The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-06
Idoro, trov Twas rats,nsd 7 ann.

A. do not know. was retained, l sup
pose. because the kings name Is tower OF
strength" and am called the king of the
Lobby" But am not the treasurer OF the
lobby. that is certain. III you were here for
entertainment, / could entertain you with
histories of we'll concerted plans which all
disappeared Just at the crack of one mem.
bers whip perhaps a matter of caprice. per-
haps a matter OF accident, you can net tell
which. We, who are OF the reg1lsr army,
know when We are whipped. But gentle
men of little experience come down here
and peg on and peg on till the end of the
session, and never understand when they had
better 90 home. To introduce bill prop
erly; to have il referred to the proper COM
mittee; to see tha. some member in that
committee understands its merits; to attend
TO it; to watch il; 20 have counsel to go
aud advocate it before the committee; to see
that members of the committee do not over
sleep themselves on the mornings OF impor-
tant meetings; 10 watch the coming IN Of the
bill in Congress day after day, week after
week; to have your men on hand dozen
times, and TO have them as often disap-
pointed; to have one Of those
storms which spring up in the Adri-
worried and worn aud tired, and until they
say to themselves that they will not go up to
the Capitol to-day, and then to have the bird
suddenly flushed and all your preparations
brought to naught-these are some of the ex-
peIiences OF the lobby. Another point-the
question of entertsinments-is spoken Of.
There is nothing in the world so excellent as
entertainments of refined order. Talley.
rand says that diplomacy is assisted by good
dinners, but at good dinners people do not
talk shop" but they give people who have
q taste in that way right perhaps, TO ask
gentleman civil question and to get civil
answer; TO get information which his clients
tr,rf haf n w 40 DIV
times a railroad man wants information;
sometimes a patentee wants his patent re-
newed; that is a pretty hard fight. Then s
broker wants to know what the Treasury is
going TO do about q certain measure. Some
times banker is anxious about the 6nsn
cial movements in Congress, or a merchant
about the tariff. All these things we do con-
stantly, and we do not make any charge for
them. We keep up 8 certain circle of friends,
and once in awhile an opportunity
comes of getting something that is OF
real service, and for which COM
pensation is due and proper. But the
entertainments are proportioned to the
is good so are the entertainments, and when
business is not good the entertainments are
mesger. Washington Irving tells story Of
a king OF Spain who was lost in a wood
with his hunting party. He ordered one of
his attendants 10 climb tree aud see il
lLeIc WINS duE III oiSuls 1u0 Ihcu
saw a chateau on the top of az adjacent HILL
aud the king said Let Us 60 there" They
went, and were received at the door of the
chateau by the gTaudee, with his
head uncovered. The king announced
VINO he was, and said the party want
ed dinner. The family had dined sn
hour before. and the servants had consumed
everything that was left. The COOK was sent
for and sal his Majesty would be served in
an hours time. They had very pleasant
dinner, and the King was rather surprised
at the taste displayed in some of the dishes.
After dinner, commenting upon the excel
lenca OF the repast ne asked what it was
composed of. Luckily, it was not Friday.
The greudee sent for the cook, who came in
and said Your Majesty, no animal has
contributed It's life to your dinner" and he
went to the window and showed the King
fifty two pigs with theirs all cut off. Said
the King: "A man who can make such re.
past as that from the ears of fifty-two pigs
should be made Governor OF q province"
q. Is there not great deal OF none
wasted on good dinners? a. do not think
money is ever wasted on 9 good dinner. If
a man dimes badly he fOrgets his prayers go.
ing to bed, but if he dimes well ne feels like
q saint.