St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-04-13

number OF votes. 1nat Is only one *
sperience Of ingratitude. But there
have been others, so that ! am rather
chary of helping objects of charity
from my district, but this young mar
is all right and ] am glad he came te
me-" -1.
The late Postmaster General Franz
Hatton was noted for his charities, bu.
the writer was with him one evening
when he peremptorily refused to con
tribute one penny to an applicant fol
his aid. There vas formerly strong
editorial writer in the Mississippi val
ley who fell down before the demoH
| of the still and worshiped him. From
bad to worse he went, until he became
!, creatnfe with NO ambition Other
ths1 to secure another drink. He
drifted to Washington and one even.
ing he accosted Mr.. Hatton on PennsyL
vania avenue as we were walking to.
wards the capitol building. where.
there was = night session Of the con-
gress. He said: "Frank, old boy, J
want . quarter 70 buy some more
whisky. I'm actually suffering for
Just two more good drinks tonight"
The smile which once illumined hi.
handsome face and strong features
was the leer Of sneak. Mr.. Hattor
said: 81 have no money of my own.
What have belongs to my wife and
little son, Dick. As between you and
my family I must choose for my fam
ily. Ny wife and Dick would not ap-
prove of such disposition of quarter
Therefore you can't have it."
As we passed on the fallen one hurled
after Mr.. Hatton TRADE of the vilest
billingsgate. After going half block,
and being beyond the sound of the
voice of the drunkard, Mr.. Hatton sud.
denly stopped, turned around and
walked back, the writer accompanying
him without q word. We soon over.
took the fellow, and Mr.. Hatton asked
him if he had place to sleep. He re.
piled in the negative. Then Mr.. Hat
ton called q cab, ordered the driver to
go to the st. James hotel, where we put
the brilliant drunken beggar to bed.
Mr.. Hatton paying for the nights lodg-
ing. But he wouldn't give him any
money with which to buy whisky. We
then went on our way to the capitol.
There are many such cases here
every year. Only few days before
his fatal illness Senator Hearst, OF
California, hired a special train and
employed a physician to travel all the
way to California to look after pau.
per inebriate who had once been prom.
inent in California and who had rem
dered Senator Hearst superior service
in a celebrated mining case which was
long in litigation. The senator said
to the writer: II paid him big fee
| at the time, but his services netted me
many thousands of dollars, and 1 could
not have rested at night If I had failed
to do what could for him." The spe.
cial train and physicians services cost
upwards of $4,000. Few paupers find
such friends as that.
| Stories of real life in Washington are
| not often written and printed, because
the correspondents here are hesitau,
| to tell all Of the truths which come be.
| fore them. They do not tend to elevate
the ideas Of the people concerning the
national capital; and yet the facts here
set forth may prove to be a warning
to some of those who are treading the
pathway with the degraded "whoss
| feet take hold on hell" There is Z
| temperance lecture in these facts.
| SMITH d. FRY.