The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-12
jim GARRISON.
Why q Wealthy Cattle Man Wis.,
tied q Brooklyn Alms-House.

tied q Brooklyn Alms.60use.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
When Charities Commissioner Kis.
sam made his appearance at the Gen.
trail Office this morning, be found it in
possession of a visitor. There was
nothing restrained or dif6dent about
the stranger. His feet rested upen
the back of President Van Sicienis
desk, and the chair on which he sat
was thrown hack at q most luxurious
and threatening angle. 1t was quite
evident that the gentleman had made
himself perfectly at homo from the
start. A silk handkerchief, which
would have shamed the rainbow in
variety Of color, was thrown across his
knees, and into q cuspider. which
rested on q chair beside him. he
spurted q strea N Of tobacco juice three
times minute. His hat, which was
poised on the back Of his head, must
have been made to order. It had q
breadth Of brim which would have
tortured any man who deals 10 um-
brellas, but it did not hide from view
q rich growth of brown. curly hair.
not less remarkable. His clothes were
without crease, his vest of immacu-
Lutte whiteness, his shoes of the patent
leather species, and his socks almost
as brilliant as his handkerchief. A
dazzling tie and two or three diamonds
of undoubted purity heightened the
general effect.
"You see didn't want to spoil your
carpet" he said, looking at the cuspi-
dor as the Commissioner entered.
"You are considerate," answered
M. Nissan, as his eyes wandered
from the broad brim to the patent
leather "Is there anything I can do
to adj to your comfort? There's a
lounge there; will you have a cigar?"
Thank you, I'm chewing; take a
cigar with me?"
81 won't smoke just now," replied
the Commissioner shut if you could
utilize .wo or three more chairs ana
take up another desk or so I should
regard it as a favor. l need hardly
say that the entire department it at
your service What can we do for
you ?"
you're quite severe, amt your"
Sid the stranger SHOW, look here;
We might as well understand each
other squarely. Who are you? Are
you a commissioner ?"
Eyes, sir"
"Well, you're the man want to see.
My rame is Jim Clarkson, ard I've
been in town just two hours. Where
the Jim came from / don't know, but
the Clarkson came from Clarkson
street, Flatbush, and if you're conf
missioner you know that's where the |
is. Is that straight?"
Perfectly straight" said Mr.. Kis-
sam. becoming slightly interested.
"Well," continued Mr.. Clarkson,
"I'm fresh from the Indian Territory.
I've been raising cattle there and you
can bet one thing, amt been losing
81 don't mind if I do take a cigar
with you" said the commissioner,
reaching out for the weed. Fraternal
relations being thus established, Mr..
Clarkson continued:
Perl APPS you take me for a fool.
wearing such things as these, and /
don't know but you're right" Here
the stranger hid his feet from view
beneath the desk and added: 81 left
the Almshouse thirteen years ago.
The commissioner sent me to farmer
in Iowa, and was as well rid of the
county as the county was ofme. Yol
,ee haven't got the pleasantest men,
,ries of the Almshouse, but you may
almost say l came into the world there,
Ind that's where l got my name. Per-
,aps you would like to know what 1
anne to Brooklyn for? Well, ] was
eft on a stoop in this town about
years ago. 1 don't know
Is | care much about looking for the
woman who left her baby on a door
tep, but l would like to know who l
m. You see, I've written for infor-
nation, and the old man who used to
,e clerk out there-I think his name c
vas Stillwell-cculd only tell NE that s
i'm Clarkson was all the name ever
'ad [ guess that's all they know !
bout me out there, but I'd like to see {
he place again, not because they used t
ne well. but because it's all the home
ever knew"
There was a little nervous quivering
f the lips, and the broad shouldered, I
built gentleman from the I
rest fell into q reverie for q few mo- +
nents.
Then he asked the commissioners to I