The sun., 1908-06-14

continued TO hulk abstrno&adlT- Aomn Bk9s,
its mentalty. wa & nv
The figure stopped. looked at the eujdss
a smile like the opening Of an expoaiticn
and rushed effusively upon him. Sg3s
why. Jimmie he said In that soft
Southern accent that charms but does not
convince the Republican side Of tho House.
U.S. These f s so friendsS nd 0I Ie1sne @s meet sn.
didn't heah YOU very plain whom you hrst
called me as was ponderin' ovah o leatle
talk I'm to make on the naval apprcrglar
ton this evening in which reckon Sra
side. OF the House as a broom. sholy asa
glad to meet you all folks. he added ese
the guide introduced him 10 his backwooos
crowd. where you all frumr
They're all folks from down In Gsorganys
john said the guide. ~ erise.
1Then I'm a-goin' to shake hans ali round
once more.' said the genial Sosttherners
-oause next to my own State do love cad
Georgia." And TO the delight Of the gut0es
guests he suited the action 70 the word:
under side in the House. I'm not a-goin.
to let you folks get away without showfn
you some real Southern hospitality ovsn ~
l am way up North heah4 jus say wheS
you ladies-and the gentlemen too-wAntt
to do or want to see and Pm right ut yount
service frum this minute. ladies' -.
The affable Southerner swept hiA slouCh
hat almost to the fiaor as he made . low
bow. The guide took him adectionataly py
the arm.
aCan't let you do it. old man. he said
intimately. aDo you suppose the country
can afford to have you traipsing around
with us when you've got that naval Dil
on your hands and your absence ml9np
We appreciate it, but can't let you:
~Oh, what's bills when 1t comes TO dom
youh friends favors7" returned the allpoet
leader Of the House with an aggricvsd lcck
on his face. And they frum Georgia. too.
You folks come along with me- sssss1
He turned a persuasive oountensnoe to-
the little crowd that sent them into ecstasios.
Here was the great John Sharp Williams.
the Southern idol, ready to neglect tmpof-
tant duty to show them attention. My, how,
lucky they were to get such jewel OF =
aYou shall not do it. john said the guide
country. You go on and you people oo1nsF
along with me- The guide started up tho
But Jimmie" called out John sharN ~
the sightseers reluctantly followed "
go along, John; it's outrageons.
answered the guide without looking back.
Then. as the eager Georgia eyes watched
ridor the guide turned and said: .s.
Looks like it's pretty rough on you folks;
but can't afford and he can't afford and
the country can't aff ord to have him wasting
But you saw how anxious he was, didn't
your .-.... ,,...t ,er
And every Georgia head wagged assent,
while every Georgian's heart beat o Joyous
tattoo at the thought that he had been face
to face with John sharp1and OH such .
real pleasant man he was! How the folks
| at home "a
Again the newspaper man wondered.
He knew John Sharp Williams. but not the
John Sharp that had been 30 gracious to-
did look like him, even had his genial man
ner. He sought the guide who had IA,
miliarly slapped the Senator from Ohio
on the back.
BILLY you scamp he said to that gentle
man. whom he found fondling fat .wad
Of bank notes. having just dismissed his
bunch Of visitors, whats this new graft
you boys have got around the Capitolf /
saw you an hour ago hobnobbing With
some fellow you introduced to gang or
1t wasn't Foraker. but It looked his twin
brother. And then a little later saw. jim
and bogus John Sharp Williams gushdng
over bunch Of Georgia Crackers. What's
it all about1 'Fess up etSsi,c
Bily smiled silly, sheepish smile. .,,o9s
persons who live way back como here 70
Washingto and want to gee the Capitol re
UP to Is to show 'en. We tell 'em wen
make the price all right for the whole raft
of 'em after the trips over. seer g-'
And we drag 'em round the weary old
sights and listen to EN- say Goodness
gracious and Land sakes' and the rest.
It's tiresome and we amt in this business
for the beauties Of the national Capitol.
So we guides organized the Amalgsnated
Association Of Guides and Statesmen.
sat includes US and a lot Of hungry but
clever fellows we fished up around town
that can act and dress up to a mighty good
| imitation Of all the big ones up here--that
is, all except Fairbanks; We haven't been
| able to duplicate him. We scatter these
handmade statesmen around the building
and when one Of us guides takes out
quorum from the country. districts we
MANAGE to permeate our Sightseeing re-
marks with few interrogatories that
worm out Of the crowd just what partioulAr
| statesman they pray to every night Having
| beat where the made to order great one h
| waiting to earn his money, give him the
| high sign and at the psycholo-some sort
| Of moment he flashes up, very fufi or I'M
portant national affairs, but greets US
efusivelv, is introduced, offers to drop the
| whole darned Government. business and
| do honors to the strangers just out OF
| friendship for US.
That's all-except when we como To-
! settle UP at the end of the tour the en-
chanted tourist from the back farms opens
his wallet and pays any price we ask, II
he kicks, which is rare, his wife tells him
| he ought to be ashamed Of himself after an
| the guide has done for him; then he looeens
Fraud, YOU say' Not bit They've
got something to talk about at the store;
or over the hickory fire all next wintor.
envious. Fraud2 It's philanthropy