The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
MIR. DOOLEY ON SECRE-
TARY ALGER'S LETTER.
(From the Chicago Journal.)

ct usen't to know" said Mr.. Dooley.
''vvhat me frind Gin'ral Sherman meant
whin he said that thing about war. I've
been through two " thin, not to speak iv
CONVENTIONS an primaries, an dfvvle tn
bit iv harm come to me no more thin if
I was settin' on a roof playin' a accor-
jeen. But know now what tn OF la ad
meant. He meant war was hell whin
twas over.
81 amt heerd amy noise firm tn fell
lows that wint into threnches an plugged
tn villyanious Spanyard. Most iv thin
is too weak to kick. But tn proud an
fearless pahrties who restrained Thin
silves an didn't go to tn fr-ront, tn la'ads
that shrugged hard with their warlike
tindineies an finally downed thin an.
stayed at home an practiced up on tn
d Dc their iek foes @s'- al - " 90
Did We see what me frind Alger wrote
been misthreated. There's a good man.
say n6 hes 5000 man Ebfrs An t he is too.
tours he's as good as TIL best. But no
wan appreciated Alger. No wan undher-
stud him. No wan even thried to. Day
by day he published tn private letters "
other people, an that didn't throw amy
light on his charackter. Day by day he
had his pitchers took. an still tn people
6X gL o cb f V tbe t1Trd n "
IRAN But tn time come whin Aiger cud
contain himself no longer, an he set down
an wrote to Chansy Depoo.
Mr.. Chansy Depot, care iv Grand Gin
Esquire. Dear Chanse: I've bin expectin'
a letter firm We FIR three or four days In
reply to same will say: Oh, Chanse, ye
don't know how I suffer. I'm that low in
dear, to think iv what I've gone through.
Only so nanny r-rounds iv cartridges am
a cross-cut saw, an I failed to provide
mesilf with tn ord nary necessities iv life.
But in spite iv. me deficiencies I wint
bravely ahead. TIL sthrain was something
tur-r'ble on me. Me mind give out re-
peatediy. I cud not think at times. but
j niVPr falter6O. In two months i had
enough supplies piled up in Maine to feed
ands " r-rounds " cartridges f'r livery
rig mint, an all tn rig mintS had to do
taken Manila an Cervera's fleet an tn
ARMY had taken SandagO an tn yellow
fever. TIL war is. over and peace wanst
Pine scantling Is quoted sthrong. Ivry-
where is peace an con-tint- Me photo
dealers. Yet there is no cam FIR me On
thinkin' vans insult me. They tell me
me to raysign an go back to me humble
home in michigan, Disgustin' men
shot ask fr milk an quinine. They'll be
askin me to carry food to thin mex. Oh,
ished in a log jam thin to-ve injured this
ingratichood. But in lool1in' back over
me past life can think iv no wrong, I've
done # me mimry is at fault please
held nawthin' back firm tn public, not
say with tn pote that / done my iooty.
But oh, Chansel don't liver aspire to my
job. Be siCrety iv war if you will, but
niver be sicrety of A war. Do not offer
this letter to tn newspapers. Make tn m
take it. HOws things gOin' with ye, OF
pal? I hope to see ye at tn seaside. TIL
thin I'm yours, sick at heart. but atm
g'lar, Russ r"
"Well'' said Mr.. Hennessy. eth poor
man mustve had har-rd time iv it,
He did" said Mr. DOOley. .'Niver laid
his head to a pillow before eight, up with
the moon, he's suffered no man can
tell. But he'll be all fright Whin his
minds at r-rest."