Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-19
STORIES OF THE DAY.

STORIES OF THE DAY
THEE is one person ~ Chicago Who
dues not yield To the closest friends ~
Nj Robert ;. Mccormick in enthusi-
asr. regarding rhe Presidents selection
~ hum 20 be our Minister 70 Austria.
relates jrr Saturday Evening Post.
/ Th.s devoted admifeI M Nh MoCor-
~. ck ~. on.- W tie Veteran "cabai-s' az
4 Chicago ami I'm view IF his experience
with Nj McC"rTn!ck his radical
ya,ti@lity rs not strange. This is the
! account given by the enthusiastic cab
.nan "ho i~ rtllcd "RiLly.
/ tn" latt-r's stand WAS close py the
l ,Iuu Al which Mir. Mccormick general
/ n stopped before going home a the
( clo-o WI his business day. The club
man became Elly's regular patron ana
| his I, uial ana friendly ways soon won
I The heart Of thu cabby. one night.
v hou ever MI Mccormick ~a@ surprised
when his customary request TO be
! driven to his home vas met NY the re-
| Tlr.
7 I CUE. voull have to pass m" ~.
I sin. and ,,.W NJ. 70. I'm clean knoc'l,:
out-so six can't think what ought
\ to siu ana lin just waiting To feel bel
t,r before I try 20 start out f2r any
] where.
YOU 4rr sick Surr enough" eX-
| claimed Nj Mccormick closely
>crutinizing thu ,ahmans face: ard
! IT,. place for YOU j. 4 hospital I'VE
( a little interest i'm one NJ on the North
I side ana I'll wv that you ara taken
I care ~ there Just for tonight We'll
chanee places. You get inside and I'll
do tn driving Now. don't say
/ word
Thr feeble protests vi the rabman
Mere brushed hastily aside and he was
turcled into His own vehicle. Mounting
70 th,. box. the future United states
\ Minister tu Austria drove tn cabhy ~
thu hospital. and there saw tiat h was
! provided fur ir the most generous
4 maur,-. Then he continued his role Of
rabiaau ana drove to tie stable where
thr SICK mans horses We're kept
Just like Robert" vas the comment
.',nos- invariably aroused by the
auecd"te When il came. through the
grateful claimants free telling Of il. u
IN, ears II the clubman's near as
suriat,y.
To- Eev. Teunis :. Hamlin. pastor IF
ihe church ~ the Covenant. tie most
.arjSto,ratic Presbyterian church in
WAshingtnn which Nas attended ~
IN. sident Harrison during his term.
,,'ls this story on himself. says the
Washington Post.
The church maintains a large mis-
-irn III Georgetown. \ lady WAS re-
Gently explaining to- the SundaysChnoI
the parable W the talents. she then
asked the pupils to name some one
whom they thought had been given ten
talents and had made judicious use of
them They replied in chorus: Mir.
Smith" This was right and proper.
as Nj. Smith is pastor of the chapel.
| The lecturer then asked for am illus
tratiou of one who had been given ny"
talents ana utilized them We'll. There
was general response Of MIR. Nc
Farla M" Who il president cf The board
Of district commissioners. and greatly
| interested III church work. An eN-
ample WAS then asked ri the man who
had been giV"r one talent ana made n"
l,Sc Of it, 1T was expected some I'M
| fortunate in the ncighborhood would
| ne named Instead. The little ones
shouted: Mr.. Hamlin'
NJ further opportunity was given for
!
at tn. great Presbyterian divine.
| There is a little girl in this city
| whose passion for the truth under All
| circumstances emba rrasSed her father
Very much the other day. relates the
! New York Tribun-. Not long ago rs
| lost il high-salaried place in n business
house because Of its absorption by
| trust and ia the evening denounced an
persons connected with trusts rs
thieves and robbers. But the trust
found that il needed him, and ne Was
soon holding his old place. in addition
"a !. good block of stock. Ii was no
ti,rd that the little girl was deeply
impressed With thu incident and
looked at her father douhtingiy when
he was home. one evening there was
company at the house and the host be
came invoi> ed III a heated political de-
bate with = peppery guest. the formes
made a statement which the latter
fatty denied.
why. my dear man." laughed the
host YOU don't mean to call me =
liar?'
No. he don't" declared the little
one. as she sprang in front Of the
visitor and glared at him with flaming
eyes and I won't have il. My papa
is a robber and q thief. but he is no
liar"
The explanation was soon secured
ell