The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-04-20

country. who was sent abroad by his
people TO represent them among the
rulers of the land so in order TO typ
ically represent them he dressed In
glad and expensive raiment. went
about in dignity and
And whiskers. Don't leave ont the
whiskers''
"All highland whiskers. And it
came to pass that the people whom he
represented wished to-er-bring about
a certain needed Improvement in their
their beautiful and enterprising COM
munity.'
''Sbo. sho. How natural that sounds!
You must be mind reader
No. hut have TO make speeches in
my own community occasionally. Well.
the people asked their great man to
get the money needed for this improve
ment from the rulers of the land afore-
mentioned. And he was at first all
enthusiasm. and upon the-the parch- 3
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 as made
But before the vote was taken another
chap came to the great man and said:
| Look here. i want to get an appro-
priation of. say. $4,000 to deepen and
| improve a river down in my state'-a
| southern state We'll say-'I've been to
the chairman of the pork bill commit
| tee, and he says it's impossible. The
bill simply can't be loaded any further.
But / find that you have an item in
| there for deepening and improving a
harbor back in your own district
! Why don't you cut that item out
shove it over until next year: You
can easily find a satisfactory eXplana-
ton for your constituents. And you
want to remember this: The improve
hlent of this river means that the-the
well, certain sugar growing COM
pany can get their stuff to market at
! figure which will send its stock up and
up. And you are said to own consid-
cradle amount of that stock So why
not drop the harbor item and substi-
tute my river slice? Then Well.
guess that's the end Of the tale
lie paused and relit his cigar. Cap
tain Cy thoughtfully marked with his
fork on the tableclOth.
Hum he grunted That's very
interestn' yarn. Yes. yes; don't knows
ever heard more interestin' one. l
presume likely there amt a mite Of
proof that it's true?
Not an atom. told you it was a
fairy tale And l mustn't be quoted
in the matter. Honestly, the most of
it is guesswork at that. But. perhaps
committee of one dropping hint at
home might at least arouse some IN
comfortable questioning of a certain
great man. That's about all. though.
Proof is quite another thing"
i The captain pondered. He was fully
aware that the appropriately Of the
Committee" would nullify whatever
good it's limiting might do.
"Humph. he grunted again. Its
one thing to smell rat and another
TO nail its tail to the floor. But I'm
mighty obliged to you. all the same.
And I'll think it over hard. Say, 1
can see one thing-you don't take a
very big shine to Heman YOURSELF!
Not too big, no. Do yOu?"
well. l don't wake up nights and
cry for him.
Everdean laughed.
That's characteristic he said.
"You have your own way of putting
things. captain, and it's hard to be i'm
proved on. Atkins has never done
: anything to me. just just don't
4 like him, that's ALL Father never liked
i him either in the old days, and yet,
) and it's odd, too, he was the means OF
the old gentleman's making the most
t of his money"
: "He? Who? Not HemanY'
Eyes, Heman Atkins. But so far as
that goes father started him toward
t wealth, l suppose. At least he was
$ poor enough before the mine was sold"
What are you talkin' about? He
man got his start tradin' over i'm the
e south seas. sellin the kanakas glass
beads and calico for pearls and cOpra-
! two cupfuls of pearls for every bead.
Anyhow, that's the way the yarn
goes"
II can't help that He was just a
common sailor who had run away from
his ship and was gold mining i'm Cali
fOrnia. And when he and his partner
struck it rich. father borrowed money,
headed company and bought them
out. That mine was the Excelsior, and
It's just as productive today AZ it ever
was. rather think Atkins must be
very sorry he sold. l suppose, by
fright, should be very grateful tn your
distinguished representative"
"Weh, do declare, Sho, sho. Amt
that funny, now? He's never said q
word about it at home? l don't be-
lieves there's soul in Rapport knows
that. We all thought twas south sea
tradin' that boosted Heman. And yOnr
own dad! declare, this h i smaIl