Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-03

dnu Vlb mBIll oySlbm DO ha11-ln-hand In a
horn.
Tommy Dalton, the name suggests
jolly generous, good nattired fell
low. But in this instance Il is mis-
leading Thomas H. Dalton is called
Tommy on account Of his diminutive
size, not for anything iovial, sympa-
theuc or kind in his nature There
is not much Of him, but what there Is.
rs the concentrated essence Of i'll
humor, Favored with a dash Of vitriol.
Nobody ever stopped him in the street
and with joyful looks said. My dear Mr..
Dalton, how are you? When will YOU
come to see me? No beggar ever i'm.
plored ham to bestow an aims. no child
even asked him the time Of day. no
man or woman once in all his life ever
inquired the way to such and such
place Of Tommy. Hard and cold as
flint, no steel ever struck out a gener.
Gus flame; secret and sour and as se.
GUIDED as clam. The cold with him
mas frozen his features. contracted his
pointed nose and made his thin lips
blue, killed the hair on his head and i'm
It's place left frosty rim which he
carefully conceals with a small black
skull cap. He carries his own below.
zero temperature around with him.
and consequently external heat and
cold have little affect on him. The
icy blast Of the polar sea is not
bleaker than he, and the winter frost
not more chilling. He processes Chris.
tianity that is, he attends church and
observes the outward forms Of religion.
but the higher and nobler teachings
OF the Holy Nazarene have not affected
him. The idea OF giving practical ef-
feet to the sublime teachings Of
Christ; to Love your enemies and
pray for them that persecute YOU"
is as far from Tommy's mind as II
is from the nina Of a native Of the
South Sea Islands.
There is nothing equal to a merry.
Joyous, hearty laugh. It enricbes the
heart ennobles the mind. and elevates
the soul. There is nothing so health
ful and eXhilarating. It excites the
action of the liver. aids DIGESTION and
promotes sound and healthful sleep.
God bless the man who possesses n
jolly infectious laugh, that communi-
Gates itself TO the whole party. and
dissipates care and trouble. God pity
the man who never laughs.
"The motions of his spirit are duh
as night.
And his affections dark as Frebus.
Let no such man be trusted"
He attempted IL once. at one of TYR
ant Evans stale Jokes. and Il came
near proving fatal Those who wit
messed the attempt declared that It was
a pitiful sight, and not one they care
to see again.
And still it would be difficult to give
reason why he should not develope
a happy JOYFUL temperament and en-
JOY the unalloyed pleasures of a hearty
laugh. Laughter is the daughter Of
love, and love is a natural life.
Tommy has had no anxiety about
the material needs OF life as most men
have. For 85 years he has been receiv- |
ing a salary of $4,000 and a pension
of S540 per year sufficient, one would |
imagine to make him love the whole I.
human family. and have large supply |
left for the brute creation. But for
some unaccountable reason. which ap- |
plies equally to all Evans satellites .
he seems to take a iendish delight in .
grinding and depressing those who are
unfortunate enough to differ with him .
in politics. Although, like Davenport .
and Warfield and others. he was pro-
tected by the civil service law under
two Democratic administrations the
was the first to strike It in a vital
part when he was clothed with official
authority.
He favors the drones and the in.
nd ,1y,o k.s- L., "a ]
the industrious.
Judge" Tomkpins has been sucking
the Government teat for 40 years, and
is likely to for the next ten. His
birthday is lost in the midsts of an
tiquity He is Of no practical use to
the Government, but is of course. car.
ried along at $l,S0O. He was appoint
ed May g. 1861.
There is "Parson" Moore, appointed
Aug. 18, 1862, who has been receiving
a salary Of 81 500 all these years. clings
as tenaciously to the job as he did when
first appointed,
Gen" Mcmillan former law part
ner Of A. Lincoln, by reason of his age
he had to abandon the practice of law
in 1875 His friends found him a snug
birth in the Pension Office at $4,000
per year and he has been there since
They were all protected by the civil
service law under two Democratic ad-
ministrdtions.
The injustice and favoritism that
prevails in the Pension Office under
Evans and Davenport is almost in
crediable For instance, take the files
Of the Middle Division and observe the
gross inequalities in the salaries of the
workers and the drones.
It must be remembered that no ment-
al continent is essential TO perform
the duties of a ilesman, nevertheless.
George Buterfeld, a crony Of Warfeld,
receives the munihcent salary of 81 500
per year and does absolutely nothing.