The Iola register., 1889-09-20
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! NAMES RioAEsT MAN.
Hs Makes Himself fleasaat - strsagss
and Helps Struggling Yeaths.
Passengers on the Maine line steam
srs frequently notice in the pilst-
house tall, slender man. with . long
gray beard and tho general aspect Of
. retired steamboat captain or some
thing of that sort. He seems to take
. casual interest in the navigation Of
the vessel and is evidently on familiar
footing with the officers Of the boat
Occasionally he may invite some carl
GUS passenger into the wheel-house to
see the compass or to peep through
the glasses. With such he will chat
entertainingly about ships, the ocean,
the weather or any other ordinary
subject. Incidentally 1t will probably
come out that he Is president Of the
line, and he may mention that he II
also in the oil-cloth business In New
York, though his home 10 in Maine.
He is full of thoughtful suggestions
about the best way to avoid sea-sick-
ness, the best state-rooms to try -
get for the return trip. and as to other
matters relating to the comfort Of the
trip. The passenger who has been
fortunate enough to fall in with him
concludes that the Maine line has .
most accommodating gentleman for
its president, and thinks it would be .
good thing for the line II it wouh
hire its president to sail on every trip
and make things pleasant for tho
patrons.
''Going to stop over in Portland and
come back with us next trip, are youP"
he said to q couple Of voyagers recent
ly. "Well, now, don't you stay In
Portland; 60 over to Cushing's Island.
70 the hotel there, the Ottawa; it's the
only one there is. and you can't miss
It. It'll only take half an hour or 80
to 60 there, and you can spend one
night and two days there good deal
more comfortably than you can In
Portland. just mention at the hote
that l told you to come. Mr.. Bailey,
president of the steamship line; IL
won't do you any harm"
These two passengers were more
than ever impressed with the geniality
Of the Maine lines president, and they
took his advice. They had the best
room at the hotel, and received other
attention that made them curious a.
to where MIR. Bailey got the pull"
that he evidently had with the hotel
proprietor. They asked some one who
this Mr.. Bailey was.
bailey? Oh, president Of the
steamship linep why, that's Charles
S. Bailey. He's the richest man In
Maine. Worth ten or fifteen millions
and made it all himself He was about
the first oilcloth manufacturer in the
country, and is the biggest one yet.
He most owns the steamship line and
. lot Of other things. Close as achest-
nut burr, too. about business, but does
an almighty lot of good with his money
on the quiet. He don't 60 much on
churches, but he has fancy for help-
Ing young men studying for the minis
try or young preachers He'll put up
all the money they need right along
until they get to mixing in politics
or temperance. Then he shuts down
on 'em right of. Says a minister's
business is to do good to humanity.
not to talk politics or prohibition.
He'll do most any thing for man he
takes a fancy to. Iknew young man
who went to him once and asked him
or 5000. He got it. and was going
to give a note for it, Never mind
that he said. If you're honest you'll
pay me without 1t, and II you're dis
honest you won't pay me any how;
your word is all want That's the
kind of man he is, though you'd
never suspect it If you had any busi-
ness dealings with him. You don't
mean to say you were talking to him
and didn't know who he was? Reckon
you don't know much about Maine;
there amt many pies down Eastways
that he amt got finger In"
The two travellers made up their
minds that they had reversed the
usual form and had been entertained
BY an angel unawares.-N. Y. Sun.