Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-29

FANNY, ~ f1oDeR H8vo - f9oeog ~
tsssocostssa 10 StE's nnsass UhtsA 10
hop~d vssid sscsss M board Ia shs cd
ssns:esnaa's SaGnlly. OF eessss, ssy
hscs Of ~ fsthes's sesa0s fxed -
i1ef wt,~n u Fssekkd No. Well. Tho very
ans psssoa net vh<u I rssshsd sbs
coiEsss town vss 'Eosey'-shss's vhas
- used 70 esii Jso. beessss be hAd The
tke ufsfesssne u hassna his soss stAss
70 ssosins ioae 10 advance Of sbs ssst
a.Hsissr sid xsssy. ARE 700 q
ssasoi ssrs. cid fsiiov2 Where Do goa
bsxsdF
81 an sssna 70 beard at your aEsi<'s'
sai5L
-Nossy bzrss sas laasAins snd re-
pifed. i euess not. tizo1Gn l wish you
vsre. Ms ancis never took . bsasdss
10 his i.fe.'
Il pFvdaced my fathers letter. 1t
uhirA Messy INSIDE queer stuiis. Thsn
be said. Tene along. iss me III ~ His
aneis received ms politely aud said be
vsssd do al II hrs posef 10 ead ns :
boarding hosse. ppi could bot possibly
take De b.mseif. Bas Nosey ~ ispessc,
'Asver mspd.' sud az son ~ tie old
eensieEnan bad ssrs oas Jim bfousht In
as sunt--a lovely. MIDDLE axed lady, IA
Q quaker c3p. bhe was amazed at toe
sosgssssnr. bns before Nosey Esd talked
20 Der three N nusss Sue sid, IL stall
be - yea uisS. yames.' 1Ee boy bad
wrapped sbe dear old lady rigilt around
h;s E0eer, snd Es's been gong en- the
s4ras wsy v1fn most OF felix's ever since, y
concluded the rpsrchans With . hsarty
! laugh.
$3.50 A.. 5000 -. . .so4u - ~,
"NoEe could have been better. lie
vas valedics5fian 81 HE class. wotsn
slows What tbs standing must bave
| been. By tns gay. be Is the only vale
diesofizn | know wse ever suaoanted %
| anything sfsesvsrd. Quses, the way
saess fellows hssksr ouf, isn't III he
sas not o3iy a good student. cas = per.
| sssssrt fsssacsr; DC Dts always the mzu
| xso asked questions In the oisss room
saosed he aaa snouaht 10 we'll - read
and pos the professors 10 their tsnmps.
did be shake all tho boys sfies hs
| graduated aud became fsnoosf
mot hsr' sxstsfmed the merchant
WITH eusrgy. he had his likes and
oislskss, asa ! nevsr knev man vhc
ceaid let fellow sione harder II b
chanosd not to like him but bis friends
II loss sisls Of him after he left COL
lsga. Mails sefe sew aud far bssveer
N those days aud possaae very high. ~
you will lesru II you iook backward
awhile. ! often thought Of him. bal
nesef imagined be vguid turn mp IN In,
4 far east--9enius Renersiiy seeks elbow
room In tos other direction, yau knov
Bot msny years aftervard occasion
ally saw 10 print some remarks Of Goa
gresham b .ine. OF Maiue, thai had n
much ring Of my OLD schoolmate that
thought there mast be some relation
saip. kpev kosey vas smart enough
TO De congressman. bus yoo know I
boy will never be m9re taan a boy u
one Who mas nos sseR him in years
oBe dsy. however. read speech con
taiaiDg sosne Of my old sohooimate'i
%. expressions. Then sat doSn ans
wrote letter telling who | ~as an,
ASKING II he was really my old com
panson. III show 900 his reply"
The merchant vent 10 his desk snc
extracted long letter, siened James q
Blaine, dated from the senate chambe
Ia 1880, expressing the liveiiess sssisfsc
sion rs hearing from the senator's d,
friend. srd recalling ecQuaiatancss an,
psanks Of lhifd OF a century before
"H3w's that for q meHoryW asket
the merchants. "How's that for hesr,
Howe thas for spirit In . man OF fift,
years! I'd forgotten those incident
aotii he reminded nae, bat they seem q
clear e. aim as II they occurred oul.
yesterday. Some one usy say that an,
! one can write letter, bat wait till tel
, you further. A year or two later b.
caue to OHIO to speak. and being nes
Masiilon vent over shere to hear hiGi
got there late. Jim was already OF
the plat.ornI, With crowd OF promi
ueu, men around him, waiting for th'
ZINE TO begin The sight Of him mad
me forget my sgs fof moment and hi
too. was = boy aesir, and. stretching
, my aria over the crowd, l tapped hin
on tie head with coy cire- he iookec
around and carght my eye. He hacn'
soen me ia over thirty years, mind you
whea va were both oeardiess boys, bu
10 vasn't haif a minute before be oas
broken looss from the political big bug
~so were talking to him, eibowed hi
| way through tho crowd and had hoti
my hands 10 hts. His hand mas a paw
erf1i GRIP. too. We exchanged note
foF few minutes. when the Commits,
called him to coms so the front. Con.
found itv says be, its always the way
nov ] must be Mr.. Blaine again, sup
pose.'"