The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-10-31

ls content to work right along his chief
Is quite content to let him. That's the
way affairs have gone for years with
me. The other week went over to
washington to interview senator on
the political prospects. tell you what
1t Is, Silly, without Dragging, there
are some big men in the states whom
no one but me can interview. And vet
old Scrag says I'm no credit to his
ciassl Why, last year my political pre-
d1ctions were telegraphed all over this
country, and have since appeared in
the European press. No credit By
Jove, would like to have old ScraQ In
twenty-four-foot ring with thin
gloves on for about ten minutesl"
II doubt If he would shine under
those circumstances. But never mind
him. He spoke, for once, without due
reflection, and with perhaps an exap-
gerated remembrance of your school
day offenses What happened when
you went to Washington?'
"A strange thing happened. When
was admitted to the senator's library
saw another fellow, whom thought
knew, sitting there. said to the SEN
ator: I will come when you are alone
The senator looked up in surprise, and
said; i am alone l didn't say any,
thing, but went on with my interview.
and the other fellow took notes all the
time. l didn't like this, but said moth
Ing, for the senator is not man to
OFFEND, and 1t is by not offending these
fellows that can get the information
l do. Well, the other fellow came out
with me, and as looked at him saw
That he was myself. This did not
strike me as strange at the time, but I
argued with him all the way to New
York and tried to show him that he
wasn't treating me fairly. wrote up
the interview with the other fellow In
terfering all the while, so compro-
missed, and half the time put In what he
suggested and half the time what 7
wanted in myself. When the political
editor went over the stuff he looked
alarmed told him frankly Just how
l had been interfered with, and he
looked none the less alarmed when I
had finished. He sent at once for a
doctor. The doctor metaphorically
took me apart, and then said to nv
chief: This man Is simply worked to |
death. He must have q vacation, and |
real one, with absolutely nothing to
think OF, or he Is going to 20 to pieces,
and that with suddenness that will
surprise everybody The chief, to NV
astonishment, consented without a
murmur, and even upbraided me for
not going away sooner. Then the doc
tor said to me: You get some com
panion-some man with no brains, II
possible, who will not discuss politics.
who has no opinion on anything that
any sane man would care to talk about.
and who couldn't say bright thing Il
he tried for year. Get such man to
go OF to the woods somewhere. Up In
Maine or In Canada. As far away from
post offices and telegraph offices as pos
sible. And, by the wsy, don't leave
your address at the Argus Office Thus
1t happened, Silly, when he described
this man SO graphically, at once
thought Of you"
Il am deeply gratihed, am sure"
said tho professor, with the ghost Of a
smile, Ito be SO promptly remembered
IN such connection, and If 1 can be Of
any service to You shall bc very glad.
take 1t, then, that you have no inten-
lion OF stopping in BuffaloP"
you bet l haven't. I'm in for the for
'st primeval, the murmuring pines and
he hemlock, bearded with moss and
'reen In the something or other-I for .
ret the rest. want to quit living on
'aper and lie on my back instead. ON
he sward or in hammock. I'm going
o avoid all boarding houses or doliqht-
I'll summer resorts and go in for the 9
Luiet OF the forest"
"There ought to be some nice places
long the lake shore" $
mo, sir. No lake shore for me. Il
you'd remind me OF the Lake Shore !
when it was calm, and of Long q
'ranch when it was rough. No, sir. o
he woods, the woods and the woods. L
have hired tent and lot Of cook 81
lg things. I'm going to take that q
ent over to Canada tomorrow, and 1
hen propose we engage q man with II
team to cart 1t somewhere into the n
'oods, fifteen or twenty miles awav. U
le shall have to be near a farmhouse 7
that we can get fresh butter, milk =.
nd eggs. This, of course, is a disad- A
antage; but l shall try to get near
'me one who has never even heard of =
ew York" 81
You may find that somewhat diff W
IT." al
"Oh, l don't know. I have great ~ ~
'pes OF the lack Of intelligence In the ~
lnadians." W
"Often the narrowest," said the pro- Nj
ssor, slowly, "are those who think W
emselves the most cosmopolitan" w
Right you aren Dried Yates, skim y, "
Ing lightly over the remark and see- vt y,
8 nothing applicable to his case In Il, ~ -
Veil, I've laid In about half a ton. q, ~
ore or less, Of tobacco, and have ~ ~
ught an empty Jug" y
An empty one2, p
Yes Among the few things worth -, ~
wing that the Canadians possess il 10, ~
od whisky. Besides, the empty Jug "a n.
II save trouble at the custom hoise. Do
ont suppose Canadian rye q as good
the Kentucky article, but you and I
u have to scrub along on It for vo
'hile, And tallring of jnes, Just press -, ~
button once again" ~
The professor did so, saying: f.
The doctor made no remark, I sup
V, abont drinking less or smoking .
8, did hep"