The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02

knows, ana some mule never
thought orr; n gRyly capariaoned
camel which nibbod with aupercil.
ioua lips at the fringe OF the colo.
nel'R coat. row OF elephants,
clowns. acrobats IN tights, painted,
bedizened ladies' perched daintily
on the broad backs Of fat horses.
stout stakemon and property men
In khaki,
Buffalo Bill. nv straight and slim
AT 7b-if he IL that old-as when he
was 90. stood head and shoulders
above the throng, stTokng his
snow.white mustaohc and smiling
aloofly.
An ideal circus day.
A perfect circus crowd.
<kNH I'm and women said nuf-
M falo Bill. are just Kids
grown up. and every hid
likes n circusand always will"
lie lugged from n waistcoat peck
ct the largest and heaviest gold
watch In captivity. Presently he
would nod. and the performance
would begin with blare OF trum
pets.
Some watch"
II In some watch. being studded
with diamonds.
Given to me-" said Buffalo Bill.
with pardonable pride. by King
Victor Emmanuel OF Italy. When
was thatf Oh. n long time ago
We were showing in Rome. They
have a breed OF hornca there which
they call wild My boys rode 'em
Shucksl II those horses could
buck. SO can rocking chairs. ! was
the kings guest, and We sort Of pre-.
tended We were having an old-fash.
Toned Roman holiday. my cowboys
being the Christians and the.
horses being the lions My Chris.
tiRns didn't do thing TO those
'lions'l II ticklcd the king. Later
he sent me this watch.
KIT; VICTOR EMMANUEL the
only King you ever metz"
Met EN- all" said
Buffalo Bill Every last one OF
EN-. See that Dcadwood coach ?
ay niece. Helen Allen, and some
OF her friends are In Il now. She's
10 today. and she's having n party.
You ought TO zee the birthday cake
I'm going 10 cut by and by
Once drove four kings and the
Prince OF wales In that coach. Lem.
mo see: There was old Leopold OF
Belgium. and the king OF SaIony.
and the king OF Denmark. and-and
oh. yes. Alfonso OF Spain.
They whoopcd and cut up like a
parcel OF boys. and pretended they
had guns aud were shooting at In.
dams"
SSVII HAT ia your opinion OF
wv kinga. colonel7"
"Litti. runtE. mostly. .
said Buffalo BIN. six feet two in his
boots Just like other folks when
you 20, 'em 10 forgetting they're
kings.
Some OF those Balkan kings are
good sire: the king OF Greece IL
good height. and old Leopold war
tall. But tho czar IL n runt. and
Victor Emmanuel Ia hitler. He's q
good-haar,ed chap. tho. and full oil
pepper.
The kaiser IL under.size and he
has o shriveied arm. Hes a smRr'
man, but he's go, notion that Co
Almighty made him out OF better
clay than Ho used WHOM no made
tho rest OF us.
Leopold was as keen = business
man as ever knew. but | wouldn't
Introduce a woman ! had any re-
spect for 20 his kind OF n man, kinr
or commoncr
Il never met George OF England
but his father. who was the Prince
OF Wales when know him. was q
real man | liked him the best ot
the lot Being n king IL n sort OF
handicap TO a man like Edward
He'd have made good anywhere.
Alfonso OF Spain struck me a.
being an amiablc half-wit. and Man
uel OF Portugal Is a ia.de-da bog
whose gait. in the Z. s. A.. woulI
be selling ribbons over a counter
george OF England, they tell me, II
puny.
Well, II stands 10 reason thai
kings can't come up TO other folks
who marry outside tho family. Yot
can't get good horses by inbred
ing. rs every horBeman knows.
<kN everybodys flghtinl
; everybody else over yon
der. Don't tell me tn
kings started ~ Shucks, King
don't rule. They're just the side
show attractions. like my wildmaI
In the tent over there.
Behind the thrones are big, 81
lent men, who are pulling tn,
. strings and making the puppet
dance.