The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-11
TRAVELLING MAN.

INA v bLlNt MAN.
The really bright men in this world are
not all adorning the professions find
diamond in the rough very frequently aud
| always delight to draw him out. origi-
nal characters are always pleasing to meet
and when they are blessed with little
mother vii they are douhly So. This mat
ter of hrlliancy, OF rather what passes
for IT, is largely a matter of education and
association after all. There are some
men who are surrounded from their
earliest rccollrctions by friends and COM
pauions who carry them along and all they
have to do is To stand up and he pushed.
But there are men mistaken for rough
diamonds such as | saw specimen of the
other day. He was running a ferry boat
across the kenncbcc and he entertained
his passengers with quaint remarks upon
great variety of subjects from theology
to matrimony. He wanted to find out
who was and this is the way he pro-
ccedcd:
Fcrryman-Let's see | have seen that
horse before: where did you get him.
our Travelling Man From Smith.
Fcrryman--Guess | don't know him.
Where Is he owned?
q. +. MI own him.
Fcrryman--Oh, | thought he was
stable horse.
O. T. MI keep him in a stable when
he is not on the road.
This was too much for him and he sud
sided only to break out anew in moment
as he saw an obstruction in the river
above.
Fcrryman-Thcre comes boat and we
shall have to hold up.
@. T. M..-But we have got time To
cross and return before that boat reaches
here. Go ahead.
| Ferrymau-N Now do you suppose You
| can tell me man who has been on this
boat for 20 wears how much time it takes
to clear the Star of the East.
And sure enough couldn't. He had
lots of spare time and long experience
had taught him to take no chances with
boat that had the right of way. He was
| clearly right and | was clearly wrong.
Fortunately he was in command and my
| impotence did no harm. Its a hard life
on one of these hard ferries aud trips are
made at all times of night and day, extra
charges being made for night trips
If there was such thing As Democrat
keeping mad whole year the Republicans
would have perfect walk.oycr in this
State next fall. But there isn't just
now the Democrats are talking fearfully
ugly but when next election comes around
they will walk up like little men and take
their medicine. In hardly Il town in the
State where there has been any appoint
ment made, do | hear anything but good
things said of the administration. The
citizens of Portland are unusually severe
over the appointment of Anderson As Col
lcctor. The Democrats there have some
grounds for their anger. asked one OF
the sturdy friends Of Cleaves, who resides
a few miles out of the city, the cause OF
his grief, remarking that both candidates
we're considered able men. That Is not
the point" he replied. Two years ago
when we met in Convention at Lewiston,
we wanted Anderson as n candidate for
Congress, but he refused; we sent a sec
ond dispatch and urged upon him to ac-
cept but still he said no. He declined
them because he was afraid, but now,
when there is nothing to fear, he comes
forward and claims the place of honor.
Judge Cleaves was then ready to accept
an empty honor and we vowed then and
there that we would not forget him, and
we haven't. The President knew the
Judge was the choice of the Maine DEM
ocrats, but he appointed another. Do
you wonder we are dissatistledy' | had
to admit that from my friends stand
point they had every reason to stand by
their candidate as they did to the end.
Well this one appointment is a fair sample
of lust what Maine Democrats are receiv-
ing in every town where l am acquainted.
If they were not Democrats they would
rebel. But they won't and let no one be
deceived into thinking they will
Just now the talk of the railroad from
Skowhcgan to Greenville via Monsoon
seems to be uppermost OF all railroad talk
in this State. | see one bad feature of
the affair. The Maine Central road through
its owners the Boston 4 Maine Is very
powerful factor in any and all railroad
schemes in this State. The building of
this road is next to impossible unless the
Boston 4 Maine road favors the scheme.
Do they look with favor upon this
scheme? That is the question to be de-
cided and then the road is assured or
otherwise. ! see that the Maine Central
are negotiating for tho purchase of the
| Bangor 4 Piscataquls road. If they cap
ture this for n song there will be no road
| from Skowhegan to Greenvlle. If they
do not we shall see what we do see.
If there is any one thing that the aver
age individual is uncertain about it is
distances. When | am on long ride
and get lonely l often amuse myself by
enquiring distances Sometimes | will