The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-09
TALES or The TIMES.
A Few Quaint Si"ri"s of Present and tn
turc Life In Chicago.


This thing viii have 10 stop" She 60
claimed send the political editor in to
me at once.
The political cditu. came.
" Miss Wr"pullur. began tho editor OF
the future, we'll have 10 tear things
wide open AZ the county building ll'sn
disgrace that the building should he ;urn
I'd over, ~ it is Ia :, lot %! coarse. i.nu-
rant women whose only ambition IS to ,,rt
"a job Of some kind IN return for their
work at tho polls. Did you read the paper
TIL, morning.
" \ Is, ma am.
Then, Of course, you noticed the casc
Of that Mr.. WigYin>>
"Ivs. ma ann
"ihcro is - poor, unprotected widowrr
who has 1t little property in his own name.
He la, no ono tp look after ii for him. so
h" has to pay the ,;lycs on ii Himself. in
spite "i tile fact that hr is unnccustumcd
I" business mcthpd- lie hcaitatinrly guc.
|" tho county building, carrying himself
NcTT property and Inudrsily. and whn;
haplcuS: lie has 10 rum tho gauntlet of all
thr cuhrS" women WHO MI he corridors
and max" Insulting remarks about every
Euud locking. modest man who unsscs.
The color mounting To his face because ~
the coarse jc,ts that lac cannot help but
hcnr, lac hurrirs un and finally finds "a
clerk. who treats him with cuntuiurlv and
contempt. He Is mot even accorded or,li-
narilY civil treatment, but Is rsforrcG from
one To- anothcrand .nsu!tod whichever way
iV turns. And why simply because he is
too quiet and l:Gntlcmnnly To boa power
in politics. Do you suppose any of those
clerks would dare treat Noble Flanagan
OF the Eighth that WAY: Not much. She
has influence but the poor widowcr has
mono.
1t : Just as hnd in the coroncr's Office. -
suggested the political editor i've seen
runr hrnrthrukcn men treated in the most
brutal way there at times"
II : just Is bad everywhere in the
building, said tllc editor Of the future.
From President Eliza Buffer of the
county huard to tho girls who run thn Gle
vatnrs or the women who shovel coal in
the basement there isn't t. thought of amy
thing but politics, and in consequence
men ARE treated with shameful discourtc-
~. | wish you'd interview President
Buffer ASK her how she'd like to have
her husband tront0d the way She must
know the husbands Of other women are
treated when they have 10 20 To the build
ing Ask her, too, why She is replacing the
nal" nurses at the county hospital with
women. Ii looks to nae rs IL she were Try
ing Ia usc the hospital for political pur-
poses. She certainly knows that women
haven t the Ecntlcncss and patience that
are necessary ia 4 good nurse They are in
c!incd To be too rough. Nursing ducsn {
come so naturally To them rs it does TO
mon. But they are of more value in poll
ties. just ring The changes on hat II little.
and we !! see ii We can't get some reforms
III the county service.
II give it To them hot Anything
vlscs"
Nothing in particular. | want You To
take in the whole building, though Mrs
Banker, tho county treasurer, ought to
have IA little raking over, and the women
on the civil service board should be asked
To explain the condition Of affairs under
Thorn. There is said To hayo been some un-
dcrhnnd work at tho recent examination
Tor positions in the classified service "
Then tho editor Of the future signiGcd
that the Interview was al an end and
turned her attention 10 Il special article
on tho adventures OF Il beautiful Young
man who was SO well able to take care of
himself that he had travelled unattended
from London to Chicago.
Papa said the bankers little boy,
looking up from his books rs IL ho had an
INSPIRATION, let play Finance.
4 good plan, said the proud father
There's nothing like learning business
methods early In life, ana I'm glad 10 see
you TAKE an interest in such things no
you want TO be the banker"
Not much l don't, replied the boy
promptly
Why notS II You were banker Id hc
the dcpositor and make deposits in your
bank
oh, know all about that, " answered
the boy, with wise shake of his head.
"Id be tho banker, but the money
wouldn't be much use 10 me, cause if [
skipped with it Ia get in trouble right
OF. know all about that game and it
amt the kind | want TO play"
What do you want to be- thens" asked
tho father.
want to be Uncle Sam"
Uncle SAM
"Yep. That's it."
"And what do you want me- 70 hsf"
ATha srndifnLa"