Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-24

could not but feel that the statesman was
something less than the father.
While this pretty little domestic scene
was being enacted on the Democratic side
of the house. another equally as interest
ing and quite as domestic was taking
place on the Republican side. Congress
man Rockwelrs boy. a second edition Of
the young Oates, was in one of the aisles
with piec, of rope fifteen or eighteen
feet long, TO the other end of which was
attached Congressman Bayne. of Pitts
burg. on the sofa back of the desks.
The boy would heave and sit on the
rope, and then the shrewd states
man would ease his hold and the boy
would come down with a dull thud
and two or three times back somer-
sault. only to come up smiling again, as
every congressman along the aisle laughed
at his downfall. Pretty soon the fun be-
came contagious, and the entire bust
ness of that section of the house
centered on the boy with the rope.
and everybody was grabbing at it. Tom
Reed, the good humored Maine states
man, was especially active, and as the
boy would chase up and down, dragging
the rope over Reeds statuesque No. IA
would come down on it and bring the kid
up with a jerk, and then he would coun-
ter and come back, tangling the line in all
the legs in the aisle. and having only that
kind of fun boy can have when he has
full swing and the spanking power is not
available. The sport continued for quite
while. and, although it may have been
rather undig gnifed for national legislators
on duty, it certainly did not detract from
their popularity among the highly amused
spectators in the gallery.
"And little child shall lead them"
.**
Horsebacking is the favorite sport
the craze. may so speak-of Washington
at present, and fox hunts and paper
hunts and drag hunts are the highest
form of social excitement. Every young
woman in town, almost, has a riding
habit, whether she has horse or not, and
they are very popular, for there's nothing
so becomes pretty figure as snug rid
ing habit, and the girls all know it,
The ordinary riding is quite safe, even
suits in harvest of hurts. and a girl
that can't show several black and blue
spots, have an ankle twisted out of Joint,
a stiff neck from tumble, or an arm in q
sling, is considered very tame indeed.
Among the men scars are glory, too,
and Secretary Whitney was trotting
around on crutches at a very recent date
The swell paper hunts are quite the thing
you know, and the government is always
well represented, but have it from good
authority that President Cleveland con-
siders such time wasted, and looks with
positive distaste upon the sight of his
high subordinates risking life and limb
in mad chase for scrap of paper.
| was talking to one of these fair
equestriennes yesterday.
Il am invited to a german tonight" :"
she said, ''and I'm not going"
''Why not?' said l, surprised.
TOO tired and sore"
But you can walk through the figures. -"
l suggested.
''No, / can't. No german for me. l
took my first horseback ride this morn
ing and can only walk spanish now"
Not being up in fashionable slang,
didn't know just what she meant, but she
must have meant good deal, for she
laughed as one does who has said y very
good thing Unexpectedly.
MARY JANE.