The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-14
A Christmas Presentation.

A great many railroad men were sur
prised in the shape of Christmas pres
ents, but it is doubtful If any Of them re-
ceived greater surprise than Mr.. Jules
G. Hubbard, assistant to Mr.. w. w.
Chandler, General Agent of the Red Star
Line About five O'Clock Saturday
evening the officers and employees of the
general freight Office of the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Road assembled
at the private office of General Western
Freight Agent Borner, and Mr.. Jules G..
Lumbard was also requested to come in.
He came, and, by the solemn faces of
the assembled crowd of his colleagues,
he, of course, surmised that there was a
pleasant surprise in store for him, and
he put on his sweetest and most be-
witching smile while waiting for devel-
opments. After q short pause of ST.
lence, Mr.. G. w. Randall, Assis ant
General Western Freight Agent, arose
and addressed Mr.. Hubbard as follows:
your Office companions have ever
felt degree of pride in your size, shape
and manly bearing, and have enjoyed
looking at your good clothes fully as
much as you have enjoyed wearing
them. In short, we glory in your good
HUNS, anu JdhO uOuS AI III JOul SOOu DO-
havior. With sincere satisfaction we
have gazed upon your broad shirt-front
(when not soiled) and rejoiced that it
required no diamond of headlight
dimensions" to render it attractive. We
are glad that you are no fop, and that
you have no penchant for anything like
splurge of the Jim Fisk order. Never
theless, we are happy in the belief that
a modest display OF ornament would not
be unbecoming to a man OF even your
magnificent proportions and lofty car
riage. 1t gives us sincere pleasure to
assure you that your merits and virtues
are as well understood and as highly
appreciated by your Office associates as
they are by the numerous dairymen of
the great Northwest, over which you
have so successfully roamed during the
last three years, 80.
1--WE are also happy in the belief that
you care more for our goodwill than
for any mere gift, however ornamental,
useful or valuable such gift might be.
We think you broad enough to prize the
motive rather than the money value of
any token which we might bestow.
Therefore, notwithstanding the many
demands of this Christmas time upon
our respective pockets, we beg your ac-
ceptance of our combined contributions,
the proceeds of which, we assure you,
will prove genuine dime and PIN"
With this Mr.. Randall handed Mr..
Lumbard neat box, in which was sup
posed to be the precious jewel
Mr.. Lumbard was quite overcome
with emotion at this kind exhibition of
love and esteem on the part of his col
leagues, and in few feeling remarks
thanked them for their token Of friend
ship, saying that he would always wear
it as memento of pleasant associations
in the Fort Wayne office, and after he
had ''gone to that bourne from which
no traveller returns" his children
would prize it as a valuable heirloom
from their father. He then opened the
jewel-box to take look at the precious
gem. AS he gazed at it his face grew
longer by degrees, and he final.
dropped fainting into chair. The boz
; contained a dime and pin.-ChicGg
Tribune.