The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-11
The Power Of Song.

Raganza succeeded to the throne at
twenty under the title Of Margaret Ill.
From her earliest childhood she had
shown an independent disposition. In
these times she would be suffragette.
for she believed not only In women
having voice in the government, but
In their governing Scarcely had she
been proclaimed when she startled her
people by calling FOR the resignation Of
the cabinet and filling the places made
vacant with women.
The queen filled other Offices with
women, ana the men were stand
ing about, holding their hands. Then,
a fat political job being given to a wo-
man, the men thought II time to bestir
themselves They sent the most ac-
complished, handsomest and most Sc
ductive men to the queen on one pre-
text or another. hoping through her
heart to attain their ends. But the
queen saw through their designs and
laughed at them.
One day knot Of politicians hungry
for plumber were discussing the situa-
ton when a little, half deformed, home
ly man said to them: IF you will
back me up viii go to the queen and
accomplish those things you desire.
All want is d suit Of fine clothes"
A shout of laughter greeted his offer.
Then some one suggested that for a
joke 1t be accepted.
Not long after this the queen re
ceived a message that special am
bassador from "A neighborIng sovereign
had arrived with view to making a
treaty.
Margaret expected TO see a man OF
imposing appearance and, being some
what timorous Of such men, steeled
herself TO meet him. she was sur
prised to see a man barely five feet
three inches high, with long arms and
legs and slight curve In his back.
Nevertheless his head was large. and
he possessed one feature Of remarka-
Bile beauty and intelligence eye.
Margaret unbent to this Insignificant
creature at once, assigned him a wing
Of the palace and as soon as be was
ready--he seemed In no hurry-began
10 talk over the terms Of the treaty.
Whenever the queen made a demand
for slice of territory, payment OF
indemnity or any such matter the am
bassador would say In soft voice:
'Your majesty's modesty in your de-
mands Is what Is TO be expected from
a woman Of such lovellness. l shall
advise my sovereign to double the
amount you claim"
There was no difficulty In making
treaty on such terms, and the queen
closed the negotiations, delighted with
the envoy. Then the treaty was sent
to the other sovereign interested for
confirmation, and the ambassador,
obliged to wait for an answer, re-
turned TO his apartments
That night the queen heard a voice
singing In the ambassadors wing, ac-
companied by a guitar. Ii seemed to
her that It was the voice OF ar angel.
She listened till the song had ended
and, not hearing more, sent request
for the singer to resume. He did so,
and Margaret went to bed filed with
the most enhancing thoughts.
The next day ON inquiry she learned
that the singer was the ambassador.
She asked him to sing to her. but he
excused himself, saying that the spirit
of music came to him only in accord
ance with It's own sweet will It came,
however on balmy nights from pleas
ant distance and sounded especially
sweet when the moon cast its soft
light over the palace and the grounds
in which 1t stood. Queen Margaret al
ways listened TO It sitting at her bed
room window and continued under its
spell long after IL had ceased. Gradu-
ally the singer and the song became
one OF the homely body nothing re-
NAMED, but from the ambassadors
eyes the queen saw spiritual body
Of transcendent beauty, soul that
seemed to beckon her to a higher,
boiler existence.
Meanwhile during the day, there be-
Ing no treaty to talk about, the queen
began to speak to the ambassador
about her affairs. Never had she heard
such wisdom, such farsighted sugges-
lions. He told her that such q queen
as she would be blessing to every /
people, but in all Kingdoms there was [
low grade work that only coarse ma
tured men could properly perform.
The treaty never came back, and the
ambassador at last confessed that he /
was no envoy. but one who, having
seen his queen from distance, so
worshiped her that he had been i'm
PEELED to do dishonorable act for the
sake of passing few weeks in her
adorable companionship.
One morning the journals announced
that all the ministers had resigned
Ind their places were to be filed with
men. Then the people waited for an
Of the names Of the
members Of the new cabinet. When
The name Of the prime minister was
published no one knew him. At the
first meeting OF the cabinet a crowd
the palace, every one anx-
ous to get view Of him. One by one
The ministers passed out till they had
Ill left the palace except the man they
most wished to see. Finally the crowd
dispersed and left only few loiterers
IN the sidewalk. Then a side door
opened. and a man with a body like
pair of tongs stepped out and. Ike a