The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12
4 TRUE UNCLE IS UNCLE SAN
AND HIS DOMAIN rs THE ONLY
UNCLELAND on THE MAP.
One Of the AutheFs OF ''The lightning Cen
ductOr'' Tells why the Man Who Gave
the , sHe OF "Uucie SAM 20 the Genius
Of the Nation Wal Himself . Genius.
BIZ LIE. G. \. %wILIIAMsoN.

Of the Nation was Himself n Genius.
BY MRS. C. n. WILLIAMSON,
The man who gave to the genius OF the
United States the name OF Uncle Sam Was
himself a genius.
Nothing better than an uncle has yet been
invented; Tor. generally speaking, an uncle
Is the relative to whom the children can go
andt tell all their little misdeeds. which they
would hardly dare confess to father and
mother, for fear Of q lecture, II not OF punish-
ment. But uncles are not supposed to
lecture.
Their mission is to provide unlimited good
advice, sympathy, tips. and jokes when they
have nothing more substantial to give.
Their business II to be Jolly, debonair, wise.
generous, to get their confiding relatives
out OF scrapes, and to make wills In their
favor.
Now. l should like to ask all unprecedented
persons who know (or think they know any
thing about the United States OF America,
as q country. whether 1t was not an in
spiration to put the name Of Uncle Sam on
the national visiting card.
Other countries are netherlands and
Netherlands. but there Is net. and could not
be any other uncle land than the U, s. A.
He has his faults, has Uncle Sam (what
comfortable. human uncle hasn'tD, and his
nephews and nleces are fond Of discussing
these faults among themselves. Some
times they even go out Of his house In q hun.
or because they are bored. or because they
think the houses Of other peoples relatives
might be more amusing for a visit.
But IL they are normal. healthy minded
nephews and nieces. they are always Wild
with delight at getting back under the roof
Of the dear old man; and woe betide out
siders, who are not related to UNCLE Sam
by ties OF blood. il they dare to find any
fault with him, or his house. or his habits.
II really 10 q tribute to Uncle Sans ane
qualities that his huge family (even his
host Of adopted nephews and ~nieoes) are 30
loyal to him at heart.
Whatever may be his failings, Uncle
Sam 10 certainly the most generous house
holder on the big, round globe. For the
credit OF the family. he feels that he must
give his fsvorite nephews moro pocket
money than the netherlands and father
lands can afford to give.
He always keeps a wonderful supply
OF gold and silver and loose copper handy;
but there IL one thing at which he draws
INC huos W. Ivy nv wan w WIN vi
his money can have 1t.
As I said, he has his favorites, to whom
he gives with both hands. because OF their
cleverness and industry. and sometimes
he seems q little hard on the others; but
in the general rule 1t proves TO be for their
good In the end; and the moment he finds
out that one OF the boys who has received
valuable presents from him has been cruel
or stingy to some other boy who is on pro-
baton, what a box IN the ear he gives
the culpritl Such q sounding blow IL 10
that it rings all over Europe and is not
forgotten soon by any Of the parties con-
cerned.
Once In while some Of Uncle Sans boys
and girls fall down and hurt themselves.
on one Of Mother Earth's bad days. when
che has an ague or an indigestion u q
horrid cold In her head. Then 1t is that
the good old fellow shows himself for what
he really is.
Even IL he has been in a grumpy ht at
the time. and the children have hardly
dared to play in his room, he gets up,
throws aside all the interests which have
been occupying him at the moment, thrusts
his hands deep Town in his pockets and
cheers the sufferers with substantial bene-
fits and pats on the neao.
BE 10 rather q proud man. perhaps. He
likes TO nave the fatherlandB and mother
lands fully understand that uncle land "a
take care OF itself. and that all the pennies
and head pattines necessary can be given
by himself. But independence Of spirit
10 q very good fault. and n Of which the
world has not had an opportunity TO tire.
II Uncle Sam has a weakness 1t 10 for
his nieces. He thinks. and may be ex-
cused for thinking. that there's nothing
in the world too good for them.
With all the chivalrous gallantry for
which since his early youth he has been
famous among the fair sex, he spares no
time, trouble or money In turning out his
girls attractively. He spoils them q little.
| maybe, or so it 10 whispered in fatherlands
and netherlands. letting them do exactly
as they please from the time that they
can toddle alone to the time VIXEN his boys
and other peoples boys eagerly begin TO
take them of his hands.
What they want to do goes with Uncle
Sam and he In never 30 happy as when they
are having the time OF their lives on his
hard earned yet plentiful money. even
when they enjoy themselves in the houses
OF strangers.
He prides himself on the fact that his
pieces are the best dressed n brightest
girls on earth. and he is perfectly confident
also that they are the prettiest and the
most attractive in every other way.
In this opinion he has a very good right,
because Il In generally confirmed on every
side. And after all, who that has never
been an uncle to delightful girls can blame
him II he lie a little obstinate about admit
ting that any other girls than bis can posi-
bly, be really interesting or cleverf
As for poor old Johnny Bulls girls, he has
read books about them and he knows just
what they are like, DO 1t lie no use arguing,
He knows that they are good, innocent little
things, with rose and cream complexions,
who blush q great deal. never have an
original thought or mako an original re-
mark and would sit down and sob rather
than 4 in any kind Of adventure such
as one OF his smart nieoes would sail through
without turning one Of her beautifully
groomed hairs.
He lie sure, too. that all fat old, beef eating
Johnny's female children have bad taste in
| choosing their clothes and are oonstitu-
| tionally unable &C put them on well when
they have chosen them. Also he has a
VA 0,a belief that Englishmen Of title saw