Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-02
Anecdote of Caleb Cushing.


May I tell yon one more anecdote of
Caleb Cushing. which has not yet got
into. printp When Mr.. Cushing was
FIRST elected to the Massachusetts House
Of Representatives he came in as a
young, cultured and ambitious lawyer,
eager to exhibit his abilities upon the
floor Of the House. There was in that
body an OLD farmer by the name of
Emmons representing the'town of Hins-
dale. He was q Wing, like Mr.. Cush.
ing, but unlike him was uncultured and
a good deal of an oddity. He had been
liz the House several years, however,
and had got in the habit of debating in
dogmatic and dry way. Members
generally were rather disposed to defer
to his quaintness. Caleb Gushing saw
chiefly his uncouth qualities, and seized
upon them as an object ON which to ex-
hibit his wit. One day he began an
attack upon the old gentleman, whom
he deliberately ridicpled. Emmons lis
tened in indignant Amusement while he
was undergoing this experience. He
was observed to be FESTIVE, but kept his
seat until Cushing had got through.
Then the sturdy veteran rose. and
walked straight over to the seat of Mr..
Cushing. The members stared at this
unwonted exhibition, and were antici.
pating personal attack, when Emmons
paused in front of his antagonist, ex.
tended his hand, shook it in the face OF
Gushing, and CALCULATED: What do
you mean, young man, by abusing me
in this way? If you don't look out, we
won't have you here, speaking your
pieces!" This was all, but the last
three words were delivered with an air
of such inetfable contempt. and was SO
palpable hit upon Mr.. Cushing's
style, that the House roared, and the
triumph was altogether with the bucol-
ic champion. ....
A STIMULATING REMEpY.-The eat
able snail-Helix pomotia-possesses
very nourishing qualities. The an
oient Romans were we'll aware Of these
good qualities and used it as stimu-
lating remedy for bad appetite, Just
as nowadays we use caviare or oysters,
and had a particular way of preparing
it. From Italy they were transported
to France. The Helix pomotia is of a
yellow gray color and the shape of the
she'll is round. They begin to lay their
eggs in August and continue as long as
the warm weather lasts; it takes about
three weeks for the eggs to hatch. AS
soon as the cold sets in they creep into
the earth and seal up the openings in
their houses. Then is time for the
snail harvest; they are gathered and
packed IN casks and exported. There are
many different ways of preparing them
for the table and uses to which they
can oe turned; but, first of all, they
are always thrown into boiling water,
aud, the warmth forcing them to open
their shells, they are picked out with a
fork and sailed while alive. They
thrive best In damp, warm places and
live chiefly on green food.
PERSONALITIES IN PoLIrIcs.- The
New York Evangelist on personalities
in politics says: "There should be
no hesitation in telling the sim pie
truth about bad man who is lifted in.
to publicity by nomination to office;
for the community would suffer more
from the election of such man than
from the publication of bad deeds. 1t
is only in this way that parties are COM
PEELED to choose good men, and that the
community brands evil doing. But
never beyond this point should person
alities be allowed to 60. Unfortunately
q great many good men are deferred
from accepting nomination to Office
from a natural shrinking dread of the
abuse and ISLANDERS that would be
heaped upon them. The misrepresent-
alton and utilization of public men in
this country are really fearful, and tend
to lower the moral tone of our public
life, and degrade ouy. politics. The in
diligence in personalities without Just
cause Is bad in every respect, and
should be everywhere discouraged.
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