Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-12
AIDED BY YELLOW JACK.
The Secret of an American COnsuFs
Long Tenure in a South
American Office.

Aman from South America tells this
story of an American consul down
there who died recently after having
retained possession of his Office admin
~istration after administration. in spite
of all efforts to GUST him, saysthe New
York Sun.
Brown" he said, 'held his post
through sunshine and through rain,
through republican and democratic adj
ministrations, through revolutions
and through invasions, through yellow
fever and through everything else on
the South American calendar. Not
that he was Il particularly bright and
shining light in the diplomatic game,
either, and not that he worked partic.
ularly hard at Washington to hold his
job, for he just plodded along in an
even way and didn't appear to care a
rap for his place.
81 learned the secret of his system
some years ago and now that he is dead
it won't do any harm to tell abOutit
THE place where he was consul was
one of the choicest yellow fever hatch
cries anywhere or the globe. Proba-
bly, that was the reason why he was
sent there originally. | know that it
was the reason why all the trouble
some applicants for consular jobs who
went to Washington were assigned to
that place when nothing else served to
put them off.
"When Brown learned that he was
practically proof against the old yell
low and the run habit he hatched up
a little scheme to stay there. You see,
nobody cared to have him back in the
United States and he knew it, so he
thought he might as we'll stay where
was.
"When a new applicant came down
to take the post Brown always greet
ed him with the utmost cordiality, say
ing that he was glad to get out of the
blasted old hole and that nothing on
earth could tickle him more than to
take the very first steamer back tC
civilization. His next words were al
ways al offer to take the new man
around the town and show him a few
of the ropes of the place.
SIN the course of the trip they al
ways got to the graveyard sooner
or later, and then Brown always be
came deeply affected. Going around
be pointed out this and that tomb
stone, accompanying his gestures
with something like this:
"Do you see that grave over there
Well, that's poor old Robinson's. HI
anne down here full of hopes of
good beginning in a brilliant caree.
and, poor fellow, he was carrief
away at almost the beginning of it
eff my memory does not fail me
he came here on the 18th of tn
month, and died on the 18th. Oh
yes. he was the consul here. l fol
lowed him, in fact.
"'That over there is old Carey
grave. He was a very popular fel
low, too. Yellow jack got him.
think he hardly landed before he be
came i'll. His folks were terribly eli
up over it. Can't blame them.
5 land Paisley's grave is some
where in here. | don't see it jus
: now, but it's here, just the SAINT
Yes, another ease of yellow jack.
"'What's the matter, old man
: Not feeling we'll? Oh, it's nothing,
! dare say. A fellow is often take
that way when he has been here
little WHILE
'"The thing invariably ended in tn
newcomers taking the next steame
= back and in Brown blowing the gan
5 scene Of one of these occasions tina
$ the poor old chap was taken off, an
he met one of the most tragi
deaths, in view of the circumstance
: that I ever heard of.
: "He had ordered the first bottl
{ from the servant when it came. 70
: see, it was always a celebration fe
him, because all he had to do afte
the newcomer sailed back was to as
for the job over again.
' "'Here's prosperity and long lii
to the new consul he said. raisin
i. his glass and waving his hand at I'll
! departing steamer.
: "Then he suddenly grew pale ali
tottered for a moment.
"'Guess there's q new man con
ing this time he said, regaining h
: composure. The old yellow jack hi
hit the consul at last
"And he died within AZ hours"
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