United labor bulletin., 1913-12-27
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

The ruby's fire and diamonds glow,
Yet none would listen.
When all the merry melodies
He sang his fellow-men to please
Brought none to hear him,
He turned from splendor and from pelf
To sing a measure for himself,
A song to cheer him.
He wrote a song of long ago
A vale where yellow lilies grow
Beside a river;
A path that leads the weary feet
Where meadowland and waters meet
And rushes quiver.
He wrote song of childhood days.
OF pleasant shade and wooded ways
And summer quiet;
bridge that spanned a gushing rill,
humble cot upon hill,
With roses by it.
But other mortals heard his tale
OF woodland path and yerdant vale
To heaven wringing
And men who scorned his song before
Sought out the poets open door
To near him singing.
When it comes to handing out a
square deal for state house employees.
Auditor Roady Kenehan does not per-
nit trifle like the Civil Service Com
mission to stand in his way. The
employees wanted some ready money
for Christmas, but the commission re-
fused to certify the pay roll until jan
uary /. On Monday Roady issued
warrants to all state employees and
they were cashed without question by
Treasurer Leddy. This put a deep
chagrin on faces of the commits
sioners, but several hundred EN-
ployes and their families were made
happy.
Judge Ben b. Lindsay surprised
everybody by getting married last
Saturday in Chicago. Our little
judge" of the Juvenile Court was
supposed to be a confirmed bachelor,
with his life interest centered In the
wayward kids of Denver. A year ago
it was reported the judge was to
marry Miss Anne Morgan. daughter OF
J. Pierpont, but nothing came of it.
The present Mrs. Judge Lindsay was
Miss Henrietta Brevoort of De
troit. an art student. 23 years of age
Miss 3revoort and the judge met at
Battle Creek last summer. while the
latter was there undergoing treat
ha hn Ia
ing their honeymoon in New York,
and receiving congratulations on
every side.
John Thatcher, who died in Pueblo
few months ago and whose estate
in excess of s4.OO0,OOO has Just been
settled without legal bubbles, was a
unique character. During his many
years in business stock dealer,
merchant and banker 1t Is said he
never was plaintiff in single suit in
court, and never foreclosed on mort
gage. Together with his brother, NJ.
ID. Thatcher, they conducted a small
grocery store and took up govern
ment land, then opened the first bank
in Pueblo. M. ID. is now president OF
the First National bank of that city,
and a stranger entering the institu-
tion would take him to be superannu-
ated messenger. Long after they
were millionaires the Thatcher broth
ers and their families lived in adobe
houses, and only erected pretentious
residences when their children re-
belled and demanded better quarters.
O O O
In spite of "hard times" there was
the usual abundance of happiness and
good cheer in Denver on Christmas
day. Practically all of the large busi-
ness concerns and Industries gave
substantial recognition of their en-
ployes. The Gas and Electric com
pany gave each of its 1,l00 employees
a turkey and the girls got box of
candy In addition. Outside the daily
newspapers. railway operators and
mail carriers there was complete
holiday and the crouch and knocker
were nowhere to be seen. The big
snow and the little snow following
had caused the payment of thousands
of dollars to laborers at time when
most needed.