Douglas Island news., 1918-02-01
oyster Bly J0u. lS.

NlettI hAAr aNh. A't My Loving Stroller:
 While Che umc for selecting pres idcuual candidates is almost two land a hall years hence, have con. cudcd Co take you into my couh- dcucc and tcu you @ few things
 Tn tdC first place. things arc go- me sort Of sIugcc with mo at pres. out While ! never fal Go appear before Che public on every possible opportunity people arc getting so they pay very little more attention to me than Co Che ordinary four minute men who appear between "Thc Bunk House Mystery" and "Tu Death Do Us part' iu Che movie shows. ! nattcr myself that 'it is not necessary Co open my head .vtb a crowbar Co get am idea into !. 10 and can plainly see that do not .ut ounces or ice now where ] used to carve it up by Che ton.
 In att my active, if somewhat me .corlc career. have never been designated as a quittcr and ] am not ripe for that role yet. ] can see that a great many people would cn- toy seeing me quit. that they do not ukc me as seriously as ! pFpfcr they would. that they look ou mc os a bas-becu. sort ot last years cal- cndlr and all that but honestly. my dear Stroller. ! just can't quit .I Us iu my system. and there you arc.
 There is no use for mo to tcil you. .lIc hearty Uthat Is English and ! use 10 for che reason that England
 s now our mlyl. that when ! was 1u Che bridge or Che Ship ol state. J staered Che old craft wholly and en- H-r-r by Che Booscyelt.au sbart and yrr win remember tbat occas.ou- rIrg. would bump up against % rock or drag bottom ou a hidden reef But you can't deny chat J srecrcI 'cr and always brought her into port. that no
 ever s.utucd che old ship when ] vas her master and ! feel chat she would be again safe it was Go ship for another four years voyage on her as her skipper.
 While it happened away back tn l9US. and ] should probably not re- fer to it now. bout you remember. my Jcah boy Dthat is also EuE'ish that Big Bm put one across ou me when ] did not expect it from him You know very we'll that ] sort Of handed Che roius over to him Go hold for four years while ! went o1 to Africa Go kim biE game. discover a tow new rivers and otherwise ad- yerusc myself. expecting Co return
 u four years and again tabc over
 che ro.us in fact just lcft B.u there fu keep Che seat warm ior me. And. while about all hc did was Co keep Che seat warm. hc became iu some way attached to it and Che re- mf. was that hc had Che nerve Co u1, only eiyc me Che ha-ha. but Go ask che people Co do what ] did for him four years before. mako him president u his own right. bid they do ite Hardly You win re- member chat stepped iu It' about that time by creating a B. Moose party. but that was au error of Che head and not ot che heart We gli have happenings n our careers we .Ukc Go forget. and that is one of mine. SO ! say Co that memory AyauuC
 In a nut shell. old soy (which is strictly Couod'ouI. yc1ru for tho 'Gesh pots Of oTicc once more and |tlat ycaruIug refuses to hc stillod. |I know ] am dragging my sleeves through Che beans and casting gloom oyer Che gravy by criticislur thy |prcseut administration for its con- |duct Of Che war. and ! win admit |to you. iu confidence. Of course chat |it is much better than ! could do But you know me, l just cant fol How that honest old saw, "Iand' lon" My impctuous nature wont |pcrmidt it
 Now. tell me. Ia Petite Cthat l. French. but ] don't know what it Imcansl. what you think about my | aspirations and if you thiuk au Co old to come back-politicolly. Uuuu your reply Co Che above is received. ! win be ostridc che barbed wire fence or anxiety SO answer soon. As cvor THE COLONEL. After tossing pro and con and pon. dcriug for two nights as Co what reply Co make the above the Stroller |fr-'Iy agreed on Che following which has been duly dispatched and i .uow somewhere on Che raging main
 between here and Seattle cn rout, l Co Oyster Bay.
 ! My Dear Colonel.