Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

great scholar-only don't let it sink in. I'm
no great scholar, so you will always have
some one handy to put you wise, place you
next, tell you how tings really Is. Take
your teachers teachings for dey will do
you no harm now dat you knows what dey
really means; and de teachers must earn
living. suppose. But when you need to
be told de trute about such tings come to
your dad. He'll never loin dose dippy
tings, and can always be relied to keep his
head clear and wise"
1 was glad dat Riddle had de game put
up to him early, when it would do him lit
tie harm So1e folks don't hear of such
tngs as de teacher was saying until dey
Is too old to get over 1t easy. and den it's
ta-ta to ease of mind and good digestion.
What's de use of trying to make tings de
way dey ism t, when It's SO easy to take
EN- de way dey is?
It's in de blood of some mugs to go dotty
on reform and de rights of de people. Once
when l was to Washington wit Mr.. Paul
he takes me to de gallery where We could
see de Senate at wok. I pipes 'em Off,
and Mr.. Paul was piping me off. After
while he says "Chames,' he says "can
you pick out de frens of reform and de
people, and den pick out de gents dat is
here not for DER healts?"
Oats too easy SIR / says and checks
of de gang. All dose dat looks lean and
serious and eager and poor, and had lots
of coco above DER ears, what looks like
deylwas hired to watch bank and had
a tip dat a gang of yeggmen was comm
dat way, dat seems to be shy on Wallets
and long on wrinkles, dat keeps in DER
seats and listened to de speeches, 1 puts
down on one side. On de odder l puts
down all de double chin boys, de lads dat
goes most to de cloak rooms for a cigar
and a nap, dat looks prosperous and sleek
and content, and was long on close and
short worry-dat was taking tings easy
and looks like dey was plying de odder
mugs-dose 1 puts down on de odder list.
Mr.. Paul, he looks at me list, and den
he kind of laughs and he says: (which
is which?'
Don't ask me. SIR" I says I'D be
ashamed to guess aloud such an easy one
as dat
Well 1 was telling Mr.. Paul what Kiddie
told me of de teacher and he tells it to
Whiskers to get rise out of him. He got
it all right. Whiskers put up stack of
Doodle for dat school years ago when it
needed it in its business, and he for
going dere by de next train and have dat
teacher fired.
He's no better dan a nannychist!' he
says. things has come to a pretty pass"
he says, IF de morals of de youts of de
nation is to be corrupted at de pump. 1
have seen in some of de papers de same
wicked tings dat dat nannychist teacher
says; dat New York is not represented in
de Senate. Who isn't represented? Isn't
de conservative, vested-interest class repre-
scented, l want to known
Better in our beloved state than in most
states" says Mr.. Paul.
II should tink sol" says Whiskers. ''Do
dc nannycnlSts ana runs tlIih utt We WIN
wit de widows and orphans-have our
money invested in railroads and express
companies is to go unrepresented in de
Senate? Nonsensei Do de people tink dat
we are going to let a lot of tariff thinkers
and rate raiders break into de Senate and
scatter nannachy and disorder and free
trade and bombs and reform and dynamite
all over de country"
81 should hope not, sir" says Mr.. Paul.
81 remind you of an incident which shows
what de people really tink of nannychists
and bomb trowers. Once citizen said he
would give his life for free trade-and de
people wouldn't elect him mayor of New
York. Den de citizen began to tink more
of his life and less of free trade. and de de-
lighted people made him President. Dis
beautiful incident occurred some hundred
years ago. so you may have forgot 1t"
Whiskers he grins, and he says: mo.
haven't forgot it-nor has de citizen you re-
fer to-"
1 wonder what dey was talking about