The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-01-21
PEN PICTUR1s,

WAsnIEGroN, D. G.. Jan. 1l.-Sun-l
SGT Cox writes me that the stories at-
ready published about his dec!lnatlon
OF y position ON the ways aud means
conmittec are chiefly made up oi nbe
aud fictsons, rnd that the real reason
why he did not want the position is
because hs leaned 4 might break down
his hoalth. He was, II will be semem-
bered, quite III before he went to Tur-
key, snd he accepted The mission
thinking ,hat Il would bcne6t him.
lie accomp shed wonderful amount
of work in the Orient, nd came back
much better. lie Is 80 cx instituted that
he can not hAip working, aud hls only
hope for lonx life 10 to keep in places
where hs viii not be crowded. His
position GU the co,nniltee ON TttritO-
ries is almost as important 40 the one
on the tariff, aud the probability is
tina, the ccmmittee will accomplish
greater r.suits. He has good steno-
grapher, however, and what Il more. .
wife who saves him AT every turn.
Mrs. Cox is Unu of the brightest Ot
the bright women III the capital, aud
knows her kusband's work SO well that
she keeps him from many Il bother.
SENATOR MAuoNE.
s.n.,,r A1.h h,,e w,.s ., ,ha Can,,al
~. ~ n.har daw AMI, ha ,m,k. ~ nsusl.
his lunch Of hot buck heat cakes.
He wears shoe like lady's, and his
|over.Oo1 o1foro ara knit Hia coAt Ia bell
shaped, and Ills ltnon IL almost es hne
as camhric. He is az thin as raiI, ana
his 1O0-p0und Eame is made up Of
bone, brain aud muscle. he 10 as par;
Ecalar as to hts eating rs to hls dfess,
and when he was In the senate ne was
the horror OF both pages ana walters.
He Is fond OF buckwheat cakes, Out At
ways sends back the Hfst plate. Once
when the walter brought him some
savory cakes, Drowned to turn, ne
turned up his nose at them and said !:
.What kind of leather IL thatS Or
dered cakes and want thsm Ut buck
wheat. Go back to the cook and tell
him that want plate OF ffesh cakes
aud they must be done brown" The
waiter then carried the cakes out of the
room and put up cold plate, he SLID
them off on to 1t and then put them on
the stove to keep warm. "A moment
later he brought this sar ate IN to
Malone, and Malone looked at II crit
icaily and then gave the waiter 81 say
ing, ."My boy, this looks IKE business,
ard these cakes are NJ 1or u k'hs'
MUSCLES, BONE AND COURAGE.
Mshone does not weigh lO0 POUNDS.
His bones are as small as ot9tnuttve
lady's and his brain Is 80 active that II
eats all the flesh of his frame. He
seems this winter to be thinner man
than ever and he shines out In strange
contrast TO his handsome vile. Mrs
Malone watches Billy with care, and,
like Mrs. Logan and the General, she
was with him during part OF his mil
itary career. There was no Southern
officer braver than Gen. Mahone, and
the marrow of his bones is mace up
courage. AT the hattle OF Bull Nur
Mrs. Malone stopped few miles OF
watching the smoke and hearing th'
thunder, when the report came to he
that her husband was wounded. a
moment later Mahone's servant cam
to tell her his masters wound was no
dangerous and that the shells had onI!
ripped open his flesh. Mrs. Mah0n
would not believe the messenger
story. She wept as she said: ''It ca
not he true. Ny dear Will never nav
flesh wound, for there is no flesh o
little Billy Niahone."
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