The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
PA ON ]. P. MORGAN.

tFrom the Chicago Times-Herald.1
1T was a Lucky Thing for Columbus
that He Come Over here and discover
ed this country when He did, paw Sed
when he was Gethered around the fam
lily Surcle mite Before last.
''Why?" NAV asst Him.
'Becos," paw Told her, eff Ennybudy
Come over Here looken for a place to
land now Do you no what Would Hap
pen? J. Peerpont Morgan Would Be
there when the Crate Discuverer pulled
up to the dock and say: I Halt to Be
harsh with you, Chris, But this Belongs
to sindycate what 1 have just formed,
and if you want to Tie a Rope to the
Western Hemasfeer you Got co pay the
Skeydool price -
who is ]. Peerpont Morgan?" NAV
asst. Il Think 1 herd that name Some
WHARF Before
He is the man what let's God press
the Button" paw Told her, 'and he
Does the rest. He blows the Whissel
fer the peepul of this country in the
mornen and shuts the Gates at mite.
He owns millyun doller yot and Has
a privut car and Can't eat Sweet things
Becoz they make Him too Fat, that's
who He is. Every mite when He goes
to Bed he neels Down and prays:
Now I lay me down to sleep
II 1OTul0Q IO-DdY)-
I pray the Lord my sole to keep
I've Got anuther under way)
If should die Before 1 wake
Gil git it thru without a Doubt)
I pray the Lord my sole to Take
(And bar all other people Out).
MY sal1es'' NAV Says, tits list tur-
rible, amt it? 1 wunder what makes
him Do it? 1 should Think He would
Ruther Take vacashun fer a while
and Let Sumbuddy else try to Run the
Erth fer a few weeks jist to See if thay
could Do it,
it is. He Don't think it Would be rite.
You See, He is a flantherpist. Every
few days He gives Horsepitt1e or q
norfen asylum to Sumbuddy what
neads one in THAR biszness. If
he wouldent keap maken a mil
lion Every week er two How could he
do Sich kind deeds for the poor?''
We'll" nav Says, "mebby that mite
be so, after all. So we Ottent to Blame
him too Harsh"
No" paw ansered. ct spose the pee
pie what would Git sum of the mummy
if He wasent Taken it all mite Look
after the orfuns and Bid the Horsepit-
ties If thay Had a Chanct, and mebby
Sum of them need it ThemseIfs. But
How does He no? He Can't take no
Chances By lettin people Run things
on thare own Hook, Even if He Does
keep Gettin Ritcher and PITCHER Takin
hardly Spair and given away thirty
sents of it to Help the Sick and the
Orfuns, When a man is a Filantherpist
he can't jist Set around tellin other pee
pie give away what thay think thay
kin afford. He hast to Take it away
frum them and Divide it Up amung the
Poor and Keep about ninety ate pur
sent fer His trubble."
We'll" NAV told Him, st Don't see
How stitch a man GIFTS emmy rest Out of
Life. I should think he Would Be wor-
ried all the Time fer fear the Bank
mite fale and He Would Loose his
MUMMY"
Before paw got a Chancet to tell us
emmy More about it little Albert Come
in and sed the pupp was Haven a F'ite
with Morton's Dawg in the alley.
Paw Beat me to the Dore by a Neck,
and I guess He would of Got to the fife
furst too only the man what was put
ten in Coal fer the Hendersons turned
Around the Corner with His Wheal
Barra jist as paw Got there Coin the
Other way.
When I Reached the place the Man
had one Arm Loose and paw Was tryin
to Git the Handle of the Wheal Barra
often His Neck. Both of Them was
Spitten Goal out in the alley and Lettin
it Go to Waste. GEORGE,