National Republican., 1888-03-01
III. Fable of the Seamless Stocking.

= common thing Ike the stocking ap
l,4rs ,n the surface to have very little
I"msrCt and less humOr In II. Aud y"G
Ne ,torN Of the Seamless Stocking, that
l,,t', creation Of the Little Boss Mills, has
i.if,sdy taken It's place as Il cl lssic with
"h.ulLci G.Ose's Melodies and "Guil-
WIS Irryelsn II has strong flavor OF
IlL tLuse yencrdted masterpieces, anl,
We tacnI, II grows upon he children by
repetition.
q little man from Texas Went up among
o., YalEees Of New England to impart
I.onlrdg" White tucre migh, be affairs
Ielotirr to the future state Of man nf
Nn,nt nr lacked knowledge, he was dead
sure ~ lis knowledge of all that goes to
l.ott,u American state happy. To deal
IN PARTICULARS, while this little man from
ItNst "us willing 20 ,dmit his ,h)rt.cOm-
iE.s touching scheme Of translation, ne
wts willing - tell the Yankee men, CONT
1,Laally aud for their benefit, that
l-.Itw al about one little article. from the
raw uatcrial TO the perfect being, that
ltlis 10 make this world endurahle. inat
S,as tie Seamless Stocking. Fr1m his lips
tie terrified Yankees learnrG that this WAS
tnt product of British isy yent!on, the secret
,fNL!ch would uer,t be known 10 Ameri.
,frs. This litCle man all the way from
To-. vthrtled the thrifty persons to whon
ieN.. unhosomug his vast storehousc OF
Information by saving that OF course the
Seamless Stocking, being an English pro-
.urt, was not an article to be considered
~ connection with protection by tdriil.
Then proudly and gayly this astute little
MAL from Texas hied himself back to Wash.
ipEton and listened for the reyerberating
,.'hoes oi his hrilliancy coming from lgnor
sDt ard dowu.tGodden Yankee land.
Sad but true IL Is that the first sOnOriir
r.sponse was not mellitlu1us to the cult
waited tymiauum Ot the little man froIa
Texas. Harsh voices proclaimed that, not
i'iui too line 20 point upon lie, the little
Lan from Texas had been wonderfully
economical Of the truth. In real, original
Yankee dialect, II was also asseverdted
tlSt, While the artisans Of that remote
province Of ISnkeeland did not claim the
tsr'h, with the ancient lore Of Texas -
loot, they did own the process FOR making
~, Seamless Stocking, that they proposed
~ Etrp II, and that the English mauuf4n-
OIiG Il that article is comparatively uu-
known IN his country. To empha,ls the
ATimos!'yo Of this heartrss response % the
"ii-ahregatory mission Of the li,tle N ~
ilom Texas, these Yankee sayAges actually
s,ut 10 him box Of 40. "a seamless
S'p'hrgs pVrpJrtIug 10 he of Amerl'tu
MIKE. This Is too much Tor good nature
II lie TEXAS variety which blossoms blood
red tLr year rould, luI the little ulan from
I,i"s-net'er known as Tie l.t'le Bose
Mi.'s, epaV:H hi. corporeai dimensions are
not tup-heayy IN wit must necessarily rise
- n,s place and ask Tor an Investigation
"yrdiaa'IQn.
This is 40 jest. !. is very solemu
Affair, It involves a question Of We.
'ae''y letween the whole Yankee province
Id he Eat!ou's iayurte statesman,
Ne r.gmloqueut little man from the
republic Of Texas, The preponlarance Of
Joi6t,li'y VIII remain with the little man
ri'rtmeLdous parts. To say that he knows
i.ss about the Seamless Stocking than the
YANKEES who make the article would be
imTeSchiIg the LGndiwork that constructs
hEtUre's loDlemen to order in Texas. The
IuIGeG o. proof is upon the Yankees, and
jn tie improbable event Of their proving
'tt,T case, they will then have the gigantic
'ifs Of proving that the little man from
ItzLe eytr expanded himself upon the
RtImitse stochiIr cave IN dream. They
tLILC' hltgs !LELr"tiOr, Derau,e The litt,e