Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-12-18

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Il mirhl have known 1 isss6
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acts Just as did when I was elected 70
Congress"
"How was thati'
"WeIl, YOU see, was elected NJ. c.
from the Fourth district iasa after the
war. We had pretty lively campaign
Of Il, and, as ] bad never been in poli-
tics before, I somehow got the idea that
the whole country had quit work and
was watching my contest with quiver-
ing anxiety. Every time the other
side accused me Of being chicken
thief, or q bigsmist, or something, and
I'd get back % them with q card IN the
RedviIle WarwAoop. headed, "Another
Lie NaiIedp I'd send marked copy
to every leading paper in the country"
ibid, ehs''
eyes, and / was disguised to find
they never paid the slightest attention
10 me neither. What surprised me
more was, although kept the President
and Cabinet advised Of everything that
occurred, never got the slightest SYM
pathy from any OF them. was an Ad-
ministration man, too, and ] thought Il
was blamed singular"
"Did they notice you ut all ~
"Not al ell, sir, and when Iwas eiec-
ted, and the boys lighted bonfire in
the main street, and serenaded me, and
I spoke for six hours in the open air as
TO nv future course on the tariff and
finances, the New York papers merely
said that "a Mr.. Gun had been elected
by n small majority'-my name being
Gonely, as you know"
THAT was hard"
"Well, | put that all down to envy
and malice, and I started for Washing.
ton. 1 expected that at least the Speak
er of The House and committee ap-
pointed by the Senate would be down
at the depot to welcome me to the Cap.
ital."
"Did they do sos"
"The only persons that met me were
~ committee 81 haEkfi s.. sho 60 nv
overcoat half of, rammed me in . hack,
and robbed me, with the AID and assis-
tance OF a hotel clerk, who then gave
me a dark room on the top floor, and
asked the first weeks board in advance;
said il was the rule of the house with
Arkansas members"
"The impudent rascal"
That's what / thought. Well, the
next morning got away from the bed
bugs as well as could and went up to
the White House to see ifthe President
would like 10 stroll down to the House
to introduce me and see me sworn in.
| sent up my card, and in an hour OF
two some secretary or other sent back
word that the President was at break.
fast and couldn't be bothered"
"Well, I was Just dumbfounded
However, went down to the Capitol
and told the Sergeant-at-Arms TO 60 N
and announce to the members that
had arrived. That's devIlish good, thai
is, and rushed of. expected that, OI
course, the members would come crowd
ing up TO congratulate me and say some
thing like, /" Magnificent speech ol
yours, that last one, Gonley! Beat
'em by forty-eight votes, too, old fel.
lowp And then mebbe, they'd give
me three cheers and all that sort oi
thing"
"And did they p
"No, sir; hope / may never stir u
they didn't give me back seat IN the
cloak-room until my name was called
and doorkeeper fred me out into the
corridor twice under the impression
that ] was a lobbyist. Well, alter
had been put on the Joint Committee
on Spstsons and Window Washing, and
spent q couple of months trying e
wedge in my great iour-honr speech or
the match tax, something occurred thai
let down my cheek-rein. and took al
the frills out of me for good"
"What was that -
"Well, was taking drive out to the
Soldiers Home one afternoon with
three other members, when light bug
gy went by like a streak of CREASED
lIghtning-the trotter driven by sol
emn looking man in rusty plug hat
who was smoking a cigar and steady.
ing . small terrier on the seal with hi:
elbow"
THAT'S Butcher Boy" said one o
my companions, with great interest
s'trots in 40. He's Sattling gOOC
stopper, bet your life -
"Did You notice that dog p said an
other. "Best bred pup in town; tail NJ
bigger than . rats; internal fine dog
that!''
As / had nothing else to say, easu.
ally inquired who the driver was.
"Why, that's the President. +" SAID
one OF them, with yawn. by Jove
how I'd like 10 have one ofthose papsl'
THAT settled II. I've been as meel