Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01

I ton, gtgEled up his sleeve, an bein' all
tired" out kissed everybody good night
an hit for tn hay
| But tn old rascal had reckoned
without his guests. for no sooner
did tn mobiles get wise to his kiddin'
than they fired. him altogether. had
his pajamas cut. to At King Phillip O.
France. an wired that monarch to
hurry up over. -.
| prospects of a new job. packed his
big suit case an skipped over to
England without even changin' his
collar.
AT tn sight of tn sassy French
man on English soil John nearly
went 'ratty.' telephoned hts faithfuls
an declared war Al once. but before
,er had chance to do any mobilisin'
he overeat at dinner. an died Of
Indigestion, which was a lucky thing
for England, as his timely death pre-
served tn English crown for his liz
after as Henry til Third.
There amt. no six ways about it.
lad. tn crew that drawed up tn
| magma Charter was sure there with
| tn gray matter an while in form
| 1t appeared to be only a gift of GER
tain rights an libetties by tn king.
when it come right down to cases 1t
was q very different matter. but tn
traditional reverence held by all for
tn great document, together with it's
value, have caused some mistakes
touchfn' on an appertaining to it.
There be them who insist upon hand
| in tn bonbon to tn mobiles who pro-
cured it for bein' so thoughtful about
tn rights of tn common people. but
take 1t from me, that amt nothin'.
but bull! va don't need no field glass
to see that every blessed line in it
proves beyond question that tn big
idea OF them what put it together was
to benef1t themselves, an tn only
reason on, earth that tn hoi-polli got
mentioned at all was to make it easter
for them who was slippin' 1t over.
In other words. tn great charter o.
liberties was Arst- intended for tn
alone. but as 1t embraced in its terms
all freemen.' as the ages rolled by,
OWN to its original strength. 1t COM
menced to hold good for all classes
an kinds.
Its force was never lost by dis
use. an its principles never forgot
ten. 1t was eternally bein' confirmed
by succeedin' rulers. for every time a
king felt he was gettin' in dutch
with his subjects he'd chase over to
tn bureau drawer. dig up tn Magma
Charter, wave it out tn front window
at TIL dissatisfied crowds. sign his
name at tn bottom an hike back to
bed. -.
"Amongst a mess o. other things il
stood for that's made life~mo en-
durable was tn habeus corpus act
an many other securities for per-
sonaI rights an liberties; it prohibited
unlawful distresses an punishments,
an restrained tn king from runnin'
tn whole shootin' match all by him
self. 1t regulated forfeitures Of lands
an prevented exclusive fisheries or Of
buildin' new bridges injurious to tn
neighborhood. It founded tn right Of
tn owner Of personal property to
leave his belongin's any whichaway
he cared to, an put tn law Of dover
on the fOotin' on which it has ever
since stood. 1t protected merchants.
an required. uniformity in weights an
measures "a section you might read
to our grocery. It guarded against
delays an denials of justice, an
brought tn trial of issues within TIL
reach of all freemen by means OF
assizes an circuits. (order In tn. court
houseD It protected all hands from
loss of life. liberty an property an is
truly deservin' Of tn headliner one
old party has give. it. 'Th' keystone Of
English liberty =. =. ? 'r'~
You'll often hear it appealed to in
tn courthouses Of these United States
an its promise of protection by tn.
law Of tn land
I'm short. lad, 1t was tn beginnin' of
tn gigantic struggle that has give
such as You n me tn right to drink
in Gods bright sunshine an go where
we pleases.' SO long as we don't do
noth.h' phoney an attend to our own
business. Now, go bring in tn milk!'