The National tribune., 1888-03-29


dead past bury its dead with vengeance, as
far as defuutt hgEchueu are concerned.
But I lea.d story recently that shows VIM.
B. Allison e he OF different pattern. 1T was
told TO ire iy a y0ung lady in navy circles
here, and ! cannot hope to repeat the story
with the U@tbos given 81 by the kiHaling face
ana humid eyes OF the narrator for IL was the
story o. .lr own life.
We had rough time q t for awhile after
father dia6 said she. " do not know what
we would have done if 1t had not been for Sen
at0r Allison. You sec my father was a leading
man be iowa at the time wbcn plain Wm. B.
Allison, the lawyer first BEGAN 10 feel the
wings OF lis ambition 1utter. In fact my
father, as much as anybody else, stirred him
mp TO the necessary confidence IN has owE
claims, Tor my father said lie was never one to
push himself He was always too modest, and
is yet for that matter.
When he ian for Congress father worked
for him, wrote .0r the papers made speeches
and everything else P.a5u Nm. =. Allison.
the lawyer became hon VIM B. Allison, and
lie was good enough to say that no one helped
him more tilau father
D. father died poor and left my mother
with three children ta support about the time
Dir Allison became Senator. She came 10
Mashiue.9a- and the struggle for a livelihood
began. Through il ali Senator Allison proved
her friend. serving her. too, with the same
courtesy bat he would have accorded to her
had they been CO 20 equal footing
One eaE hen / went to the senate with
message tEaal gay mother ] had quite a hard
time SC ..lE access 10 him-you know hos
busy some ~ the Senators are, so that they are
obliged r. hamper visitors somewhat with
rules, OF taag FgGld never get any work done
When at .as- he discovered Inc lie said: Here
after llF c..-id WfeH you want rae come to my
home, -0r 30 BOZ ike 10 have nay old friend
uaugAieE s-sgac--1 70 lls chances Of d5sap-
p0iulUen. here ~ home, where my wife is,
theGe W--. a.E1Ts be some one to receive YOU
When mother became iil with her death
sickness. he procured q transfer Of her place 70
my brot.a1- sad is now The same kind friend
% han. = iw weeks ago when be met brother
and asked l.m how he was getting along. be
added Bun indeed. ] need not ask You that.
1oT have z-lt tack Ok you and ! viii always
do So
TIE Girls PLAY PRANK.
a praEl- was played upon one Of the new
Members of Congress tie other Gay- by a c9u8Ie
OF young laEles thar broke him All up.n he
has lodgings 30 one Of the long row Of fac-simile
houses 20 --s- Capitol street, and fearing that
he would igr-Gt bis number be tied piece Of
red tape q. tie gate as he weuded his way 10
h.s 5000 seat pair Of pretty, mischievous
maideas witnessed tie proceeding from an
adjacent window and Hickcdly resolved 70
have faH. They tripped out 3 few minutes
later, zHa talking the rcd string with them tied
~ on p gfe two or three numbers above. aud
returned r. tllir elegant evFie. About o'clock
the y .5sE came sauuLeriug down the side
walk 40 zaslcl ~ BIS string. II caught his eve.
and has preston frightened and his step
grew ci-z-ie at the thought Of his cosy cham
Der Ie Ea -ed 70 the front door, and finding
u unlocked walked upstairs to his room. rs he
Thought and made himself 81 home. lie pull
Cd his shoes of and was warming his toes
when BE- l-sl lady and seeing the shaggy
stranger Size demanded the WHY'S and
Wherefore. The gallant Member thought She
was luElHg him and undertook toioke her.
She Toa.1 not nave it. however, aud had to
threaten ~ cali cop before she could speed
the parting glest The whole household had
gathered lE Tie meantime, and the Member nut
on hls number mines Ia confusion worse con
founded ald eBssed the day lac was sent to
CongTez@ Ee hires boy 70 take him home
now. Another case Of red tape Critic
e2EAT LITERARY TREAT.
This week the city has been enjoying
great literary treat ln tie readings for the Ma
1onai Copyright League who are here in the
interest 81 the international Copyright Bill
hoWe-iss t-g. -stou, Stockton, Stedman. Charles
Dudley Warner, Mark Twain" Whitconb
kiley and Knox. TIE bare mention Of such
names gives one taste OF tie feasts euiOyed BY
those % cat. As wei as being the bssisggerg
Of pleasure they became the recipients Of many
social attentions.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland gave them
an lE-1rElsa reception. Mrs. John Hay an Gle
CANT afternoon lea, aIFs. senator HaWlcy most
oeligall1. reception, GEs. Secretary Whitney q
dinner ~ = l18.
samuel Clemens or. as We know him best.
p" 8larE Ip7s.u,' became tie social lion. Every
where lc drew about 3 .m a circle OF admirers.
Some one -ss asked Why s 81 an great wits
and Jokcrs laTc6uch solemn c0uutenauceYU II
seems ~ Be part Of their iolzes-a SORT Of col
oriug Or background 10 them. Certainly
Marx ivala's fun would lose half lis com
1calltE without that lBiUitlblG expression His
saying are never SO funny 10 me in tyne as 10
near ham SAY them. i heard some one ssv the
other day laey thought ii mistake Tor most
aulloTs u read their own writings their deliy-
cry being 80 far inferior 10 their great and
beautiful thoughts.
coHGEEss OF AMERICAN NATIONS
The Senate Committee Or Foreign Relations
authorized Senator Frye 10 report faForablv
TIC Melzaary bill, which recently passed tie
House providing for a Congress Of American
Nations 10 be held il Washington on the Isl of
April, 11z@ The bill is amended 50 as to be
more specific. and sets forth iu detail the TOPICS
y De considered 81 tic Congress, which are as
First code Of international laws aud q mode
OF Arbitration TO settle disputes which may
hereafter arse between the several American
nations "ilH9ut appeal % arms: second. a unj-
1oIIn system ot weights and measures Custom.
house regulations and methods for the an
praiscIaelt OF ported goods. third a uri