The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-13
Written for the PLAIN DEALER.
ST. PATrICK's DAY, IN THE
GRAY OF EARLY MoRSlSG.

Dear Sir:
| called at your gener
al store at Philadelphia while in
your city. in order to speak to you
as between man and man in re.
gard to new ready made suit OF
clothing which | contemplated 60.
ing into this spring at an early
date, ! was shocked and chagrin-
ed to learn that you were not at
home, but in Washington d. C.
Hence l write to you in regard
to the matter, instead of dealing
with one of yourclerks atthe store.
! ordered Il suit, if you remem-
ber, some years ago, when | was
postmaster at Laramie City, wy. T.
l was in the department there and
gave satisfaction. People write me
yet that they have never experien-
ced such an era of prostration since
the town was laid out as they did
when | was ut the helm of the post
Office there.
The suit was II plain business
suit, lowered with a wild and
wealthy profusion of pockets, many
of which | did not at that time
really need. 1t was II cutaway
coat with horn buttons and long
princess trousers of the same, held
held in place by means of elastic
suspenders in pigeon breast shades
with keliotrcpe buttons on them.
wore this suit through my en-
tire administration, also through
the places where it came most in
contact with foreign substances.
/ now apply to you once more for a
suit that shallbe plain and dur
able and. plain and yet fix the eye
of stranger at once and compell
him to say "There is thorough
gentleman. There is II man worthy
of any Office within the gift of the
federal government"
So if you would be kind enough
to send me some samples of your
goods, with rules for self measure
ment also stating at the same time
what, If anything, has been done
with the postoflice at New York,
you will do me favor and at the
same time you will not do your
self any harm.
That is one thing that I like
about me. Nobody ever did me a
favor bat what they did we'll out of
it before he got through. Have
you had any talk with the presi-
dent about the \. y. =. O?
My home is not far from the
postoffice in New York and l pay
faxes there. l also have writing
to do for the World newspaper,
which is directly across the street.
Writing these pieces does not take
all OF my time, and so L thought
we might help each other perhaps,
ii you feel that way about ii.
could help you to introduce your
goods among our best people in
New York, with whom | am very
thick. l could also say pleasant
things about you in the press and
while / would hate to have you
think that | would prostitute my
wonderful talents by swapping
kind words for a postoffice, it
would surely do you no harm to
add my large influence among the
more refined people of New York
to your own wide acquaintance,
and 4 am sure ! can help you to
Dvild up nice trade with our best
people, many Of whom are already
dissatisfied with prices here.
| would want plain business
suit that would also look well for
Sundays. 4 generally fix up for
Sundays and spend the day i'm self
!communion and silent admiration
of my past life. j was II poor boy,
Mr.. Wanamaker, with large olive
green freckles on the back Of my
neck, ] haye fought my way up
thsongh IL wilderness of stumbling
blocks, set-backs and draw-b backs,
Mr.. Wanamaker, until today you
see me beloved and admired by one
and all, yet modest and unassum-
ing as little dewdrop on the petal
of a pumpkin blossom.
Both OF us know what it is, gen
eral, to thump along along through
AN adverse and sin cursed world.
I admit that / have made mistakes
but not rs u postmaster. | have
stepped aside several times from
what is called the correct thing
in philadelphia, and may possibly
do SO again, but not officially. i
haye done things that i am sorry
for, bat nay whole nature seems to
demand excitement, and / would
frequently sit up till nearly II
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