Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-25
A JOKE ON A STRANGER.
Tbs Trick Played BY the Senate Pagcs On
Senator Dawes Friend.

Inc pages OF the Senate and House,
says the Philadelphia Record. are hand
somer and brighter than those of the
Congressional Record. They are, like
all bright bows. fond of Joke, espe-
cially a practical joke. Senator Dawes
brought on the door the other day q
very dignitied old gentleman Of portly
demcanor, gray hair and pleasant
face. They sat down together ON one
OF the red leather sofas rear the wall.
After they had talked awhile Dawes re-
turned 10 his seat to finish letter, leav-
ing his stately friend all alone on the
sofa. One of the brightest OF the pages,
smart little Alabama boy, hearing the
| distinguished looking old gcntleman's :
! nAanes kot . sheet os 0fiieia1 paper ap1
wrote out neat note addressed to The
Massachusetts Senator's friends, in
which he remarked that one Of the
: Senate rules required all visitors to tho
floor to make three profound bows to
the presiding officer out of respect to
/ the body. He signed fictitious name,
! sealed the note in an official envelope
! marked United States Senate" and
hnrrying up to the fine-looking old gen.
tleman on the red sofa, handed It to
him as though it had been sent by old
David Davis himself. Then he and the
! other pages who were in the secret got
off in corner and awaited results.
The old gentleman put his gold eye
glasses to his nose and slowly and sol
emnly read the little note through. He
seemed puzzled. and for a moment hes
itated. Then he solemnly and slowly
arose, and with great dignity made
three low bows toward the dais where
| the Vice President sits. Old Isaac Pas
sett. the door-keeper of the Senate and
grand custodian of the sole suryiy ing
Senatorial snuff-box, MS well as ono OF
the few men in the United States who
know how every variety of princes,
poteutates, prncipalities, and powers
should be treated, was simply horrified
when be learned the cause Of the pages
glee. His long white hair threatened
apologize to the distinguished visitor.
The latter was mortified when he real
lied how completely he had been taken
in, but his good nature prompted him
to beg Bassett not to be hard on the
bright little page.
Gambstta 10 an Editor.
Gambetta was not brilliant writer,
and he never knew when to stop It
is related that he would enter his edit
orial room, say, II shall want about
half . column tonight" and sitting
down, he would begin to cover page al
ter page with his close, cramped hand.
writing. For SO impetuons man he
SayrO< n,p,.sn,vcIx, rts km~
though his fingers moved fast. their mo-
tion was feverish and spasmodical. It
could never be said of him that he
''dashed off, any of his effiisions; he
rather jerked them off, swaying the up-
per part Of his body ponderously to and
fro ~ he wrote. and now and then col
lecting his thoughts by passing his large
left hand rapidly through his hair.
Black coffee would be brought him,
and he would 60 on WRITING; then he
would call for bottle of Burgundy.
and gulp down two or three glasses,
munching sweet biscuit afterward, or
sticks Of chocolate in lieu of dinner.
The editor. who had been making al
lowances for half column, would see
Gambetta's article overflow one column
after another. washing away all other
articles and notes, till it spread like an
inundatiOn over the entire front page of
the paper. Then with hearty "Onf"
the French exclamation of relief, he
would throw down his pen and saw,
''Chere. think those few lines will
state our case plainly; what! do they
really run to five columns? Sacrebleu!
| 1t seemed to me rs il l had only been
writing ten minutesv' and upon this he
would break into laugh tllat rcsound-
ed all over the Office.
How to Fall Gracefully When Skating.
Il have no patitnc. with girls who
do not fall gracefully.
She was finely developed girl in a
natty skating cs,stnnle, who had gone
through her apprenticeship to the roll
ers, and could do anything from
.backward figure eight to heel-and.
toe grapevine" and she knew it.
.'rhere Is no necessity for awkward
falls, even when one is just beginning.
experience that ii girl will only exer-
else proper care she can always avoid
IN unseemly performance"
what is the proper caper when one
finds it necessary to dropp" he asked.
"Whv. just accept the inevitable, and
let yourself 60. fall quietly aud easily.
| and all is we'll"
She had hardly spoken the works,
when beginner feet shot from under
him and struck her heels. There was
some wild gyration, n chaos OF arms
and legs that thrpbbsd wildly on the
atmosphere. aud then y heap Of mingled
anatomy and furbeiows lay on tlAs door.
He got up and Strengthened the kink
out oi the small Of his back, and - he
| helped her to arise. he eaid:
''Yours II . beautitu: aud practical
theory"
They do mot now speak. --St. Ps.:
HoSeer.
J. A. Gotch, noted London archl-
tect. IL considered the great authority
in male attire. He says that the chin.
| aney-p0t hat Is positively ugly. the
wallow-taiE lnastistic. and the artificial
necktie M AbominatiOn. Tie proper
covering for the neck .shouid bo 0cd in
3 knot. The shirt. he thinks, ID 0biec.
tionable. rs II il worn only fos the cuffs,
collar and front A seaman's jersey
should lake its place, with collar and
cuffs on the outside. The trowsers arc
only = sieve for conveying dust TO the
ankles. and they wear out ~ the knees
In hunting, cricketing, boating and
bicy cling men wear dresses which arr
at once convenient and picturesque.
Outside of thiA Nr. sotcIl says3hat :
mans present costume Il hideoua
A Railway Car Like { Canal.
A peculiarly on our train to Lexing.
ton was the locking Of the car tis,0r II
every station. Our car ksadwas bound
for Lexinxton. bur ~ did want to get
out uccaaonslly. sO the cQNAtry folks
could see the latest styls Ii travelling