The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-31

The WhO%' | asked.
He repeated the question and went
into long and labored explanation of
the meaning of the term. He was multi
loquously loquacious, and it was fully
five minutes before ] learned that he
wished to see the city clerk
Il heard a pretty good story the last
time l was in Washington" said one
of group of drummers at the Com
monwealth hotel yesterday afternoon
ut relates to the days when streak
of insanity swept the west and the
voters We're electing long whiskered
freaks of all sorts to congress. Among
the freaks there was one in particular
that was conspicuous for oddly and
provincialism He thought no more of q
cent than the average man does of his
only child. For the purposes of the
story, we will call him Hayes Eden
Hare
Most congressman live right up to
the last cent of their income, and If
they have families or social pretensions,
of course they exceed it so far as their
wealth will allow.
In addition to their salaries, con-
gressmen receive a certain allowance
for stationary and mileage. Now Hayes
Eden Hare was populist and like a
good frugal soul he managed to exc out
a subsistence on his mileage and sta
tionery account When he Travelled he
did it surreptitiously on a pass from
one of the railroads that he was wont
to denounce on the stump as a grasping
monopoly Between his home and
Washington, he carried his meals for
the trip in a carpet bag which served
all the purposes of a dress suit case. He
used to tap his own shoes, and it was
said that his ungainly carriage was
largely due to his taking long steps so
that his shoes would not wear out too
quick OF course his little $4,000 a year
went solidly and unbrokenly into the
bank to draw the hated interest the
populists denounce so vigorously.
lone day he went to hire a room with
a view to further retrenchment. He had
been paying $3.50 a week for board and
lodging in a cheap boarding house, and
had figured it out that by preparing
his own meals he could live for even
less than this sum. When he called
upon a landlady to see a room, it was
just what he wanted, and he asked her
what the price might be.
whatever it was, it was considera-
bly, less than $40 a month, but Hayes
Eden HARE threw Up his hands in holy
horror.
by the discarded socks of Jerry
simpson, ne Sdlu, ILLS - uOWHIlSiI
robbery Why, you could rent hull
house fer that in Dakota, he said.
Gwen. this haint Dakota said the
woman drily.
After some haggling, the woman con-
scented to throw off so cents month
and a bargain was struck. The con-
gresham turned to go.
1--WE get our room rent in advance
here said the woman by way of sug-
gestion.
But I'm a congressman, replied
Hayes Eden HARE, a living, walking
palladium of popular liberty
ct thought you was freak was
the woman's reply. In any event we
draw the line at trusting freaks or con-
gressmen' And Hayes Eden Hare had
to settle.'
There is a grocer who does not live
quite so far from Holy corner, in East
Worcester, as the sun is from Mas.
Like all grocers, he carries the trades
mans burdens-a long debtor list. One
man in particular has owned hlm Sl3.4o
for a number of months. Recently
without paying his obligation, this man
transferred his trade to another store.
Naturally this proceeding did not strike
his creditor with any great degree Of
enthusiasm.
What made the groceryman all the
more nattled at this course, is the fact
that the man in his debt puts on many
airs of superiority, and in certain So
cial circles aims to be leader. He has
a daughter taking music lessons and a
son in the high school.
The groceryman sent number OF
dunning letters to the debtor without
receiving any satisfaction. He has laid
in wait for him time and time again,
but the debtor takes all the precautions
of a man with a watchful creditor on
his staff and when he is walking along
the street, he looks far ahead of him.
Incidentally. too, it may be observed,
that he never turns a corner abruptly,
through fear that accidentally he might
stumble upon his creditor
The other day the son, who is at
tending high school, was going past the
grocery store, and the owner hailed
him.
Il suppose, Johnny, that you learn a
great many things in the high school?
You have history of the world at
home, haven't you?"
Yes, sir" answered the boy.
well my son." said the grocer, tell
your father to turn to the chronological
table and see when the battle Of Crecy
was fought between the French and
English
The boy did so, and the father noticed
that the date was 1916.
This was more than a coincidence"
he told me, when relating the story last
night at the city hall. 1T was the
neatest bit of dunning l ever stacked
up against, and in recognition of the
grocer's ingenuity in performing a le-
gal duty without paying a lawyer or
collectors fee, l paid the bill"