Telegram-herald., 1891-02-23


actually Espg Up sth him siDee ne
'stFQez his gait.D Vii doesa't a.says
E - tast, because he s9.seIllnes gets Oh
tae tyaI " SON game, bot, bs nls gait
+ = AAtesef IL Blay, nc = Always gong
f An elga.-1ay CLOCK vii ran down. TIE
f busy usss an1 tne industrious AT Viii
sleep " 70 through Ihe mOtlOns-oF, {,
fztast, lack ~ mot0nss Nnl. u EsAEt )
: sentences must eosAs - tut stop Tor
F TIE c.)I4 posters lgaens ana even tuc
I sun oace stood stiil gpoE hloeon aud
F Use mQC1 u the valley OF Alalon, b4t
( Aiil tsFaves, 49, 8eii. the IFoaus would
+ cave ltas ace taAen Out letters pa
I ts 1t auon hlu As tie only 0flg,bAl con-
ccpt.ou of = perpetual niOIlOn lnacuIne,
/ 6ut 10 artisan Mas found skaltUt
7 enough to maze = model Ot hlni II de-
I post ia TIE patent office. The 1ELE-
\ GRAA-H ERALD taxes i great interest a
I Viii TINS sas the nFst paper To give
h.m au opportunity 10 SHOW ms mettle.
I he uad wasted muca valuable uaie on
+ iesseuteFprs papers ia Grand Rapids,
\ Wuen the TELEGRAM HERALD called nlm
up higher. Under tile paternal influence
I 0l thO iELEGKAM-IIEKALo lie Was IN
I duced 10 become an interested atten-
T caat upon tbe Children Ot Eion, and 1
/ follower OF Bishop Paterson. lie ioi-
+ lowed nHn 10 the end and 'LlOu' got
( sueh an awakening a lt never had Ue-
I fore. The result ot Wll's tTst blg as
signment IS wtQ known. lis most re-
cenl explOit was the explosion of re-
! pOTlOgial bombsnell right amldsnips os
one OF the best laid plans al mice and"
I Chairman Wnnie, Of the great in
/ dustrlal party. Those lndustri-
als have got from him some
/ Practical pointers on genuine
industry that they are not liable 10 IN
( corporate into their political dogmas.
Chairman Winnie has patented more
/ political parties and copyrighted more
ciapTap creeds than any other Mlchi-
gtuder. lie IS astute. bat ne has found
an astuter than be. He rcckoned with
out bis host and Will Graves, but VIII
took IN the whole host OF them, and he
took them IN for keeps. Winnie
| whmnied and the Quartette began.
George X. Howe, of Flint, was tenor
robuslo; John VI. Potter, of the ALI
ance sentinel, contrary-alto; woult-be
Governor Belden, basso prOfundo. and
/ Winnie a terrible soprano. They held
| their concert at the wItchiEg tom-cat
hour OF midnight. But there was an
| obligatO running through their har-
mony, that they wot not of. "Wot'
they would have done with VIII, II they
had "gatoid" of him is fearful to con-
template, but they saw him not. He
was all ears that night and no sub
| stance. What those ears heard the
Tribune told and the Demo Industrial
wedding was declared off. WiIl is CIV
ing hls entire attention to his legislative
correspondence this session. Last ses-
sion nc divided his attention between
his correspondence and a little dog, and
/ everywhere that William went the dog
was sure TO go. 1t followed him about
one day, bearing IN It's collar a banner
with the strange device Dads Girl" "
| which some irreverent "hawbuck" had
cut out of a theater program and stucf,
on the collar. Then Will got hot under
the collar, and we'll he might. "Dad's
Girl" indeed. Everyone knew he had
better one. The canine appendage
became such n doggoned nuisance that
Wit amputated 1t. He is a solitaire
now.
Fred Britton is rare exotic from the
famous kalamazOologica gardens. lie
grew up falr, and tender, and delicate
as the celery plants among which he
browsed. Much of the fairaess, and
tenderness, and delcacy has been
rubbed OFF in his bumps against the
rude, rude world in the active pursuit
of sensational items, but his system be-
came SO saturated with celery Juice
that ms reportorial style has been in
iected with 1t ever since. The criSpl
ness of that style is delicious. The of
flces OF the Gazette and Telegraph, al
Kalamazoo, are still redolent of hi:
memory. But ne soon went to the
metropolis. The Detroit Tribune
bossed him for time. but the New:
finally entangled him IT'S drag net. IL
ls assistant city editor of that parer
when At nome. but he is an exile now
The promise of a short session fooled
hlm, and ne agreed TO take II IN. 1t il
the Only time that "BrIt" was ever
taken in and done for. Britton is al
awful name for native American citi
zen 10 sleep with, and II often gives
nm the nightmare; but it was the bes
he could find, when he applied, and nc
Is too sensible TO quarrel with fate. In
dreams he often tights out the Behrlng
sea embroglIo with himself, but hI
Amer.canlsm invariably beats his name
OF course these little midnight jambO
rees make HIM feel somewhat grogg,
IN tho morning and unfit for work, bu
tue whole press gang flies to his relief
and imparts to him kind of accelery
ated motion that reminds him Of othel
/ days. The proudest moment O
"BTt's" life was when he discovered
the Shatier family n the Land Office
and consigned "me and TecumD' tc
eternal fame. During the excltemen
over the DImondaie tragedy. be wore
out four pairs ct boOts-One of his owl
and three borTowed-burned out on,
teicgraphIc instrument. fused seven
teen miles OF WIRE and LAID of tht
operator on the retired list. He hat
Newklrk fired" before ne knew wher.
the victim came from, and to con
sammale his prophecy IN histor,
ne made an advance repor
OF the Joint investigating com
mistee or the State Public school. re
commenting the adoption OF the Even
ing News plan TIE dlgnIted Sena
+ tors did not appreciate "Brlts' service
as much Is the public did and they re
sented his previousness. lieis the Onl.
one Of the press gang that has ARISEN 4
the honor Of beng Kicked by the Sen
ate. Bat he Isn't proud. He bears b.
/, + houors with becoming modesty, out o
tender consideration for the others
!, feelings. He i proficient IN writin,
/ uD q Iamborse n the Democratic cam (
His interview between Governor Via
, ans and Senator " sIleF was a master
. piece. GIVE Brit a heated express
son. a muttered impFecstlon or Al &C
/ sas.anaf fscfsSzff word and ne wiit Re