Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

cOpyrlgnt.I
In all this Cuban business there i:
one man stands out on the horizon o.
my memory like Mars at perihelion
When war broke out between Spain
and the United States, it was very
necessary to communicate quickly
with the leader of the insurgents
Garcia was somewhere in the noun
tain Businesses Of Cuba-no one knew
where. No mail nor telegraph mes
sage could reach him. The president
must secure his cooperation, anc
quickly.
What to do,
Some one said to the president
There's fellow by tie name o
Rowan will find Garcia for you, i
anybody can"
Rowan was sent TO! and given let
ter to be delivered to Garcia. How
"the fellow by the name of Rowan
took the letter, sealed it up in an oil
skin pouch, strapped it over his heart
in four days landed by night off the
coast Of Cuba from an open boat, dis
appeared into the Jungle ane in three
| weeks came out on the other side o
the island, having traversed hostile
country on foot and delivered his let
ter to Garcia, are things | have NJ
special desire now to tell in detail.
The point ! wish to make is this
Mckinley gave Rowan letter to b'
delivered to Garcia; Rowan took thu
letter and did not ask, 'Where is b.
atP" By the Eternal there is maj
whose form should be cast in death
less bronze and the statue placed il
every college Of the land. 1t is no
book-learning young men need, no
instruction about this and that, but
stitfening Of the vertebrae which vii
cause them to be loyal to a trust, t.
act promptly, concentrate their ener
gies, do the thing-"Carry a messag
to Garcia J"
General Garcia is dead now, bu
there are other Garcias.
No man who has endeavored to car
ry out an enterprise where man
hands were needed, but has been wei
nigh appalled, at times by the imbe
cility of the average mantle inabll
ity or unwillingness to concentrat
on a thing and do it. Slipshod as
sistance, foolish inattention. dowd.
Indifference, and half.hearted worl
seem the rule; and no man succeeds
unless by hook or crook, or threat
he forces or brides other men to assls
him; or mayhap, God in His goodnes
performs miracle and sends him a
Angel Of Light for an assistant. You
reader, put this matter to a test; lo
are sitting now in your oflice-si
clerks are within call. Summon an
one and make this request "Pleas
look in the encyclopedia and make
brief memorandum for me concerning
the life Of Correggio."
Will the clerk quietly say, "Yes
sir, and 60 do the taskP
On your life, he will not He vii
look at you out of a tishy eye and as
one or more of the following ques
tons:
Who was hep
Which encyclopedia
Where is the encyclopedia
Was | hired for thatP
Don't you mean Bismarck
What's the matter with Charlie dc
ing itP
Is he dead?
Is there any hurry?
Shan't | bring you the book and lie
you look it up YOURSELF
What do you want to know forP
And will lay you ten to one tina
after you have answered thequestion
and explained how to find the infol
nation, and why you want it, tn
clerk will go off and get one of tn
other clerks to help him to try to fin
Garcia-and then come back and tie
you there is no such man. OF cour'
| may lose my bet, but according
the Law Of Average, | will not.
Now If you are wise you will nj
bother to explain to your assistant
that Correggio is indexed under tt
C's, not in the KS, but you will smi
sweetly and say, "Never mind" ar
90 look it up yourself.
; And this incapacity for independel