The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-01-12
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

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hurt his feelings, and he inflicted mt
with a rehash Of the whole story. Gee
how he swore. 1t seemed to me that he
had two or three times over exhausted
the ''cussing'' vocabulary. Every Other
word was an oath. He "cassed' this,
and he ''cussed" that, and everything
else. He had Just started out for a new
spell, when q minister walked up. The
clouds that had darkened the horizon OF
this man 8 fortune quickly vanished, and
he Immediately assumed an apostolic
air that would become n saint. Three
or four men had come up while VT
were talking, but the appearance oil
each of these men seemed to add ELL
thusiasm to this mans oaths. When
the minister arrived on the scene, all
profanity ceased. The reason for the
change in this mans demeanor Is easily
explained. 1t was that respect which
every man has for the ministry. Why
this condition exists we all know. That
1t should exist We all agree ; but why
should men not have as much respect
for the followers OF one honorable pro-
fession as they have for the followers Of
another? Answer this question for
The Man About Town.
The Man About Town is a democrat.
He was taught democracy In infancy.
and fed upon 1t as he grew up" But
he does not believe that all republican
principles are bad, nor that all the good
men are in the democratic party. He
likes a good republican. Now there is
John Taubman, the mayor Of Lexington,
whom the Man About Town looks upon
as an exceedingly good man.. Since he
has been mayor we have had a clean,
honest administration of our affairs. His
bitterest enemies have not cast out even
a suspicion against his honesty. He
runs the city's business just like he does
his own, on business principles. lie
looks after the poor Of the town and Is
always ready to assist any charitable
organization. The poor and needy !; the
widow and the orphan; the city Of Lex
ington and all humanity have In him q
friend and so has the Man About
Town.
If there is o human being on earth
have sympathy for, it Is the confirmed
old ba helor. There Is no law agii
him. I have examined the stock law
and l find no provision therein restrain
ing him from running at large. He ls
like the pOor-he has always been with
us and always will be. Poor, unhappy.
fellow! He Is not half as mean as lie
thinks he Is, nor one-half as happy as
the world believes him to be-. Next
year will he leap year. and I hope
some of the old maids will convince all
of the old bachelors of the error of their
way, and lead them to throw off the
yoke Of single ~cussedness, to wear the
crown OF double blessedness.
From time to time I have had a good
deal to say about Lexingt0n's young
men, but l have never told one-half I
think, for 1 never will tell all I think of
them. 1 do not believe there Is q town
In the world the size Of Lexington that
can boast of rs many successful young
business men. In nearly every place
where 1 have been, the older class OF
citizens have shown a remarkable an
to the younger. This Is not
the case In Lexington, and this largely
accounts for the prominence of Lexing-
ton boys. l attribute the uccess Of
young men here to two things,-one, the
encouragement, example and training Of
the older citiZens,-the other, the pluck.
push and progress of the boy , themselves.
The fact that the young men share
almost equally with the older mes the
in the business, social and politi-
cal circles of this city, should be indeed,
a source Of qualification to older heads,
example and precept the younger
emulate. l know there Is q great future
In store for Lexington. 1 knew this
because l know her young men. They
are coming to the front and the town is
bound to 20 to the front with them. The
Man About Town doffs his derby to
Lexingt0n's young men, because he re-
,pects their characters and h0nors their
and sobriety.