Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-04

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giving long pronunciation to the first and
an accent to the last syllable, sounding the
in the closing words of each sentence
Billy, have been down at the depot, an6
| heard your debut and ! think you did it
with great eclat
Congressman Hill, OF Ohio, tells me 3
story Of a witty repartee Of Sunset Cox
now our minister to Turkey, in response to
q halt insulting remark of one Of the South
American diplomats at Washington. Sam
Cox" said Mr.. Hill, was chairman OF the
committee on foreieB affairs at the time
and the incident occurred at a gorgeous
reception given by the Mexican minister
While Cox, one of the South American
ministers and myself were standing abou,
the punch bowl the diplomat began to con-
trast the present reception with the poor
affairs given by the president of the United
States, saying that the foreign rulers sur,
passed the Americans in their modes OF
living, and that their foreign agents coulG
give better receptions than the President Of
tia United States The diplomat then went
on to tell how royalty their rulers lived in
comparison With the American President.
Mr.. Cox listened until the diplomat had
finished. He then said Yes sir. agree
with YOU In that your rulers do live more
royalty than GUS but you must remember
that, in your countries, while your rulers
are rich the people are poor; but that hert
the rulers are poor, while the people arr
rich. We run our countries on different
principles, and we believe that the comfort
Of ali the people is more 10 be sought after
than al the luxury and pomp of one man. u"
These remarks were made in Mr. Ccx's
most afsble manner, and they effectuslly
silenced the diplomat.
Mrs. Senator Payne is q quiet little WON.
en-, With no snobbishnsss about hes. She
is thoroughly unpretsntiouG, and che does
not propose being imposed upon. A friend
Of mine going to Philadelphia the other
day told nae how shs resisted thsimposition
Of o couple Of negro porters who carried
her baggage, consisting of two small
satchels, into the depot In some way they
found out that she was Mrs. Payne, and as
she handed them fifty cents, which, by the
way, was ample pay for tho work they had
done, they began to bluster aud try to make
her pay more. She told them that the
amount they had received was sufficient
for the service they had dore, aud that 30
firmly that they left her, feeling much
ashamed. suppose they thought that be-
cause she was the wife of the millionaire
senator she ought to give them $40 apiece.
Mrs. Payne dresses very plainly, though
at the same time very we'll. The other
night lady Of my acquaintance called
upon the senator. She had never seen
Mrs. Payne, and in the reception room
where che waited, che thought the little
gray-hsired woman writing at the desk 10
be Senator Psyne's secretary. A moment
later, however, servant girl came in and
addressed the little old lady as Mrs. Payne,
and sic was surprised to see her give an
order and leave tho roon.
Senator Spooner OF Wisconsin, is ten.
perauce man, and he gave one of his
brother senators q good lecture on the
abuse OF alcoholic liquors in the lobby Of
the senate the other day. The senator had
been jseriug him for bis not drinking, when
Spooner turned upon him and told him
that he ives standing upon the brink Of hell
and that he ought 10 be ashamed of himself
| for drinking or countensncing drinking in
any manner Whatsoever. he poured his
denunciations out upon his senatorial
friend in such q way as to make the latter
decidedly angry. The drinking senator
left finally in rage, aud 10 q by-stsnder
who had heard the conversation, and who
remarked Those ore very hard words
Senator Spooner." the Wiscor sin man re
piled: "Yes, l know they are hard words
but Senator Blank is my friend and bt
needed them. he has no business to drink
and he knows that what have told him il
true" Frank GEORGE.