The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-04
CHATTER NIX.

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wouldn't he popular at OF
- perfect boarding house bac
home. There they serve Heman hO
for breakfast and dinner and war;
him over for supper. All right; ca
wait"
The conversation wandered iron
Buenos Aires to Frisco and back again
until the cigars and coffee were reach
ed. Then the congressman blew
fragrant ring into the air and from
behind 1t looked quizzically at hi,
companion.
well" he observed. $50 far as thai
appropriation OF yours is concerned"-
He paused and blew second ring
Captain Cy stroked his beard.
"Um-yest' be drawled. Now that
you 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 good fellow. but
Eyes, know. I've seen lots of poll
ticians like that. They're all good fel.
lers. but II ] was in politics I'd
make a law to cut but out of the die
tionary."
well. this chap really is good fell
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, l
said perhaps | would go to the CON
gresham later. but l 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 rather long CON
versation. | 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?''
We'll, possibly. Still. the bill is just
as heavy. Now, Captain Whitaker. l
don't know anything about this affair.
and it's not my business, but I've been
about today. and | asked questions,
II isn't as interesting as your sea
yarns. but Do you like fairy sto-
RESP
Land. yes! Tell few myself when
It's necessary. Sometimes almost be-
lieve 'em. Well?"
"of course you must remember this
Is a fairy story. Let's suppose that
once on a time-that's the way they
always begin-once on time there
was a great man, great In his own
people to represent them among the
rulers OF the land. so In order to typ
ically represent them he dressed in
glnd and expensive raiment, went
about in dignity and
"And whiskers. Don't leave out the
whiskers."
"All right--and whiskers And It
came TO pass that the people whom he
wished to-er-bring about
a certain needed Improvement in their
their beautiful and enterprising com
"Sho. sho, How natural that soundsl
You must be mind reader"
mo. but 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- |
And he was ut first all /
and upon the-the parch- |
nent scroll where such matters are In |
'cribed were written the name of the
and enterprising community /
md the sum OF money 1t asked for.
md the deal was as good as made.
Excuse the modern phraseology. My
AIRY lingo got mixed there"
Never mind. | can get the drift
ust as well-maybe better"
And the deal was as good as made.
But before the vote was taken anether
hap came to the great man and said:
Look here, l want to get an appro-
,riation of. say. $4,000 to deepen and
improve a river down In my state'-a
outhern state wen say-Ive been to
he chairman OF the pork bill commit
ee. and he says It's impossible. The
I'll simply can't be loaded any further.
But l find that you have an item In
here for deepening and improving a
larbor back in your own district.
Why don't you cut that Item out
shove it over until next year? You
an easily find satisfactory explana-
ion for your constituents. And you
want to remember this: The improve
nent of this river means that the-the
well. certain sugar growing COM
ANY can get their stuff to market at a
lgure which will send its stock up and
,p. And you are said to own consid-
rabie amount Of that stock. So why
lot drop the harbor item and subsd-
ute my river slice? Then Well, l
,uess that's the end Of the tale"
He paused and relit his cigar. Cap