The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-31
IN the young man was awakened and

run the young man was awakened and
found himself literally ever the noun
tain. in land of sunshine and plenty.
With tears of gratitude he told the en-
gineer he would never forget him.
Ten years passed and both fame and
fortune had smiled on the chance pas
senger. He had foreseen the possibili-
ties of vast business, then new, but
now found in every city and town. He
had made inventions and improvements
which contributed largely to its develop
ment and success. He was worth his
millions; his name was known through
out the world wherever moving pictures
flash. One day in taking short cut
through the park he hurriedly passed a
most Notwithstanding man, ragged and
thin, who was sitting on bench with
bowed head, picture of despair. Bank
ers and capitalists were even then wait
ing to hold an important directors meet
ing, and time was precious. But some-
thing in the unfortunate seemed to spe-
cially call for sympathy, and retracing
his steps he stood before the bench. He
spoke to the man, who had been loco
motive engineer in Mexico, was doing
we'll, ran over native, had to flee the
country; been unable to secure run on
reaching his own land, and was now at
the end OF his resources.
Yes, he proved to be the same engi-
neer and his former passenger 'made
good" He dressed him and gave him
money; he rented place of amusement
and set him up with the finest moving
picture establishment in the city, where
he prospered, and now owns fifteen
''movies" and is worth a million dollars.
The story would make good subject for
a film.
Not every kind act can turn out as
profitably as this did, yet every kind act
brings its own reward in the doing. III.
II. Windsor, in the November Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
UNCLE HIRAM ON POLITICS.
In vacation days it was refreshing
now and then to find place where polit-
ical matters were not taken so seriously.
There was Uncle Hiram down in old
Nantucket. He sat on barrel on the
edge of the wharf, whiting and remi-
niscent. He insisted that politics, after
all, was just little game of fishing and
reminded US of the time he went after
big fish,
'The first bite," he said, Il thought l
had big halibut, but before | got him
in, the line parted. The second time
bluefish with teeth like chopping ma
chine took hold, and l just got him
alongside when he bit the gauge in two
and lost him.
What about the third time?'' from
everyone, impatiently.
"Oh!'' he answered leisurely adjusting
the bait to his line, "the third time /
just caught a good, honest Goldfish. Peo-
pie will go fishin' and expect to get hall
but, swordfsh, bluefish and all them thar
things that are more val'yble, but they
come round finally and just take good
old-fashioned Goldfish. Now with all
these air trimmin', and new progressive
fellows when they come right down to
brass tacks and get all over the excite
ment, every party will be content to go
after Goldfish. If is a good diet and it
lasts.
Nov the p'litical waters are stirred.
There is Wilson, he is a good halibut;
then Roosevelt, he is mighty spry,
toothsome bluefsh, but after all is done
We come to Goldfish because we are
reminded of Goldfish during the hard
winter when we want something sub
stantial to eat. Yes, sir, you can draw
your own conclusions"
He put his quid of tobacco on the
other side and reflected. affairs at
Washington" by Joe Mitchell Chapple,
in National Magazine for October.