Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-31
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No, my little dear. You had better
not. These are exceptional cases. You
may be as bright as tin plate and as
worthy as pure gold, but the chances
are that you would want to go back TO
YOUR mother and wouldn't have money
wherewith to pay for the journey. In
that case what would become of you?
OF course all the readers Of this letter
have heard OF Senator j. b. Gordon;
especially my friends in Ohio know
him. Let me say that l consider the
Senator one OF my stanchest irlenas
and one OF the best practical loKers In
the country. l never knew man VINO
had q warmer heart and one who could
change it quicker than this good man
travelling from South to North, and
vice versa. l paid him a visit at his
happy home year ago, ana
while there his good wife sug-
gested that when l return 10
New York l send her thorough
bred Northern dog. l cast my anchor
to windward for several days trying to
find a dog merchant who would be GLAD
to swap me dog for advertising space;
On the fourth day Of my quest found
this homely, but good, dog Merchant
He seemed anxious to have the adVer-
tisement run in the first issue OF the
paper of which 1 was part owner. l
did not understand his anxiety until two
weeks later, when I received dispatch
from my friend the Governor
(Senator Gordon was then Gov
ernor of the State of Georgia., which
read as follows: "Dog received. Ac-
cent thanks for the present, but the
next time you wish to send me dog
kindly send live one" Upon investi-
CATION l found that the proprietor OF the
dog farm had pawned off on me sickly
pup, and when this animal arrived at
Atlanta, Ca, he was dead. The Gordon
family believed land l think they do to-
day, that shipped them a dead dog,
which cost them S4.6s express charges.
Being of pure Southern Puritanic blood,
thew do not believe in such supposed
practical jokes.
At any rate the Governor got even
with me in a few weeks. l received a
letter from him which read as follows:
81 have lust purchased four hundred
and fifty acres Of choice Southern lands,
and purpose to start a stock farm to
raise mules. One-half OF this farm has
standing Southern corn, which grows
winter and summer, and all the young
mules have to do Is to proceed to this
part OF the pasture and reach high TO
eat the corn, which is standing, OF
course. That will give them a beauti-
fnl curve In the neck, which will enable
me TO get forty dollars head more
for nv mnles than my neighbor is
eating. IL you would like TO
have an interest in this farm l
would be glad to let you in on the same
basis that 1 purchased it. One thing
that needed especially stwenty Jenny
mules. will you be kind enough to see
the Superintendent OF the Fourth ave-
nue stable In your city and purchase as
many as possible of these breeding
mules. and draw on me at sight, II you do
not care to take an interest in the farm
with me?" Upon receiving his letter
and looking over my exchequer l
Thought l would take the trouble TO pur-
case the female mules for him
instead of buying an interest
in the farm. / Immediately APP
plied TO the superintendent mentioned
and told him my story. He looked at
me. whistled Comrades" and gave me
a letter to the Superintendent OF the
Sixth avenue line, stating that he had
the kind OF animal l wanted. When 1
presented the letter, or rather, the two
letters. there was an uproar in the Office.
What this all meant am not able to
saw. Although l was born farmer, l
always found it hard work to walk with
one foot in the furrow and the other up
ON the plowed ground. At any rate, l
assure YOU am even with Senator Cor
don. and if you want to know how this
was brought about, address that gentle
man. Senate Chamber, Washington, d.
q w. J. ARKELL.