The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

important matters affecting the real
things of life, have but to call upof
our philosophy to cure the slight iii OF
being undervalued. Surely, we saw.
wisdom is known of her children. and
II the wise at times are unknown. it is
because they have been in the com
pany of the unwiSe.
This reflection readily assuaged any
slight regret / may have felt at the
lack of appreciation L encountered in
Mrs. Laequerre, but to my surprise it
did not work a cure in the case of my
disappointment concerning Frances.
1t was then 1 resolved to prove that
the intellectual force 1 had accumu-
lated could be directed into current
of active energy as palpable as. that
physical energy so futile yet so much
In vogue in this foolish day and gem
Grafton.
Naturally I turned to politics. Having
equipped myself to enter the arena
wherein. giants contest for supremacy
IN craftsmanship it seemed expedient
that l should utilize my strength not
alone for the good of my beloved coun-
try, but to prove to one woman-one
woman-that the capacity to use a
nlbllck to negotiate bad lie in a
bunker is not the ultimate of consum-
mate achievement. 1 had, on one of
my evenings of lighter entertainment,
met singularly self-possessed young
gentleman, who, / was informed, was
of considerable Importance in local po-
litical circles. I sought this young
gentleman, Mr.. Con Hogan, and dis
closed to him my resolve to enter poll
tiles, and Informed him that I was
aware of the necessity a beginner had
Tor practical manager. Mr.. Hogan
approved my decision, but hesitated
about ACCEPTING the management of
my canvass. MY job" he remarked,
my special graft is preparing candi-
dates for big office. suppose you
want to run for alderman, for the leg !
islature, or, at best, for the house of
representatives in congress. To the
woods with them! Now if you were
a top liner, mug out for the real
goods, a white-haired lad who had "A
hand and heart out for a United States
senatorship or the vice presidency.
why Con Hogan would bring you to
the starter fit to run for a life. A
young fellow like you, with your up
per story bullying with craftsmanship
and things, ought not to go to the al
derman'S chair; better the electric
chair! You're the kind what butts
into the White house, you are Say a
senatorship first, then the vice presi-
dency, and having got your age and
weight, tc the White house for yours!
\
alderman; that's only a starter. I'd
like to help you, but / won't take pres
idential timber and white it into
a hitching post. Don't ask me-, For
get til"
He was so indignant that / fastened
to assure him that had no small as
pirations-that even a senatorship
would be scarcely worth waiting for
until l was of proper age. Yet, as it
would probably lead to the White
house in my case, would put myself
in his hands, leave the practical work
to him and myself undertake the con-
genial task of firing the popular heart
and rousing the public enthusiasm.
Mr.. Hogan was delighted. He SO
assured me- Il was afraid" said he,
that you might be satisfied with moth
ing more than the governorship!i But
your looks give me hope. If you're
ready to start at once we'll lay out a
Observation-Disclosures, assemblyman,
state senator, Representative, United
States senator. vice preSidentcf presi-
dent. What New York city-snug little
old Manhattan-haS been yearning for
is statesman. Since my old friends
Tilden and Conklin died we've been
short on statesmen. You're it. But the
biggest things must have a small be-
ginning. Well begin with the-.Reuben
Larkmead Social and Outing club with
started tomorrow. Well have a BAN
ner raising the next night, dance the
next week. a barge picnic the week
after. then political night. Then the
convention will have to give US what
we ask or We'll knife the ticket. That's
Con Hogan's way"
My enthusiastic manager jumped up
and was hurriedly departing, but stop
ped to say: There'n be a trifie pre-
liminary expense thousand or SO.
Shall l advance it for you. Or
I interrupted the generous fellow to
hand him a check for thousand, and
he departed.
/ am now at work on my political
speech, to be delivered to the Reuben
Larknead Social and Outing club. and
when the columns of the press ring
with my utterances on the vital ques-
tons of the day perhaps one woman
may admit that all glory does not halo
the brow of him who excels only in the
trif1ing tricks of the tennis court. AS
surfing you of prompt advisement of my
political advancement, l remain. at
fectionately, Reuben.