The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-15
W ASlllNGTON LETTER.
Some Senatorial "reminiscences -Sauls.
bury and the Small Boy.
Sumner Shocked and at the Same Time
Flattered.
"Don't Mean Nothing no How,

" NN'NANNANNs shAl A-s-lOHtNlhi NNTIt'
spondence. l'-Scnator Salisbury had week.
ness OF the spine or nervous system that
demanded the use of stimulants; now and
| then he was little hilarious but always
gentleman. His instincts and pul.t.
were ever in the right direction. His ioi-
bles, therefore never gave offence. Judge
Edmunds, though born and reared in colder
Vermont, likes apple toddy and Thurman
his great rival as u jurist in the south, the
only great man Ohio ever sent to senate
except Chase, though differing from Ed
munds on every political question, always
drank with the erudite Nermonter, in fact
they were the closest personal friends, but
was talking OF Salisbury.
NOT LONG AGO.
He was jogging along the avenue on a
crowded three-cent bobtail car. A neatly
clad little boy occu pied seat opposite that
OF Mr.. Salisbury. An old lady entered,
the youth at onced surrendered his seat.
He secured another and again when lady
entered the boy vacated his place. The
third time this happened and the boys POI
hteness was never exhausted. Salisbury
called the little fellow and preferred him .
silver dollar. "Why do you wish to give
me money!" asked the urchin, II don't
want your money" IL wish, said the SEN
ator, 10 reward you Tor your gentlemanly
conduct. ! don't want pay Tor that an
swered the little lad The senator felt the
reprooi and answered." oh didn't mean
TO pay Won for it, but would have you to
take this dollar and keep it always as eyi-
dence OF the respect Senator Salisbury en-
tertaius for the mother who raised such "A
son, u thorough gentleman" Then, an
swered the boy, I'm take the dollar and
keep it always and tell people why Senator
Salisbury gave it to me.
The little fellow looked at the dollar held
tight in his hand as he was stepping irom
the car and then turned buck saying,
won't you tell me good bye and let me lr'
you how grateful | am for this dollar
The generous Senator caught the little tel
| in his arms and kissed his forehead. The
boy ran away perfectly blest. The Senator
turned to Il friend, sitting beside him, and
said, this incident ives me infinitely
more pleasure than my reelection TO the
senate"
| SUMMER AND GEORGE GoRnAM.
The simplicity of character OF another sc
naior is recalled bv this reference TO Mr.
salisbury. Charles Sumner, strangely
enough, was the devoted and intimat,
friend of Senator Coie. The latter wholly
unlike Summer in all things. But they
loved one another and were inseparable
They sat side by side in the senate chambe
aud however widely they differed on al
great questions OF the day, were still Da
mon aud Pythias. George G. Gorham WEI
then secretary of the senate. George i
somewhat addicted to California modes o
expression and when irritated, on one oc
casion, spoke of Il senator as "a id SO
a b-h." Sumner heard the outburst ant
was shocked and amazed. He said TO Col,
that an officer of the senate had no RICH
to use such language ut any time and LEAF
OF all when speaking OF a member OF tn,
senate Cole answered IL means moth
ing and signifies nothing and George is
good fellow. lie learned to talk that way
among the miners aud he really meant !,
assert his friendship and admiration for on
distinguished friend. Sumner was not sat
slied. He went into brown study about it
after thinking the matter over for som,
days, in great trouble OF mind and body
he told Cole he would move Georges ex
pusion from his place" the next day
Cole ADVISED George
or THE FACT.
That evening great rude Californian cal
ed at Summers residence. The rich mine
was deliberately dressed in broad cloth, bu
wore red flannel shirt, q glaring Decktie ant
his panlaloons were stuffed into his pol
ished boots When he was indicted INT
; Summers presence he grasped the senator
hand exclaiming, land you are Cha~ls
Sumner. I've come all the way from Call
iOrnia to see you, you id s--n ola b-h
We miners think you the d-des
s---s---n of a b-h on wheels, We rea
! Np en.,nhaa haun alunVa stood h
us and in their name | thank you an
wnen 70 home to Youbadam, where
live III tell the people what u grand s.
n OF Il b-h you are" sumner was dumt
founded but well pleased. He gave tn
miner copy OF his speeches and the tw
.. parted, delighted by every Incident OF tn
+ meeting.
Next morning when Cole and Sumne
took their seats III the senate chamber
Summer turned to Cole and said. II hay
concluded not to move the expulsion {
George Gorhum. know now that 20
were right and in the vernaculsr OF Cal
iorna, the term s--n OF b--h Is
most kindly significance and | know n
well that George loves the senator.
thought he vas denouncing even
; IN VULGAR BiTTERNEssh
"Of course he does" answered Cole. TIL
, Truth was, rs you have already anticipai
ed, George Gorham had tricstd out Mckit
ben in broad cloth, top boots and red han
! mel shirt TO enact the role ola Caliiorni
miner and "d---u Sumner with this lain
praise" The result was as Gorham an'ici
pated and simple Charles Sumner wa
vcimized. In his diary he slludes to III
incident as illustrative idiosy ncrnsles c
manners, morals and modes Of express
, len that disllr guish the people of state
widely remote from one another in thi
mighty republic, lfSumner had written
dictionary his definition of s-n of
b--h would have been, "a Callorpi
/. mining expression denotinl an admirabl
! gentleman, patriot and statesman"
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