, 1872-11-18
4 POLITICIANS BABY.

4 Venerable Gentleman and Eli
Ertend--Both Married on TUESDAYS
A Remaskab1e Statement which
= Needed Explanation.
Corning, y. z. tSou. 9, Correspondence Of Es 1eu
f. arrived here recently and took up my quart
ers at the Dickinson House. After I had re<
moved the marks Of travel i went down stsirf
observed tall, venerable gentleman, carefullg
dressed, walking up and down, smoking ciear,
and swinging gold-headed cane. Leaning
against the clerks counter was tall, thin, sals
low-faced man, with blonde hair and moustache,
and also smoking cigar. This gentleman had
already been pointed out to me as Mr. Cole, q
heading politician Of the county.
By and by observed the old gentleman pausa
and look at Mr.: Cole very closely. Mr. Col<
raised his mild blue eEe, and ga2ed d1eanily a
toward RI Cole and said IN yezy cou1teous
manner, 81 Excuse me, air, but think I've seer
"vey likely" \ ". Cole replied, "fve been
"Ha, ha, hal" laughed the old gentleman.
you somewhere or other before tonight"
SO It is not improbable, " Was Mr.. Coles reply,
"At all eyents,n he continued, with twinkle is
his blue eyes, "Ihere's no reason why wd'
shouldn't know each other now"
here's my hand"
Alr. Cole took the hand very carefully into his
worked it up and down once OF twice, and then
restored it to the gentleman. This seemed te
introduce them, and they got to talking. As
had nothing else to do, smoked my cigar and
watched them. Presently, after walking up and
down the passage, they came and stood 80 neaf
to where was That could not but o7erhear all
SHOW, look at me, air,'' said the old gentle<
man, Strengthening himself up and putting hit
cane under his arm with flourish.
Mr. Cole looked at him as desired.
How old do you take to me- be, sir ?" tha
venerable man asked, with his hesd On oua
side.
"Over twenty-five" " 11r. Cole answered, afte.
having apparently considered him attenhyely fol
q few moments.
"Over sixty, sir" the old gentleman said, cut.
ting it up into syllables, and placing his right
forefnger somewhere On NJ: Coles waist
coat. . And what do you think :" he added.
tude, but said nothing.
- What do YOU think; air ?" the venerable man
went on II was married last Tuesday,"
So was ~ exclaimed Nh. Cole. enthusiastic
cally.
The venerable gentleman seized Mr. Cole't
hand, and shook it like a small earthquake.
8: How remarkable r. be went on; ssonly to
think both married LAST TuesdGy!" and ha
kept on squeezing Ar. Coles hand and shaking
it with the energy of an early friend Then they
WGQL TO kQ9 DEE All4 ku6 J1A E6At46LQAu eElUQ
champagne. The old gentleman invited me as
stranger to join them, and after some hesitation
did SO, especially as the old gentleman said,
eyeing me intently, why, I've met you in Phil.
adelphia at the Continental" He brought out
Of his inside pocket the portrait OF his wife and
showed it to us. We said it was lovely. He stood
more champagne, We talked rariously. The old
gentleman explained to me the bond that united
Mr Cole to himself. ''How singular he said
both married last Tuesday"
He stood champagne for the third time. Ha
wanted aGr. Cole to stay all night and talk on
matrimony and such like. Mr. Cole tried to e1.
cuke himself, but the old gentleman called fol
more champagne, eayirg '!By JoVe, it wasn't
every day you met with such remarkable coin-
cidence." Alr. Cole held up his glass OF cham.
pagne, and, looking at it with appreciation, saids
mo, it Was not.''
After while Mr. Cole said he must 60, as hil
wife had been up all the LAST night with tht
baby
1.-THE baby!" exclaimed the venerable gen.
ueman. replacing the half raised glass Of cham
payne on the counter with such force IS to
break the stem, and almost choking with sur.
prise ;ss the baby! Why you told me you weE<
married last Tuesday!"
$50 VAS" said Dir. Cole, sand have beer
for the last fifteen years.,
Tie old gentleman gave gasp, hauled out
his purse, and paid tie bill. Then he vent
through the door like 3 telegraph post playing
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