Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1907 — Not a Profession. [ARTICLE]

Not a Profession.

Representative Lorimer, of Chicago; jtho is- a great walker, was recently, out for a tramp* along the conduit road leading from Washington, when, after going a few miles, he sat down to rest “Want a lift, misjfer?"Jisked a goodnatured Maryland farmer driving that way. . -“Thank you,” responded—Mr. Ix»rimer, “I wHI avail myself of your kind Offer." —— The two rode in silence for a while. Presently the teamster asked': “Professional man?” “Yes,” answered Lorimer, who was thinking of a bill he had pending before the House. After another long pause, the farmer observed: “Say, you ain’t a lawyer "or you’d be talkin’; you ain’t a doctor ’cause you ain’t got no satchel, andyou shore ain’t a preacher, from the looks of you. What is your profession, anyhow?” “I am a politician,” replied Lorimer. The Marylander gave a snort of disgust. “Polities ain’t no profession; politics is a disorder.”—Success- Magazine.