Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-19

worked his passage to the port of San
Francisco and also his passage to the
mines Ho began his California career as
n porter in n store in Oreville, store that
was then doing q business of 81 900 per
month. He soon got control of the bust
ness, and it grew rapidly until 1t reached
the enormous amount Of 100000 year.
While he is prosperous business man
and engaged in immense affairs, he likes to
revert to the days of his early struggles and
Is not ashamed to have 1t known that he
was sailor boy. One of his interesting
stories is of an adventure he had in Chris
tiania the capital of Norway. He was the
youngest of party on shore leave and
having vontured far away from tho beaten
paths of sailors in their efforts to see the
city the men entered the kings palace in
the midst of some grand fete then in prog
ross. They were not discovered for some
time, but finally the older men of the par
ty, having imbibed too much wine began
soaring the American eagle and exploiting
their views in way that was far from
satisfactory to the Norsomen. They also
became too familiar with the ruddy checked
Norsewomcn, and this was soon resented
L
all be taken prisoners or killed before they
got out Of the hands Of the men who were
ready to fight like vikings.
Mr.. Perkins was the only man of the
party who had not been drinking, and
who had not given cause for umbrage, but
being with the other American sailors he
was in for the same fate as his companions
1t was because he had kept sober that es-
cape was possible He had noticed side
entrance, leading to part of the palace
grounds, which was not thrown open to
the crowds in tho other parts of tho build
Ing. When in tho course of the scrimmage
tho Americans reached this entrance he
induced his companions to bolt through it.
This they successfully did, shaking off
their assailants and walking past sleepy
sentinel out into the park.
The soldiers woke up in timo to parley
with their pursuers and while this was
going on the sailors made n run through
the park, scaled the walls and found them
selves in u strange part of the town. After
two or three hours wandering they again
got their bearings and returned aboard
ship. The Christiania authorities made
every effort to ascertain the identity of the
sailors who had created tho disturbance,
but the silence of tho ships officers, who
did not want any of their sailors detained,
and tho bold declaration that no leaves of
absence had been granted any of the crew
the night of the disturbance probably pre-
vented an international complication
which might have resulted in confinement
of the future senator for q time in Nor
wcgian prison.
No Sense of Gratitude.
Representative Culberson of Texas, ono
Nf Of h, int al
etary commission for the house, tells an
interesting story of his personal expert
ences as statesman in Washington. "Say,
do you know that fellow Hicks-that fel-
low that came here with alligator boots
and wanted me to get him an oflice?' be-
gan Mr.. Culberson in his inimitable style.
"Well, burned if he amt going to run
agen mo for congress. He came up here
you know, and insisted as how he'd done
a heap for me in the election and allowed
that I'd oughtcr get him fixed in some
good government job. His boots were
great big things" said Mr.. Culberson,
measuring off about three feet with his
hands. "Wcll, l took him around to the
departments with mo and did my level
best to get him II place. It'd be all right
and we'd apparently be getting along first
rate with the officers of the departments,
and an Office seemed to loom right up with
in reach of us until the officials caught
sight of them boots of his. They'd kinder
shy at them and all at once grow cold and
distant. This occurred several times, until
finally l said, 'Woll, Hicks, 1 guess you'd
better stay in your hotel and leave me to
go 1t alone So Hicks he staid indoors
with them alligator boots, and pretty soon
l landed him an office. l had him made an
Injun agent. He was to go out thcro to
one of those Ute reservations. Well, l don't
know what it was, whether the Injuns
heard he was coming or not but just be-
fore Hicks got his commission all them
blamed Utes got up and escaped. They
run clean off, and l don't know where
they brought up. Anyway, since there
wasn't no Injuns, it wasn't no use sending
an Injun agent out there, so Hicks didn't
got his job after all. He got sorter mad at
me then, and he went back home to Tex
as, jined the Populists, and now he says
he's going to run agcn mo for congress
Some men haven't got any sense of graft
tude anyway" WALTER WELLMAN.
Persuasive.