St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-26
THE COMMENTED MAN DISOOV.
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Shirt Sleeves 10 the Man with Tall
Hat, 81 don't want pone of the Injuries
of life. Just give lie the bare necessi-
ties and I'll be happy. propose to live
cOntended with what possess. All l
want in the world now is a new pair of
bOots.'
''Ah," said the Man with a Tall Hat.
81 am delighted to observe such spirit
of contentment. But after you have
got the boots wouldn't you want pair
of pants to match and a coat and vest
to correspond? Especially if your neigh
Dor had complete suit about that
time"
''Wall, guess wouldn't let that
squint-eyed. bow-legged Tim Bunker
wear better duds than l d." said the
Man in His Shirt Sleeves. mot muchu'
PRECISELY" said the Man with the
Tall Hat. ''If you could dress as we'll
as Tim Bunker you would want nothing
more?"
"Of course not. If could sling style
like him l should have nothing to worry
about. l should be perfectly contented
and wouldn't want nOthiD G more. u
"A very beautiful SPIRIT" said the
Man with the Tall Hat, but it the Re-
publicans should put up Tim for select
man you wouldn't object to the Demo
Gratis putting you up for the same Office.
so that you might beat him, would
you?"
''Why, I'd just make the Democrats
nominate me, hit OF MISS" SAID the
Man in His Shirt Sleeves, land then Pd
lick Tim Bunker out of his boots"
IA very praiseworthy purpose, in
deed. very noble and praiseworthy
purpose" said the Man with the Tall
Hat But after you were selected, you
would want nothing more, OF course"
''Of course not. That's enough, l
should Judge, tor man like me-"
Your spirit of cOntentment is serene
and very beautiful" said the Man with
the Tall Hat. 1T is upon sturdy and
ccOntsnted yeOmanry, such as you. that
the inyiOiable founda tionS of our institu-
lions are based"
II guess they be-" said the Man in
His Shirt Sleeves.s
i Yes: but you know our legislature is
awfully corrupt" said the Man with
the Tall Hat. 1T needs men like you
in it to elevate and purify 1t. You
might possibly want to run for the
legislature after your term as select
man expired. You might want to go to
the legislature in order to clean out the
state house, heyr
"You beti would" said the Man in
His Shirt Sleeves. "Pd 20 up there and
act fh,c Int vol RI
show the raScals what's what"
"a truly noble spirit, sir" said the
Man with the Tall Hat. while such a
patriotic fervOr as you have manifested
continues to abide within the breasts OF
our proletarat the palladium Of our
liberties is safe"
"Yes. | guess it is" said the Man in
His Shirt Sleeves.
But congress is worse than our state
legislature" said the Man with the Tall
Hat.
Darn sight worse" said the Man in
His Shirt Sleeves.
well, then, after you had reformed
the legislature and cleaned out the state
house. what next, my friend9'
"Well, l s'pOSe I'd better 90 to con-
gress then and kind of chirk things up
there bit, too." said the Man in His
Shirt Sleeves.
"A noble and patriotic resolve" said
the Man with the Tall Hat. ''lf such
nobility Of purpose dominated the lives
of all our sanscullOtic population the
perpetuily of our Institutional system
would be assured"
Yes, guess 'tweuld," said the Man
III His Shirt Sleeves.
but after you had got to congress, of
course you would be perfectly content
ed?''
well, rather guess"
But you know as well as do" said
the Man with the Tall Hat, that we
haven't had any decent presidents for
the past ten or fifteen years."
They're 10 good" said the Man in
his Shirtsleeves.
''The White house needs to be cleaned
out. too, hey?"
We'll. l should rather say it did,"
''Well. after you had been to congress
few years, you wouldn't want to go
any higher, of course? No, indeed"
Wouldn't |, though" said the Man
in His Shirt Sleeves. II tell you lust
would. l would want to be president
and see how l could regulate the White
house for four years."
"Then you're not contented to stay
here and hoe corn in your shirtsleeves?''
We'll, guess not. and see Grover
Cleveland sitting there in the White
house. in the place that belongs to me
as much as it does to him. Guess you
dou't know me. stranger"
Yes DO" said theMan with theTall
Hat. You are the Average American
Citizen, and you are just like the resi- of
u.s."
Then the Man with the Tall Hat went
away with very beautiful smile upon
his face; and the Man in his Shirt
Sleeves threw down his hoe and went
home. and sat unnn ths fence of hiS