Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-22

then in the G. s. service In virginia
when q sly joke was uttered or p,au
ticed. But Bob never drank anu ne'e ~
swore, and was q moral Chrisuau "'
well as soldier. ,o,.
Not very long ago Bob made a 'e r,,,
perance speech in his END o, III" ,i,
Carolina. 1t was as Iull oil oh,istian
shirt as devoid Of whisky, ~ wa
also full of sound, practical wis9o ~,
The speech was published anu wluels
circulated. A good and go9iy nsau'
away out in Kansas, secured Wy
and wa, so fascinated WITH ,ne
production there he wrote long 'et..i
copgratulatipg the author. ny aco',
dent, however, the letter was auurvss ~
TO "Hon. Heb Vance, U. .. 81 WASH
ington. ID. G. ,ast
Senator Xeb V. is singnlarly modest
Modesty Is his most Striking virtue
He was Iauded 80 extravagahliy Ioi
high Christian character ana ioI h.s
exemplary conduct, AS ilius,fa,eu ~
the speech referred TO-, ihat ~
blushed. He left his seat in the senate
and went over to the house, anu inu'
ing his brother Bob, said;
"Bob, have you been making any
Cody temperance speeches iateiy
"Yes,r Bob replied, 81 made one
that was published not long ago III
"Well y said Xeb, 'this letter which
I have here Is yours. My piety ana
modesty could not stand the STRAIN u
which it is here subjected, ana I've
brought you the letter"
s ION after this Incident. congress
adjourned and Ieb Vance went over
inio Hobs district, and away up IN
mountain cove, near Warm Springs,
he turned himself loose In u rat,iing,
rousiny speech, addressed to the noun
f,ineers. Ia the course OF MS I'M
Guarded remarks the senator made GER
min expletives not approved IN Ciir's.
tian society. IL fact Heb swore AT
certain party leaders and about certain
measures OF government Whlch nc
doesn't approve. a cunning reporter
for an Eastern paper, without Ieb
knowledge, listened, wrote out ana
printed verbatim copy OF this awful
speech.
A few days ago Bob Vance of the
house received letter from the same
podly man of Kansas who had 80
lauded his temperance Grafton in the
letter to Xeb. 1t sets out with these
word:
"Hon. Mr.. Vance-Not long ago !
was induced by the exemplary piety
and godliness of one of your speeches
TO write you letter, commencing II
and your soul TO Gods guidance ana
goodness. | was exceedingly well
pleased to find Southern congress
man imbued with sentiments and pur'
poses and aspirations which you eX
bounded 80 eloquently; but now hay,
your recent speech delivered in th'
same locality, and have concluded
that YOU, like the rest of Southern
people. are II stupendous bunkumel
and nigger-killer and seeessionist, and
| retract everything ! wrote before
You are first-class fraud
Very respectfully,
Yesterday Bob Vance went ovel
from the house 10 the senate chamber
and called ON hi, brother Xeb.
Read this, Teb. IT is yours. Pleas,
answer II, and don't make any NOR,
speeches in my district. You ruin my
people and my character and thel
the senator read the kansas.preacher'i
letter to those who sat about him, ant
explained the trouble In his family
and how his brother Bob was involve,
by that malicious reporter who pub
lished Xeb's speech In Bob's district
President Edmunds was almost per
suaded 10 have Senator Vance nrreste
by the sergeant-ht-arms that orde
might be restored in the solemn ecnat
chamber