The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-20
HIS.
OCCUPATION
8, ALBERT KENYON

| ing Cross and one AFTERNOON srOlied
down whitehall street and entered
Green park at the horse guards. Pass
Ing on through the park 10 Queen Vic
toria's statue opposite Buckingham
palace, stopped to look at II. ! no
ticed man standing before the statue
admiring 1t and asked him II he could
tell any interesting facts concerning
its construction. He replied very civ
lily and proved quite an admirable
guide. He was evidently not polish
ed gentleman. for he plainly dress
ed and misappIied his his.
"PEr majesty" he said, was one OF
the finest soyereigns 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, 'applness was con
tinued under the reign OF 'er gracious
son King Hedward.'
did your Office bring you in con
! tact at all with the queen:" r.
Hi! In contact with 'er majesty
Not Hi. sir. Hi never sor 'er except
when she was bout. hairing. But Iii
was hoften ut court, sir"
Had you duties there?"
mo. sir. Hi 'ad no duties at court;
Iii went there to see the notables'
sir"
II presume you could give bits Of in
formation about many royal and emf
nent people"
Eyes. sir. hive seen Justice B. often
and Justice w, occasionally md many
of the most heminent barristers iu
England" -"
Army magnates"
mo. sir Eli never met any army
officer. Bnt ri once met II parsOn Hi
ad official connection with him, sir
In what way?'
He was doin' too much talkin'. VAry
windy. sir. II shut it off,
was puzzled to make the fellow
nut. At this Bit Of information fan
cied he might be sergeant-at-arms or
something Of the kind attached to- the;
residence If some one OF tile royalties.
employed to see that no inadmlssible
person forced his way into the palace,
or il such succeeded in getting there
1t was his duty TO put him ont. Hav
ing been brought up to consider queS'
tons as 10 peoples business i'll bred. !
RETAINED from asking him what his
Office was. | let him go ON talking. ex
pecting that in time he would state II
of his own accord.
'It-slHust have taken a fine lot o
cordage to swing that block o marble
into position, sir" said my companion
Il don't Think they used 7fnucli@eord'
age for the purpose | replied. 1T
would only be needed 70 guide the
mass as it was swung onto Its Pedes-
tai. They doubtless; used chains 10
lift It." E' si:s& h
"Now, really FIJI wouldn't a thought
that Hi should think ropes would be-
better. Chains might break the marble
sir They couldn't ave swung 1t by
the neck. could they, sir?" ap
| looked at the man surprised, He
appeared to BE sufficiently Intelligent
to know that a statue wonlf1 mot be
lifted on to its pedest8ls bE !thAneck.
"What made you think. they would
do It in that way?" asked
"Well. sir. 1t seems to me the nat
ural way TO lift a person"
with rope? You would break
living persons neck by lifting him
that way"
"But you wouldn't break a marble
persons neck"
81 think you would in this case. The
figure is solid and must weigh a great
many tons"
"And II wouldn't do. slr-n0t In this
case--to swing 'er most gracious maJes-
ty even in marble by the neck. 'EaVen
forbid that hany Of err loyal subjects
should think o such thing! Hits
rank treason. sir" sl
n aoon,od torrihIv sbocked
| was not especially edited by this
,ottor mart NJ his chat though before
=. 90, an IN II no TALKED senstbly
enough. so | thanked him for the In
s sasn,e.,o,, no had givan mo and start.
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