Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-07-24


tist l'fu 90. t,N,tip was suddenly in
t'uuri,i tuf Just before hun on tho
avenue hurNus like himself Co tho
tapiu. was 200, alTahlc member \ few
atrps brought them alongside aud WIND
W.r,i thrn lulii,ly a,co-tcd HIM
An good d,y. good day. MIR Bart
lctu ." r'plicl, smiling. and quicken
iug hi. tuop
Au' rtuI nov nhnut the claims
askri Nludvlri answering tine in"m.
hef- tputt with ono on hl, siIc quite
~ sWuiri
lcs, ~, 10 making he1lway. making
healwpy pil tho uuuh"r t.,tmus
nIuu vi, imitttt Nhou hu found he
could uut mlko hradWay himself. AMI
thus c.stpo I understand tho com
mutcv are intorthly disposed, that. You
tuuw - gr,at deal. e. have the com.
miit"r tttuuhlv disposed l,y thownv.
b'hc,o son todd me onco you knew
bltmn= Ma. bps. lvr. ~ tine man,
hko lilummt but dp yuu know, between
"a. luu know iihmms Is enthusiastic
Ills bvauuiul hopeful disposition leads
hlh tuutr llc Will. yes. hc-ovcrlocs
a. 80 tuaIrtk like Blamms very much
bat be- hurts his cause. fear. writing 50
many enthusiastic letters like them
bot tuino 81 ipy colleagues don't under
stand him, Nuu sc,, as we'll ~ you and
DO -. TN atrul hc hurts his cause.
aui rs tuur cause, too, YOU know
Your Ctu-r. tnu-hl writing ~ much.
liut I couldn't tell INN 80. you
SNOW Lprd, nnl Hal ha, He would
misnndtrstnul m" Aud | am always
glad 60 ct hiS letters Bat You. rs
ludiriuus outside trend. might hint
mot ~ coming from me. Of course
that ho should trust us, US YOU know.
on the ground. To- take charge Of these
MATTER. Aro You rping up to the Capt.
toll a.. SOC. find day, iantit? Charm
iug climatic Washington has An.
must turn ~ here; my constituents keep
mo busy ~ the departments in the morn
ug Glad d servo them always, and
always gladNu rirot You Yes, | would
hlnt to !llanns. as "a friend. not 10 write
81 mnur 49, many -impulsivo letters:
not coming from me. you understand,
like them. but you understand Good
day Nj Bartlett, good-day." aud he
daric'l ~ q side srruot.
Well yuu arc fraud" thought
Winiwhrd. and with cpntcmptuuus
sniilc be drew from u pocket u letter he
too. had received u day ~ two ago from
the earnest lllamms aud rc-rcad it.
against tho background Of the members
remarks. with no little amusement. IL
ran ~ follows
4 thlnk our mcmler paiavcrs too
much. IT, always did talk too easy for me-
tho Vnlr'l tnr lin. liui ho Cun't act right in
this claim hnsinDs-. and I've wit 10 tho soma
tore aluiut a ahd nuo or two other members of
the delegation. French claims IL n 1.-Two issue
dns ~ our way. ~ hc will Ind out IL he snscrS.
Their twenty ~ ~ " lao will knife him Ia tho
pfiintsA tr denomination u ha don't hurry up
hts cakes and show snmc gumshun. Can't you
stt these fpni cungrt tsmen To- siop talking
ainut the new rules aud do something under
the OIL onesf Apd w ami Interested much
cur Nay ai-iut southern contested election
tAssrs either. II strikes me the war oughtcr be
pretty nigh over ts thu. time. aud an, how we
. might lsay up Tor the frNulut ionary war before
doing up all the old chores - the rebellion. We
Hke iuuf letters. Nuu ara all right u chip ~
the old hurk. but stir M those congressman.
Make = matter ~ rc-elcc-hun and they'll
siit rpund lively. Two got To have some money
pretty qal, that sure. Just I,ko 'om up."
Poor BlnninsT unused Windward.
~ be- pa, the letter mp, II would like to
help hun. mortgage falling due. his
health failing n Is u shame wonder
how many eases there are like his or
worse II would not be bad idea to
collect a few samples. Congress is hui
man and has ia sutt side fur tragic
touches | believe III got back TO the
agenr, pfrtty soon and look through the
files
With Ills scheme in his mind he hur.
riei through nn appointment he had at
the Capit"l. AMI then went 10 the agency
ami unfuldr,l hts new plan 10 the in
valid. who nodded his approve,.
I Do you know any eases Of personal
hardship" be asked
MANY he exclaimed. "Poorhousc,
misery. mRnyi" Then ho turned TO the
rows ~ pigeon holes with Sigh. Don't
remember There somewhere. can't
look EN- mp You may Dusty work
spoil clothes
Thus authorized. Windward began a
systematic e,nrch among the records;
and dirty work indeed 1t was, but at
tfaciiyc. not only from n legal and bust
mess standpoint but from the many
quaint strokes of human nature that APP
IEarvi here and there IN the correspond
enco Int II was an enormous under
taking, a work Of months. not days. for
there were at least 800 claims. each
with i,s little package Of papers.
TorSplorc this whole mass was beyond
him. Yet he persovcred day or two
houing a. HIGHT upon u striking case
ann ~na, Wts nus uright TO Lnd iI,5
scafch rewarded ~ the discovery ~
q thick bundle ~ letters ia the
familiar oil style handwriting of Tom
nasz'tt H. knew that his great uncle
hal brru intimate with Mr.. Causten,
And Elnncing over tho letters rapidly
bee Jaw they covered u period Of many
years. aui touched ca n large number Of
TOPICS ~ personal AMI family interest ~
well ~ business matterz
~. brushing III the dust. lac began on
his task With born lawyers love for
musiy family archives. The documents
covered. u sccinc1. "a period II more than
twenty years. Rnd recorded in general
way Tom iias-ett's fortune, good and
bal, IA pushing the claim for that time.
Incidentally. however. the writer had
touched. with Characteristic humur and
kindlin"s-. on many topics. showing that
his intimacy with Mr. Caustcn had not
bssen confined tu business The letters
contained many pun gent observations on
historic characters and references TO legis-
laiion ~ los gone days. all of which
found sn eager rca let in his favorite
neIhew. aud ia the light of his present
circumstance Windwarl was especially
Interested 90 find how aGcctionate had
l"en Tom = relations Ia McArllr. then
struggling Young attorney like himself
Turning over page after pag" IN this
manner be- came suddenly on passage
Ia one ~ the letters which made him
drop the sheet with an exclamation II
establishment. aud. like the lovers in
"ka,enna. be "rrnl no moro that day"
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