The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-26
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Doctors and lawyers see queer things,
remarked a professional man the other
evening as he puffed at his pOst-prandiaI
cigar. most of which go TO prove that
there is nothing new under the sun. uu-
less it is recently elected member Of
congress. When he is new he is at times
as wide as a church door and as woolIy
as a Persian lamb. but he has .. larse
heart and a perfect willingness TO eXpend
his breath on anything, from the 1not-
fensive gas burner to the chiefs of the
various departments. He is, moreover,
blessed with a confidence in his fellow
man that nothing can shake except per
haps the experiences Of his first session.
and theu me is apt TO return TO MS
'deestTict' and constituents a sadders al
most q wiser man,
"a perfect type of this class walked into
my office last winter, continued the
doctor, a man who was redolent OF the
farm. and who possessed al the earnndfhs
Of the southwest developed 10 degree
that is seldom seen east OF the 1lsslsslppi
river His clothes belonged to the section
of the country In which he mad been
reared. and there was nothing remark
able iu his sigle-breasted black frCck coat.
In regard 10 It's cut OF III Ile manner liL
which he wore. IT, Unlike OLD Grimes. it
was not all buttOned down before out
was merely fastened at the waist IN the
collar, besides being decorated by tne
usual traces Of grease on the edges, was
diversified by an occasional dash OF can
druff here and there. The rest OF the
garment was literally covered with chick
en- feathers, which gave MIN the appear
anCe of tropical bird IN the acute STAGES
of mOuluug. while one eye was closed NJ
a mass of swollen and dlscOiOEed Tissue
The knuckIes of the hands, which were
unknown TO me. sWayIng the T0Q or eiil-
Dire were bruised and battered ana gave
with something heavier than the uadl-
tiouaI sCepter. while the palms were NOR
blistered than could DE accounted LOT Dy
even a tight grip on the reins OF govern
"VFhen the eye had been dressed and
attended 90 NE asked tor tne amount on
the fee and feeling that ~ was JUST az
we'll 90 adhere 90 the usual rates Wien
there was no prospect OF any reward j
gave him the figures Thar J should nave
charged had i known at the time tnaL ne
reallV was member OF congress. % tiif
surprise he took out 2 leather Wallei stl;,i-
undoing the strap he Wearled ms SUI
fened fingers ana daILleQ my uhtApeGt4lts
eyes by turning over 4 mass OF yellow
small enough TO meet my demands. rms
having been done. he picked up MS broad
brimmed hat and started Ior the doot.
Here he fingered and udgeted win MS
flamb0vaut craTat, then he stopped down
and pulled up soiled white sock tnaE
had inverted itself over the top or DIS
NEHEietia EtDLN ellle- mas tAt
closed the door, and returning TO my desk
said in a hoarse interrogatiVe whisper:
Doc. YOU have lived here many wears
I informed him that they were more tnstn
i cared to count Well, he continued,
you have known many puouc cntfac-eIs.
Do you think ChaunceV DepeW IS an non
est manF The question staggered ne
but J assured him that the political Tepu-
tation OF the honorable gentleman rested
on rs secure and solid foundation as
same or mis- Jokes. Oh he interrupted
Z know his record. hut DO YOU think he
would give are back my watch@
III looked at him with apprehension, 10
see Il the blew that he had evidently re-