Eureka Reporter | 1904-12-09 | Page 6 | He Must Have Been

he must have been the late postmaster geneal gene al til payne began life as cashier in a milwaukee dry goods store and the other day a milwaukee man said of him payne in his youth was a most entertaining fellow what particular ly distinguished him was the homely vigor and the striking originality ot of his speech he lie and I 1 had a mutual filand who drank too much we tried to reform our friend taking him out with us keeping a watch on oil him la a word brooding over his welfare liko like a cou con pie of fond mothers one night our ward escaped from us payne found him at midnight told t 9 id me the next morning how he had found him min allu and w when hen I 1 said was he drunk payne with a little laugh of disgust answered I 1 dont don t say he be was drink dr mac but this I 1 will say the last I 1 saw of 0 him he was washing his face in a mud puddle and drying it on a doormat doorman door mat