Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-04-02

| you" replied Carl LET him take
| some lady of the court who is above
| us. Let him leave the women of the
! people to us. I will kill him before
he shall have you. I will raise .
revolution" Anna spent much time
| in trying to sootne Carl and was
kinder than ever before.
One evening as the king left An
mas house. a man appeared from
behind a tree; there was gieam
Of steel, blow, and a body fell One
man was seen to walk away Anna,
who was watching from the win
dow, ran into the yard, here she
found Carl senseless on the ground
He soon revived and was led into
the house. When they were within,
she cried: you have tried to kill
the king. Think what would have
been the result. Not only would you
have lost your life, and have destroy. 1
| ed the kingdom, but you would have
ruined me whom you profess to
love. The king does not know who
attempted to take his life; SO you
are safe unless tell. Now you
must do as | say or you will be de-
liyered to the law" But he wants
to take you from me, cried Carl.
Il do not belong to YOU" answered
the girl But the king can not mar
ry me; ! told you that before"
Soon after this Carl began to
| hqnnf % nj ~, tnIl n,
the monarchy. He at first gathered
only a coterie OF loungers but soon
extended his efforts to secret meet
ings of workmen. These grew in
size and fervor until the Kingdom
was honeycombed by them; for dis
content spreads rapidly. His success
in interesting SO many arose from
the fact that republican ideas had
been silently winning their way
When Anna heard these things,
she sent for Carl. who bluntly said:
Unless you marry me, will de-
stroy the kingdom Anna answered:
You forget can deliver you to the
law for your attack on the king"
Carl had learned much in his few
weeks as revolutionist, and he said
with cunning smile: 'tYou can not
do that, for it would spoil your good
name. Anna besought him TO with
draw from the revolutionary move
ment, but he would not yield without
promise of marriage.
Before certain great ceremonial.
the king ordered that all courtiers
should wear citizens clothes beneath
court dress on that occasion. The
king appeared on the throne in regal
attire, with scepter and crown. The
men and women of the court were
appareled after the most formal
mode Of a much earlier period. John
looked every inch king; his pose
and manner filled all with awe
When every eye was fixed on him,
ne began to speak: Il am king, In
peaceful possession of fertile king.
dom. with mobiles and people who
love me. | am the successor OF a
long line of kings. Once kings ruled
the whole world, and they did much
to make it what it is. There have
been good kings and bad ones, but
altogether mankind is in debt to
hereditary rulers; they have been ito
leaders. have generated its armies,
made its laws, and drilled the crude
masses. Humanity should not for
get justice to Its kings, should not
malign them, but should credit them
with the good deeds and remember
their temptations. These things I
say IN justice to my own order.
At the same time. recognize the
moral and integral growth of the
people; the masses now are as 81.
perior to the masses of a thousand
years ago as the mobiles were At
that period superior to the masses
then. Education, progress. giving
men ability for selfgovernment
have done away with need for kings
Their great work has been accom-.
piished. All the civilized world.
save our beloved country, has recog.
nized this change and has acted IN.
on It. When became king, Is years
ago. believed in monarchical IDEAS,
| o'SASi hdtfOuS udu gone 9Str8y.
that 1t was my duty to maintain king.
ship. as for example. If possible.
bring other nations back to the Old
order. With my mobiles and people
made this stand for our faith. But
we have been subject to influences
that unprotected our convictions. It
has at last been made clear to me
and to many OF our people that the
need OF kinghood no longer exists.
My people have made no revolution.
have gone in disguise among the
people; I have heard few unkind
words Of myself; but I have found a
desire to be in touch with other ma
tons.
Il am thus a king without faith
in kingship, monarch of a people who
no longer recognize value in my po-
sition. | stand in the Judgment Of
mankind as an anachronism and q
hindrance to progress. The position
of king has been in the past ages