Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
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new one to tell YOU" he says, and he
starts right in. / wanted to ask him some
questions. but I didn't have a show. He
told a man which was sitting at another
desk not to let him be pestered for awhile,
and he kept right along. But it suited me
down to the ground, for I was plumb tired,
and after awhile I woke up and l observed
it was time to be hitting the trail. Shaw,
he was right put out, but he says for me
to come, back the next day. as he's got some
good ones he amt told me yet. But l didn t
have the time
How about Fairbanks?" 1 asks, seeing
that Jim had the floor.
Fairbanks he says, is the goods.
There amt none better. And he does things
so finished and complete. Why, no sooner
got off the train in Washington when
busy little man, which says he was pri-
waite secretary, he swung to my bride hand
and says, smooth and pleasant, that he al
lows my name is Hicks. But I says-not
needing no gold bricks in my trade-that
want to see him make running motions be-
fore the shooting begins.
Well says Hicks, looking appealing
like at Sam, which is the barkeep, the little
hangs around just the same. This amt
no short-card game" he says, or words to
that effect you got wrong steer and
you re travelling wide. I'm the private sec
rotary to Mr.. Fairbanks and he wants you
to come up to dinner
We'll, 1 pardoned myself, polite and
abject, and we got better acquainted. He
led me out Of the station and we ambled up
the avenue-the same being some wide an
briliant-until we come to a saloon where
we cut the dust. And I'm remarking that
the liquor up there don't scratch none
sudden and noticeable, but it sure WORKS
real active and pronounced. Anyhow, 1
went up to dinner at Mr.. Fairbanks.
Sanger says Hicks, to me, the lay
out was fine and there was lot of people
eating. All the floors was crowded and
there was dinners going all over the house.
But 1 ate along, busy and occupied, and
after awhile, Fairbanks, he got around to
me.
"Hicksie.'' he says to me, warm and
cordial, .'llows old TeXas?" l tells him and
he asks how rolitics is and / tells hi.l and
he asks me how many votes 1 control.
'"Wen," l says, there's my own and
Lem Richardson Switch respects ny
views since 1 shot him up some in Sam
place-and then there's Bill Williams, which
is spry and active and can be depended on
for eight or ten"
Eight or ten people?'' Fairbanks asks
me, pleased and inquiring
No" 1 says, for eight or ten votes
Bills right handy as a gun-fanner and he
franchises regular and frequent if it's made
worth his WHILE
well, Fairbanks he seemed sort of
h,,t ha
awhile 1 finished up, and the man not COM
ing around again with the cider, l wipes my
face on little table cloth which / had all
to myself, and lopes out. Out front there
was more people waiting to get in to feed
and carriages driving up all the time
Around the corner was a side gate AID l
drifted that way, feeling warm and COM
Portable inside and found a couple of men
in pants and undershirts leaning against the
fence.
been in to dinner 1 says, friendly
and laxative
No" says one of them" We eat
home. We're just two of the men that tend
to the furnace and we are out for a breath
of air
"Shucks.' I says. looking up at the
house. which is some big. but not no hotel
how many men YOU got to tend to that
little job?'
Eight" says the man. ''and we work
in six-hour shifts. and the temperature
don't never raise very high. This is a hard
house to keep warm"
so after we chnned some more
drifted down the street. stopping regular
and profitable and finally turned in But
don't nobody crticise Fairbanks. He's all
right. He's got my vote cinched and Tn
going to speak to Bill Williams about fran
chising for him active and regular when ii
comes time
"Then," said Mr.. Sanger, Il asked Hicks
| to tell us some more about that man Roose-
| welt, which is at present on the job Hicks
| says he, was up in Washington a couple OF
years ago, and when he come back he told
about the way Roosevelt exercised him.
So we was ali anxious to hear what Hicks
had to say.
Sanger says Hicks, amt never seen
man change like Roosevelt 1t plumb
made me i'll. The last time 1 was up there
me and Roosevelt put in couple Of strenu-
Gus days, riding and chopping down trees
and walking and wrestling and boxing and
such, and when I come back home I took
to my bed 1 was that worn out. This time
it was different. When 1 swung off my
cayuse in the front yard of the White