The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-13

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COMMUNICATIONS.
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Shakespeare up to Date.
Scene in the Sanctum Sanctorium
of q great newspaper, (please accent
the great.)
Enter in a hurried manner the
great and mighty editor again please
accent the great). And now kindly
keeping in mind the accents you
will please harken to the words and
musings of the aforesaid great editor.
''Tis we'll the populace have with
one accord given me an ovation, such
as no man before me has ever been
accorded. Mine enemies, like chaff
have been eliminated and are today
hurrying up Salt Creek, where we,
from the fulness of our heart, have
prepared a banquet of crow But
me thinks it's we'll to make the vic
tory unanimous and complete and
lest some poor misguided mortal, who
would surely be called insane, should
wish to see mine enemies sent else
where, we must make one last move
so let me think
@ (Head bowed, front Of index finger
extending alongside of head where
the brain is supposed to be located. }
Suddenly great light seem to break
over the victors' countenance, and
flinging open the door calls in a loud
voice: .. =
"Ho, slave, come hither! Hast
heard there is sojourning in our
midst soothsayer, witch, who by
those signs and tokens from the
mysterious realms can foretell what
mans destiny is and by these same
tokens can, mayhap, lead mine enc
mics to confusion. Go thee hence
and tell her that the great and
mighty editor commands her to APP
pear before him. Tarriest not, for dost
thou not know that have demanded
that the lawmakers hold special SEES
sions and they with fear and tremb.
ling harken to my demands. Hadst
thou read the pages of our great
weekly paper thou wouldst have
learned of many such mighty deeds,
all Of which would relate to thee,
but for the fact that l am a modest
man and wouldst not sing my own
praise. So away-bring forth the
mysterious one"
exit slave.)
Curtain.
(Enter witch, addressing the great
ed1tor.) Most - noble one, I. the
greatest of all senators, ! salute thee
'Tis but for, thee to- command and
if it is wisdom that thou seekest, ]
will grant thy request, or, should it
be the future, I will consult the stars
and should they not read as thou
desifest, by heck, will have them
changed. But first, O, noble sir, tell
me what causes the mighty rumb-
lings that smite- mine ear. Be it
Vesuvius that is about to burst the
castle asunder or some dire calamity
that is about to befall us? =
= (Great Editor) "Alay thy fears
thou Charlatin, canst thou not heal
that it is the cry of the populace
We want Wilson But delay not
read thy signs and omens.'' ~
Mysterious one). "Most noble
senator, by the stars above, and by
all the tokens that have at my com.
mand, I can fortell thy future, buj
first thou most pay me price, Of
currency, known to the vulgas> world
as "a dollar and when thou has paid
me the CON- will have ak, signs ani
omens SO read that thet~ shalt haze
the most glorious; future and that
thy name shall be hera1ded down
through history as the greatest o.
them all. Thy enemies shall van
ish and thy Golfers shall burst with
gold. And If thou canst dig up two
such coins, will have the stars; sc
= -l,. L
!; this glorious commonwealth. What
sayest thou?" --- * r r ....-.a~.z=.
t (Great Editor aside to- srave)
Hast thou six bits'' (slave( SHOT
i 30, O., noble sir,, dost thou not know
0 mighty one. that ray salary for the
last week was spent for a sandwich
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