The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-10-28
Ne 8oquets
for HIM
To Mr.. l.. T.. SperrV:

Dear Sir: Yesterday a friend called
my attention TO the mention of my name
in the Republic. Now, have seldom
read your useful paper, il may except a
hasty perusal OF fragmentary portions
thereof, sometimes hastily glanced at
during the intervals ia the labor incident
to periodical calls made upon me. often
admitting of no delay, and certainly af-
fording little time for reading. However,
my attention having been called to it, as
| said before, it was with surprise that |
learned that was an authority on mat
tiers pertaining to hops, and moreover in
tended a trip to my old home. Also
something about extrsdition papers. etc.
While somewhat at a loss to imagine
to what cause should attribute the hon
or OF a personal mention in your useful
paper-an honor unexpected az it WAS
unsought-I must nevertheless conclude
that journalist who, like you, has serv-
ed on the staff of so many papers, repre-
senting as many different shades of
political faith, could not possibly err IN
his judgment, and that, therefore, you
have simply tried to give honor where
honor is due, and feel that am making
but partial return of the compliment
when | say that am glad that you have
been enabled to return to the republican
fold in time, and hope that your adher-
ence to the winning side may be pro-
longed sufficiently to justify your accept
ance of the Office of postmaster-the
EN- oluments of which installation at the
public crib, | sincerely trust, may relieve
your attenuation of both body and purse
while cempensating you in some meas
ure for the violence done to your feelings
while lsboring in the ranks of our local
democracy.
| must, however, at the risk OF seeming
unappreciative, disclaim all pretensions
to the title OF only pebble" in the hop
business. 1t would be doing you great
injustice to do otherwise. | might aid
yorr efforts to advance my dignity by
|
with yourself, but that my modesty for
bids the association. On second thought
| will bestow my share of the bouquet so
kindly tendered-and now rendered
doubly fragrant by your interest in it
to our friend, Mr.. r. Olney he has earn
ed it by his late unremitting efforts
mostly vocal-in behalf of the hop grow
er; and, feel that, while his modesty,
too, may assert itself at the gift, he will
be able to subdue it with small portion
of the contempt of his associate which a
long familiarity with him doubtless en-
gendered, and endure your association
for the sake of 'auld lang syne."
Regarding my proposed visit to tina,
tight little isle," it is indeed source
of regret to me that cannot go at gov
eminent expense as "alleged by my
friends" the more so that am not in a
position to trade little printers ink for a
pass But. Mr.. Sperry, while, in the
interest of strict truth, | am Obliged to
question the first part of your kind no.
tice of me, l can, most unequivocally
concur in your expression of the senti.
ment that lone cannot believe all that one
hears in Yakima" and in fact, would
be 10th indeed, for your sake, to credit
Everything that one hears in Yakima. "
For instance, it is only a short time
since was told that Providence had
added to your already numerous personal
attractions, that of caudsl appendange.
Whether this appearance should be at.
tributed to an inherited tendency in you
to return to first principles, thereby PROV
ing the truth of the Darwinian theory,
or is merely an outward manifestation OF
pride at your promotion to the office OF
dispenser of postage stamps, my inform
an. did not venture an opinion-he mere
ly said that it was a hard one on the
simian family.
There are several more stories about
you THAT one hears in Yakima" which
are, no doubt, just as unworthy of belief
as the foregoing one, but, my time being
limited, | will content myself with the
above example of the danger of believing
idle gossip and concludewith the assurance
that you may copy this without the leas,
fear of an acrostic or of being electrified
by the appearance of your name in capita
letters, where least expected.
Very truly yours,
| GEO. BosDET.