The National tribune., 1888-04-19

The Members were ali busy doing nothing,
and the houE was growing late VIXEN Mason,
Of Illinois meandered round where Martin. Of
Texas, sat, looking likshe had been through
mental cyclone.
:" / hope said Mason, the folks wiz have
enough to talk about now, and then perhaps
they wiz let Us alone Tor the way they have
lied about Ine would make Anaaias blush. /
believe the stories they tell on you al lies,
too How Is III You didn't blow cut the gas
al the hOtel. as the newspapers said, did your
And I heard another the other day worse than
that too though I haven't seen this one ia the
papers yet They say that you took pull at
the nozzle II one cf the ire -eItingui5hers by
mistake for something good" went On Mason,
rehca5iug Z chestnut SO old Ii was w0rLny
and the damned thing blew yoa down two
fight Of stairs, knocking out your false teeth
and playing bob with You generally"
SIT Is ali lie. One Of those d. ueWspa-
per men have made that out Of whole cloth"
exclaimed Martin. jumping up exeitedly.
=" They never tell the truth, aHF how, when they
Can find a lg that viii do just as we'll
Weary and droWsy. and lounges we're az a
premium, vixen LIT. Henderson Of Iowa, spied
his friend Warner, Of Kansas City, comfortably
sleeping % one Of them. A happy thought
struck him and going to his desk be wrote on
a card, Disgusting his hand as Wei rs be could,
" John I.rlrh, Kansas City, No. 80 tie west
.
" Take this - SIR. Warner, and then get away
~ fast as yoa can and don't bother hin." The
careful consideration Of this las. charge, sug-
gssted by ihe necessity 81 keeping Mr. Warner
from questioning the 10y too closely.
Then setting himself on the edge Of Dir.
Warner couch he awaited results
Presently le boy approached after looking
aroand 20 Ild tie addressed for some time be-
fore he lou4d him. Mr. Warner took the card
and turalag i round and round, said:
" John Lynch; who the deuce Is that2 "
and finally, with great reluctance, rose.
But son cannot get out az the west door,
suggested Henderson. il is locked"
a Wei, ! e1n 20 through the lobby" and ht
departed, leaving Henderson 70 pre-empt hii
claim.
After awhile lie returned, saw all the lounges
occupied. and looking thoroughly disguised
went 70 his scat.
Mr. Henderson then called boy. aud giving
him very Gne Havana cigar told liim TO tax,
20 Ar. Warner, with the compliments Of JOIN
Lynch.
Mr. Warner now says that he is only livinj
for the privilege Of breaking the head Of tina
man John Is Ech.
The Nitcaiug hour Of midnight having az
rived Mr. iced Of Maine. felt q ye7rning dc
sire Tor rcpGss. Having captured a lounge a
the rear Of tie Chamber, he proceeded to dis
tribute himself On the same, but, with the usna
result Of putting quart into pint measure
he ran over and good quarter Of a section 0
him extended over the edge Of his Legislative
couch. Bet in spite of all adverse legislation
he finally carried this point Of order, and wa
soon locked in the arms Of MorpIcns-the Onl,
arms that tan reach all the way around him a
once.
his dreams, however, were uneasy, and pres
emily. When SIR Mason, Of Iiil0is, who hai
for some time been standing near, sleepill
scratching his curly black maue stopped owe
and tickled h.m under the nose, he shouted a
the top Of lls voice, in pursuance Of his dream
4 object! and in his effort to gain perpen