The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-27
MAGAZINE SECTION.
6ulliuer'S CravelS

tural born Orator 10 sit there week
after week. gradually forgetting what
his own Voice sounded like.
And Mrs. CULVER who always had
marched at the head of the Procession
with a Bass Drum, was not much stuck
on standing at the tail end OF the Line.
waiting for her Number to be called.
Occasionally they would break into
some real Doings. but they we're over
Swallowed by the Brobdingnags or
High GUYS of the Official circle and
the Diplomatic Corps
1t is a great privilege TO move in
Real Society, but one does not like to
Dodge restlessly about between the
Legs Of Cabinet officers and other mas
todonic Celebrities.
Mrs. CULVER had been gazed at
through the LOrgnettes until she felt
like the original female Wampus. what
Eyer that is
She wanted the Congressman to
loosen up and buy a House, where -she
could really Entertain, and also ad-
I Tised him to get into the Senate. so
that she could put her dainty French
Heel on the Necks of those who had
kept her elbowed into a Corner.
The Gullivers went home at last,
somewhat disfigured but still Game
and ready TO step up at the next call
Of Time
They had seen the Big Show by peek
/ ing under the Canvas, and they were
determined to beat the Game and land
| i'm among the Whales if it took a life
time.
They certainly had learned a lot dur
/ ing their sojcurn al our Nations Cap
! ital
Rack among the Lilliputs they
showed up bigger than ever. CULVER
had the nerve TO wear Spats. Mrs.
CULVER showed the Ladies OF the Con-
gregation how 10 play Bridge for real
Money. Also ii was commonly report
ed throughout the Distict that they
served Liquor right at the Table
CULVER was so high up in the Air
that he could not hear the Murmur OF
Discomfort down around his Ankles.
! He knew that he could pick up any
one Of the LilIiputs and scrunch him
between the Thumb and Forednger.
But he did not recall what happened
TO the original CULVER when all of the
tiny Beings got together and arranged
TO put him out Of Business
Every time he had landed Job for
one of the Little Fellows he had been
compelled TO turn down twenty others.
whereupon each of the twenty became
la Knocker and began to sharpen his
Ear2oon.
! Also there was an undercurrent OF
sentiment 10 the erect that the Gul-
! livers were putting on too much Dog
since living in Washington, and did not
seem TO have that old-time yearning
Affection for their happy NeighbOrs.
| And so. one Morning. when CULVER
awOke after a rosy Dream in which ne
made several Speeches in the Senate
and was being mentioned in the News
papers as a Probable Candidate. ana
tried tC turn over. he found that he
was tied hand and foot, staked down,
bound and helpless.
The host Of Political Mites had COM
bined against him. A gang OF Ward
Workers and Precinct Captains squat
ted on his Chest and gave him the
Laugh.
What is more. they would not let
him up until he promised TO behave
ard allow them to name new Boss.
Thus ended the adventures of the
second CULVER.
He continued TO live among the Lii
| liputs and he was always a Big Man.
but never quite as big as before they
sneaked up on him and showed him
! how to take a Joke.
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Copyright 1907. by George Ade in
! United States and Great Britain)