The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-07
UNCLE DICK OGLGSBY.
Two Characteristic Stories of the Genial
Ex-Governor of Illinois.

I think il was during the Cleveland
Blaine campaign that ex-GovernOr
Oglesby CT Illinois, "Uncle Dick, as
he is familiarly known, first made stay
of any length i'll New York.
He and companion had sumptucus
luncheon, erred of course by the int O.
iucer, who wound up by inviting ne
governor to smoke. The clerk at the Il
gar counter handed out some fine Hav,.la
cigars Uncle Dick was about to t; le
one, when some thought arrested his
hand, and he asked:
whats the price Of these?"
Twenty five cents, was the reply.
"Holy smoke p calculated the govern
or Put 'em back Put 'em back,
quickl"
"But, governor, this is my treat"
said his friend.
"Daren't do it! Darent do it Put
em backl''
Eyes, but governor
'tI tell you / daren't do it. Why,
man, if they should ever find out in IL
linois that I smoked 25 cent cigar in
church, and it would ruin me politically
forever. Daren't do it Ten cent cigars
are good enough for me in New York
and centers at home .
Uncle Dick always prided himself on
his success in campaigning when called
upon to reach mans vote through his
family pride.
On one of his tours he passed through
q country town in Illinois, when he
came suddenly upon a charming group
"a comely woman with bevy Of little
ones about her-in garden with high
picket fence in front of it. He stopped
short, then advanced and leaned over
the front gate.
Madam, said he in his most in
gratiating way, may kiss these beau
tiful children"
Certainly. sir, - the lady answered
demurely There is no possible objec-
ton !"
''They are lovely darlings," said Un-
Gle Dick, after he had finished the elev-
enth. II have seldom seen more beau;i-
full babies. Are they all yours, marm?'
The lady blushed deeply.
"Of course they are-the sweet little
treasures. From whom else, marin, could
they have inherited these lmpid eyes.
these rosy cheeks, these profuse curls,
these comely figures and these musical
yoices?"
The lady continued blushing.
''By the way, marm, said Uncle
Dick, "may bother you to tell your
estimable husband that Richard j
Oglesby, Republican candidate for gov
ernor, called upon him this EVENING""
"Alas, sir, quoth the lady. II have
no husband. "
"But these children, madam-you
surely are not q widow?'
81 fear you were mistaken, sir, when
you first came up. These are not my
children. This is an orphan asylum p
Exchange
Importance Of the Exchange Reader.
The man who reads the exchanges il
q very important man, and, let me say,
too, he is pretty highly paid man He
has to read, we will say, 5000 papers
regularly. ALI the newspapers in the
country come into the office, and he does
not do anything else. He sits at his desk
all day, and a pile of newspapers, or,
say, cord of newspapers, is laid before
him every morning. He starts to work
and turns them over and over to see
what is in them. He has to know what
it is that should be taken from them
and put into his paper. What is the in
Seresting story? 1t requires Judgment to
know this. 1t requires knowledge and
experience as well as talent 1t also re-
quires a sense Of humor, because there
are great many things that are really
important that may not seem so at the
first glance, and the newspaper reader
has got to judge about that. He must
always be on hand and spend great
many hours at his desk, and he is pretty
tired when he gets through with his
days task. 1t is hard duty, but he has
lots Of amusement, and, as said, he is
very well paid So he is happy. Charles
A Dana i'll McClure's Magazine