The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-13

He was Not Provided with Artillery,
but Had an Effec i've substitute.
From the Chicago Herald.

from tfie chicago heTltL.
Ex-Congressman Martin If Texas hap
| Pencil to be at the S lerman house while
Mi. Cummings was at the Leldn g, but
neither knew If the others presence in The
CITY, AID perhap it was as well that they
nd not meet Mr. Martin came TO Chicago
ten days ago t. look af er come Texas land
case III Connection with the Taylo4-Far well
y dictate.
IL will be remembe ell that Congressman
Maru Is the me Dor from Texas who, it
was false V said, blew out he gas at Will
la~d's 1885 and came ear being carried
out a corpe e. 1t W Amos Cummings who
ar ed that st ~, and dartin, while he
pretended t. laugh it off, never forgave
Amos Nor did hs subseque fly forgive
M n for Suns &C, cunt Of Martins
maiden speech in the Hou e.
1T was Along in February, 1887. that
Cummings, Bob Vance or Connecticut and
O'Neiil of Misc ri, all of whom ad been
having, or thought ey mad, huge J Of
fun with Marti # Texas, concluded to
make The ameade by inv ting tn eccentric
lexa1 TO veil dime at a Ere ch 'fe
O street. Il was tended TO he ''guy,"
OF course. and as a starter the table To
be decor tied WITH vegetable tops ms cal
or flowers, aud rnott)eS OF mock
eminent were to b. hu e on the walls.
As anot or fea ure of the FEAST eacl of the
tertaine was to ri e u toy ca on,
charged to the Il uzzle, and at e toast of
welcome TO the guest he vas 70 pl CO the
same besd, mis- plate aud touch 1t off
grand feu de joi' Then moci speeches
we're to be made q rifying Martil of Texls,
and he festivities were C iclule by he
"ai e. nresenri ig the Iexal with bill for
the whole feast.
A MS was 6rettily conceived and was
i tendeI to be very funny. Marti of
Texas is ct ne rly so green as he wa
bought to be. He was give gu ct ii } as
to tue true meant z of the to Med co npl-
ent. SO, when he app jared AZ the fea
his lapel wore a redish top for a bouton-
mere. His entertainers looked at each
1ther. Mr.. Martin praised the table decJri-
tons and spoke feelinglY of Texas fl jricul-
ture and hos superior il is to the coarse
methods of the north. Somehow, wherever
Va zee and Cummi lgs laid the fou daUion
for some fun Martin of Texas wouldn't have
he fun. 9 dinner dragged
little, but finally came the TIM
for the toast. The three ell
tertainers and two Others at the table puliei
their toy cam ms and put them beside their
olateS. EAcl lit cigarette. Martin gave
funny lit le Look at the calLo }, and then
with moYem mt as quick as fla went
to his hip and laid a huge Coll revolver
lladed to the mIzzle, beside his plate
Vance and O'Nelll turned pale a ed ny
turns. c mini gs murmured something,
out Mar in, Of Texas, en- serily remarke /:
THE waiter didn'u give me any artillery,
and, f c urse, pge got to join In your
salute. Touch 'em off, gel lemenw and he
wang the revolver a re III Va ce's face.
Toe cannon was not touched off. And
hen the boys began to see that their hug,
joke on Mar In of Texas had proved a fizzle,
but Martin of Texas, t ougn enjoying their
discontinue, was disposed to be gener us
do at once led the conversation. lie told
funny stories, discussed CO gressi nal meas
ures with rare Intelligence, co nplimente
the viands, alt out tally to all tn ee OF the
co gresslonal )kerS, and fl ally, whe the
feast was over, invited tae VIII le party to
di ner at his expen at Wormley's, al
iIvi alton VIII c was not accepted.
Amos Cumm ngs never likes to hear much
about that dlan r 70 Marin of Texas, nor
did he ever write an thing about it,