Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-03
The Evening Story
HIS
OCCUPATION
By ALBERT KENYON

0y AkSOG8Sk NAV Wv iii
was stopping N London at Char
ing Cross and one afternoon strolled
down whitehall street and entered
Green park at the horse guards. Pass
ing on through the park to Queen VIC
toria's statue opposite Buckingham
palace. I stopped to look at It no.
ticed man standing before the statue
admiring 1t and asked him II hs could
tell any interesting facts concerning
its construction. He replied very CIV
lily and proved quite IN admirable
guide. He was evidently not q polish
ed gentleman. for be was plainly dress.
ed and misapplied his h's.
"'Er majesty" he said. was one Of
the finest sovsreigns that hever lived.
HI was in the public service under Ter
for many years. durin' which 'er peo-
pie was 'appier than at hany other
reign. though that 'appinsss was con-
tinued under the reign Of or gracious
son King Hsdward."
IBID your ONCE bring you II con-
taet At al with the queen1"
Hi! In contact with 'er majesty
Not HI, sir. HI never sor 'er except
when she was hout hairing. But HI
was hoften at court, SIR"
Had you duties therer'
"No. sir. al 'ad no duties 1t court;
no 20
SIR"
Il presume you could give bits Of In
formation about many royal and emf
nent people"
Eyes, sir. Hive seen Justice B. often
ard Justice w. occasionally and many
of the most heminent barristers IN
England"
Army magnats1r'
"No, sir. HI never met any army
onlcer. But I'll once met parson. Fl
'ad Official connection with him. sir"
I'm what wayT
HE was dom too much talkin'. VERY
windy. cir. HI shut It or"
was puzzled to make the fellow
out At this bit Of information fan
cied he might DO sergeant-at-arms Of
something Of the kind attached to thu
residence Of some one Of the royalties
employed to see that no inadmissibl'
person forced his way into the palace
or II such succeeded in getting Their
it was his duty to put him out. Hav
ing been brought up to consider Ques
lions as to peoples business Ill bred.
refrained from asking him what bill
ONCE was. I let him 60 on talking. ex
pecting that in time he would state 4
Of his OWL accord
1T must have taken . One lot o
cordage to swing that block O. marble
into position. SIR" said my companion
II don't think they used much cord
ago for the purpose" replied. II
would only be needed to guide thu
mass rs 1t was swung on to It's pedes
tai. They doubtless used chains Il
lift It."
"Now. really. HI wouldn't a though
that HI should think ropes would b.
better. Chains might break the marble
sir. They couldn't ave swung It b!
the neck, could they, strT
looked at the man surprised. 81
appeared to be sufficiently intelligent
to know that q statue would not b
lifted on to its pedestal BY the neck.
what made you think they woult
do it in that wayr asked.
"Well. sir. II seems to me the nat
ural way to lift q person"
with rope? You would break Z
living persons neck BY lifting hin
that way"
"B6t you wouldn't break . marble
persons neck"
II think you would IN this case. The
figure IL solid and must weigh grea,
many tons"
"And II wouldn't do, sir-not In THU
case-to swing or most gracious ma1es
ty even in marble BY the neck. 'Eaver
forbid that hany Of 'er loyal subjects
should think o such . thingl Hits
rank treason. dr."
He seemed terribly shocked.
was not especially edited BY thii
latter part Of his chat though before
he got on to It he talked sensibly
enough. % I thanked him for the In
formation he had given me and start
ed away, saying:
II expect to 20 10 court soon. Per
haps shall have some attention from
you there In your o6lcial capacity"
Hi shall try to make II % easy q
possible for you. sir. II You do"
This added 90 largely to my curics
ity that was sorry I Had not asked
him the nature Of the position he held
He was not q gentleman and likely
would not have taken Il amiss. How
ever, Il was now too latA
Some time after this I was walking
On Oxford street with my friend Har
grave, q Londoner. when saw ap
preaching the man l had met at the
statue. II aid not occur to me to ash
Hargrave who be was. foe ! had nc
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