The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
ONLY SELF ADVANCEMENT.
A Dialogue Between AranmOrs end Con
in Comso.

A Dialogue Between Aranmors end Cons
In COmso.
DEAR FRIENDS have no excuse 10
offer for coming to the fireside often, I'M
less it be my anxious desire to see the
page chuck full for once. | think there
will be one universal smile of approval
when that ugly advertisement disappears.
Now had my mind made up to say
something about things that happened
way back among the historical mounds
and hills of Chillicothe. / used TO skip
unseen in those days TO catch fish-and a
licking too sometimes. But sis says Cous-
in Comso is coming to the house, so this
part of my subject and the sponge goes
up at once and settle down to my fate
with the best grace possible.
"Did You hear the news?" he said, be-
fore he reached his chair
''No, what is it?'' "Why the 'Cansas
Elias boom has struck this county at
last"
what particular spot did it light
upon? Up at the tow-headed school
hOuse?"
Eyes, and this mornings air is filled
with the CRY OF reform. Haven't you
smelt it yet?'
NO haven't smiled anything above
the ordinary yet, but l notice that new
twine-binder still standing in the field
ready for work. Wonder If the rust and
decay of the machinery isn't the order of
reform you took for the peculiar change in
the ARR
Cousin Dusky, I'm afraid you are
prejudiced against Us farmers"
"Oh, no | amt Wait till | get rid of
49, ov,1 fhnr, T'r,, Nth
until blood runs, and then Pm going to
run too. - You see, ComsO, birds must be
of one feather in order to flock harmo-
niously together. You see, do you ?"
"Well, you know fellow must be pc
cuniarily interested in a cause before he
can properly determine where he be-
longs"
whats the matter with Bill Sorgum,
your right hand bower, in the new swIm?"
''You won't let it out ii tell you, will
you"
"No"
'Weil, you see last summer, soon after
Bill hitched onto the club corn jumped
up in the local market, and Bill and his
hogs wanted it, so it happened that a near
neighbor, brother in the swim, had sew
eral thousand bushels of the needlul,
which he held at 10 cents above the city
market. Bill was in pinch, but he must
have it; ne growled and paid the price
for few hundred bushels. Others bought
some, toe. But the boss of the situation
took in his vantage ground at glance and
placed an additional tax of 20 per cent or
no sale. That angered Bill, aud he says
he's got no faith in anything with reform
in it. But he has. He'll bs all right after
he suns himself few days OIL the lone
some side of the barn."
Don't you think he's a little plucky,
though; and don't YOU think. Comso, he
ought TO have stood by his guns?"
We'll, perhaps so, but you are taking
rather cold-bloOded view OF the matter.
Bill only kicked because he was on the
wrong side of the deal that time"
Then you think hell be all right If he
can get a corner on hogs?'
Yes, and he will go for the buyer, too"
"Then see you alliances still cling to
your old feelings"
What are you driving att"
"Simply this: There is a great deal OF
rubbish talked about men who make
patriots of themselves when they are
merely Tishing a certain degree OF peril
for their own self-advancement. Now that
kind of selfshness can never be linked TO
true heroism."
Evergreen, do you remember 80. W."
of We Olden time? Why don't yon come
again? Welcome SISTER Agnesp Happy
Old Maid" may break the ice and well
come you? Somehow We never could
look at each other "Mary OF Champaign"
"Kate Slower" "Aunt Sue" MAUD
Mapli'' and Edith Bell, I'm looking for
prodigals. And 'Incog," you are Oh the
same list too. Best wishes for all.
"ARANMoRE."
Griggsvile, H., Feb. 13.