San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-19

new suit of store clothes, two plugs
of navy and a demijOhn and in
vited all of the boys in town to
celebrate with me, asking the girl
that had learned to telegraph at
my key in the village to hold down
my wire until | could return and
make her my private secretary.
The train that came in a few min
utes later brought man who had
instructions to take my station
until further orders, but l did
not notice tritle like that
/ took the up train, num-
Der sixteen, that night and got
into Nashville and hunted up my
uncle who was the congressman
| and to whose influence | thought
it probable that | might owe my
good luck. He Hospitality asked
me to stay all night, but professed
profound ignorance. | didn't eX-
| actly believe him, because he dis
claimed it, thought, too strongly,
and even put on the frills by APP
pearing incredulous when L told
him | had been made general
agent of the road. | called at the
presidents office so early next
morning that the porter hadn't
finished sweeping it out. | waited
and went out and got shave and
and then came back again and
waited some more and then went
again and got a bath and came
back and waited again, and went
out and got drink, because then
began to feel sort of "buck ager,"
as the boys call it at Blue Grass.
Finally l noticed the insignifi-
cant walk in right by the
porter and thought, well, old
fellow, but you have got your
gall with you. And [ was think
ing this as the porter came to me
and taking his hat off to me said
sab de president on de rode spress-
es de Zire fob you to cummuner-
kate wild him in his offs sah," |
walked in and would you believe
it, there sat the insignificant at the
finest + OsewOOd desk | had ever
seen in all of my life with gem
uine peach blow cuspidOre at his
feet and looking just as much at
home as Rigsby there as | entered
He arose and erected me in the
following way: "Ah Mr.. Brady
walk right here and take my seat.
You will remember that |
prophesied when | saw you recent
ly at Blue Grass that you would
before long occupy the chair of
the president yf this road" Well |
sat down daZed and after | had
seated myself there for few min
utes,he then said: "NOw Mr. Brady
yOnr resignation as president
of the road is requested because
the management is convinced that
gentleman OF your attachments
is too superior for our unpretenti-
Gus and humble road" don't know
how | got out of the room and am
sure heard my uncle, who was
one of the directors laughing as |
escaped. | did not go back to Blue
Grass for some time, and that girl
waited many moons to become the
private secretary of the general
agent of the road. However, |
got a kind letter some time after
from my uncle, enclosing one from
the real president who, no longer
appeared to me as the insignificant,
who offered me really betterp place
than the station agency. 1t was a
clerkship in the passenger depart
ment and | learned the lesson that
the president taught me. Neither
he nor my uncle ever told the Incl
dent on me and you can bet |
never told it on myself until long
after the war;"
This story broke up the meeting.
1t seemed to bring tears to the eyes
of Milt Everett, and George LuptOn
said, LET us pray" But Rigsby's
heart was too full, and the repor-
ter, who had been standing behind
them all the time, wept like a
child.
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