The Dawson journal., 1885-04-23

4 LARGE VEST POCKET.
Liberality ola Noted Illinois Patriot

VI his H1ANuSO SOOAO1cN ~ N~~ -
notice the gentleman from Illinois
who was admitted to my presence
this afternoon?"
"The fat gentle with the beauti-
full complexion? Yes, he gave me
a cigar and he seemed to be very
clever person." replied Mr.. La
mont.
"His name is Welch-Andrew
Welch," said Mr.. Cleveland, "and,
in addition to being a member of
the Illinois Legislature, he is the
proprietor of large agricultural
implement store at Yorkville. He
is as pleasant man as I ever met,
and what especially pleased me
was the fact that he had no favor
to ask of me. But what / spoke
to you about him for was his ex-
traordinary generosity with his
cigars"
Eyes, he gave me one as he
passed in, and he handed another
to the janitor."
"You see," said Mr.. Cleveland,
'that Villas and Endicott were
with me when he came in. After
shaking hands with me and being
introduced to the others, he pull
ed some cigars out of his pocket
and asked us to smoke. L have
these made especially for me by
our leading Yorkville tobacconist,'
he said. They were long, fat ci-
gars, and were as fragrant as
bottle of lyang-lyang perfumery.
We thanked him and lighted the
cigars. We asked him about the
Illinois Legislature, and he told
us a good deal of news, especially
about the Speaker. Presently
Bayard, Lamar and Garland came
in. When they shook hands with
Mr.. Welch-'Have a smoke? said
he, and out came three more ci-
gars from the same vest pocket.
This made six cigars-yes, seven
(for he was smoking (which he
had taken from the same vest
pocket"
"Nine, interrupted Mr.. Lamont,
''for he handed me and the janitor
two in the hall"
eyes, nine," resumed Mr.. Cleve-
land. "But the marvel did not
end here, for pretty soon Whitney
came in with a delegation of thir-
teen New Workers, who were no
sooner introduced than the Illi-
nois man whipped out more cigars
enough to 60 around-and all
from the same vest pocket. That
made twenty-three cigars in one
vest pocket!''
"WhewI' cried Mr.. Lamont, in
blank amaZement.
ellis conversation was quite as
astonishing" said Mr.. Cleveland.
GA more generous man / never
met. He insisted on making me
a present of a threshing machine,
and when / respectfully but firm
ly declined he insisted that I
should atleast accept a horse-rake.
He seemed to take special fancy
for Bayard and Lamar, and be-
fore leaving he announced his in
tention of shipping them from
Yorkville cultivator and lawn
mower, respectively"
"Grover," said Miss Cleveland,
bustling into the room at this mo-
ment, II do believe the house is
afre. 1 can smell something
burning"
81 detect no unpleasant odor,"
replied the President.
at smells like the burning Of q
carpet or rags" insisted Miss
Cleveland. "Well, now, 1 do be-
lieve it's that cigar you're smok-
ing"
'Pm sorry to hear you say
that" remarked Mr.. Cleveland,
quietly, ''for, just before leaving,
the Yorkville gentleman drew an
other handful of cigars from that
same remarkable pocket and laid
them on my table, saying; Here,
smoke these after supper this
evening And before l could re-
monstrate he was gone. / looked
out of the window and saw him
handing cigars to people as he
passed down the front walk"
A Wonderful Discovery.