The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-06

stomach, and tell her he win
meet her at the stage door thu
next night with an automobile with her
own monogram IN the side entrance
yes, when 1t comes To that old John will
never find any trouble in putting the
tainted billion into circulation. En-,
dad, don't you think so?" says I. and
dad said he guessed that would be the
only salvation for poor old, ~bald-headed
John, with the odor Of kerosene Oh his
bank account.
But here's something that will make
you stand without hitchlng, and | want
TO get to Chicago by the first train"
said dad, as he turned over the paper
and looked al the headlines.
What's the matter In Chicago, dad7"
says |. Has Carter Harrison been
elected again when he was not looking?''
"Oh, more fun than that" said dad.
What do you think, the Chicago team
sters are On a strike, and they have
blocked traffic, and there Is a fairchance
that the people who are not killed with
bricks will be starved to death, cause
they are going to put a stop To delivering
meat, groceries and milk. Gee, wouldn't
| like to be there with a window looking
out on STATE street" and dad fairly
beamed with JOY at the thought Of blood
shed.
We'll. when was there a time when
the Chicago teamsters were not on a
striker said | TO dad. They are the
most sympathetic people on earth.
What are they striking for now?"
oh, some girls that sew overalls are
on a strike, and they can't seem to win,
so the teamsters have struck in sympa-
thy with them, and the business of four
million people Is knocked gally west"
said dad.
well, | guess they better let the
teamSiers stay out, cause if they go back
to work thereIl be a strike of nurses
week after next, and the teamsters will
have to go out again, and block things,
and ball up the whole business" | told
dad, and | added: The only way 10
stop those teamsters striking, is to PEN
sion every II Of them about a hundred
dollars a month, and lay them off. and
hire somebody that is not looking for an
excuse 10 quit work and shy bricks.
Make them the leisure class. with bank
accounts. and they won't have so much
sympathy as to ruin the business of Chi
cago.'
Here's something you wouldn't be-
.lteve,' says dad, picking up another pa
per. Roosevelt is elected again, and is
off in the mountains for two months,
shooting jack rabbits and bears, and let
ting public business go to the dogs, but
he has heard of the Chicago strike and
a banquet in that town, and he is GO
ing to the banquet, and see If his pres
euce will not make the strikers forget
to fight, and you want to plug berths
for the train tonight, cause | have got
TO see Roosevelt and report to him
about what we did for him in Turkey and
Egypt and dad begun to pack up the
I"lHbN lht tuStJlh llOuSc OulCeTS ulun I
find on him.
And so, old man, it won't be long be-
fore you will see me in your old grocery
and | will tell you things that will make
the Arabian Nights seem like an ac-
count of a church sociable. If | were in
your place | would get a detective to
protect you, for | have got so I am liable
to shoot a man on sight, and rob him Of
all he holds dear. Scrub out and open
the windows, and put on that clean shirt
you have been holding for such an oc-
casion, for behold, the prodigal son is
on your trail' with a real appetite.
Yours,
HENNERY,