The Globe-republican., 1902-02-20
The World Is Not So Large.


There is chain of acquaintancship OF
we are not such distant strangers as we
are led to believe. Anywhere may be
found link, which if followed closely.
will bring us in contact with familiar
names and old acquaintances- The
Washington correspondents of the Hichi-
ia Eagle. r Fl. Faxon. under date of
Feb s, gave chain of circumstances
which to him. leads to the belief that the
world is not so large as we Imagine. and
that anywhere in the United States we
might find somebody who knows some
body who knows He says:
Things happen occasionally in this life
to make one realize that after all. this
world is not so large Here is a case in
point: Last Sunday. went over to An
napolis. Maryland. with Andy Richards
of wellington, to visit bis son Clarence.
who is third-year cadet in the naval
academy, and incidentally to look over
the old town and academy grounds
AS Richards and 1 were registering at
the Hotel Maryland, brig ght-looking,
we'll dressed young man. also registered
AS turned to leave the hotel and went
toward the academy grounds, the young
man right behind us. He inquired
the way to the academy, and told
we approached the grounds, we fell to
talking, and incidentally introduced our
selves to the young man. His name was
Beeson. He halls from Oskaloosa, Iowa,
where he is engaged in the clothing bus
iness. He had been east to buy stock,
and had run up TO Annapolis from WASH
ington to see Il young proteGe of his. a
cadet at the academy from his district
and town.
Now here is where the coincidence be-
gins : the things which serve to make one
feel that he is not a stranger. even
though in a strange place and among
strangers. 1 remarked that the name
Beeson was a familiar Que with me. spec
tally the Iowa Beeson As the young
man inquired why, told him L often had
heard my father mention an army associ-
ate-a member of his reglment-the Sec
ond Iowa cavalry; who bore the name
of Beeson, and l gave his full namc-By-
ron A. Beeson. | said L believed he had
been quite prominent in Iowa politics.
Yes said the young man, byron A.
Beeson is my uncle.''
Chatting along, he recalled that he had
relative n Kansas, and further inquiry
developed that he referred to Chalk Bee
son of Dodge City, cattleman. good fell
low and Republican worker. Richards
anu i 5aiO we knew MIN very we'll.
Still pursuing the conversation, yOun g
Beeson remarked that young lady, who
had recently married il lawyer of his
town, and with whom he had become
very we'll acquainted, was from-lIe be-
lieved, Wichita. a Miss Lewclling. she
was! OF course he referred to Miss
Pauline Lewelling, daughter of the former T
governor, and then the relation of coin
cidental things was up to Richards, who
told that the young lady in question had
been his son, Clarence's favorite teacher
| in the Wellington high school.
But this was OF ALL When finally
ran into the cadets at the academy, we
| found Beeson's protege and Richards
son Clarence, together, and that they
were the chummfest of chums.
Well. spent the afternoon together,
| dined together, rode back to Washington
| together. etc. Further, it might be said
| that this young Beeson was an Iowa
volunteer in the Philippine campaign n ;
that he knew General Funston and Cen
| eral MetcaIf and the Twentieth Kansas
| boys very well; tina. he proud of
their achievements; that he has within a
| few feet of Funston when the latter was
| wounded in the never-to- be- forgotten
/ Philippine campaign.
| So after all, this is not a very big
| world.