The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-02
HIS
OCCUPATION
8, ALBERT KENYON

! Green park at the horse guards. Pass
Ing on through the park to Queen Vic
toria's statue opposite Buckingham
palace, l stopped to look at it mo-
! decd q man standing before the statue
admiring it and asked him IL he could
tell any interesting facts concerning
it's construction. He replied very cv-
lily aad proved quite an admirable
guide. He was evidently not a polish
ed gentleman. for he was plainly dress-
ed and misapplled his his.
"'Er majesty" he said. was n OF
the finest sovereigns that never lived.
Hi was In the public service under or
for many years. durin' which 'er PEG
pie was 'appier than at hany other
reign. though that 'appiness was con-
tinued under the reign of 'er graciou"
son King Hedward."
did your Office bring you In COZ
tact at all with the queen!"
Hi! In contact with 'er majesty
Not HI. sir. HI Y sor 'er except
when she was bout halring. But HI
W06 uVklSu a. SVOAse 0Aes
Had you duties theref"
"No. SIR. HI 'ad NJ duties at court:
HI went there to zee the notables~
sir"
II presume you could give bits OF In
formation about many royal and emil
nent people"
Eyes, sir. Hive cen Justice B. often
and Justice W. occasionally and many
Of the most heminent barristers IN
England"
"Army magnatesr
"No, sir. Hi never met any army
officer. But HI once met a parson. HI
'ad official connection with him. SIR
I'm what wayT"
HE was dom too much talkin'. Very
windy. sir. Hi shut 1t or"
l was puzzled to make the fellow
out. At this bit Of information I fan
cied he might be a sergeant-at-arms or
something Of the kind attached to the
residence Of some one of the royalties.
employed to see that no inadmissible
person forced his way into the palace.
or il such succeeded in getting there
it was his duty to put him out. Hav'
ing been brought up to consider ques-
lions as to peoples business III bred. l
refrained from asking him what his
office was. l let him go or talking. ex-
pecting that in time he would state It
of his own accord.
cit must have taken a fine lot O.
cordage to swing that block O. marble
into position. sir" said my companion.
II don't think they used much cord
age for the purpose" l replied. 1T
would only be needed to guide tho
mass as 1t was swung or to Its pedes-
tai. They doubtless used chains .
lift It,"
"Now. really, Hi wouldn't a thought
that. Hi should think ropes would be
better. Chains might break the marble.
sir. They couldn't ave swung It. by
the neck, could they, sir2s'*
l looked al. the man surprised. BE
appeared to be. sufficiently intelligent
to. know that a statue would not be
lifted on to its pedestal BY the neck.
aWhat made you, think they would
do 1t in. that way?'. ! asked.
SWELL, SIR. 1t seems to me the nat
ural way to lift a person."
with roper You would break .
living persons neck. BY lifdng4him
that way"
But you wouldn't break q marble
persons neck"
II think you. would In this cass. The
figure 10: solid and must weigh Q great
many tons"
.And 1t wouldn't do. sir-not In this
case-to swing .'er- most gracious majes-
ty even In marble BY the neck. 'Baven
forbid that hany Of 'er loyal subjects
should think o. such Q thing! Hits
rank treason, SIR" ..1...
He seemed terribly shocked.
I was not especially edited By; this
latter part of his chat, though before
be got on to It DO talked ssnstbly
enough. 90 I thanked him for tie In
formation he had gixea mo and start
Cd away. saying:
n expect to 60 10 eouft soon. Per-
haps I shall have some attention fro0
you there IN your o@dal7 capacity.s
"Hi shall Try TO mako Il % easy %
possible for you. sir. ifs you -"
This added 20 largely % ny curSos-
lily that i was, sorry I hadfnot asked
him the nature Of tn; posit1on b hsa6.
He was not . gentleman and Mksay
would not have taken Il amiss. How
syer, II was now too, lete.
Some time After this I was walking
On Oxford street With my ffisnd Har-
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