The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-28
KINGS.


During the past days there has been one all absorb
ing topic OF in all papers, great SMALL American and
European That topic the formates incident to the
placing of the upon the royal head George who for
the past and and for indefinite period the
future is to reign king Britain and Ireland and
of India AT the time the granting of
the royal patent by the terms of which the eldest son of the
king and heir throne becomes Prince of Wales
England has in the past been unfortunate with King
GeOrgesin fact much that obscure rhymester
once moved to remark that
George The First George The Second yler
And no mortal heard O George Third:
When George The the throne descended
Heaven be praised
AS matter of history, slated that the present
KING should ever come to the throne He the Oldest
son. and it only after the death the rightfu prince
few years that George became apparent to the
throne
We in this country cannot understand or apprec
ate the logic OF much fuss about browning king under the
most approved and modern and uptOdae methods king
dies and everybody because the king died and they
are to have and after certain season of mourn
ing y everybody is happy because the old king has died and
new one is to be crowned.
These occasions where enter the great display of snob
berry For has been recognized fact that
but wealthy could afford accept the position
OF ambassador to the court of St. James, This was shown
very concusvey last week. when the wife of Ambassador
Reid said to be the avsy dressed woman in the
entire aggregation fact her gown reported have been
so heavily laden with diamonds that she unable stand
under the load and compelled during
the entire evening" and then to retire the
hour to remove the BURDEN which She thing had allowed
herself to don obedience the cruel mandates ungody
fashion, and the pride woman heart not to be outdone
by of her feminine in effort uphold
the honor and dignity of native country which her husband
honors with being its representative.
We know nothing of those things here. We have here
nation of ninety millions of kings and queens No princes
prncesses dukes ducesse barons harnesses
but king crowned with Gods bright sunshine
which all the needed the instant he enters domain
The American king says, 81 shall build house here
my family that it may become my home And he builds it
because he monarch of his domain and there gain
say his right He al shall plant this field corn and
this to wheat because thus suits convenience and shall
at the same time reap profit from the harvest we'll
furnish food for fellow monarchs who will buy bread from
me And it is ordained. He says 81 shall here
distributing point where shall buy and sell provisions
to the maintaining of the life of neghbors thus
doing good to Others while building fortune for myself'
And he is hailed business man and as an asset his
munty.
All, yes, Neighbors. You kings and am king Just
much George be- albeit crowned with much
less ado and dignity perhaps than he And though
his be studded with diamonds and emerads and rubes
and pearls he breahes the he drinks the
he eats the food and suffers the pains that the
of us do