The Republican journal., 1888-04-05
did his reputation last into manhoodr'

"t' i"c''i." No"IN up 'ii1 III, ihiH
i i'out on.o III sA ,',o''hs' anu 1T !, mas peeil
~ ~ ~ -: -. ' "7"i ''i'' !""nS piI,ho was
,;n,. i'eeii Ml'tn ne llatrlcG'ateI: But pc
.; 49, nav cittie" tui i'ei nay ne
t,ui. ii, -" n'M INci S.niS ,I't touh' pe
~ i,,i % -, ai ne oo.'l 'e''fn Il. .oilie'
A." :, n"n way VI soi',: 10
Wy ''',' nv i =" ne 'n'ase anu ashl"S
sta, n h;in ;, ''''' IL vas p'e's"ie 10 ''-
''''''
LOSS 10 THE NEiGliBORlIDnD.
..IIow was he when he came back from coI
leye!'
..He didn't come back Just before. he orad
uated his father was eiec,ed prothonot,rv Of
the country. and the whole family moved to
Washin-ton the country town. Twas n ureat
loss to tIjs ueiphb0rhooI for inns father and
mother, although rather ,iiynitied and reserved
in manner, were the very best of nciybbors
and citizens. Their word wa, AS rood as any-
bodv's bond. So WAS Jim'S II makes all of us
mad. no matter whether we're democrats or
remlhli,.ns to reod tho noyy,n,ners that t,,L
As If Jim didn't mean what he said in his letter
~ ,, ""' a.. INV vi tnose c"''ols "ou"
tnn III th.t % @ "''0 ~ '''''0 ~ '''''
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day the orno>i,jou woul,l1,,t have ,rot en- rnou"h ,
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io'''' '?oh', i"i S"i''e '.'e no n''l h'o"
sp"''1 ''",''1 at .o"'.t' y pi"''ll''ei' 'ii'i-
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w.. nor th. tr.t If o,, a,.-,,,.,int,nn, o;,hn' '
tnr W., v.'r ,rn,it ~, q" ,i
in w,.tnrr rnnn',i,."i H. G'',I I'' , II ".'1si
;,a v;l.. If ia. WHnn",.nh., Iim,., h' Xxx ii;,,
At Wn~t Hroyn.,;il,. h,, i, tt,nl. snn,o,h;m.Ir
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FULL OF Fun AND fEoI.ic.
'What was his reputation in those ,!ayS:'
lit WAS lm,i>ilal and peculiar for IA bow He
was very smart. very livclv and vet no one
ever heard any co,u,!ljut AGAINST him OH any
score whatever. he had all the natural eNub-
erancc OF il healthy hoy--and what IA healthy
boy lie WIS, Goodness. cau't recall in this en-
tire city hoy physically as handsome and viva
rio,l> i> Jim Blaine. People talk about the
human race improving. generation bv ycner:,-
tion' bu' II JIM was Il ialr specimen oi his day
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W., ~ ','no>a '",'''-
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''S V''i'i>o,' 10Y" On c'' rie'h .ii'' u. "ea
me- u, 'o.'! 'o'i''. le!l'oN'. A'iN ni>
ii','-.'! MM. nc M"> .o'',is n'i'..''N' MS
va" ''''i a. i''i''i a. d ''i i''' r.,
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.'e ,,'i 'i'!.e was l'''"- thc 10y ~ Mno'l' nt
n'', ,lo',. H. ne Mo"'u ~ 10 'i', injured parry
"i',. '''.'N' " l'"i'' n''H anu "
P"'""l'',' - va az" d! 2Fh'tit'''' AZ an
-I d! "ii''i ''''-' boys are '"fli'e''t''9 !o""2
"'1. ,.
IN IN 'i'. .i''N'i'"' 81 i".iVoN> '''' n.' enter
ca ro''eSG az t'l' ave oi thIii''n i,ar>
~; llotc IL 10 you. mere t'e hvf-
vu"i' . "i''-nt i"''n >'''e lt't't> 'ii' u'!"-
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~ iii">i i'Ne 'een IA, i'N ofGu III some way or
NV .p' % ''' Ia, maj. ''n'eu ieii ~ ;"!h7
.''' 'e.'eNe 'AIrl'.o" Wa ,i''',. ~, II, ms
.;., ,iit ,.' i.l, in.i '.''''' 't"tc liN''s Il
i'', va ''.'iG i"i i'i',i ~ >olile ol te
f ~ A'em mIi ',,' h,'IM 'lc iaruis
~ w. ~ w. i II IIi III ni> '"'I. ,'u
n"on a> Il >pLi oI pioaiTy. lIl> lalhei anu M,
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i 'ini''o,, an" ~ 1'iioo' >'"'i anu he "'s
49, ,uii '','n nn',oon, Nv 'ou" nut ne ptel-
i"i LIZ liz "'s Hi,.ipns n's o,i'' 'oiilI
paiu a.''' M leISon','S poMc!S were i'ieh ana
''i -" ~ 'e',, NH>o'i >'.'ii'u "
,h ir !" ,,n'.i>ta' 1t, ht alMaH> hheM IL ne''er
a,i'n iic 'c''.lti' 80: h''npuSH tiie 'olieSe eN-
1.; a'h'ii"ti"hs Ntie H..lI'' tne ieM pio'tsSoIS'
MnloM W. ''2 ii'tn Mo"n pe ,ht plin.ipa, suyt
~ =. 10y '''i'u "Pl'. '''' Wy! iii'7hi ,'tnt'
n'ine i'"lsI" =" "hiiout the sii-les, 'Iou'''',
~" 'i'. YOU "ii'' ne '",''e " 1 VI o"7n' ~
''o>,ts .sW !, ,o?c'nei d. eoiiese'
:" en-. IL "a rather % ioiS story the herehant
t'p'e', Hci li.">ti ",cH ',iii '.i'i ,'''i; wy
i"ao, N',e" In "arc, Mi,o Ietn,tu At W isn.
>o'e'ii,'' sti''t icspt 'ei a.
oui ioihs "ahteu me " i've III plNate laihiiH
ny y. !a'nei gave me ie'ter ol introduction 10
IN u',' ~ "iil'n hc hope.' "o'''d >.'u'c me
poarn III the olu gentleman laiil''y. vi course,
".is nGis VI i',l ''''''e "Aeo "e''cl
"i''' 1t i'''' h'' mt
THE MAGNETISM OF ''NoSEi.
..Wnu the very first msn mat ,h,u
reached th,. colIe1c town was .\n>ev,-th,t.s
what we used TO call Jim. hrcau>e he ha,, the
misfortune of having his noSe start to growing
ioi,s IN advance OF tle rest OF MS lace.
iie'io says Nosey' are you al schooi herc'
olu ieiio"! mere 40 you board:
IN gong 10 board ai your nncle>, said !:
No>el bursl out lauShiilS ahd replied. l
guess moi. lhoiiSii WISH you We're. MY Uncle
never took boar'ler III his ME
produced my 1athefs letter. al Whirh
Nosev ir'e il queer smile: lhen he sad,
Come along, let me TX It,. His uncle received
power TO ma me Il boarding place but could
not possibly take me himself. But Nosey
whispered. never ihihd. ahua soon as the old
gentleman had cone out JIM brought IN his
auht-a ioNciN, illluuie aged la'lN, IN quaker
cap S!e WAS amazed at tne suggestion, bul
neioIe Nose! h:ti talked 10 her three minutes.
enc sad, III snail he Just a> you wish. James
nat boy n,d wrapped the dear old lady right
around ms llnger, and he,s been gong on the
same way with most folks ever since,' con-
cuded the merchant with hearty laugh.
Nv hat was his record as >tudent:"
None could nave been better. lie was vale
dictorian of his class, which shows what his
standing must have been. BY the way. he is
ed to anything ;fterward. Queer the way
these fellows flicker out, isn't it! lie not only
was Il good student, but persistent reasoner;
he was ALWAYS the man who asked questions in
the class room, showed he had thought as well
a> read and put the professors to their trumps"
HE cIIx,;s ro ON ASSOCIATES
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