Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
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A western man had made very COM
fcrtable fortune in the pork packing bus1-
ness and, like some other men who nave
done likewise he turned his more mature
attention to politics, Congress being MS
objective point 1t is not necessary to
state here what the result was; 1t is
enough to know that after two attempts
ard dropping a lot of hard-earned savings
he returned again couple of years ago to
his natural field This summer friend
met him making himself easy in the noun
tains.
WELL" said the friend. after they had
talked generalites awhile, 'are you In
politics now7''
Mary a poll" laughed the ex-aspirant
for statements iaurels.
you haven't given it up entirely, have
your
Entirely and permanently"
But my dear sir" urged the friend.
who was an enthusiast on the subject,
you cannot mean that you have nothing
whatever to do with it?'
mot quite so bad as that vote yet
But YOU ought TO be at 1t this year, of
all years. Your party Is making record
for Itself. Prosperity is flying high every
where the glory of our arms Is like bur
nshed shield; we have met the enemy at
all points. and by November. If We have
our best men with US, shall go on to
more glorious victories"
THAT sounds pretty We'll, admitted the
retired statesman, but / am afraid you
will have to excuse me from taking red
hot hold at present.
But why. my friend? Why" still urged
the enthusiast
The western man took a chew of tobacco
and composed himself before replying.
Let me tell YOU" he said at last. with
great elaboration. "You know that for
twenty-five years I was successful in my
business. and then went into politics? Well,
after twenty-five years experience in the
pork business and five years in politics,
have learned that whereas l can canvas
ham about good as the next one.
can't canvass a congressional district
worth d., and that being the case, /
am going to stick right tight to what I
do. and let you fellows do the other
thing. Do you fully grasp the meaning 1
am trying TO convey?
inner" responded the friend, thought
fully. there wouldn't be much in 1t for the
boys if all the men with money acted as
you have done
The man stood the other day about noon
in front of bill board adorned with hun
dreds of advertisements and he did not
have the well-known thrifty appearance of
those who advertise. Indeed. he might well
have been taken for a man who never adj
yertised in his life and didn't know what
real good business was. He appeared to
be reading everything on the board, but one
big ad. in black and white so attracted his
attention that a policeman. after watching
him for ten minutes. approached him. He
didn't say anything, but merely stood by his
side, for far be 1t from q well-regulated
policeman to be rubbering into what does
rot vitality concern him. At last the man
turned away. and as he did so he observed
the blue coat and sighed
ba rod he off la
of a chance to break into the reveries OF
the dreamer
II merely thinking how untrue that
advertisement was" he said, nodding over
his shoulder toward the printing in ques
ton.
Which one?" asked the policeman Il
thought all them bill boards told the truth"
Not all of them. always" smiled the
man wSnly. The one j refer to Is that one
which says: Yes, I'm 1t. I'm the very
thing you were talking about at breakfast
this morning."
What's the matter with that?"
1T is not true"
Why amt tt?'
Because" responded the man, gazing
dreamily off at the warm and tender blue
morning"
oh" exclaimed the policeman Ayith a
little start. and he moved up closer for fur
Their inquiry.
Love may be blind" said New York
man to a representative of The Star. but
l didn't know till two or three months ago
that he was also deaf and possibly dumb,
or at least that If it had not been for a
deaf and dumb alphabet he would never
have been able to laugh at locksmiths
and finally outwit the old folks as he did
OF course, I'm willing to tell you about 1t,
now that the parties to It are married and
are taking in the Paris exposition. 1t hap
pened to two friends Of mine who live
opposite to each other In an uptown New
York street, one having son and the
other daughter. They were in love, but
the parents did not want them to marry
TIL the girl was twenty, she being eighteen
now. The boy was twenty-three but his
superior age didn't give him any more
sense than she had. and they kept making
love To each other until the girl was shut
up in her room and kept under lock and
key to prevent their arranging to elope
As 1t happened they knew the deaf and
dumb alphabet, and when the girl was
shut up on the tenth floor of an apartment