The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

Not Quite the snme ne Elsewhere. Since About
Ever, Native Does Ht-A Useful Story.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 1.-THE wing yam
fan is one Of the Chinese nuisances that have de-
fed the operations Of the Geary act. The ying
yam fan Is the worm OF desire. When a China
man feels 1t coming. he hits tho pipe. When it
attacks a Tennesseean, he runs for office. Por-
haps the seeking of nm Office does not differ in
any material respect In Tennessee from what 1t
is in any other State, except that It is moro
common. Even Ohio hasn't 80 many men able
to plough yet willing to I'LL office.
Tennessceans have an aching desire to he ap.
pointed to Office. There is n balm in the delight.
full thought OF being called by the Chief Execu.
tive to lay aside personal preferences to take up
the noble service Of the people. A strange al
lurenent resides In the mengre patronage of the
Governor. Immediately a new man IL elected to
this Office the fight begins.
After solving tho troublesome problem of Sc
curing railroad transportation and a weeks bill
at the Maxwell, your Tennesseean sets out on his
pilgrimage. On the way no studies up a thou
sand things TO say to the Governor. He plans
to a nicely his rear and flank attacks
and Just how he will toy with the
vanity or ambition OF the Chief Executive,
all Of which he promptly forgets as soon as he
gets in sight of the object OF his trip. After hav-
ing followed the negro guardian OF his grip to
the room that costs him in a week a months
earnings, he goes forth for a drink and to SEQ tho
Governor. In Tennessee ever, voter knows the
Governor by his first name. Most office seekers
seem 10 have children named for him. and have
sat in tho same poker game with him many a
time. Hence there is no trouble in securing an
andisnGe. NO matter where the Governor is
Bob SAYS the applicant, "I como down
pint me 'cami@ mi ior%, 'e OF 'o As THy f1y"t '' T
lowed you'd he powfnl glad ter do it, Of II SO be
tn, . ycp a hal H., already pledged yourself, I've
along from your friends"
IN Bob's inside pocket. whore Il remains until
his man accidentally discovers It in brushing his
ernor takes the applicants arm. shows several
sections OF the whites of his eyes, and calculates:
How oJo 9iG 1 r% I %igst ri sl Id to 9o zee yoT. Yes f,mIssm am
was by your place we had a great time. Never
was IN such n nice crowd Of people before in my
but ri let you know before / do a thing. in by
In my county in East Tennessee. The little fef-
low stood In the door Of his mothers cabin ~
paused as he rode by 10 court and said:
MY son, where's yonr shirt T.
.MIT,sses r li wnsh fello W ErInned and shouted back:
-. where's your other oner
The little fellow looked UP in utter amaze
Great God, mister, do you expect a fcllowto
have n thousand shirts T."
A series of "Ha, In, has follows this stock
anecdotc. 1t sounds like tho ripping OF a circus
tent in a cyclone; The applicant Is tickled to
death, and morally certain of his lob. In the
explosion the Governor mskos his escape. Then
the applicant takes a drink with himself. and in
his solitude thinks over his interview. He
proceeds to sct EN- up" Four days OF self.
generalization and look ng upon the wine when
II Is red turns the cash balance into a minus
quantity. He. gives the hotel n check for his
board. grabs his grip, and starts on u race to beat
that check home.
Weeks pass and he gets nothing from Nash
Vile, Finally he picks up n newspaper and
sees that tho coveted job has gone TO another.
boom town, md the applicant tells all OF his
friends about the ingratitude of mon in high
places. Then he settles down TO wait until tho
next chance for appointment rolls around.