Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-03

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in her lovely eyes. oh, IL were only
a mani!
"'Tm thankful you're not laughed
and there were two Of us leaning on tho
gate. I'm going to tell you something
that l have never cOnfided to another
person. This was strictly true, for
| had never thought Of it till that min
ute. Please don't mention it to iiv
| ing person, not even to your father, for
1t might defeat all our plans. l go to
Washington tonight, Hattie. l have
everything ready. Ill take the train
, from the side opposite the platform
and no one will be the wiser until some
time tomorrow. Did it ever enter that
wise little head of yours that Ia allow
Tom to get the start Of me or give you
anything to cry over"
Her eyes sparkled, roses came to
her pale cheeks as il by magic. she
turned glad face toward me and
well. who wouldn't? In my eagerness
l had perpetrated regular school boy
smack and a frightened robin darted
out of the cherry tree over our heads.
Keep in mind that we were leaning
over the same gate. 1t was the first
time, too.
"Well, | went through to Washing
ton as fast as steam would carry me,
and lost no time in hunting up the Con-
gressman from my district. He prom
Used so much and did it with so little
apparent consideration that l did not
place much dependence upon his assist
ance. thought of the girl left at the
gate, took courage Of love and went
right to the Postmaster General.
There, that comes Of being rusty on
politics. l did not mean to tell what
position l was trying to have filled,
but even that will not identify the town
or the candidates. 1t happened that
the Secretary of State was sitting with
the Postmaster General, and l suppose
that the latter wanted to make an i'm
preston. l stated my case to him as
concisely as l could, telling him of the
central location of my candidates place
of business, his loyalty to the party.
his fitness for the position and Of the
important fact that his appointment
would be great favor to me.
The general answered with a sncer
that he made little attempt to conceal.
He would be delighted to do me a per-
sonal favor. 1t would be downright
pleasure for him. but he did not see
that the interests Of the nation We're
oil Inv in, mr.
ment, and he would withhold his decis
ion. Whatever that might be, he hoped
that would keep in mind the fact that
he was Postmaster General.
II managed to tell him that the fact
did not strike me as an unalloyed bless
twinkle in the eye Of his distinguished
caller. l went away mad and disheart
ened. Suddenly Senator Zach Chand
Ter came to my mind. He was friend
Of my father both were from New
Hampshire, and whenever the great
the two men would have a good time
talking over the old home State. went
to the Senator, telling him everything
but the gate episode and the other par
ty thereto. He knew me when l en-
tered, for he never forgot names or
faces. He inquired particularly after
my father, expressing his regard for
him as an old friend, and was in a
mood to favor any reasonable cause l
might espOuse.
$50 he tried to squelch you, did he"
and the old war horses face had it's
sternest setting. Wanted to show OF
ut the expense Of one Of my friends
and constituents. did he? Just drop
this matter and meet me here at this
evening. That will let you out Of The
city tonight, II you want to GO
II was on time and Chandler handed
me commission for my candidate. He
stopped my thanks to ask me IL it
would Inconvenience me to remain over
till the next day. l was burning to
get home with the glad tidings. but
would have given him a month, had he
asked it. Then take this to the Post
master General. tell him that his treat
ment Of you was inexcusable; that
Michigan men do not permit such at
tempts to humiliate them; that he told
you to remember that he was Postmas-
ter General, and that you now ask him
to accept notice that the State Of Mich
igan has been removed from his imnie-
date jurisdiction l followed instruc-
tions, and while l do not know what
that message from the President, sent
to the general through Chandler and.
myself. contained. l do know that he
wilted and stammered an apology. l
also know that Chandler was the man
after that who said who might hold
postOffices in this State.
II gave that commission to the girl
who came running down to the same
gate to meet me. and when promptly
attended to another little matter of
business she said she would marry me
thousand times If 1t was going to
make me so happy. Harter had to wait
three years before his girl became good
humOred enough to accept hm."-De-
troit Free Press.
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