The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
A PENSION FOR A LAZY MAN
o,E TRICK PLAYED NJ ANDY PENN
BEFORE NE WENT TO JAIL.


his paper pcnsiycly
# m sorry" he said, that did any reading
,bis morning. The papers contain a pooo Of
news that makes me feel sorry. They state that
| my old friend, Andy Penn. has been sentenced
10 the pcnitcntiary for term Of seventeen years
| The young man who smokes smiled signif-
| ,,r,ly 1T seems to me" he said. that about
h,li the people you knew before you came TO New
York have been mixed up in transactions that
were more or less shady
Not OF all retortcd the man Of experience.
your expressing yourself in that way only goes
10 show how dwarfed arc your perceptivo facul-
t.s You have no breadth Of comprehension,
hit Judge the companions Of mans whole life
time by a few isolated cases I'D have you under.
| stand that have known some mighty fine people
| In my time and in justice 20 Andy Penn l want
to say that. taken oil In ALL he was ono OF the
shitcst fellows ever had dealings with The
rcc fact that he has been sent TO the pcnitentary
d,csn take him down one whit in my estimation.
dare say he has been convicted unius,ly. Tho
r,pcfs de- not state definitely what the charges
\ against him were, but whatever their nature
| I am positive that Pcnns latest freak was not
nearly 80 daring as the piece OF work he and
\ one undertook in partnership. and I'm quite sure
A neither Of us meriied seventeen years sentence
for that bit Of audacity, although l will admit
N that WAS considerably worried for little while
H over the outcome Of the venture, as our motives
II would mos, certainly have been misunderstood
II had our scheme been detected, and consequence
II VIC should probably have been sent up for year
II or two To be sure, We were both actuated in
II taxing those chances solely by desire TO asss, n
III worthy but unfortunate family, but II is generally
ii dNlcult to convince unsympathctc people Of your
III dsintetcstcdncss where Appearances ore against
you Realizing that. have never mentioned
4 Nl..N A. H..
N has got his deserts for some minor offence don I
II mind revealing that plot
III Penn. Like myself. was originally an Ohio
II man but At the time we embarked In the tickliSh
III business 10 which have referred he was located
n in Aurora. Ind. where he was acting a. l"n"i5n
Il agent iOt the Government Notwithstanding the
II isr' ina, "" had been good friends from our boy
II hood, bad not seen Or even heard Of Penn for
II four OF Eve years and, although knew he was a
II rolling stone 80 far as residence was concerned
n uNt apt 10 turn up anywhere at any time, was
II w!cfc had gone 70 look after my interests in a
tobacco eu'~rrrise was then Ell cheering inF big
n house IN Chicago, lie was delighted To sec ne
was CiUally Elad 60 meet him. and whcirhc Pc
posed that g around to his hotel for dinrcr IN
n order Ma wo might tolS over old time urdiS.
m.bcd Willingly ncquiesced During ;hc dinner
II hour our yuuvrf alton wandered From one topic
II 10 aro.hsr a. 4 the wry Nh"u friend facet after
n = ns .rva-ation. but later in the evening, when
II We had lcf: tie dining fonr aud gone IN 10 Penn y
II own aia'tmcn,s his vavCiiuG blue cy e. took on a
Il ste-dy looh and saw he Wa about 10 propose
L
II JACK son nc aid, /, is tho luckics, thing in
"A hc world that should meet You ~ this inns
n been vi hing that knew wfrrc u hnt ynu and
II raw, "a Gi-rc' aAnEer to my vi h you lrr tunircL
Fl r;s in,o my arm" II ,aa' ia 10, p'ovldentlal
A ssHtis!' i!ora'n, do you know yi.inG about
A ihc tension business
/ NO said ! 10, much, "" never had coca
II son 10 iHyrSiir.'c -" slh''c, very Thoroughly
II Ihavc Away !rt 'h'o, 10. ion tin: rrv rnGn WHO
II srve.I in The eva War was "nii,lri 10 a rcnsion
for The hatd.ti', he endured, 10 matte whether
III h. WOUNDED md brNpnl rgt Iii n =
Mat hsli.i have given pension matters but LILLE
Penn seemed very much gr,uaed by my
answer :" suEjo.cu, he said complaCently.
Pui m mighty glad 10 hear you ,ay TINT you
t''el - q reward '.r hiS loyalty i,r MAT gives
he hope that you viii eprrovc y: What OH about
~, ling II rctnr ions fpr t %n Wqfe ~
Cr,' Is a great Vocation Nc fellows don't get
hall the credit Ne are entitled 10. To be n sue:
rabEtng a, the v,alS # Re Ciovsrnro.n:' Tor
Il 70 mAveF how grncruu' 'his nation may be IN
70, fc'rccts he - tight as tho bark on tree
i5rs IN oFdc, 10 procur" for my clients the rights
that Hie really due theta. Hrn sometnrq driven
10 employ ar'liiceg that might not meet the NJ.
Irord 0. well, Of the Government itself In.
Z t'ei. certain narrow minded people have been
known % dub my methods pure chicancry On
We whole 'lc cute, II n pension agent are in.
fcsic ami II really, requires very verestie mind
10 grasp and handle effectively the various situa-
nnhS tha' are AIT In arise. have case on my
ffG s... now va! Is giving me nc, end trouble.
IhNc NiUSLt N every conceivable way TO bTl ng
Ne affair 10 satisfactory termination. but al,
though ! have been working on II for several
months am as far from the achievement, Of my.
purpose as was in the beginning. | am de-
H'Gus u securing a pension for man named
'H;Sson 'H,tHno Jackson t2l?,, by the way,
a3 a:so S' i''f f. "a. sG'' nSFs f M%S
II ne r. good many thousands OF pco
',n tn, o3nrsc Of nv travels Among tlosc
." sAs 9pt rot one q them could bogst Tho
fI tI6,iiS h.Ia'a lcrc does my double live
on, I'll tx hat all right said Penn. !
ye spt 10 SpS sn :" 90 t,rr than 10 meet him want
On. sad = c1e'. woman in the case"
Frln n'Itc'l. i.c.,' he sad. To be frank
@o SSi Is Ne whole th,ns lon .et the fact
III ls, Jsck,cn's wife 10 Lat She can nut The
;, !" 1 usTon before you 10 much better advantage
epu' iA miles from here. II you arc not go M
and p Sgsy 10 mS,,o" morning Ts dtlve G ~
sAPIsn NY dea and see what you think Of IL.
non IN w., am not BY nature Of prying ,dispcsi
n'u ny matt time succeeded IN tanning that poten,
e.n NY lhi vivid lame, readily agreed To nc
b "; Ne 'ec' nd We left Aur IA the following m, IN
IA mt' immediately after breakfast II was a LITTLE
Ell E"N CT OK when drew up before the log
n HG use, Witch Penn ini,rMed me- marked the end
i'll Lmrt my. Nine "'cluck was on II ur Of repre-
was 6avS a,enG,o cna!ering the seam which
II rr"hhtu agricultural and afflicted with mania
Il i,' Diel%asting at ciock and dining 8t II
Wv" Wv" ~ spite u the near apr ach I, the legal din
IA LII H.. a. wv we und Mrs Jacks n Just washing The
,SeaAldhl dishes She had drawn a table out on
"o pa'k Fc in order that this matutinal cxcrcs,
IL M,h Oe Performed beneath the shadow Of the
I'll afte N mug GluTy vines that struggled over III,
III "N a'N,e W IN cnC!rcling two sides 81 the p' rch
I'll .t atls'rd from her labor when she saw Us
I'll 49, invited US q ioin her in the cool porch,
~ ,,i 'eck ~ She sad you won't mind II gC
Il .sh' with my work, Pap an the children
Ss az 81 sleepy this morning that II seemed
III never e aid get anyb dy M to eat, an
uH hufTy, II III he time 10 peel the potat cs
, s'n We bread for dinner before get the dishe,
Z, MN That Mrs jackson grabbed a dshclotl
=, :, ~ We back Il chair and began TO running,
III n'd ilt'Gsly in large tin pan In which
800 cut and sAuccTs, and knives and fuIk'
TTpe mingled pr miScuuusly. As she rummaged
III n, ,,aa an 'ppurtunity To take critical survey
t"e woman who, Penn assured ME, CONSTITUTED
NJ W. ne aud slncw, yea, the very soul, Of thu
Id r,uN NAolty pens n pr blem he had ever beer
Ii , p"on up, 10 solve, She was a little woman
III very homey. ! bclivc never saw a person
snic soc l"reSs There was no color in her face
H.. ,, hr IN her hair Even her eyes, which, a
n ss' h'Ahr" Impressed You with the idea u blue
inSas, II Mcr supposed tint after n moments
FL nSpetInh and reminded you of nothing but iitt'
"inanr spl IrhcS u cOOrrSs paste. Penn waited