| Show TRIALS OF A POET bern come f experience experiences of pen ton slon commissioner ware eugene F ware got to be comnas loner of 0 pensions in spite ot of being a poet and not because of 0 it so declares a kansas man who said that poem ot wares the song defeated him for or congress and threatened to kill him politically there are A lot at of rigidly ortho orthodox doz preachers out la in kansas and when gen Funa toia father was contesting the nomination for congress with ware the preachers cited th tha poem to prove that the author was not sound on miracles and aney nominated funston funs ton after the convention a baptist preacher who headed one ot of the dele athons lations at lons met ware und eald said wed liko like to have voted for you gene but you wrote ono one poem too many 0 the song aleo also aused mused a philanthropist to pour the atals lale of hia his wrath upon wares head the man was touched by the boero ind nd sent ware tle 10 for the washer woman of course the check was re with the explanation that the woman was a creation of his tits imagination alon and the return mall mail brought the that ware ever got the philanthropist waa was mad clear through he ile declared that tho the poet was trifling with tho the higher qualities of human nature la in wringing hearts over imaginary ills ard that he ought to bo be locked up for it ware was in doubt whether be he ought to feel tickled or pent penitent tent but he ile kept out of tho the philanthropists aw |
