New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-07

AZ O'Clock an the morning When come TO-DAY
there was lser setting tho steps outside and -
started to 60 into the door be stopped mo- ana says
he, BE yez the gentleman who swears them ~
AIbsrt Hawkins. the white House goodman, is a
broad. minded philosopher. As the Harrison eoaen
was standing IN front Of the portico YESTERDAY morn
ing gentleman came up, looked at the horses WIN
a critical eye, and remarked;
"That is not az good team as Ceveland's sea-
browns, is itI"
AIbert's face was covered with an expression Of
unutterable disgust, as he said;
"Now, boss, you ought to know moro than to be
saying such things like that to me. You WAh1 70
get me IN trouble. Look here, boss, the otner oay
was standing out here, and some ladies came along
and one OF them says Albert, am glaa tn@' FroSF
dent Harrison kept you In your old place
"'Thank you, num- says l. for your hndness''
Then she says:
a'Albert, Mrs Harrison is not as young LADY
as Mrs. Cleveland, is SHOP
"There were lots Of people standing around nero
listening to what she was saying to me ana what
/ was saying TO her, and thought would iah on
the box, but Just drew myself up and SAID hlS0n'
1 amt no judge of'women'
General atom" Browne, Of Indiana, is In phgh'
not unusual for congressman in these ohceseeAns
times when their malls are overburdened. NO On
planned the trouble to q group OF sympathhhB 0oi
leagues in the Postoflce Department the other Jay
81 told my secretary said the Indiana Con gross
man. "that we must catch up somewhere within .
week of our letters We took of our coats the nrst
evening we could get and went to work 10 every
etter that could possibly DO answered without rurer
Investigation dictated a reply. Those that "ero
more important and would require looking 'h'o
laid aside. We pulled steadily and By half an houf
after midnight had the satisfaction of knowing tnS'
had at least gone through my mall up to d&s-some-
ld,,tf bafo at
last six weeks There was ono good-sEed flo OF Iet-
tiers answered and the writer's were soon to DO mado
happy by getting word from their Congressman.
Thore was another good-szed file nos answered., out
sorted out and In shape 10 be attended TO- 'bes'or
get these out Of tho way, said to my secretary anu
| took the answered letters and pitched them INTO
the crate Then I set fro to the whole lot ana
watched them 30 up In smoke with good deai Oh
Measure while indnlgcd myself in an extra cigar
before going TO bed. The next morning started IN
early 10 have that leftover mail out OF the way.
picked M two or three of the letters, but dom
read them single glance told the SVory' IL
burned I'D tho wered letters and cArefuy s@Veu
the answered ones. Now there arc ct least "0O
people M my district who have written mo Important
commune ations and arc wondering why l can't DO
civil enough to acknowledge the receipt OF tho letters
I can remember about seven Of tho writer's IN"
other goa are blanks IN my memory fon can I'M
agIne my feelings. What am going TO doF
Better not try to work that story on on your
constituents said an unsympathlEfng Congressman.
IL got behind myself and had little story OF hA'
Kind published In my homo papers ho'ui'
60 rbb has vritten TO mo since November con-
udod that hts letter had been burned and sat down
and wrote again"
General Browne protested that his hsd been a
genuine accident
$50 much tho worse" retorted his colleague
You'll DO sorry II you let II DO known at home"