The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19
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Plotter.-Ad Advantages 81 Hoosier FIRTH ..

.cVSilkG lAat 8a\-SOllIUuIlNSO& IllS9I
J Of Hoosier Birth.
|, most disfcspeatful nephew. the Bulk Oh
| his ill.gotten gains. II 5g "A III M 4
When Il realized that ne had left mo ali
this, I was to uclied. should say I vas
III hadn't Intended to be, but couldn,t
help II. Tie touches all catne 80 s,,i Al
denly and from people had so fre--}
quet,uy touched for similar rensons. that,
| sit was sot,stc tinra before I could build upS
"a wall OF tAserve about me and head them
aoff. Oftoa there were tears In my eyes ],
| when I eoAsl dercd that, II my utcia had i
only foreslosed on few more widows
and turned fswm pennlless o. pfiats
out 10 make sci l.madc men of theirisi
selvt might havo had twice az much, iitl
as we'll have done II as not. He had done
enough dirt to insure Ibis spending Seter..
nifty IN the match fnctory, 4 m wv " ana
q few more sins wouldn't have raised the
Temperatures noticenbly III Nj 3
i Shortly after I got tho money ana had
found by cot1testing tho Will that i
couldn't get any moro OF It, bxtsar, e.
study out plans for spending II foolishly.B3
| Much Ind been dono In that line by other
ambitious young men, and wanted 10 y
l5outdo them. / figured: that tho money.
uncle hnd loft 1nts had snevor bought any
fun for anybody: 1t Ind never bought,
anything but hopes that were subse-i
$qucntly blnsted. a. That money was erl-t
titled 70 the pleasure that comss rom
giving others a largo time. I 10 Demise
| OF noney-mnd kinBmen has ever caused
their banoficinries 10 reflect thus. and tho
money honrdel by n iniser n one genes
ration 10 Invariably spent most reok lessiyS
in tho next. 53sSS N III 81 N H
An idea % mo 70 mo that & made mo
fairly tingle with the cftulEent delight
that comes only to the rich. -Alna Y tho
idea that only the poor are hnppyls
Haven I tried 4 4 for y-fiyc years 5ss
sion tho liar friend who had been the Suni..s
Bversal sclloolnlnto OF the great. I should
visit pink shame upon his bald heat ~
Accordingly. complth o llst Of the
IBcelebrities OF tho day, beginning With the
Ereateat playWriter, tho most ational
and apot slight -seeking figure In national
politics. the best writer OF popular novels.
leader, the most prominent presidential
nsplrnnt. the greatsHt poet. listed hem
lscarofnlly and began$at the top. Writing
each man a deity worded letter. I en-sS
| gagged him at q sum 80 goodly he could
scarcely refuse to DO anything honorable D
therefor, TO visit tho city where y resided
and take q briet walk with mo. during
which I should guarantee that no 10 r1ns
or discredit should como to him. Ny Bin.S
! cerity8 and integrity were vouched for by
a pron!pcnt political figure 20 " HON sl
had fconfided my plum, and not q man Of
5all tho list succeeded In making his first
threatened fxtfusnl stick. The dates \ OF
their Or ospectiyc visits were a arranged for
succeeding days, and othing remained
but tho working out OF m Hcherne
On the day 10 him appointed came the
9Ot
train with carriage, I drove him swiftly
TO within half a block Of tho building
where my mendncious friend toiled "a y8s
after day. We Falighted. s md wei re, soon
darling up the elevator shnf y 2 ring
tho room where my friend was at yVo
I pushed the celdbri ~ ahead OF me ana IN q
waited for tho bald head above the Sd Eea'
70 turn. Ny cruel triumph was near.
When tho face above the ledger wus ]
finally presented to view there was o.
double cry. OF Joy. and tho celobri ~ ana
my bald-headed compat riot rushed Il! MO
each others arms with 30 bs3 OF costa
s5b"IIenry!a Hnivelcd onst y
s8S5s. Abe ~ slnyered the other. II; Ri
Then bot men tur,s,id to me wi tn tears
| of gratitude In their eyes and Il strong
hands fighting for ,nine. ! had done them
tho greatest Kin dness OF their lives. Il t hey
sufficiently. Then they turned 70 each
other again and began ask Ing who Bib
and jim. and Sadie married, TIL ! telts
even worse out OF It than before 9 9; ~
asked his boss for the rest Of tho day OH
ana got e and I excused myEaelf on Inv ~
3pretcxt Of previous en- 50 Sc n on t.sE l lie
engagement WIS with myselt ana my
purpose Was TO ii KICK ny si1l . ~
which I d 5 F$sl !S CT
nut ono failure shouldn't daunt q man
witf, purpose In view. I had failed +, Led
through peculiar coipcidence. {5 Every
slinr tails tho truth occasionally, for Va
Sriety and recreation. = should accept IN
thanks OF the reunited pair with Wh lit
grace I might. and depend on. the next ne ~
day for the coveted 8reyinge IT me sensa.-
5tional Senator was to arrive on the scene
at II early hour. an d u was 10 meet hlm.
| The programme was carried out W thott
= hitch. and 10 eford the noon hour ~ LED
the dignified figure int the dusty den OF
my friend 3f Il .s#55 slSsa !. .53a.
Again the bald hend turned again tw:,
muffled shreks OF delight, nsa In tWos
strong men sobAln on each ot 4 =.
shoulisrs While i TODD trans fixed WIZ
amazement, they recalled incident fter
incident that I had set down to nlcn-
dacity on the part % my friend. ana 4
"reminiscences OF the old scarlet educa-5
4tlon-box flew thick and fast. q g ~
two grateful men turned to thank me-
and again ! fled. fs
TO tell my thoughta on the % occasion 81.
would be to relate history Of satan'ss
good detHs. There were mo ne . was we
dazed beyond the power OF speec y or CO.
ferent cogl tatlon.i could only reme U
bcr with dread that Z had coming on the g
next succeeding days tho novelist, tho
ca zionist tho labor leader, the pres r'efsl.
Dental aspirant, tho poet Surely p, a!'
could mot turn out to my discomfltur
But alas! Every man Of them.a . !,
r,Ized ARD even he fore he recalled .n s'sN.
and my friend had SO many days o. : {. .tnht
I$hls boss had to restrict him 70 two I'M
and an hours visit with each ion non t''as
came along. 4,