The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-15
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By DoNAEDcHAMBERllN

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Aaron Skinner. an American. travel
ting abroad. found himself n day at
little inn In the dukedom OF HeSser
Meiningen. 1t was the fall Of the yeGr.
and Skinner was a Nimrod.
ANY shooting about here?" he asked
Of the landlord;
"a little. herr-that Is, the preserves
Of the grand duke are near here, anc
sometimes the birds fy out into the
woods near. by. One. can occasionally
pick of a brace that have strayed."
Can you lend me a fowIing pieeaT'
Certainly. herr"
The landlord got the gun and appur>
tenances and handed them to the
American, saying:
BE careful. herr. not to trespass or
the grand dukes grounds. for II caught
there you would. be arrested for poact-
ing. and it might go hard with you"
Skinner went forth to pick up "a
few crumbs from the rich mans Ia
BILE" One may stray n long way after
game without knowing it. and he haf
been wandering an hour without re-
alizing how far be had gSne or how
many walls or. fences he had passed
over when suddenly. having. crawlef
under a rusty wire netting. he found
himself amid a, plentiful supply 'Gc
pheasants. He had brought one down
and was picking it up when, hearing 4
footstep. he looked around and saw 4
man with a gun in his hand looking N
him. -e,.
"a good shot, remarked the other.
"Oh, that's nothing. learned to
shoot in America. where we still have
some wild game left. That's shooting.
This is merely execution"
Indeed! How do you happen to e..
executing birds hereY"
II am a tourist, stopping at the inu-
The landlord told me ] might happec
to get a few birds in this wood that
have flown III Of the grand dukes pre-
serve. The duke seems to be losiDgra
good many hereabout."
"He can spare them; he has more
ll4Au uC ~ AZ
you are an Americana"
Il am"
"And every American is a sovereign
I hear"
Gle thinks he Is"
"NNhat do you mean by that"
Didn't you know that we have kings
and queens in American"
StA@N. lo.,,'1o .,E,, p;01,4 tG,t M ~
IAN American King Is the politica.
boss controlling the region in Which
he lives"
"And the queen?"
"Our queens. are our wives and
s~weethearts. The. boss makes a mar
believe he hasa lot to say about. the
governments: and the wives and sweet
hearts make US think we are ruling
them with, undlsputed sway" ,..js
:"And yourtliDk that the sovereignty
Of the boss Is .preferable. to that OF. ..
king?" '.'::. .:.%' .".. '..
Decidedly. .ae. doesn't have a royal
family to support" -
But he .bleeds you through jobs"
Certainty. but he can't plunge Us
into y war whenever he likes. which
is far more expensive" ID" ~-. .
The man smiled. "You have a pua-
gent way Of putting. things. my friend
l confess you entertain me. have.a
shack a here. would be pleased
to have you take luncheon with me"
with pleasure.
Stuf1ne the bird he had shot into bis
game bag he went with the man
through the wool till he came to &
sumptuous lodge. about which persons
In gorgeous livery were moving. Whe1
the huntsmeD came up to them thes
saluted respectfully. and the man told
one Of them to take the guest to q
room for a toilet. When the visitsr
was ready the two sat down to lunch.
con. The principal dish served wa .
brace Of p~heasants.
II presume these birds originally te-
longed to the grand duke" remarked
Skinner.
"They did"
what kind Of 4 chap IL her
Hes not q. bad fellow. SuppoSeI
were to 60 IT, America. DO you sup
pose ! could become one Of your boss
kings?"
IL don't think II would pay you t.
be one Of OUT princes Of the blood.
They usually originate. like the oyster.
on q muddy bottom and work up to Z
surface of slime"
but don't you object to being gov.
erned by such ~persons2'
"Oh, no. At least nobody does eG-
cept the ref0rpers."
who are the reformers7"
They r the persons who are try
ing to get into the bosses places."
But haven't you any real reformen
in American
:"Not ordinarily. The people. havenx
time for reform; we're too busy. oc-
casionally on q big job. like break.
ing up swindliny places. races. for II.
stance. we all butt against It together.
But We don't follow It up. We're rich.
We can afford to stand to be robbed"
''Then you don't think It would -
me to give up Rsy job here and .go..0
America as one of the rulers thersr'