The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-24

The genial manager of the company, in
vain endeavored to explain the situa-
ton, but it was some time before the
irate lady could be prevailed upon to
give up her purpose of pulling out
large tufts of hair from the woman
who had paid such marked attentions
to her husband.
Although she left the hotel, her anger
was not appeased, and it is not diff
cult to imagine the charming tete-a-
tete that was held on her return home.
But the fishing rod act is still left in
the performance.
Capt. D. F. Anglum of the Twelfth
q. S. infantry is winning honor for
himself and his native city in the
hFht'ng with the Filipinos, but if it
ad net been for Capt. Anglum's per-
severance and his desire for military
training, the army would have been
minus one of its best and bravest
fighters
l was strolling with a Santiago
hero the other night. when we CHANGED
10 meet one of Capt. Anglum's boy
MOOD chums. Discussion of the cap
taln's brave fight against the Filipinos
recently put our friend in a reminis-
cent mood, and he related to us a tale
or capt. Anglum's narrow escape from
being shut cut of the army.
1t was in the late los, when Can't.
Anglum was employed in F. d. Buff
fington's drug store that he was seized
with an ardor for militarsm, and he
and our reminiscent friend decided to
enlist in the army. There were no re-
cruiting officers in this vicinity in
those days, and it was necessary for
the patriotic youths to journey to
Springfield for examination. They had
made alb their arrangements and had
said their farewells to intimates when
their march to glory and Uncle Sam's
army was blocked in the person of a
Worcester policeman
The late Patrick f. Ratigan was the
officer, and his watchfulness for run
away boys nearly robbed the army of
It's Anglum. He discovered the two
lads in their plans, and sent them both
home. and for time their ardor cooled.
But Capt. Anglums fires of patriotism
were not quenched, and within a short
time he quietly left Worcester and the
next his chum heard of him he was in
the service.
He enlisted as private and worked
through the non commissioned grades
finally entering the military school at
LeaVenWorth, KAN, from which he
graduated at the head of his class.
which contained many men out of West
Point. He was named a second heu-
tenant for conspicuous bravery in In
dian campaigns. and rose to be a first
lieutenant before he came to Worcester
a year ago last summer, and while
here on recruiting service was ad-
Vanced to captaincy. The talk of
presenting his name for a colonelcy of
volunteers is Of interest to our remin-
fscent friend who glories in the bright
record of his poyhood chum.
There are lawyers and lawyers in
Worcester as everywhere else. If one
were to go through the State Mutual
or Walker building who had no knowl-
edge of the city, particularly of it's le-
gal lights, he would be very apt to
make sad mistake of judgment In
the matter of appearances, 1 call to
mind one of the best furnished offices
in the city, and | am as certain as a
man can be that the young gentlemen
who occupy 1t don't get enough bust
ness in the course of the year to pay
their raXes, and yet they are not the
owners of very large amount of prop
erty. On the other hand, I call to mind
an unpretentious little room not a
stones throw from the State Mutual
ing more than an ordinary desk, a plain
deal table and a couple of chairs. with
the word Patent attorney" on the
door 'front.' painted on a tin sign, and
yet l have 1t from very reliable sources
that that patent attorneys income does
not fall far short of $4,000 a year. He
is the leading patent attorney. how
ever, in one of the greatest industrial
combinations in this country or any
other, but to pass him on the street you
would be safe in making a bet that
he hadn't 30 cents in his pocket. and
the probabilities are that If you made
the wager you would win. He does not
carry much about in the way of
clothes, money or jewelry. His whole
life is absorbed in that particular
branch of the legal profession upon
which he is SO great an authority. He
does not care much for money, any
how, and that's probably why he gets
so much.
Now reverse the circumstances to
prove my philosophy. ] know another
man whose office is located upon the
same street. He is quoted at S1,0CA 900
and the probabilities are that if he
could clear up his property interests in
this state for cash, assuming it was
all free from incumbrance, he
might rake together that amount, but
the difficulties are that it is not free
from incumbrance, for if it was he
could not clean 1t up for cash That
mans life from boyhood has been de-
voted to that one all-absorbing thing
the accumulation of money. But if he
should live to be thousand years old
he will never be- a rich man nor a hap
py one.