Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

large blue checks in their new silk hats, anc
otherwise taking advantage of people. he i!
sustained and soothed by the blessed thought
that he has done the best he could, and that
some day when the summons comes to lav
aside his loud-smeliing lantern and make
his last run, be will leave his dear ones pro.
vided for, Perhaps ought to add that dur.
ing all these years of Jerry's prosperity, the
road has also managed to keep the wolf from
the door. mention it because it is so rare
for the conductor and the road to make
money at the same time. 1 knew a con-
ductor on the Union Pacific Railroad some
years ago who used to make great deal oil
money, but he did not invest it wisely. and
so to-day is not the President of bank. He
made a great deal of money in one way OF
another while on his run, but the man with
whom he was wont to play poker in the
evening is now the President of the bank,
The conductor is in the puree.
HOW GROVE LOST VOTES.
twas here in Minneapolis that Mr. Cleye.
land was injudicious. He and his wife were
panied to read the following conversation
In the paper on the day after their visit to
the Flour City.
"Yes, 1 like the town pretty well. but the
people, some of 'em are too blamed fresh -
"Do you think so, Grover. 1 thought
they were very nice, indeed, and still
think like ST. Paul the best. 1t is so old
and respectable.
''Oh, yes, respectabilityis good enough in
its place, but it can be over6one. l like
Washington where respeetabiIty is not made
a hobby"
"But are you not enjoying yourself here,
honey?"
"No, am not. To tell you the truth, 1
am verv unhappy. I'm so scared for fear
that I'll say something about the place that
will be used against me by the st. Paul
folks that almost wish l was dead, and
everybody wants to show me the new bridge
and the water works, and speak of our great
and phenomenal growth, and show me the
population statistics, and the schoolhouse
and the Washburn residence, and Doc Ames
and Ole Forgerson, and the SawmllI and
the boom, and then walk me up in the thir-
teenth story of -four mill and pour corn
meal down my back and show me the won-
derful growth of the city debt, and the sew
erage, and the West Hotel, and the glorious
ozone and things here, that it makes me
tired. And have to look happy and shake
hands and say it knocks St Paul silly,
while don't think so at all, and 1 wish I
could do something beside be President for
couple OF weeks and quit lying almost en-
tirely, except when L went a-fshing."
''But do you think the people here are
very cordial, dawling?"
GREATNESS LOST SIGHT OF.
"Yes, they're too cordial for me alto
gether. Instead Of talking about the won-
derful hit have made as President, and
calling attention to my remarkable admin
istration, they talk about the -four out
put and the electric plant and other crops
here. and allude feelingly to number one
hard and chintz bugs and other flora and
lana of this country which, to be honest
with you. do not and never did give q
dam lor."
"Groverir'
well, 1 beg your pardon, dear, and 1
oughtn't to speak that way before you, but
if you knew how much better I feel now
you would not speak SO harshly to me. 1t
is, indeed, hard to be ever gay and Joyous
before the great masses who, as o general
thing, do not know enough to pound sand,
but who are still vested with the divine
right of suffrage, aud so must be treated
gently, and loved and smiled at till it
makes me ache"
Mr.. Cleveland was greatly annoyed BY the
publication of this conversation, and could
not understand it until this fail, when
man told him that the pale,
naughty coachman who drove the Presi-
dental carriage was reporter. He could
handle team with one hand and remember
things with the other.
SAnd so l say that, as President, we can