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2. Kendall, Montana, July 28, 1903 DANIEL'S WAY. He's as mild a sort of critter as you'd ever wish ter see; While there nay be better husbands, he Is good enough hr me. He is nothin much ter look at, but he's made o' w earin' stuff An' it's mighty seldom ever 'at you see him in a huff. I kin twist 11.M 'round my finger, hold him onderneath my thumb. He's so sweet an' easy goin', but you wouldn't call him dumb; For it a:n't no sort o' secret 'at we all jest stand aroun' An' hold our breaths when Dan'l planks his foot right down. I kin feed him on cold taters an' put water in the pot Tul the coffse's nigh on drownded an' it never makes him hot. I kin set an read the paper 'at We git Jest once aweek When he simp:y - aches ter glimpse It an' he's patient an' he's meek. I kin jest neglec' his buttons an' the darnin' of his socks An' kin bag his alga ter breakfast till they're hard as any roks; But my Dan':'s got his limits, an' there's times you'll see h:rti frown An' usin' vilcnt lang . w !eh, plank his foot right down He Jest doesn't seem to mind it if he isn't right well fed. An' he lets me haul the Myer ter my own ride o' the bed; He will build the Ores an' wind the clock an' fire the cat at night An' upon tiler whole I must say 'at he aims let treat me right. Yit though Dan'l is pecoolar in a certain few rs s pee's. An' if I rip my basting. with his razor he ohjec's, In man) ways my Dan'l is the meekest man in town— • But there is times when Dan'l planks his foot right down. —Chicago Daily News. _ Mr ] Humanizing the Machine 61 , . I E been ordered to report to I you, sir, for orders,\ said a boyish and somewhat diffident voice. Head of Departmea: Williams ha.ked up irritably. Things had beea igoing amiss on the wholesale crock- ery door that morning. An invoice of g idds had been sent to the wrong customer, and there had Leen a chol- eric letter in consequence; and by India:eke another small invoice . had been charged to an out-of-town deal- er whose credit had been recently LIncklisted. Two errors like that in one morning, especially in such a methodical and clocklike-work de• partment as the wholesale crockery, seam enough to upset the equanimity of its chief. True, he was head of the department, and senior clerk in service, but there were gray-haired men under him who were in every way compe:ent to take his place at the desk, and he could never quite get over the incongruity of his poss tion over them. \You're no good,\ he said, brusque- ly, as he shot a quick, comprehensive lock at the frail figure before him; \we want a strong man who is able to lift boxes and handle heavy crock- ery.\ \I'll do the best I can, sir.\ \Oh of course; that's inplerstood. Well, if they've sent you to me I must make the beat of it. Here. Toni,\ to a broad -shouldered man who was wheeling a heavy truck across the floor. \take this\—he wa:.; about to say young man,- but in his Impatience subs:ituted \(toffee. in stend—\and show him about unpack - g and distributing that rew lot of Dresden. And, Oh, I say,\ as the new man reddened and turned 'to folidw his guide, \what's your name?\ , \William..\ \11 . 'ra!\ .The ebbf turned to his bwits :gain, - and made the third en- ror of that morning, charging a dozen plates where he should have credited them. He did not like so many namesakes, and there were al- ready three or four Williamses in the establishment. Well, thank good- ness! this was not a poor cousin who would look to him lei favor. Presently the mail wourbrought in, and several papers and a letter were tossed on his desk. He picked up the letter and opened it carelessly; but as he did so his indifference became amazement, and he glanced quickly back at the address to assure himself of its reality. Yes, there it was, \Mr. John Williams, at Burton & True's,\ and the invitation was as straightforward and direct as the most skeptical could wish, a cordial request for his company at an in- formal Thanksgiving dinner on the morrow, and signed by \Mrs. Thorn - dyke Ware.\ He drew a long breath. All the 22 years of his life had been passed in the city, but he had never received an invitation like this before—nor, in- deed, many invitations of any kind. Ile was entirely alone in the world, and since he had entered the employ of Burton & True, as sweeper in the basement, 12 years before, he had given all th- force of is strong, terinired nature to the mastery of the business. Society and social in- tercourse had been a closed—and, as he thought, an undesired—book to him; but this cordially worded in- vitation brought him a thrill such as had never come to him through any of his promotions from one depart- ment to another. But still he coui.1 not quite understand it. The other. clerks received invitations, but they were something entirely different from this. Mrs. Thorndyke Ware was very wealthy and very exclusive, and this invitation was one which he knew even Mr. Burton and Mr. True themselves might Issue been glad to receive. The only solution he could imagine was that, as he had been the shipping clerk who had had charga of the packing of many costly articles for the Ware mansion, this might be meant as a token of appreciation for his services—but this explanation was anything but satisfactory. However, he presented himself at the Ware mansion at the time ap- pointed, and was ushered into a large room that was already filled with guests. Mrs. Thorndyke Ware re- ceised him graciously, but, as hp thought, with a slightly surprised ex; presision on her face; then he drifted away from one group to another. At first he felt diffident and out of place, but as this wore off he found himself talking with men whose names_ he was familiar with as being leaders in the financial world. And little by little they began to to him with interest, and then with iiif- erence. John Williams had not passed much of his time in idleness. and, besides thoroughly familiarizing himself with the various makes and trade marks and other intricate de' tails of jhe goods in which his em- ployers dealt, he bad stored his mir.d with a vast fund of miseellareoua in- formation. And it so happened that rare and unique makes of earthen- ware was just now the subject in which the fashionable world was in- terested. But as the evening wore away his face began to look puzzled, then questioning, then grave. At last he made his way across the room to his hostess. \I am glad you have come,\ she said. \While the guests were arriv- ing I could only just bid you wel- come. Now, how is Agnes and how are your Meters?\ \It is about them I wish to speak,\ he said, bluntly. \Mr. Ware asked me if my people were tffer and one of your daughters just asked me if my sisters were coming to the city soon. Now. I am alone in the world. My tnother has been dead ten years, and I never had any sisters. There has been n mistake.\ \Arel..1 you John Williams, at Bur- ton & True's?\ \Yes.\ She looked puzaled. \is there another clerk of the same flexile in the establishment?\ \Not that I know of. There are sev- eral Williamses, but I do not think any of them are named John.\ \It is curious. Agnes Williams wrote me that her son was coming to the city to engage with Burton & True, and that'she hoped I would look after him a little. She is an old school friend of mine. I thought that you ap- peared rather older than her son could be.\ \Well my being here is a mistake,\ he said, gravely. \But you must allow me to thank you, Mrs. Ware, for the pleasantest evening of my life. I will go now. I am sorry for the person whose place I have usurped, but I can- not help being a little glad on my own iccount. It has given me something to think about and has shown me there ire more sides to life than a narrow- minded man sometimes sees.\ \But really, you must not go until the end of the evening,\ Mrs. Ware in- terposed, pleasantly. \It has been a mistake, certainly; but I hope you will not make that a reason for leaving us.\ He shook his head. _ \I would better go,\ he answered. \I do not like to take adventageof mist takes.\ When he saw the new man come in the next morning he left his desk with a sudden presentiment of the truth. \What did you say your name was?\ \Williams sir.\ \John?\ \Yes; John Williams.\ \H'm!\ \I am Mr. Burton's nephew,\ the new man continued, blandly, \and am learning the routine of each depart- ment, with a view of entering the firm in January. I would have told you this yesterday if you had given me an op- portunity. But lam afraid I shall have to ask' you to excuse me from handling the heavy boxes. I am not particu- larly robust, and must content myself with the lighter work.\ ...Very well.\ Head of Department Williams' creed was to view the world as a huge ma- chine, of which he and his fellow - clerks were cogs. Emotion of any kind was looked down upon by him as un- businesslike; so now he turned stoical- ly to his desk, and his copy clerk thought he had merely been giving some orders to the new man. But all through the day there was a peculiar light in the matter-of-fact eyes of the chief, and when he went to his boarding house that night he did not turn to his books, as usual, but sat gazing out across the twinkling lights of the great city, thinking. In the main office a few weeks later Mr. Burton suddenly laid down his pen. \Do you know, True,\ he said, con- fidentially, \I believe our machine clerk, Williams, is becoming human- ized. I actually caught him lifting a beggar child out of the mud to -day and saw him giving her pennies. I must ask him up to the house some time. I wouldn't be surprised if there was considerable good material be- neath that shell of his.\ \Yes answered Mr. True, poising his pen meditatively above his ledger, \I think you are right. Williams has been a good automaton, but I always held that a business man could not reach the best success by mere me- chanical ability,\ and then both bent over their desks and were speedily lost in the computations evolved by their swiftly moving pens—N. Y. Times. Good with Ni. Oum.. The sultan is acid to be tt wonder with a revoker and is one of the fin- est shots in the world. He alviays has a few in his clothes and is usual- ly looking for an aikassin. Recently Le dropped a gardener in the palace rdens V. -ho came from behind ; ii ee stu.ilenly . The sultan Is a quick min, and, as they say in the west, \some sudden with his artillery.\ New cause of Sulelle. A Washington man has discovered that strawberries lead to suicide. But, says the Chicago Tribune, disappoint - 'id love has led thousands of people to self-destruction. Reed & Millard's Saloon J$ tit McKinley Avenue, Kendall Ji Headquarters for the Choicest of Wines Liquors and Cigars • iss Large Club Rooms Attached • 41 1Ve are always pleased to see old and new friends. H Livery and • Feed Stable North end of McKinley Ave. ▪ .st It. W. DUTCHER, Proprietor. Livery Rigs and • Saddle Horses Good Facilities for boarding stock. Kendall , Barber Shop oldest established barber shop in Kendall Clean Towels and First -Class Work C. E. CARLISLE, Proprietor In the T Bieck Dr. Gaylord McCoy Successor to Dr. Witmer Office in Old Miners' Union gall, Opposite to Chronicle Ogoe W. H. CULVER PHOTOURAPHER Lewietown, Montana KodaksamAmateur's Supplies For Sale DENTISTRY Dr. M. M. Hedges (1,ffice Over Judith Hard - Ware Store, Lewistown. Has been in practice over thirty years and guarantees all his operations.
