTx the cooks are all in
Jail sal! a voice.
Then lc. the judges pardon them.
cried the prisoners,
i But. senors. the judges are IN jail
! too said the voice.
THIN let the legislature pardon
them
"'B,, the legislature Is also in Jail.