Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1905 — The Ruling Passion. [ARTICLE]

The Ruling Passion.

The ruling passion Is often very strong in death. A senator from Tennessee discovered this some years ago. Among his constituents was a certain man who came to him regularly twice a year for the purpose of obtaining a pass to Baltimore. The man and his family had served the senator when he was first making bls way up the ladder of politics, and as a result of this he always obliged him, and had, moreover, a soft place in his heart for the man. He obtained for him a position in one of the departments at Washington; but this did not seem to be enough, for regularly at the end of each six months he applied for his ticket to Baltimore. One day he sickened and was reported to be dying. The senator, very much grieved, immediately called upon him. “Joe,” he said, leaning over and speaking very softly, “is there anything I can do for you?” The sick man looked up with a flash of recognition, and instantly replied in a whisper: “Yes, senator; please get me a pass to Baltimore.”—Harper’s Weekly.