The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09

OF the Would-be stOrekeeper, whom We
will call Tom Jones. The reply which
was received was about as follows:
Il think Tom Jones is good. | know
he is rich. His assets, 1 should say,
amount to at least $20O000 He has, i'm
the first place, a WIFE dark haired bru-
nette, who is worth to him or to any
man 100000 L am sure he would not
sell her for that. L know l should not
II she belonged to me. He has also two
children, boy and a girl. The boy
Is perfectly sound. He is eleven years
old, and is bright energetic and smart.
L don't think he could be bought at any
price. L know Jones would not sell him
for $4,000. [ think that $49, $50 would
be a low estimate for the girl, as She
mas the making Of good woman in
her. In addition to these items. Jones
has a table in his office worth 81. two
chairs worth so cents each an ink
stand worth 10 cents and a double
Dladed Barlow knife which I put at a
dime, and, besides, there is in his office
a great big rat hole, which is worth
looking into" And So, continued the
president, although = don't know
much about your claim, [ think there
may be great big rat hole there
which may be worth looking into, and
L Will look into it The man laughed
and went away pleased
POEM BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
you knew John Quincy Adams ouite
well, did you not, Mr.. Thompson?".
es; L sat beside him in the house of
representatives for several years. He
was pleasant man, but a very dignf-
fed one. Life was a serious matter
with him, and he spent little time in
frivOlity. Still, he was kind and gentle
and fond of children
Yes said Miss Thompson. who wac
in the library at the time | had this
conversation with Col. Thomson. Mr.
Adams was very kind [ was with
father during his stay in WASHINGTON.
and when l was four years old he took
me to the house one day with him. I
had an album with me, and father sent
me with this to John Quincy Adams.
asking him to write a sentiment for
me in my book. Mr.. Adams took me
upon his lap and, holding me with
one hand, he wrote poem for me with
the ether. 1t was a very pretty poem,
too"
Have you copy of it, Miss Thomp-
SOM" 1 asked.
Yes was the reply. Il have the
original, and Secretary Thompson's
daughter thereupon fetched a faded
yellow book from among her treasurer
and showed me a page covered with
verses in a grabbed, trembling but leg
lille hand. 1t was the handWritine 9f
Thompson kindly allowed me to have
the poem photographed.
JACKSON'S ADVICE TO POIITI-
CLANS.
The conversation here Turned IN
jackson, and Col Thompson described
Tor me his inauguration in 1929 sneak
ing of the solemnity with which he
Kissed the Bible and giving a vivid MIC
ture OF the scene. Said he:
Il was nineteen years old at that
time and L came to see the Inaugural
ton with my father Father was =
strong jackson man, and he had q per
sonaI acquaintance with the president
Qld not agree with father as to his
pohtIcal sentiments, and l told him that
l should never vote for a man like
jackson. A day or so after the inaugu-
fdtlon rather took me with him and
went 10 call upon the president He
and jackson chatted together for some
time, and then, just as he was about
TO leave, father Mortified me by saying:
Mr.. President, L want to ask you to
give some advice to my son. He does
not hold the same views concerning
you as [ do, and 1 wish you could saw
something to keep him in the traces
of the party
Il expected reproof from Jackson.
for he had, you know, the reputation
Of being rather severe and dictatoriaJ.
On the contrary, he looked at me with
smile, which in few seconds faded
into seriousness, and then said: NV
boy, If L could give you any advice it
would be to think for yourself on politt
cal matters and to always act upon
what you honestly believe to be right
Frank G. Carpenter.