Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-02-02

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his duties faithfully they viii keep him
there. With that sort of a lease on pub
lie life any man Of even ordinary tai
ents win develop into dominant factor
In congress Beginning at the foot Of
the class as all new members must
through death, promotion and the viciB-
situdes Of politics he win in q few years
find himself 1t the head Of a great COM
mittee, which is the first desideratum
with every CONGRESSMAN ambitious for
himself or his people Without q good
committee assignment a new member
to make himself felt must be a man Of
extraordinary parts
HumOr In the Pine Tree State.
Though Maine produced Thomas B
Reed and sent Artemus Ward forth on
his mirth provoking career. her bleak
climate does not seem favorable TO the
growth Of humorists OF this quality
Governor Dingley was utterly destitute
He made only one effort In that direc-
ton in the whole Of the Fifty-third con-
gress and that was not such a bowling
success as 20 tempt him to a repetition
thereof
In a running fire debate with Jerry
Simpson on the proposed bond issue be
characterized Jerry's plan as a Uriah
Heep scheme Of finance. and here's the
sequel: Two days later Jerry. with
most provoking gravity, said: "The
gentleman from Maine on that occasion
did me the honor to notice me and said
it would bel Uriah Heep policy. / con-
fess | was at a very great loss to see
what was the connection between the
two and how Uriah Heep could figure
as a fnancier even in the mind Of the
gentleman from Maine l had read
David Copperfeld' and understood
something Of the peculiarities Of Micaw-
Der, but l only refer 10 this now to show
how dangerous 1t Is for a New Eng
lander when he undertakes to perpe-
trate a joke Some gentleman suggested
that perhaps the gentleman from Maine
meant Mr.. Micawber, and, 10, and be-
hold, in the next mornings Record l
saw the Joke had been correctedl / be-
lieve 1t was the very first time in the
history Of The Record that a joke was
corrected in that publication. The gen
tleman from Maine should prepare q
diagram to explain his witticism.
Strange Fact In Paychics.
There Is an old saying-''Similia
similibus curantur." 1t has for long
appeared to me that persons unlike in
temperaments. tastes and capacities are
more liable TO become fast friends than
those who greatly resemble each other.
My attention wa first called to this
strange fact in psychics when I was q
student at Kentucky university. James
Lane Allen, the famous htterateur, was
one Of my classmates He was one of
the handsomest and most thoroughly
Chesterfeldian young Kentuckians /
ever saw, which is equivalent to say
ing that he was an ideal Of manly beau
ty. Tall. supple, graceful, sinewy, IL
was a delight to look upon him. Even
in that early day he gave unequivocal
evidence Of the aesthetic taste, poetic
fancy and exquisite intellect which
have rendered him q celebrated man of
letters There were many other hand
some, bright, engaging youths then In
attendance at that great institution Of
learning. Allen chose none Of them for
his STEADY company. On the contrary,
his most constant companion was
student his opposite in everything-no
more like himself than Hyperion TO a
satyr. I marveled much then at what
appeared to me an i'll sorted associa-
tion and vexed my brain a good deal
to ascertain what pleasure Allen could
extract from it. / have seen 80 many
cases Of the same sort since that I bother
my head about them no longer. simply
accepting them as indices Of a rule Of
human nature which exists, but which
| do not understand
After studying them closely for near
ly four years / have concluded that no
two intimate friends. to be each Of a
high intelligence and the same political
faith, were ever more unlike than
Thomas Bracket Reed and Nelson
Dingley. Jr. In almost every respect
whatever they were the antipodes Of
each Other.
Reeds Sarcasm. Il
Reed is blond as a lily DingIey was
swart a an Italian Even his 81 years
had added little white to his raven lockA
Reed stands Q feet 3 in his stockings; !
Dingley vas about 8 feet g. Reed
weighs in the neighborhood Of 2T5, nj
though Ii once said when Intercepted
on the subject, "No gentleman ever
weighs over 200" Governor Dingley
told me just before Christmas that he
weighed 1876, which was his maximum
Reed Is big all over; Dingley was Of the
willowy pattern
Nor were their physical make uus
more unlike than their mental The
speaker is a man Of brilliant genius
Governor Dingley himself would have
been the first to reject an imputation
Of miliancy or genius He was a man
Of strong intellect and solid attainmenta
great talents. prodigious energy and
varied learning Reed is the most sar.
castle Of mortsls Dingley never at
tempted to WELD that two edged weap-
on. almost as dangerous to the wielder
a TO the intended victim. Reed a~spires
to the chief magistracy Of the republic
and not without reason. for every presi-
dent that be eve saw, unless he saw
Lincoln. was Of smaller intellectual ,
ealiber than he The presidential bee
N appeared 10 bother Governor
Dingiey, and the presidential maggot
found no Judgment In his brain Reed
Is a s~choolmaster. and the pedagogical
habit Is still 50 strong upon him that
he likes to boss people Governor Ding
ley cared not for authority. but had bis
heart set upon accomplishing results by
enacting his opinions into law. Mr..
Reed probably knows every man in the
house BY sight Governor Dingley did
not recognize half Of them when be
met them face 70 face Yet these two
nlusirious sons Of Maine. 30 diasimilnr
In almost al respects. were warm
friendS confidential adviserA boaom
croniez They depended upon and sup
piameuted each other Together they
constituted a team Of wonderful
strength when General Lee heard that
5SonewaA jackson was dead. he saiA