The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-01

Torlsinall

to any office Not that am likely
to be urged 10 do SO. Oh, no. / could
not get the nomination for justice OF
the peace.
am city born and bred. but have
always had a love for the country. To
till the soil always seemed to me TO
be the vocation of a gentleman. The
farmer always appeared to me TO be
the nobiest representative OF the self
governing classes of America. Having
small fortune, / bought farm,
stocked it and went TO work. 1t was
situnted Il few miles from the city in
which was born and reared, so |
could live both city and a country
life. When on my farm / wore such
clothes as the farmer wore: when III
the city 1 dressed as a city man and
was fond OF garments well made and
OF the best material BY quick transj
ton from city man to farmer and
vice versa was enabled to retain pop.
ularity with both classes.
The congressional district in which
/ lived In the city took in the region
about my farm The farmers not only
considered me one of themselves, but
looked up to me as better educated
than they were. The consequence was
that had not been among them long
when there was demand that be sent
to represent them in Washington. The
city politicians, delighted to get man
popular in The rural portion OF the dis
trict, acceded nj once. aud / was nom
mated. During the campaign I would
speak one night in 4 lily in city
dress and the next in the tountry in
shabby suit in which Aad hoed
corn. aud rs soon as had gotwarmed
Up to my subject would throw Off my
coat. take off my rag of n necktie ana
inhibition my collar. was elected by
the largest majority ever given in the
district.
When j got to Washington. re
joiced that did not have to make amy
more transitions, though I kept by me
my farmers suit in case received
a visit from any Of my country con
stituents. ] was made welcome in
social life, having acquaintances among
the old residenters and retired army
and navy people My first important
step was to fall in love with Miss Dru-
siIla Parkinson, daughter of Admiral
Parkinson, one of the most refined and
high bred girls of Washington society.
The days had grown very long when
arranged to escort Mrs and Miss
Parkinson to an evening reception-the
last of the season-given by cabinet
officer. had an appointment to meet
committee of my citizen constituents
sent to confer with me on matter Of
importance The hour was D. M, and
partly to impress them with the social
stand i was taking in Washington and
partly for convenience l put on even
ing dress. BY doing so l could go from
them to dinner at my club and from
there to the Parliinsons. AT 6 o'clock
the committee left me aud was about
to start for the club when the names of
half dozen of my country constitu
ents We're sent up.
There is always hummer element.
either in country or city. and these men
We're of that class, They would expect
to see Washington in their own way.
and knew what that way was.
Throwing off my evening clothes md
getting Into my farmers suit, Went
downstairs and took each and every
broad hand IN mine 1t was not long
before they We're seeing the sights of
the city unGler my gutdance-that is. IL
Washington saloons are sights. At any
rate, they preferred these to other curl
ositles. and was too polite to thwart
them. Besides. hoped they would
soon be in a condition to be put to bed
under the sOporitic influence Of what
they drank.
was coming out of gin MILL
with them, all of them uproarious. /
doing my best to be one of them, when
who should pass but Ensign Parkin-
son, U. S. X, brother TO the lady l |
loved can never forget his look of |
horror at seeing me in my shabby mp
parel between two drunken country |
men lie hurried on, and ] felt that |
had lost my love. for he would GER
taiuly inform his family of his dis
covery as to what sort of man was
suitor for his sisters hand.
This was not all In passing VIII |
lard's hotel and my party came face
~ A'ttc WIN lllt wy NN-IG5sthi'it AisAb
shortly before received In immaculate |
evening dress At the moment one os
my country constituents gave a whoop
and. taking NE by the collar. split my
long brown linen buster from the back
OF the neck to the bottom of the skirt.
The city delegation saw all this. with
ana disgust depicted III
their faces
Wei. | found my country friends
harder headed than | bad supposed
Mainly ! tried 10 shake" them with
out ofreudiES them. II was impos
sIble TO shake" them 1T all But it
was o'clock in the morning before
got the last man to bed.
permitted Judgment to go by de.
fault NJ the Parllinsons. not thinking