Show THE REASON WHY A A deputation of three soldiers once once nce waited upon Dr pl Lueger Luege I t the the anti- anti Semite Burgomaster of ot Vienna and before dismissing them them he said to lone wh What t would you do if the Emperor ordered you to shoot to-shoot shoot the Burgomaster of Vienna I would shoot the th Burgomaster was th s stolid olid reply Oh OhI said Dr Lueger and what is your religion k I iI am a Protestant In that case case ase I am only slightly surprised surprised sur sur- priced at y yo YOl u. u said the Burgomaster ter Turning to another soldier he re repeated repeated repeated re re- the question If the Emperor bade me to sl shoot oot the Burgomaster I would obey replied the theman theman man And nd what is your religion religion I am a Roman Catholic In that case I am exceedingly surprised surprised sur sur- priced at you The third soldier when addressed re replied replied replied re- re plied I would not shoot the Burgomaster ter tar Ah said the Burgomaster highly pleased and why not my friend What is your religion I am a Jew What shrieked Lueger Do you know that I am the greatest anti anti- Semite in all Austria and Hungary and you would not shoot shoo me J JI I haven't a rifle replied the manI manI man I lam am a drummer Tableau New Tableau New York Tribune |