The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-29

Then he stopped working" and threw
all the letters on the bed.
when the man OF all work. Ersstus
I.eek. came in to straighten up he room
he said Mr.. Secretary, what shall i
do with the letters?"
Throw them away" said the Secre-
tary.
IAN Of themT querIed Rastus.
Moo. not all,'
We'll III tell you how well do. sir."
said Rastus. "Them you want you throw
on the bed. and them you don't want. you
throw on the floor, and then III always
know which ones to throw away"
but suppose / throw the wrong ones
on the floor?"
Don't worry about that. III read
EN-" said Rastus, comfortingly.
After that the letters were carefully
sorted from bed TO floor. and John Sher-
man had the affairs OF the Secretary OF
State so simplifed that they took no
time at all.
Tho summer girls who are followers OF
Senator Sherman are the near-to-nature
girls. Instead OF wearing elegant French
dresses like the Mckinley admirers at
Lake Champlain, they dress in calico and
sailor hats. They let their hair curl Itself
in the breezes and they wear bicycle
can tell a Sherman girl a long way on.
One Of them wanted TO see the Presiden-
tial party enjoying itself on Lake Cham
plain-Hanna and all the rest-and jour
neyed up there on an excursion ticket
from New York. But she came right
back. Mercy me" she said, why l
should have TO wear my Sunday dress
every day, and then L shouldn't feel
dressed up"
Before Sherman came to Anagansett
the place was known for the presence
Of Lucy Cleveland, that strange cousin
OF the former President. She IS by far
the most prominent all-the-year- around
resident, and the one who leads the scho-
lastic, athletic, and religious circles.
She has been specially delighted with
the presence OF Sherman ana the land
boom" Of her dear Amagansett
When Secretary Sherman first came 10
Amagansett he was visited by a great
many "cranks." seekers after knowledge
Old gentlemen who wanted to talk over
the politics Of earlier days. and middle
aged men who wanted to live TO become
old ones. dropped in for chat.
To all the Secretary gave about the
same replies:
1.-The good old times do not compare
TO the new ones" and "If a man wanted
fare, wear plain clothes, and go to bed
early
That was about all there was Of IT,
Don't you approve OF a French bill or
fare?' asked some one. Mckinley Is
eating all sorts Of foreign dishes and
needs two dictionaries TO decipher his
menu" mo. don't" replied Sherman.
Nothing any Frenchier than stewed
prunes."
Mckinley up on Lake Champlan is do
ing about the same things he did In
ineton-keeping up the same rou-
tine and seeing as many strangers but
John Sherman-Sherman the plain-Went
off to Amagansett. where the sun tells
everybody the Hour for going to bed. and
who came on everyday motives and with
common topics.
Both go back now refreshed I'm spirit
One is stronger I'm his nervous system for
the cool weather Of the lake. the yacht
ing and the piazzas, and the other steadi-
er In his muscles and with less Of the
trembling in his lips after watching Old
ocean industriously through so many Au-
gust days.
He loves TO watch the summer girls
battle and when one day he stood for
an hour and watched them diving off
pier and swimming i'm the surf they were
as gratiied as though he had paid them
an open compliment. Next day he had
his steamer chair placed al the same
point Of vantage.
The Mckinley girls are all yachtswo-
men. but the Sherman girls are all swim
mers. and next winter when you look over
the summer souvenirs of a gay summer
girl you will see picture or herself
swimming in the soft surf. and she will
tell you 1T was Taken for Sherman on
nv excursion 10 AmaCanseit"