The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-10-01
A HANDY BROTHER.
loren IL. Sessions Describes a Tight Fix
He Was in Once While Election
Rerino.

Senator Warner Miller, with his wife
and daughter. and Secretary j. W
Frooman. of the republican state COM
mittee, and his wife, having been pass
ing 3 few days at the Chautauqua as
sembly, writes jamestown CORES
pondeEt TO the New York San, and the
senator was III town yesterday on his
way to Wtusyillo and trip through
the oil regions. under the pilotage of
DR.. w. B. Roberts, of the oil-well tor
pedo fame. On the trip down Chau-
tauqua lake there WAS party of twelve
or fourteen on board the steam yacht,
one of whom was Loren Is. Sessions.
The members Of the party told sto-
ries, and Mr.. Sessions story was this:
You never know how handy it is to
have brother until you are in tight
fix, and want some one to stand for
you. | remember when | was noml-
mated for the senate | had never gone
into Cattaraugus county, and, as the
democrats there that year Were as live
y as ! cheese in july, concluded |
would run over. SO | put on clean
choker, and made my way to the
house Of an old deacon, who volunteer
SI " olAON lLO IbOub bliC SCuOOl ulo-
tricts in his vicinity. Hitching up his
old mare into a three-spring, the dea-
con drove me 10 his nearest republican
neighbor, and, calling him out TO the
wagon, introduced Us.
"'Well, you needn't give us knock
down to each other, said our friend,
who was beaming on me. Il met MIR.
Sessions at Chautauqua this summer
I'm glad 10 see you, and how is the
good work going on up there? How
Is my Sunday-school clasp
Il managed to make reply that
satisfied my questiOnGr and our mutual
friend, and, after little talk about
politics, in which my Sunday-school
acquaintance promised me his support,
we said good-day and drove on TO
Horse Corners, so called because of
the unusual degree of interest taken
in that locality in all things pertaining
to horses.
Now, it chanced that while | was
in Buffalo few days before. | found
time hanging heavily, and did an un-
usual thing with me-went to the
races In the grand stand l saw a
countryman who had pool checks in
his hand Let me see what horse YOU
are betting on, | said, and then told
him that ne was wrong, and had better
hedge, as the horse ne held for a ia
yorite would get beat. He followed
my advice, and by the merest good
luck (here Mr.. Sessions gave a side
long look that meant Maybe | didn't
know what horse was slated TO win,
and maybe did, the horse | named
came in first. Tne man had put I'D
his last dollar and made pursefui.
He wanted to hug me in the presence
of the crowd, but | told him we would
defer that luxury.
well, to return to my drive through
Cattaraugus county with the deacon,
who had become a tirmer friend than
ever since he had heard of my zeal in
the Cnautauqua Sunday-school. At
Horse Corners, who should be the first
person | saw but my quondam friend
OF the race-course? However much |
would have liked to avoid him at that
time, had nothing else to do but to
sail in and trust to good fortune TO
save my character from being wrecked.
The deacon stopped and said: Mr.
Blank. this is Mr. Sessions of Chautau-.
lud COuuII Jul CduuIudlC IOr The SEN
ate.
81 reckon you can't tell me who he
is, said my horsey friend. How are
you, MIR. SessionsP Didn't we scoop
those fellows out of slick sum at the
Buffalo races? There amt anything
too rich for you about here. If you
don't see what you want, ask for it
The deacon's face blanched, and a
letter of withdrawal danced before me.
but an Inspiration came, and replied
as readily rs l could: I'm glad you
had goodIuck at Buffalo, but you are
mistaken in the party. 1t was my
brother Walter whom you met there
1t was mighty narrow escape, want
you to understand. and l told Walt
when l got home that be would ruin
my character if he didn't look out. |
was elected, though if it hadn't been
for my Chautauqua experiences, and
for Walt, / guess a democrat with any
pretentions to being pious would have
got there"