Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-09
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lfsoan re Csloayo Fafer-ca-s,.
| -, s mo- the PRACTICAL vagS and tha rp,,.,,.
| o.s - IN sharp Jokes tie ne Espsrssr No..
/ Occupies pfomiuent poSitioD 81 = tnsa
/ ,,n,e Nofked upon The late ronve,rs,,., -.
tallv' A. a. s sss another good thing % the
/ eTIib,. 80, ne convention had ssrvef al.
! e. e. 10y paiticg In nomination Is~iS So. .s
= efnia 49,. 10 aud after the usual car
a. oi hs1 been exchanged AMOS ~.
VIM 'rs sLu cancellations had na~ss.s -
tween he dissatisfied, tie deleeatss 1891 o..
from the hotel Hobbies and W'enf - 80, -.
rooms FOR Atiie nseded rest About ms
time a trio oi owlfsh Chicago Journallsfs
walked ~ 10 the telegraph Office 20 md ont
how their dispatches were being worked
Arrived 81 TIE operators den. n bright ides
seized upon one OF The three, who was
not long In communicating 10 20 his com.
par ions A couple OF receiving blanks
ard envelopes were nlched from under
me sieepy eyes Of the telegrapher, and
Two dispatches were written IA damn.
ened olotter laid upon ihe writing gave tia
ga. blurred appea rance Co the dispatches.
ahu tney were sealed and directed: one 70 Ina
leader OF the convention and tbe ofbs, - :.
Proinipent delegate who en- loys the orrcisI
poslnon OF mayor OF one OF the cities MOI
over loo miles from Chicago. Hui a rns~v.,,,
ger could not be found. for the bows OF No..
tur are parent fearing set ana 90 hS..ss
early. Al last the kilograms were place. an
tne hands OF The clerk At one OF Tho hotai.
with intunctioDs 10 have them de,ixe.Ses'
but on pain OF instant death not 20 reycsi
who sent them.
A somnolent bell-hoy carried one n, m.
dispatches 10 the chief or tue conventton
and that worthy, sitting up in bed. rpad'
"Cannot accept nomination on the sre.u-
back plat form. l. SrFw.pr-
A Ike messenger carried the other tele-
gram 10 the prominent delegates Att ilnp
pace, and standing under the chandelier.
VERY much obliged. but can't accent the
Nomination. want some gold I'm mine.
r,, Louis STEWART"
In less Than i've minutes the stairs were
crowded with delegates descending 10 The
hotel once. They came In an kinds OF cos
t !l most oi them collarless and with ruf.
Hed hairr while few were In very presenta
Die dress, having been d5sturbei IA the mys
terles OF bob tails and stratghtS. The tele
sfsins were read, aud the gathering resolved
itself into an Informal conve ltion. The feg
sore heads got together IN a corner aud held
lollircation meeting. After the matter hal
bee:l discussed az length the prominent del-
egate appruached the hotel clerk aud asked
him when the dispatches were received. Not
beng n Newspaper mau the clerk blushef
and stammered. In less than a minute the
feline was out OF The bag, ard the Convention
Was Informed OF the fact.
In Chicago the whole thing would have
been called good joke aud TIE bar tender OF
me mouse walked up, but IN Decatur the al
ialr was taken In another light, and instead
OF The necks of sundry bottles of Nerzenay
ara ollquot being broken the Infatuated del
egates proposed that the reporters spinal
columns should be twisted. Cries OF Lynch
en- "Run 'em out on the pfalries," aud
DINERS oi like description startled the
honest villagers from their dreams. For a
Time the uproar was deaiening. and the news
paper men began 10 feel very unhappy. At
length mildeT counsel prevailed, and IL was
determined To only tar aud feath er the re-
porters and then take them about town, like
prize turkeys, on a rail.
Finally the convention agreed 70 listen Z,
an explanation, and the crowd, carefully
tending the reporters. went up 10 the com
mittee room. Here one OF the reporters told
t1e meeting how he had once been a happy
farmers boy, and how, I'm a moment OF ten
porary Insanity, he had wandered into n
Newspaper Office and gone TO work the
cub." From that position his downfall was
rapid. Another repeated a chapter from a
story he was writing for a weekly paper aud
succeeded In drawing tears from "A Hardin
county delegate. The third unfortunate be-
gan 10 tell the truth, but they wouldn't hear
him. IL was then nearly time for the early
Chicago train, and the conclusion OF the
delegates was that committee be ap.
pointed 10 see the newspaper gang out of
town. The reporters said never a word. but
folded up their effects and went with the
committee.
The trio are now anxious % have the hotel
clerk visit Chicago. and they offer him the
hospitalltyof the city, giving hIm tie choice
of hospitals.