The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-07-13

Is all right, But what / want to point
out to you il this; You have a talent
for amassing wealth. You are the
meanest man on earth with your mon
ey. You have not the slightest bit of
sense in any other respect. You mere
ly know how to make money and hold
on to it. You have not even the sense
TO distrust your own tact in political
affairs. You have the stupid idea that
most rich men have, that you can bltg
your way through. A barrel is neces-
sary OF course, but it must be used with
brains. You made an allusiOn to John
L. Sullivan the other evening in your
speech, at least you were so reported
in the Herald"
yes, l did"
Very well. Now, you must admit
that John L. knows more about prize
fighting than you do of politics"
Il presume So"
'Of course he does. Yet when he
goes int0 fight he places himself en-
tirely in the hands of his trainer. He
eats what the trainer tells him tO-he
| sleeps when he is told to and walks
when he is so ordered. Yet here you
are going in for a much more difficult
match and l venture to say that you
are under no ones advice or training"
Il don't quite see what all this"
"Of course you don't. / didn't ex-
pect you would. Here you are, a man
with plenty of money and very little
| brains"
Thank you
Don't mention it. Here I am a
man with plenty of brains and no
money. Now I propose a limited
partnership. / need your money! you
| need my brains. I'll write your
speeches for you and keep you from
making the idiOtic mistakes you are
continually making and viii get you in
few weeks the reputation of being a
good speaker and a man of sense"
If you can do that so easily why
don't you do it for yOurselfp"
| Now, that's the first sensible ques-
ton have heard you ask since / came
in. 1t shows the advantage of assoc
ciating even for short while with a
man of ideas. The reason is that
have not the opportunity. l am not
invited to dine at the Hishash Club.
don't appear before the delegates OF
the State Convention. have none OF
those opportunities which you throw
away"
Il don't throw them away"
you do worse. You put your foot
into it every time"
'Now, look here, my man, I've stood
good deal of this insOlence from
you. l don't propose to stand much
more of it,"
''Oh, don't you? Perhaps the fatter-
ers you have around you have really
got you to believe that you are doing
first rate. Your table here is Uttered
with letters and clippings. They al
tell you that you are the coming man
Well, they are your worst enemies.
am in fact the only real friend you have
met in month if you only had the
sense to see it. Perhaps you would
like me to point out some of YOU
blunders?"
81 would be very much obliged, Tn
sure"
"Then l would like to ask you why
those two champions of your party
Larry Doolin and Jimmy Starr. wer,
not at your reception last nightPn
I'm sure ! don't know"
/ ''Never took the trouble to find out
SUPPOSED"
Il can't say that / thought of it."
''Of course you didn't. Yet you know
that those two men can swing thei
wards just the way they want then
and will have more to say than any
other two men rs to who the delegates
will be-
"They were both at the meeting tn,
night before"
Certainly they were, and you
thought it would be a good occasion t,
refer to Sullivan's return, and go 70
the pugilists."
well, that was certainly SAT-
enough. 1t is like the Mormons as
, subject-good on any occasion anC
offensive to no one"
You forget that Larry DOolin wa
champion pugilist before he got tn
contract that enriched him, and tina
he keeps the picture of his fight with
> the Syracuse thug up in his parlor
Then there was Starr. What did yOr
! say ABOUT llfns s.#..
Il merely made a humorous referenc
to the patriotism Of the STAIRS. ii
was in the war"
, Your humorous allusiOn was to tn
STAIRS and Stripes they tell me-"
Il believe it was
, You forgot that two Of Jimmy
brothers are in Sing Sing and tina
! Jimmy himself had narrow squeal
| for it. He thinks you were trying t.
( insult him. Stripes are not SAT
, subject to mention in Jimmy's hearing
: You need some one to edit your cop!
for you, Mr. Boomer, or youu be lai
D out cold"
I well, what do you propOsePn
e That you engage me and then d
as tell you"
What would you suggest as a be
ginning?"
q THAT you fire that chap in the re,
p coat who opens the door. Get som
one there who is not so heightened
Send your family out of town and &c
I some of this bric-a-brac out of thes
? rooms and put up a few pictures tina
are of more interest to the boys thai
those now on the walls. That, viii d
I for beginning, and then let me writ
{ your impromptu remarks for you. II
I make your reputation as an after-din
ner speaker in two weeks. My name
a Sparkling, in case you should want T.
- know"
e The Hon Mr.. Boomer and young Nh
S Sparkling got along better than NIGH
have been expected. A great deal o
r the young mans insolenee seemed t
have departed and he wrote most eX
, cellent speeches for his employer