The Washington times., 1922-01-26
THEY'RE HUMAN
william Anterior Du Puy.

Toe Wrae Is the trusted porter OF Charles M.
schwab. Of Bethlehem. Pa. in charge of that spe-
Cial car in which the marshal of France rode
about the country when he was visiting over here,
a railroad car with a glassinclosed sleeping
porch, needle spray bath. and speedometer In
your berth which shows just how fast you are
Well, Mr. schwab sent this car and Joe wrae
UP to Montreal to get Admiral Beatty. which
feat was accomplished Joe was very deferental.
there all alone in the car with the hero OF Jut-
land but when the admiral made the advances:
being Of a sociabe race, the attendant thawed
out. Here was the way II started.
What would you say. my man." quoth the ad'
miral, ARE the favorite pastmes OF the Ameri'
cams7" ..
there is poker and there is sho' huff game call
II have seen your baseball and have ventured
to take hand at poker. But your craps How
Is that played?"
Joes hand naturally stole into his pocket and
there they encountered certain cubes, which
emerged. and soon he was talking to them.
the porter rolled the bones that evening to the
rattle Of the rails and that the former came to
know the identity Of Little Phoebe" and big
LIZ from Boston"
Next morning by the time breakfast out Of
the way they were down about Syracuse and the
admiral proposed a resumption of their diversion.
All day long they staked wagers upon the turn
Of the dice guided by the Goddess Of Chance.
When the train finally came to stop. 80 abb
Come seven" Quoth the admiral duplicating
~ with a snap OF the finger, and he tried for q
He had not noticed that the door naQ
opened and that committee to welcome him to
New York, Of which the mayor was n member.
had entered
Mrs. Helen H. Gardiner, premier woman Of
ficial Of the Government, once had, while living
in New York. a very satisfactory Chinese servant.
Finally he told her that he must leave her. but
that he would secure another reliable man in his
place, and would stay long enough to train that
man to his duties. He asked her to bear with the
new man a Bit as he knew German, but not Eng.
lish.
Later a letter came to the house addressed to
her servant, but styling him doctor. She
university. 1t happened afterward that she en-
tertained Chinese friends who were served by
this man who off duty, was their intimate friend
and equal. Yet no intimation Of this relationship
passed between them.
Years interviewed Mrs. Gardiner travelling
in the Orient. She sat beside the man who had
been her cook at an elaborate and formal dinner.
He was president Of one Of the large and
progressive banking houses Of the Orient:
Apropos of the American universally Of learn.
ing Congressman Roscoe c. Patterson, OF Spring.
of the masterpieces of Mark Twain, which took
place while he was campaigning in the district of
an associate. CThe incident could not have hap
pened among his own constituents)
you have read Mark Twain, / suppose" he
said to a voter. Have you read his 'Huckleberry
Finn?"
mo can't say as how have" was the reply.
We'll you have read Tom Sawyer" queried
Mr.. Patterson.
Mary a lne," came the admission.
"But surely" urged the fellow Missourian. you
know Pudd'nhead WILSON,"
"Oh, yes" came the quick reply. II voted for
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