The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
HAPPY DAYS FOR BRYAN.
Gov. Hogg Provides Amusement for
the Peerless Leader.

Herald.
As has been set forth in previous dis
patches, Ex-Governor Hogg Is getting UP
many unique forms of entertainment Tor
his guest, that peerless leader, w. J.
BRYAN. The two statesmen have shot ducks
and caught panthers. and learned to ride
ostriches The people of this city have. In
fact, come to look for something new
every day. 1t seems that Mr.. Bryans
friends have privately informed Governor
Hogg that the peerless leader must In
some way be made to forget how much
Lincoln reminds him of himself They were
becoming alarmed at his condition. He
would. according to these Jealous guar
dams. awake at night, sit up in bed and
exclaim:
"Ah. I have had a beautiful dream, in
which 1 saw Lincoln and heard his voice,
and 1 couldn't beneve that 1t wasn't me-
Lincoln in 1860. Me in 1907
Governor Hogg has, therefore, been
asked to try to make the peerless leader
think of something else, and he is doing
his best in this direction. On Monday last
the Ex-Governor and the peerless leader
played leap frog for three hours in the
formers back yard, but after the game
the great Nebraskan arose and said:
This is fine sport. 1t reminds me or
when Lincoln was a young man and was
the champion wrestler of his township.
Lincoln in 1860. Me in 1900.
On Tuesday they amused themselves by
climbing saplings to see which of them
could bend the largest one over and swing
himself to the ground by hanging TO the
top. Mr.. Hogg is big man. He weighs
three hundred pounds. After he had
Skinned to the top of good-sized tree
and bent it over in the shape of a rain
bow the eloquent champion of free silver
tried it, but when the tree had bent about
halfway over II stopped curving, and he
was left dangling about thirty feet from
the earth. Mr.. Bryan had gone down in
heap before and m9y have been used
to it. At all events, he was not long in
recovering, but there was nothing in the
exploit that seemed to make Lincoln re-
mind him of himself, and his friends began
to nope for the best
Wednesday brought further encourage
ment. The two statesmen spent the entire
forenoon trying to teach one of Mr.. Hogg' s
pigs to walk a two-inch plank set on edge,
and again the peerless leader got through
the day without doing or seeing anything
to make Lincoln remind him of himself.
Thursday was disappointing. Mr.. Hogg
rugged up horizontal bar in his horse
upon ii nearly all day. During the fore
noon the Ex-Governor tried to do the giant
swing and lost his grip. People who were
passing at the time supposed that some
DOQy ndQ dropped Slue OF Deer from the
haymow, but luckily no bones were broken.
That peerless leader, w. ]. Bryan, learned
to hang by his toes, and just before the
bell rang for dinner he succeeded in skim
ming the cat. This proved to- be unfortu-
nate. With his legs wound around the pole
and hanging on with both hands, he said:
"Skinning the cat reminds me of the way
Lincoln used to skin his opponents in de-
bate 1t is wonderful how he keeps remind
ing myself of me. Lincoln in 1860. Me in
1907
On Friday they enjoyed themselves teach
ing a gander that Mr. Hogg owns to walk
on stills. Mr.. Bryan was provided with a
tall pair of the things, on which he would
walk in front of the gander for the purpose
of showing it the way. His peerless leader
ship was well exhibited in the manner
which he induced the gander to go for
ward. slight accident, however, marred
what would otherwise have been a day of
pleasure and improvement. While the ex-
Governor was in the house answering tele-
grams the eloquent Nebraskan attempted
to walk backward while coaxing the goose
along, and bumped one of his stills against
an ant hill. When they found him he was
| lying on his back, helpless, and the gander
was off in another part OF the yard pursu-
| ing a bug with yellow wings. But there
| was nothing in the experiences of the day
| to make Lincoln remind the peerless leader
| of himself and his friends are elated.
Governor Hogg announces that he has an
| entertaining and instructive programme ar
ranged for next week.