The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-31
Hendricks and the Hamksye Man

4 A--As
the world just now, of course. I nevar
net him bat once. and then had
the honor of dining with him.
do not mention this fac! in crda,
to create the Impression that I anon
easy. familiar terms with all tho
candidates in the presidential cam.
paign. fear am not. III waptad
$oOO tomorrow-and probably viii.
a. least | want it to-day, and am
not the man to change my convic.
tons on financial matters in tWentv.
four hours-I do not know a sin9Ia
candidate for president or vics.prssi.
dent whom I could, 80 20 speak, strika
for that amount.
We'll, Mr.. Hendricks had the honor
OF dining with me-thas is, we dined
with each other. Il was this way,
bad been lecturing, after the Count
OF 1876, out IN the vast, free, glurious
West. l was Fastening home to Bur
lington, over the Chicago, Burlington
d Quiney. On that same day Mr.,
Hendricks, was on his way TO Califor,
MIA. Both day trains on the Quincy
road dined at Wormley's, at CHAR.
ton, Iowa. Mr.. Wormley met me at
the door OF the dining room with
even more than usual cordially. he
said to me:
GOOD; I have company for YOU
to-day. Come right over to'this table,
| followed him and faced a gentle
man go much better looking than his
campaign portraits that l did nos
Iecognizs Mr.. Hendricks until We
were introduced. HE manner no lsss
charming. | was pleased that fate
had cast me in his way. That ia 1
was at first. He was so pleasant.
liked him. Early in the course of
brilliant conversation about toe
weather, he said;
"You are young gentleman who
writes the poetry OF The haWkeye, /
believe" And you never saw more
bewitohing smile on a mans face.
Now, that was just the thing l did
Mt wish TO talk about. haQ baen
writing whole pages of campaign
poetry, they oil i! in The Hawk
eye, but you understand. that excel
lent family paper wasn't exactly
Democratic newspaper. Not Just
what You'd call a Democratic D per.
At least it was more Democratic than
the most rantankerous, rally round
the flag boys. third term Hayes and
the whole TICKET, Republican paper
OF Republican lows, could bs expect.
ed to be. L: was iusI about as Dsuo-
cratic as The Eagle is Republican and
| 4aew what Kind OF poetry mad
been writing. l fidgeied little,
poured a spoonful OF sugar in my
soup, snd owned up tnat 1 wa the
man. Then | asked him how long
he expected to remain in California.
He told me, and then ssid: "Thers
was ope little poera you wrote, begin
ming: 'F1ere was an old noosIer as
, Tvs heard tell'-nog, EoW did the
reat OF that go?''
Coz l, went for him, tooth claw
and toe>nsil. and l knew it, and I
. believe he knew it. l feebly laid:.I
, DONE remember" emptied the salt
into my coffee. and hoped he would
i find rest and returning health in
g California" I also hoped that /
would die in few mnmsnts. eu. 1
3 didn't say so. he thanked u in his
5 courteous manner for the wish [ ex-
pressed, and then went On.
There was another, good one;
. can recollact only the second staLz
0 how did the frat sne run?''
Il And then he quoted few lines oil
one Otihe meanest things | ever wrote
!. about any man. While be quoted
il my prize poem, pretending &c forget
It the Gtsrza that referred to himself,
/. was con used but I seemed ahstracted
# as spread five very thick layers o.
q mashed potato Ca my folded pkin
y under the impression that ] Wac
= spreading a piece of bread and butter
| said l wasn't very we'll when I wro.,
that cue, and had quite iorgottep t.
If Then l attempted to wipe the cold
d beaded perspiration from my brow
with that napkin, and added 20 mi
q embarrassment, must have appear
ed embarrassed or eccentric, / an
sure.
Well, toe long aud short oft is, Mr.
Hendricks remembered every mes'
poem I had written about Mr.. TildsI
sud himse,t during that bitter cam
or paign, and he could quote just enough
Il OF the innocent good-na,ured lines 0
each one to snoW me that he bat
read it. I never saw man with snct
= q memory. He ate hes, tily ant
y smiled go0d-naturedIy ali the time
- aud he bade me good-by YER
- p!eassntly. am confident shnweC
% of to good advantage II did
81 disaem Dled. | didn't feel that Wsy q
= all. But l didn't run. sat there
= aud took my punishment like man
When Mr.. Hendricks went to 81
train I arose and sougbt Mr.. Worm
ley, TO tell him about it. He vas OF
the floor behind the cigar counter
wheeling AMI choking like a maj
M who is trying 20 laugh himself u
" death. l b9gsn to get mad. l ssia
IIr "See hare, Mr. Wormley-"
le lie feebly molioned ms away