Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-30
FINNEeAN's PHILOSOPHY.
PureIne the Heart.

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.Yes cir. He's like the patriarchs.
which " them7 All " them. He
smites the Civil Service Rock and re-
freshin' Jobs gushes foorth for thursty
but dishurvin' Dimycrats. he blows
on a horn an ivrythin' falls for ut
II the people call him iver 90 soft, Lit
tie Samuel had no quicker ear. An for
sacryfcin' what's dear to bis heart
Abraham had nawthin' on him. Sure
he Is Dimocricy's shield an exceedin'
great reward.
"Tsis his Presbyterian bringin' up
I'm thinkin.' Furst he adopts policy;
thin he thries to justify It, thin he
sanctif1es 1t wild phrase, while choir
" Deshurvin Dimmycrats sings
hymn. An there ye are Justification.
Adoption an Sankty-dcashun.
1.-THE choir med great harmony whin
Jim Smith. George Harvey an Billy
Brine was all in ut. But wan be wan
their vices cracked an they passed out
" the life ~ the great Idaylist.
Harvey whit back to edith an Bill
Brine whit In search " the Howly
Kale. McCombs was canned, because
him an Billy McAdoo cuddent sing q
duet, an Oscar Underwood was weak
on Tariff ragtime. But Wudthrow Gle.
grated them ALL Wild f'what say ye?
Wild the Order Nv the Double Cross.
Ohio. | mind we'll the time at the
Manhattan Club. whin he kissed Brine
an kicked Harvey wild wan motion.
Now the choir has what Wudthrow
calls the vital stunfs Nv ufe.' Stone an
McAdoo; Danyiels an Jim Ham Lewis,
wild Redfeld for the high falsetto.
Wudthrow sits wild his hands crossed
while the stufts sings songs " praise.
an Col. H1use winds the Victhrola.
"Wudthrow is fond ~ music, but
Colonel House himself IL the quiet
man. Faith av he danced a Clog on
q Washbiler ye'd niver hear sound.
well, wan night in August the Colo
mel come tiptoein' in through the base
ment dure.
"'How's the game. ColonelT says
Wudthrow. $685. the Colonel says.
'Ye might round up few more votes
says he, scratchin' his ear wild an abb
sent air.
"'Ain't got the full dinner-pail'sr
axes Wudthrow, anxious like. AL
that's forgot the first two year and q
half says House pleasantly. Amt I
KEEP 'em out O. war; axes Wudthrow.
Part o the time says House, rubin
his left shin wild the felt-slipper on
his right foot. Amt my voice our
greatest liquid assetT axes Wilson
earnestly. It's some voice. says
House, but lot iv suckers can't tell
asset firm an lrbility,' the Colonel
says.
"'Fwhat are ye drivin' atY says
wilson. four flushing a little.
"'Arre We watchin' the striker says
House. Half a millyun votes might
be useful says House. tiptoein' out
through the dure. an closin' ut behind
him.
"Well, Sir. he left wudthrow sunk
In profound mtditashun. At last he
spakes. 4 hear he says, in a low
sweet tone that vice iv the people,
which is 70 me as the vice of Car
negie PensAun.' Oh he says, thrillin'
In ivry nerve, must indade sacryfice
wan more IDOL says he, 'on the altar
" me Country! says Wudthrow.
"'Was not the Wan Turn Plank he
says: AN the Sugar Tax, he says; an
the Tariff for Rev-noo,' he says; an
teen per'fy good Mexican Policies
was not all thin enough| he axes in
agony. But will purge me Heart "
1vry pers'nal fought says he, startfh'
for bed. An before he retires he takes
a Heart Purge " his own invinshun
the way it'll wurk while he sleeps.
dinnaw fwhat the purge is. IT'S a
secret.
I'm the morn he was puzzled. He
wanted a great sacrynse Of a pur.
rinciple. dear to his heart, but he'd
used most " thin already, an he felt
that this was no time for second hand
or slightly damaged sacryflses. So
AC cSAuS AVA AAOuSCs SV1OuSls SAYS
he, "Fwhat pur-rinciple d'yr think !
wud be an acceptable sacryflse in this
great morel imargincy7" he axes anx.
iously.
whisper says the Colonel And he
said wan wurd In Wudthrow's ear. and
faded silently away through the dure.
For wan instant Wudthrow stud
spellbound. Thin he burst into a
whoop; The Ram in the Bushes cries
he wild tears ~ ~.
Twas an impressive ceremony
whin the sacryflse was solemny.ised
at the Capitol.
THE precision started rom the
White House wild the Prisidint walkin,
ahead carryin' the Ram in wan hand
an a box ~ Safety.First matches in
tn other. He was followed by a coon
beartn' four gold pans, and behind