The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-19

| OF the congressman. " gu
! wouldn't be popular nj our
~ perfect boarding house back
home. There they serve ueman hot
| for breakfast and dinner and warm
him over for supper. All right; eau
wait"
The conversation wandered from
Buenos 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 II looked quizzically at his
companion.
well" he observed. so far as that
appropriation of yours Is concerncd"--
He paused and blew second ring
Captain Cy stroked his beard
"Um-yes" he drawled. Now that
you mention Il seems to me there was
some talk Of an appropriation"
Mr.. Everdean laughed
i've been making Inquiries" he
said. IL 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 fel.
lers, but II J was in politics I'd
make n law TO cut but out of the die.
tionary."
well. this chap really is a good fel.
low. ] asked about the $4,000 for
your town. lie asked me why didn't
go TO the congressman from that dis
trict and not bother him about Il.
said perhaps ! would go TO the CON
gresham later. but ! 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 n rather long con
versation. ! discovered that the Bay.
port item was originally included in
the bill. but recently had been strick.
en- out"
YES. I see. Uncle Sam had TO econ.
omize. hey-save somethin' for a rainy
day.
We'll 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-I'm going TO tell you fairy tale
II isn't as interesting as your sea
yarns. but DO you like fairy sto-
ries?"
Land. yes! Tell n few myself when
it's necessary. Sometimes | almost be-
lieve 'em. 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 so In order to typ
ically represent them he dressed In
glad and expensive raiment. went
about in dignity and
whiskers"
IAN righf-and whskers. And II
came &c pass that the people whom he
represented wished to-er-bring about
a certain needed improvement IN their
their beautiful and enterprising com
munity."
"Sho. sho. How natural that sounds
You must be a mind reader"
NO. but ] have 10 make speeches in
my own community occasionally. Well.
the people asked their great man 10
get the money needed for this improve
ment from the rulers of the land afore-
mentioned And he was az first all
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 II 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 mere Waul 10 Ett IN hppIV-
priation of. say. $4,000 TO deepen and
Improve a river down In my state'-a
southern state wen say-'Tve been TO
the chairman Of the pork bill commit
tee. and he says it's impossible. The
bill simply can't he 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 II over until next year? YoL
can easily find a satisfactory explana'
ton for your constituents And Won
want to remember this: The improve
ment Of this river means that the the
well. n certain sugar growing com
pany can get their stuff 10 market at u
figure which will send It's stock up and
up And you are said TO own n consid
cradle amount Of that stock So why
not drop the harbor item and substi
tute INV river SLICE Then Well. |
guess that's the end OF the tale"
lie paused and rrit his cigar. Cap
tain Cy thoughtfully marked with his
fork on The tablecloth.
Hum he grunted That's a very
interestin' yarn. Yes, yes; don't knows