Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

,,d with the unneslIa'in7 az"
resp0nae,rr nn patriots. Some OIL 1ne
rity OF u! Io ~ ~ furnish their full quota
States fans "a iowa was among the de-
however "-, Thcn came the order for a
l.n1 tl on1 the name of Hon ,; James es
draft an'- n headed the list OF
Fisk ,. Of This was no particular lc1 ar
the dfa5 'J his fellow townsmen, for In
eea.' If ~ his title (which, by the way
spite u ,ribntc to wealth only, a meaner'
Ta ass misery creature than James FISK
NV" rsr lived upon this earth ,,e
never ras inst in the prime of llfe' or
be , w. been had he been less self
E 's nnr little by little certain oo3ec.
3d. v V1' ,roits of character had left
t,olaVi in,nrfnr upon his countenance
tne,, h ,n appeared prematurely aged.
I 1Isn,a the sobriquct of odd Jim FISK
hei iaS h. was Familiarity called by
Sm,D man. woman and child-exeept-
e''' rora occasions when discretion
T lns ~ Considered the better part OF valor'
W." a,,. III uon James Fisk was banker,
naHroad magnate, and a real es-
49, l"', nan combined. In fact, he had
"wne6 a large portion of the town in Its
9 ,"rl,, history and he therefore consid-
s" co. himself of no small Importance in
w. ~ financial world at least. Like many
another he loved bis money first, him
ooIf noyt and his country last, as well
- least; though it is said that when
borop for United states Senator during
+bp mevfous campaign, he made some
tbTlltnglv patriotic speeches, and ap-
n,rpntIy without the slightest COM
mnrton. In those days he was called
lod Sodom and Gomorrah," an appel
bHon which he never quite outgreW.
James Fisk was not the type of a
man wbo could conscientiously sing
america" or The Star Spangled Ban
nr" consequently he felt that per-
sOnal insult had been directed to him
when the President had the audacity to
place his name with the rest of the
common herd. Nevertheless, it was a
case of compassion, and he knew that
be must either hire a substitute or go
into the army himself. The former
was not very easy to accomplish, as
the majority Of the poor men had al
ready enlisted and money, at such
time, was no inducement to the rich
men,
He was not in an especially amiable
mood, when at the close of an unsuc
CeSSful day spent in search Of substi-
tute, he entered his office to attend to
the afternoon mail. AS he read the
last letter a heavier scowl deepened
upon his forehead and he exclaimed
harshly;
The young jackanapes need not
think that he can fool with a hornet
and not get stung. Extend their time,
indeed. Why, the interest was due a
month ago! I'll foreclose the mortgage
A new thought seemed to occur to
him. for the muscles Of the stern mouth
relaxed, he smiled blandly, rubbed his
hands together caressingly, and said:
Mr.. Fisk, you're a diplomat-a born
diplomat. You're an honor to your
country, but more particularly to your
self. If You can only manage this thing
properly, you will be all right-yes, ali
right"
Al the close of the foregoing soliloluy
he flied out a telegraph blank as fol.
lows:
Horace ". Packard Carson City,
lOwa-lIaye found a way to help you
out. Come to D. on first train.
JAMES FISK"
The message was soon dispatched,
and reached It's destination just as Hor-
ace and his mother were sitting down
70 their evening meal.
"Oid Moneybags is getting awfully
considerable, al Of a sudden; what do
you suppose Is back of it, mother"
asked the boy as he handed the tele
gram to her.
Mrs Packard gave a sigh which be-
'eu Aer words, but she responded hope
1"llE' don't know, dear. but we will
"0S' mat his heart has softened little
VNdFa the widow and the fatherless."
pon you think you can go with me,
"''IeF: believe Jones will give us
t'sseS' 50 You can offer no objection on
wat score; anyway, you need a change.
:" ~" look pretty tired these days"
Anu mus it was settled that Mrs.
,u, was to spend the week with
., ~ VI" school friend, while her son at
"1Ue0 10 business matters.
-. %F' Packard had been one of the first
NJ Ii ''Na sons 10 lay down his life for
a., >VuultI From the hour that his
a"l', "ad marched away. Horace had
s,n n"' cherished a desire to join the
s,,tn. ne Knew that his years were
S">' MN; then, too, his mothers
Vhio, was 50 sore at the heavy blow
ts D"U lalIen on their home nest as
oan,t.' OF the war, that he never
ssT ~uueo the subject. and Mrs. Pack
Ia, , we dreamed of the great struggle
b, '"S gong on in the mind of her
ko% LIS heart swelIed with patriot
soeqT ~ ", ,S, day as he walked up Main
na, All u WAS aStir with +bo