Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-05

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off pretty soon. Something did, any
how. Possibly it was the cars
When the draft was sent on for pay
ment to the bank on which it was drawn
it was discovered, alas! too late, that the
man with the cough was one of those
practical engineers who can put a pair
of jackscrews under ten dollar draft
and raise it to any required denomination
while you wait.
He had preparation of pulp and
powerful press, with which he filled up
the 5 mark generally cut out of the
paper at the end of the amount of the
draft. Then he could easily cut out such
other figures as his desire for ready
money seemed to justify.
l had the misfortune to drop into sew
eral banks in Cincinnati soon after this
affair, and having, as | do, the air of a
plausible, unhung hellion from Tomp-
kinsville, Staten Island, of course was
at once spotted by the eagle eyed man
behind the wires, who had resolved that
no stranger should steal the banks funds
anyhow.
Finally, at the German National bank,
| was received kindly and draft was
sold to me at reasonable price, with
the understanding that would be care
full of it. A Cincinnati merchant said
to me, however, that it was not fear of
my ultimate intention to raise the draft
that led the other banks to be rude. 1t
was probably quite another reason. But
even if that were the case, why couldn't
they say at once that they had no de-
posits with the New York banks and so
could not sell draft? would not have
told any one. | would have respected
their squalor and misery. Now of
course am under no obligations.
On the street yesterday ran into a
young man who was admiring his new
spring suit in the glass store fronts as he
passed along the street. hurt him
quite severely. He reproached me, but
l am accustomed to that. A little re-
proach in the spring of the year does me
good.
saw him coming a square away and
regarding himself with i'll disguised
affection in the big windows and allow
ing ladies and children to get out of his
way or have a wing knocked off, so |
said to my companion, See me knock a
little North Carolina etiquette into that
mollusk that we see yonder"
When got up speed steered for him
with newspaper in my hand, reading
It carefully and trying to figure out what
show there was for a premature presi-
dental boom which has the dressing re-
moved from it month too early got
up pretty good steam, for weigh over
lS5 pounds now, and living at first class
hotels all winter has given me fresh
vitality and filed me with animal spirits
and high purposes.
There was sort of crunching sound,
such as one hears when the hon tanner
inserts his head into the open jaws of
the wrong lion by mistake. The young
man staggered back over dressed hog
and the two lay there together, as it
were, one dressed hog beside the other
dressed hog. 1t was a touching sight.
The overdressed hog did not look so
peaceful as the other one did He had
troubled look which was not shared by
the one that had the forced smile and a
chip in his mouth, also stick to prop
his bosom open.
There are several street nuisances of
this kind who make il dangerous for
people to walk much in town. One
walks along the street reveling in the
view of himself in the store fronts; an
other reads the paper on the street, and
another goes along counting his change,
ever and anon stealing a ride on some
lady's train.
shook hands with Governor McKin-
ley at Columbus the other day and added
him to my handsome and growing list of
eminent acquaintance. He looks more
like statesman than any other Ameri-
can have been at all intimate with
since the untimely death of Daniel Web
ster. Governor Mckinley is an ideal
statesman in appearance and bearing.
His head is well shaped, his carriage is
dignifed and easy and his manner COM
Portable and refined. Gentleness and re-
pose constitute the two great primary
elements of the gentleman, and Governor
Mckinley has these.
The true gentleman does not like to
make anybody feel uncomfortable. The
prig does. We did not talk long, as am
a very busy man and cannot pause in the
great battle of life to visit with the vari-
GUS governors with whom | am thrown
in contact, so we merely passed the time
of day. and when ] had taken in a good
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