Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11

WI ANT. hey?" queried Cyrus
of the congressman. "You
| wouldn't be popular at our
~ perfect boarding house back
home. There they serve Heman hot
| for breakfast and dinner and warm
| him over for supper. All right; can
| wait"
The conversation wandered from
Ruenos Aires to Frisco and back again
until the cigars and coffee were reach.
ed Then the congressman blew a
fragrant ring into the air and from
! behind It looked quizzcally at his
companion.
Well" he observed. 80 far as that
appropriation of yours is concerned"-
| He paused and blew second ring.
| Captain Cy stroked his beard
"Um-yes!" he drawled. Now that
yon mention it seems to me there was
some talk Of an appropriation"
Mr.. Everdean laughed
I've been making inquiries" he
said. 81 saw the chairman of the COM
mittee on the pork bill know him
well. He's a good fellow. but
Yes. know. I've seen lots of poll.
ticians like that. They're all good fell
ers. but If ] was in politics I'd
make law to cut but out of the die
tionary"
We'll, this chap really is good fel-
low. asked about the $4,000 for
your town. He asked me why / didn't
| go to the congressman from. that dis
trict and not bother him about it. |
! said perhaps l would 20 to the con
gresham later. but I came to him
first"
"Sartin. Same as the Teller with a
sick mother-in-law stopped in at the
undertaker's on his way to call the
doctor All right; heave ahead"
| well. we had a rather long CON
versation. I discovered that the Bay
port item was originally included In
the bill. but recently had been strick-
en- out
Yes. | see. Uncle Sam had to econ
omize. hey--save somethin' for rainy
day."
well. possibly. Still. the bill is just
as heavy. Now, Captain Whitaker,
don't know anything about this affair
and it's not my business, but I've been
about today. and ] asked questions
and-Pm going to tell you fairy tale
1t isn't as interesting as your sea
yarns. but Do you like fairy sto.
ries?"
Land, yes! Tell few myself when
it's necessary. Sometimes l almost be.
lieve EN-. Well?"
"Of course you must remember this
is fairy story. Let's suppose that
once on time-that's the way they
always begin-once on time there
was great man, great in his own
country, who was sent abroad by his
people to represent them among the
rulers of the land. 80 IN order to typ
ically represent them he dressed in
glad and expensive raiment. went
about In dignity and
And whiskers. Don't leave out the
whiskers"
"All right-and whiskers And II
came to pass that the people whom be
represented wished to-er-bring about
a certain needed improvement in theiI
their beautiful and enterprising com
munity."
"Sho. sho! How natural that sounds
You must be mind reader
mo. but have to make speeches In
my own community occasionally. Well
the people asked their great man tC
get the money needed for this improve
ment from the rulers Of the land afore
mentioned And he was at first al
enthusiasm. and upon the-the parch
ment scroll where such matters are in
scribed were written the name of the
beautiful and enterprising community
and the sum of money it asked for
and the deal was as good as made
Excuse the modern phraseology My
fairy lingo got mixed there"
Never mind | can get the drift
Just as well-maybe better"
And the deal was as good rs made
But before the vote was taken another
chap came TO the great man and said
Look here. ! want to get an appro
priation of. say, $4,000 to deepen anc
improve river down in my state'--f
southern state Wen say-'l've been tC
the chairman Of the pork bill commit
tee. and he says it's impossible, Ih'
bill simply can't be loaded any further
But | find that you have an item II
there for deepening and improving
harbor back in your own district
Why don't you cut that item out
shove il over until next year: fo'
can easily find n satisfactory explana
ton for your constituents, And yo'
want to remember this The improve
nent of this river means that the-th'
well, certain sugar growing com
pany can get their stuff to market at
figure which will send Its stock up anC
I'D And you are said to own consid
cradle amount Of that stock, So VIII,
not drop the harbor item and substi
tute my river slice? Then Well
4uess that's the. end of the tale"
He paused and relit his cigar. Cap
tain Cy thoughtfully marked with hi
fork on the tablecloth.
"Humw he grunted. That's a yer.
lnterestin' yarn. Yes. yes; don't know
l ever heard more interestin one.
presume likely there amt mite c
| proof that it's true2'
Not an atom. told you II was
fairy tale. And mustn't be quote'