Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-03
Precedence
r.
By RALPH HENRY BARBOUR
OF The Vfgiiasfes


/ treaty of peace that had brought the
/ great war 10 an end, and everybody
that was anybody was there. Invita-.
tlons, indeed, had been almost fran
tically sought for month, for it had
early become known that the host, his
excelIency Grossmorden Schmidt. had
obtained, at an enormous expense, a
quantity OF genuine birtwurst, which
was to form the piece de resistance of
the magnificent banquet of real food
tina, uns to crown the occasion. After
years of substitutes the prospect Of
once again tasting viands gulltIess of
sawdust. acorns, clay, bone dust and
the unsatisfylng, If clever, trlumphs
OF synthetic chemistry, had thrown
Berlin's new aristocracy into a state
of Joyous excitement scarcely APP
preached in feryor since the now-long-
since and to : be-remembered-alw
sinking Of the Lusitanla. SO great was
the press about the entrance Of Herr
Schmidts magnificent residence that
fully an hour before the time specified
In the much-sought invitations 1t be-
came necessary to request extra police
women to restore order and to, some
times forcibly, dispossess the fortunate
guests of the baskets they had brought
with them.
Saves the Blutwurst.
An attempt to break into the kitchen
and make away with the precious blut-
wurst was foiled early In the evening
by Herrln Schmidt herself, whose
cries of alarm brought prompt assist
nnce from Herr Muhlstein, his excel
lency's secretary, and a number of the
servants. Several captures were eff
fected, but as the marauders proved
to be well-known members of society
no arrests were made. The ball with
which the gayeties opened was great
success, the grand march being led by
Herrin Grossmorden Schmidt and
Prlvy Councillor Won Yerletzung. All
went well, indeed, until it came time
to throw open the doors Of the hall in |
which the banquet, closely guarded |
by force of policewomen disguised |
as guests, was spread. Thereupon a
most embarrassing question arose.
Following the host and hostess, in
what order should the members of
he new aristocracy be admittedi
Ierr Muhlstein. in despair, sought his
,atron.
II had 1t all so completely arranged"
Ie explained. "Eferr SiBnlich and his
ady first. followed by Herr Windig
nd"
"Sinnlich !" expostulated the host.
But he is mere upstairs nobody
What claim has he to precedenceT'
''You forget that it was Herr Sinn-
ch who personally poisoned the wells
4 the enemy country during cur glo-
Ious retreat in the third year of the
AR, excellency. Official reports credit
i'm with nearly seven hundred deaths.
o be sure"
Scott what Is that, ask YOU? A
Iere poisonerl Was 1t not Oberste
leischig who himself heroically put
the sword in one day forty-eight
elgian women and nearly twice as
lany children? BAIL You ars q
,olFr
'eBat, excellency," faltered the. IN
ippy secretary. Sin point of num-
srs--@
Numbers Matter Little.
''Nurubers are not all. If they
ere, have we not with us the world-
NOUS hero who sank the LusItania?
immesl Numbersr What is? And
is windig you talk of Another
/ tell your Why, If you had
,ur way you wound give precedence
every polsoner and ravisher here.
Sc. / beg Of yoh, Herr Msthlstein,
,ur bralnl To all who gsoriously
ded the fatherland to maintain her
putation for cruelty and be8stliness
uch honor is due, but we must use
secretion. my good fellow. The more
as the new German arlstocracy IL
m In chaotic and formative stage
istnkes made tonight might be diffs- /
IL to later correct. We must be
refuL Precedence muse be awarded
one Of truly great and unquesHon-
lie merit, and for that reason II is
at I speak of oeerste Fleischig
no"
But at that instant the question was
ncluslvely decided by the advent of
tardy guest.
admiral Won Schmutzlgp an
unced the head foetman impressive
With n grunt of delight the host
rrled forward with outStretehed
nds TO welcome the distinguished
est, leaving Herr Muhlstein to sigh
tn a vast relief. For now the prob
n of precedence was proyldentially
lived. What. indeed, We're mere muir
rers of women and mutilators of ba-
rs, polsoners and violotors, In the
gust presence of one who had sunk
rec hospital shipsg
After that the affair went merry as