The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14

for bis majesty without detection"
"Do you really think soY
IL certainly do"
II wonder how 1t would feel 10 per
senate tia head OF our great German
fatherland. l think ! should burst
with pride I have an Idea. What a
Joke It would be for me to 90 10 the
emperor's headquarters aud pretend
TO be the emperor"
"I'n bet you a thousand thalers that
unless you run up against the emper-
or himself or some OF the royal family
you can play emperor as long as you
like"
II take the bet. But FIRST promise
that you viii not give me away
II promise that. But are you going
to Berlin simply 10 enjoy the sensation
OF being EMPEROR"
"Hls majesty is not In Berlin"
where Is herr
Follow me-"
The two sportsmen, for such they
were. moved away.
"who are your asked the man who
was TO play emperor OF the other.
II am Heinrich Borngesser, Ger
man American citizen. | have return
ed to visit my father. who lives near
here"
"Do you shoot anywhere you like in
American
Pretty nearly. live In Missouri.
We can shoot anywhere there. Your
name ISL
"Just now l am bis majesty En-
perior William III. Don't think Of me
as any one else You might betray
me inadvertently"
You are right ! win begin by ad-
dressing you as your majesty Where
are we going. your majesty"
"Ho, hol Your majesty Say 1t
again. We are going to shooting
lodge the emperor has some distance
from here He is hunting"
They walked for half an hour when
his majesty said: THE shooting lodge
is right up there. Don't be fright.
ened."
"Frightenedi Do you suppose an
American can be frightened at royal
ty? Not |. / consider myself as good
as the emperor"
"rhe devil you DOR
"see here" said Mr.. Borngesser
anxiously, "rm not afraid OF an en-
peror, but seriously object to skat-
ing around with an impostor"
"Oh, you do? Very well, II you are
afraid, pay me the thousand thalers"
aNot by long shot. Proceed
'sThe emperor's impersonator led the
way to the lodge, threw down his
game bag In which there were two
pheasants and said to eourtiefs who
came up obsequiously.
This is Mr.. Borngesser from Amer
ica. He viii be our guest for the
day. Let all possible consideration be
shown him.
One took Mr.. Borngesser's gun, an
other his game bag (brimful OF pleas
ants, and another offered him re-
freshment He looked very uneasy
and as soon as an opportunity offered
whispered TO the impostor:
suppose the emperor should sud-
denly appear"
''In that case would win my bet.
1t would prove that could not play
the sovereign without detection
Dinner was soon served, and the
American sat down at table with This
and small suit at the lodge.
What do you do with poachers in
asked This majesty"
'eThere are no poachers, for there
are no preserves"
Eve jail them here. AS German
American citizen we are pleased TO |
honor you, but as poacher you win !
have to spend a few months in pris-
on"
The American tried to laugh, but In
stead be turned pale.
'Then there VIII be few more
punishment for leze majesty"
Leze majesty
Didn't you say awhile ago that You
GoHhldEEtd yUhNHth as kuou MS lM8 4
What do you think Of that, 1
gentlemen? This resident Of the far
west In America considers himself as
good as ourself."
$50 that's your game" said the
American. firing up, "by pretending
10 be emperor to get me in here for
"Hls majesty" burst with an IN
,ontrollable fit of laughter. His suit
ooked dumfounded.
Count" said his majesty to one of
hose at the table. give Mr.. Born
yesser a check for thousand thalers.
he bet me this morning that could
oersonate myself without detection
While out after pheasants found him
on the preserve with all the
,oolness Of an American. And he had
he impudence to tell me that he con-
Iidered himself as good as T."
Mr.. Borngesser was astonished. The
reputation he had felt at skating
'ound with an impostors vanished, but
n its place came discemposure at hav-
ng been a poaeher on the imperial
reserve and having told the emperor
hat he was "as good as he"