The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
CAPPY KICKS
Delves Into the Realms of Poetry

Ioft OF the hf1i people ana thc4
were Mortified when told them
had never known a ease ayhcre the
best people went into politics and
put over anything except an expense
account. part OF which they asked
me 20 pay"
II don't think you should consider
going into politics. Cappy,"
s'Doy know ~ Just trg 20
imagine a little haifportion old man
like me taking on a two.ysar battle
with a dozen city oouneilmen whose
idea OF government Is moving the
previous question and moving TO lay
on the table
I'D be the bird they'd lsy on the
table, and when they moved me Il
would be Job for alz OF my friends.
Matt, tell you u doesn't pay 10 be
too successful. That's a Job entire.
~ free from vacations.
"Many's tho time I've stood at tho
ferry depot and watched some tired.
sticky sweaty swcde. who looked az
II he'd been blown into his other
suiti coming home from a Sunday
picnic at shellmound park.
He'd have a gummy s.year.old
baby draped over ono shoulder and
on his other arm he'd DO carrying
the remains OF picnic luncheon
and perhaps another Of his offspring
His large. red wife would be with
him, and the pair OF them would be-
going homo 10 houso that needed
a whole lot OF housekeeping 90 make
" ~ TO live In But they'd he
happy,
''NobodS would ever dream OF
asking that svede 70 do anything
more intelligent than serve on a
jury.
NO enthusiastic Young gentlemen
just out OF the state university,
would cali around ON tina, Rwede's
Job and beg him TO outline 20 them
the only sure road 90 worldly wealth
and civic popularity,
CAPPY sighed like an outworn old
" air compressor. How do lose
patience with these shortcut boys
who just haven't so, the time or the
inclination to follow tho main high.
way TO suceeas
DO you know. Matt. that it's been
years and years since sou and /
have met a man with a silver dollar
or a 81 Eoldpieee doing duty ar a
watch charm"
Too many wristwatches being
worn. Besides, watch charms went
out OF STYLE shortly after the SPAN.
ish war. Cappy"
II Know. nu, those oid.fashiou.a
coin watch charms never so out Of
style with certain people, Matt. do
you know who those are7"
II haven't the slightest idea.
Well they're tho boys Who start.
ed mile hack OF scratch. on no
pair, and that battered dollar or
smooth goIdp,ees represents the frs,
real money they ever earned. They
didn't spend II. They lust ruined II
10 make watch charm. and every
time they look At their nickel. plat 81
watch they remember what a hard
time they had earning that frat
piece OF money.
That inspires them 10 hang on
10 what they make next day. and In
the end they find tho money com.
Ing easier
0CUccEss doesn't mean the abb.
~ ity TO make money" Matt
countersd.
II know that. Mat, Probably tn.
man who doesn't know how to make
money cary and In big gobs. knows
II. But about ss.s OF the human rae.
do not know II. 30 they make that
successful man pay cash and ex.
tend tho credit 20 the MASTERS. Nov.
I'm one OF those freaks Who doesn't
think Calvin Coolidge IL bowling
success"
From stubble field 10 In.
White House lawn Is far cry.
| bu, all It's brought Cal IL a gold.
en- opportunity TO age 20 years In
four and work himself OF death.
The Prime. OF Wales isn't a sue.
cess because he has 10 make all tn.
fool speeches on subjects not worth
discussing. and then get criticized by
the prolstariat because no doesn't
come UP 10 their expectations"
Who was the most successful man
you have ever known. Cappyg''
He was a simple minded soldier.
In fact, ] think he was regarded by
his captain AS a bit balmy in the
/ belfry. In order 10 test this mans
mentality tho captain ono day or
dcrcd him 10 90 omewhere-any-
whore and get two buckets OF rev.
ellie. He was not TO come back un.
III he got Il.
The man was gone month. and
finally tho police picked him up AZ
a deserter and returned him to his
company. He was tried for descr.
ton. proved that he was acting un.
der orders not TO return until he
found Two buckets of revoilie and.
like a good soldier. no was obeyinr
| orders,
Tie was restored 10 duty and
received pay for the month he
had been on duty as n fool. II
requires brains to be success.
full dumbbell.''
| I'm successful and fairly
wealthy business man." Matt cogi.
tated. "Still. Cnppy. II / didn't have
F'lorry and your grandson. wouldn't
be any happier than | was when I
was skippernlg one OF your sailing
ships"
You wouldn't be as happy, Matt,
In fact. you're not as happy now
because you aren't as healthy. In
those days you could and would and
frequently did, lick your weight In
wildcats. Now look at you. You're
bigger than skinned horse, bu,
you'd do "a deal OF figuring before
you'd take on even three rough-nock
sailors.
Matt, tho only successful man in
this world is the healthy man"