"Quad's odds"; . CANVASSING FOR THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT. jLJ E was tall and spare, long-haired and rusty-looking. His plug hat bore many dents and bruises, as if longworn and sadly used, and his black coat was minus of but-tons, save one, and that hung by only a slight boots were in a dilapidated state, his pants had longceased to have any commercial value, and his shirt-bosombore stains and spots and had lost all the firmness andl ^ ^^ A (i^i stiffness which made him gaze fondly uponit as it was received|g^ from the laundry. He softly opened^ the door of a saloon,and seeing that th
"Quad's odds"; . CANVASSING FOR THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT. jLJ E was tall and spare, long-haired and rusty-looking. His plug hat bore many dents and bruises, as if longworn and sadly used, and his black coat was minus of but-tons, save one, and that hung by only a slight boots were in a dilapidated state, his pants had longceased to have any commercial value, and his shirt-bosombore stains and spots and had lost all the firmness andl ^ ^^ A (i^i stiffness which made him gaze fondly uponit as it was received|g^ from the laundry. He softly opened^ the door of a saloon,and seeing that thesaloon-keeper wasalone he grew bolder,straightened up andwalked in. Sir, he said as he leaned over the bar, I am an author- ^~ ized agent to collect Authorized Agent. Subscriptions for the Washington monument—money to complete it. [ amcanvassing this city in aid of this noble work of nationalcharity and pride. R 273. 274 NEVER SAW WASHINGTON. Did you shpokes to me ? asked the saloon-keeper. Yes, I was saying that I am an authorized agent tocollect money to complete the Washington monument. I haf not zeen him—I guess he haf gone to Toledo,answered the beer-vender. Sir, you misunderstand me, continued the agent. My name is Shiner, and I am soliciting money to com-plete the Washington monument. The Washington monu-ment is not a man, but a stone shaft—a pillar—a column,to be erected by the American nation to exhibit its grati-tude to the man who saved this country. Who vhas dot man ? asked the saloon-keeper. Washington, sir—George Washington, generally refer-red to as the Father of his country, answered Shiner. Shorge Washington ? I haf not zeen him, mused thesaloonist, scratching his head. Of course you havent—hes been dead almost a hun-dred years. Ishdotzo-o Why, certainly it is! Of course none of us ever sawhim, but who has not read of him ! Almost every housein the land has a picture of
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