Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

THE STEAM OF CEANkS.

In furnishing the Spaniards'
That's a lot OF money you've got,
remarked the doorkeeper, as II
stunned at the immensity of tue
mans wealth. "But I'm afraid you'll
need it all. Let me tell you some |
thing its rot generally known yet
bus at cabinet meetyng held this
morning it was decided to raise the
price of beef to Ga septlllions OF
dollars u pound, ami ever, thing else
incgudng bread, is to 60 up-in price
accordingly.
TYou don's say SOL exclaimed
King Midas Golddust with an alarmed
look, and, tightly clutching his
WALKING stick, he charged out Of the
gate as swiftly us his legs could carry
him. He never came back, either
very short, thick.set mar, with
herculean shoulders Hno unsettled
eyes. sailed up to the White House
door under foil head OF steam one
mora ing while Gen Harrison occupied
the Presidential chair lie had SO
much momentum that two doorseepeis
had difficulty 10 bringing him to
| hAlt wien ne passed throtgh the
door, but they finally gave him the
arm clutch in either SIDE ana pollte-
| " asked him whittier he WAS bound
"Sn.r !" Kissed the underslzeo
man. placing his finger to his lips
warningly. Il just met Peter the
Hermit, down the street and he tul1
me | vas shorter than Ben Harrison.
| want to sse Ben aud reas ure up
with him. How many heads taller
than Ben am /, anyhow
why" said one Of the doorseeners'
you're so much taller than the fres-
ideut that you uouIdn DE able
sea him at bll unless you
lie down fiat on the floor, Along
side of Mr. Harrison, you re redwood
tree of California c1mpaied to a
dandelion.
| 4 llok of great happiness crept into
the short mans face.
ard so Peter, the Hermit, told me
what wasn't soH" said he wlstfully
Sure thing" said the doorkeeper.
And I'm the tallest man that ever
lisedS" -,
30 JOY! whish! whoosh whee y
exclaimed the understood man,
bubbling over with happiness, ano
ont he went at a jog.trot, nor did he
ever call again for the purpose o.
standing hack to back with the CHIEF
magistrate.
: Another eccentric who called at tbs
White House during the regime OF
Gen Harrison had his arms pinned tt
his sides the moment after he stepped
over the threshold, for he no soone
naesed the door than his right banc
travelled to his back pocket. II looked
like prepa,ation for gun play, and thu
doork eeuers had him in no tine. TIT
|
treatu e at, and when the doorkeeper
felt his back pocket pud found that i
contained no weapon they turned MN
loose and looked b i'm over
What was your idea in going t.
that pocket" inquired one of tn
doorkeepers.
d INV motive" replied the man
t aggrievedly, "f4r from being ulterior
was purely philanthropbic. | al
o Informed through the MEDIUM of tt
h public press that Mr. Harrison is
r cold. cold mae. | brought this T.
: him to enable him to warm hinsel
: up. - And he again reached into III
d hin pocket and solemnly brough
e forth a tiny red flannel undershirt
v about two inches long by an incl
!. wide, which had probably been faSn
: ioned for advertising proposes by sou
underwear manufacture establish
5 ment.
! "Oh, all right, III take it to tn
e President, said the doorkeeter
; accepting the present without
i smile. ard the man went away con
r tented. The doorkeeper mastered ul
sufficient temerity to hand the TIN.
undershlrt to President Harrison tina
y Afternoon. explaining how he mad COM
q into possession of it. Gen Harrison
Q laughed heartily as he held the bit
e re tanuel up before him.
= Well" SAID he, I've a. ways beef
1 gware that my stature is nothln'
a I,odirious, hut | didn't know tina
e thew h ad reduced roe to these dlmen
sions.
$ 1t seemed as if all the female crank
Y in the country wanted to see Nj
If Cleveland 10 President Cleveland
e first term. a queer locking little Oh
woman turned up at the White lious
Y one morning, rot long after MI
Cleyelsnd's installation az first lad
-. of the land. Her shoulders "er
u s1roudsd 10 an old Paisley shaw
:, land in the ends of this shawl ma
: sgaddled up a little, very old, tooth
~ less and half-blind skye terrier.
Good mcr1ing, serfs, y said tn
TO little old lady, smiling pleasantly
OF tho doorkeepers, Pa Cleopatra, 20
;, ktow. -
IL The doorkeepers made Cleopatra
e, reverence, aud she undid the 100;
ends of the shawl s~adGling the age
skye terrier and shoTed the dog
u them. 49,.
t, II thought I'd leave poor lit
S. Cbarmion with Mrs Cleveland, yc
p, know," said the little old Nomal
or rather pathetically. II am gong
Il visit the tombs Of my ancestors
re the Pyramids shortly, and the Pyr
g mids ave so damp lately that feI
nd Charmlon will take Geld if tai
he her along with me. So [ thought
y, would leave her with Mrs Clevelir
ed while | am gone. And the hit
al OH woman gazed affectionaatei!y :,
lrt the wheezy terrier and stroked Il
on head.
he The doorkeperss felt so sorry, I
W the old voman that they were hs
ne Inclined to take the dog from n
nd and care for it in its age ana deere
ID ttude, but the fear that she mlg
ed bother by frequently calling to
in ouire after taa animal Getterr
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