Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-20
THE TWO SANS.
How They Appeared to an fascinating
Reporter.


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sam Jones was sitting In a large easy
chair, with his feet, pushed into small
cloth slippers, resting on the cornice Of
the ire place, and mis- calves enjoying the
warmth. when the writer entered. On
the other side Of the room was sam Small,
writing al a table, his glasses slapped
Jauntl!y over his nose aud his hair locking
like last years birds nest. He was
putting yengefully at a c igarette. which
be held in meerschaum holder. This Is
the way sam and sam spend their morn
ings at the hotel. except that Mr.. Jones
generally gets a Bible after awhile and
reads chapter or two, which he and his
cO-lab0rer discuss.
There is nothing striking in the per-
sonal appearance OF either Of these men,
Wno have made such wonderful reputa-
lions in the religious field. In fact, they
are hoth very much like ordinary men,
and would never attract attention ia a
crowd or be looked at twice on the street.
sam Jones impresses you as man OF firm
Will and determination. He is conunu-
ally closing his lips tightly. like a man
who Is about TO take desperate jump.
some people say this is affectation, but if
there Is any affectation about sam Jones,
II Is very Inconsistent with the rest of his
character. He is a self-reliant man, of
course, aud he talks to you with conf
dence. But isn't this very natural, con
sidering the remarkable success Of the
man?
sam Jones laughs a great deal. He
laughs particularly loud when he say
anything funny himself And when he
laughs he makes you laugh, whether you
see the point or not. This is because be
laughs so much like he enjoyed it, and so
much Ike he meant 1t. sam Jones is for
ever plaguing sam Small, and sam
Small never loses an opportunity to tell a
Joke on sam Jones. And then they both
laugh Ike savages, and slap their knees,
and tell il all over again.
sam. emallis anything but small man,
and SO he always deceiyes the new ac-
quaintance. who naturally pictures him
as a little fellow, because his name i'm
plies u. In fact, he is rather a larger
Rlan than the ordinary, and seems the
very likeness of physical endurance. He
is fully feet Ia height, and slim and sim
envy. Mr.. Small is a stubborply hard
worker, nervous and Wrestiess in strengt
aud endoWed%ith mental capacity that
never tires. He can do three times the
work that sam. Jones can do, and never
feels IL half as much. He is a younger
man than Jones. has much better edu-
cation and superior advantages in every
respect. But ne has not tAe rough, natu-
raj powers OF Jones, and does not ap-
iproach the latter in originality.
sam Jones Is great lover OF music and
nature aud eloquence- These things stir
him and thrill him, and what be saws
about them is the struggle OF strong i'm
pulses and natural emotions TO assert
themselves. sam Small loves books
books OF art, language and science. He
is an eXhaustless reader and faithful
student. lie spends much Of his time
over the Bible, and reads chapter upon
chapter after sam Jones is asleep. In
short, sam Small makes his power, and
sam Jones found his already made. sam
small is student, and sam Jones is q
genius.
These were the thoughts and conclu-
siOns that were swimming through the
newsman's mind as he studied the faces
OF the two men before him, and took the
seat which the older reyiyalist offered
him.