The Washington bee., 1888-05-26

your request and offered, as an
lnducement, to pay me for my
services. l told you [ did not
wish, nor would [ accept any com,
pensation for my services. Il
wish you to succeed" [ said "and
I will do all [ can for you willing
ly and freely" I finally agreed
to prepare the matter for you and
this I did during my lunch hour
of the same day you called. After
office hours [ showed the rough
draft had made to Maj. Fleet
wood for his criticism. lie sug-
gested one change which [ made.
I then went to the office of the
BEE and while there tod Mr..
Chase that you would have about
a column of matter for publication
and asked him to favor you if he
could and he promised that be
would. [ saw the gentlemen you
wished me to and obtained from
them the desired consent.
The following day as per agree
ment you again came to my place
of business and brought list of
names to be appended to the letter
among which were those of the
officers aud pastor uf the Metro
politan church. During the day l
made clean copies ofthe two letters
and also prepared a circular for
general distribution. In the after
noon met you On Pa. ave. by
appointment aud in the presence
of Maj Fleetwood handed you
two copies of each letter and one
capy of the circular, all of which
you read and expressed yourself
as being highly pleased. You
asked me then if [ would not
write something for the papers in
support OF the concert and compli-
mentary to you. That week !
wrote an editorial comment on
the proposed testimonial and did
the same thing each week while
the concert Was in course of prep
aration.
Again don't you remember say
ing to me the week before your
concert that You wanted to reach
the ministers and get them inter-
ested and wished me to fix up
something for you? The next day
| wrote a circular letter and a
fellow clerk i'll the office made
eight copies of it and [ made SIX,
fourteen in all. These l handed
you on Pa. ave. in front of Mil
burns drug store. You read one
aloud and said "that will catch
them" Maj. FIeetwood, who VIC,
there is plenty of tafy in that"
Then you smiled John. Indeed
If L remember correctly We all
smiled that day.
1t is true John that you did give
me twenty five tickets to sell for
you, but don't you remember | told
you at the time that [ could not
sell them because [ was soliciting
funds for the men who would enter
the drill? | told you that those men
had to make history for the race
aud their success was of the great
est importance to us all. You said
emo mattsr take them, yol NAV
meet some one who will buy a tick
et." The day following your con-
cert L met you in front of the ssStar
Office and congratulated YOU ON
your success. You grasped nv
hand with both Of yours and said,
"Iompkins, | will never forget YOU
tor what you have done for me in
this matter and whenever [ can
help you in anyway call on me and
L will do it, tor you have proven
Yourself to be true friend to me-,
80" SponO VI COMPENSATION |
and again declined. You said
"well anyhow I'll have you I'D to
my room and Well open bottle of
wine" 1t is needless to saw that
the bottle of wine never material.
lied. (All of this happened before
You were int1ated.) On this occa-
sion L made my return of tickets
held. told you that | had sold
four and used two and therefore
owed you one and a half dollars.
You said that the tickets used were
mine By virtue of having sung i'm
the concert and it would have been
small compensation for my services
had [ used a dozen.
You told me to keep the dollar
as your contribution to the support
Of the men in camp and | entered
Oh my subscription book 81. I. Law
ton 81 Paid, and then gave you
nineteen tickets. How this world
IS given TO- but no matter.
John, you have a wretched memory.
wonder how Won evan raoomboro.