The Washington critic., 1888-01-02

CGCu Dy ncI OF llcr INllllly, except
when the newspapers have brought IL
to her attention that such were her
plans. Aside from her disinclination,
Mrs. Grants contract with the pub
plishers of the Generals memoirs"
would prevent her from entering into
such a publication.
w.
The death of Daniel Manning and
the return from his labors of the
somewhat emphatic and persistent
Mr.. Lawler, Chicago Congressman,
reminds the Chicago Mail of an Incl
dent in which both stand out to ad-
vantage When Mr.. Manning was
Secretary of the Treasury, and during
his first serious sickness, the Chicago
Congressman became very solicitous
about the Secretary's health, and for
awhile he sent to Mr.. Manning bas-
ket Of flowers every day. Mr. Man
ing sent for Lawler and said: Claw
Ter, / have been touched by yoGr
kindness. | have heard of YOU be-
| fore, and ] think once when you
called may have treated you little
rudely ] want to apologize for that,
because / have been touched by this
attention. Now you have never asked
for anything, and ! know you are u
poor man, and now | want to
know what has prompted this" The
Chicago Member replied that
he knew the sick man was
fond of flowers, and that Mrs. Man
ming liked them, and he simply sent
them over to cheer the sick. II have
been there myself" said the Con-
gresham in his peculiar manner Mr..
Manning sent for Mrs. Manning and
made her acquainted with Lawler
Mrs. Manning said their dinner hour
was at hand and asked the Congress-
man to remain. mo- said Lawler,
II can't do it; much obliged to you
, both of YOU, but promised Mary I'd
be home to dinner with her, and
have never broken my word to my
wife since we've been married. Mary
does her own work, and | wouldn't
disappoint her" The simplicity of
the mans candor caused pretty
scene. The gentleman who saw it
never saw anything ON the stage rs
pretty as that. The little Congress
man was standing III the presence of
the leader of Washington society,
for Mrs. Manning was, mt that time,
peerless, and She was always
stately, and, at the same time,
yielding when the occasion called
for it. Mr., Manning was fresh from
his victories. lie had surprised the
country by his quick perception of the
business Interests of the people. As
the little Congressman had spoken,
there came Il silence. Mrs Manning
bowed low to him just as Il qucenly
woman will when she is surprised by
u great truth. Then she offered hen
hand, and the invalid in his chair
touched ut the remark, placed his
hand over his eyes for moment and
then called Lawler over and said
"God bless you and Mary" an
aware that there is a limit to this sor
of story, and point nj which cnri
osity should stop. But there is on,
other little thing connected with Tho
incident which, though it inuude
upon the domosticity of his family, il
pretty enough TO be mad,
public, Mrs Manning went to Tia,
door with Lawler as he passed on
and asked him to call with his wife
The Congressman informed Mrs
Manning that "Mary was not Il societ,
woman as that is understood in Wash
ington, and that they preferred 10 re
main at home, whore they could dres
plainly" However, one night ther
was a genuine, old-fashioned night O
il ut the Manning mansion, in whicl
the Secretary of the Treasury and tn
Chicago Congressman told stories an,
smoked in the library, while Mrs
Manning, with her tatting, enter
tained Mary GaWler in delightful
way, devoid of frills, in the back pan
lor, There are not many such ever
ings in Washington. but Dan. Mar
ming loved Just that sort of an even
ing, and his wife knew how TO hcl
him out with IL.
Mr. Randall's practical nature wa
never better shown than in the roor
of the Committee ON Appropriation
not long ago, says Congressman Amo
j, Cummings in the New York IFoNo
speaker Carlisle, whose seat is cor
tested, had asked the House to selel
its own Committee on Elections Nj
Rcn9allwGs ono Of the fyemcn chose