The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
DAY WITH THE CROWN PRINCE
'Iet us sit upon the ground,
And tell sad stories the death of kings
Richard II.

IAICudIu H.
their manner and conduct that she
hung her head in shame. Then she
made discovery lney thought she
was gazing at their feet and, after a
while they fled, leaving her the victor
of the field 'She routed them and
secuted them" by simply looking at their
feet. However aristocra tic a German
officer may look in the face, his feet
as general rule are otherwise. They
are monstrous While their boots are
made for comfort and wear. they pre-
sent anything but an agreeable view.
Yet another depression. The best way
to insult a Spanish officer is to cook
an egg, noe too soft but of con-
sistency that you can hold it in your
| right-hand pocket, get up close to the
officer. with your left foot slightly adj
vanced, and slap the egg in his left
! eye-the left eye, mind you If these
instructions are strictly carried out
will guarantee that the Spanish officer
will be insulted, for, if there is any
one more inflammable than he. it is
| German officer placed in a similar sit
uation. Caramba! Nom de dios, and
| such-like expressions are likely to greet
| your action.
/ think you will agree with me
| that this last DEPRESSION is not even
remotely germane to the subject / am
for good measure, or laniappe as they
say in New Orleans, or as "verisimll-
tude, to embellsh an otherwise paid
and unconvincing narrative, as they
say in the Mikado. But let us return
to our mutton, as the French have 1t.
daresay that the crown prince is i'll
safe position behind the firing line,
surrounded by a numerous staff OF
officers of high degree, for, as you
must know, they have no other kind
in the German army. mo poor white
I trash for me- says his highness;
none of your common sort" Doubtless,
he is in safer position in some UNI
foreground grotto or cave, sumptuous-
ly fitted up like a rathsf eller, with
everything that German needs to
make life worth living, such as beer.
pretzels, link sausage, Sweitzer cheese,
etc. He is expecting a visit from his
royal father. Presently his father ar
rives with large retinue of staff
officers of even higher degree than
those surrounding his son, if that DC
possible. "Flinging himself from his
richly carparisoned steed" his an
highest majestry strobe into the grot-
to and Immediately got busy with the
prince. Welcome to my humble hole
in the ground sire" was the greet
ms of the prince. trembling the while
in fear of his all-highest majesty.
why hast thou not taken Verdun?s
exclaimed his majesty.
Alas! sire, they were too many for
me, and they fought as fiends incarn.
ate fight, strewing the ground with
our noble dead"
Colt in himmell Hadst thou not the
grandest troops in the world at thv
command, our noble Prussian guard,
that have never known defeat?"
True, sire. They were but as holt
day soldiers before the invincible
French
'Talkest thou to me of holiday SOL
dlers, when in the maneuvers before
the war, ere we became engaged in
this deadly conflict, thou were wont
to say, oh, for the real thing! Give
me the real thingi I fear me thou are
but holiday soldier myself"
~ s, sire. and | fear so, too. and
want to go home to my mamma for
she never raised me to be a soldier
Zoo hoot'
My imagination is not great enough
TO tell what the Kaiser said in an
swer to this, but I have no doubt il
was plenty.
Inc KAISER by reason of his POM
pous vanity and upturned mustache;
ana the crown prince, by reason ~
ms prominent nose, Ratchet face. long
legs and big feet are fine subjects
Tor the cartoonist; and if | can GET
MT. Blackmon, your excellent carica-
turlst, to draw pictures of them to ac
company this article l will feel amnIv
compensated