Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30

One Of the senator's peculiAritles Is his lack
Of method and orderllness he has 40 more
ides Of method than az owl has Of oratory.
Out Of one Of bis vest pockets ! have seen
him take thirty or forty little pieces Of pa.
per, all rolled up IN wads These were raem-
oraadA. and before he could pick out the one
be wanted all had TO be nnroned and exam
ined All Of bis pockets are filed with
scraps Of paper Of every conceivable shape,
size. state OF wear and Importance Of con
tents During session OF congress bis desk
in the senate chamber is always covered With
books and papers sometimes the Pile rising
so high that the senator car just look over
and zee the face Of the presiding officer One
Of the senate pages says the inside Of his desk
looks as If grab bag had been emptied
into it.
Senator Blairs desk in the room Of the com
mittee on education and labor is one Of the
curiosities Of the Capitol II is covered with
such mass Of matter that one can only with
difficulty make sure that it is desk at all
In the front part OF II the senator contrives
10 keep little clear space, just big enough
TO hold piece Of writing paper, and here be
writes many letters 70 bis sdmirlng constitu-
ents. Senator Blair gets an enormous mail
All the good people who get up plans for the
amelioration of human misery promptly set
their schemes before him. He gets more
begging letters than rich Senator Stanford
and makes IL point to answer all Of them.
Senator Sherman, who hss Just returned
from Europe, is a perfect contrast 10 Senator
Blair. The Ohio statesman is orierliness iisclf
His desk IN the senate contains but few pa
pers or letters At his committee room he
keeps nothing but documents pertaining 70
the committee, all Of his personal papers and
correspondence being attended 70 In the
library of his house on X street Here be
uses large fiat table. almost as big as bill
lard table. and its surface Is occupied by
books. papers, letters, inEstand and other
paraphernalia of The literary workshop on a
plan which admits Of no variations. A dia-
gram of that table drawn ten years ago
would perfectly describe it now. and ten
years hence, II the senator lives so long, il
Will do just as well
Senator Sherman, by the way, has two
sides 10 his nature These are what may DO
termed the outer and the inner sides Every
body, know, has an exterior and interior
nature but in the senator these are 90 full Of
contrast as forcibly 10 attract ones attention
Mr. Sherman is everywhere known as a cold,
uncongenial man. This he undoubtedly is in
the senate and in all public places, but in his
and winning | called on the senator one
night last winter at his horne Having pre-
viously met him only In the Capitol or other
public place, did not expect to get much
thawed out while in his home and presence
Imagine my surprise and delight when on
my entrance the senator rose from bis work
table. walked half dozen steps toward me,
extending his hand and smiling. and after
ward pushing big leather chair nearer the
CRATE and with his own hands stirring tho fire
IN my honor About al this. particularly
the stirring Of the fire. there wis something
sweetly hospitable. A more delightful CON
versation than the senator and had that
night have not enjoyed for many day
Not more than a week lsfer met Senator
Sherman ID the Capitol. u was n the lobby.
directly IN the rear Of the chambF. he was
on his way TO his committee room via the
senator's private stairway. Though nothing
had occurred 70 change the relationship ex-
islng between the scuator and nysslf. be did
not on this occasion seen like the same man
I had met in the library on X street He
barely paused "a l spoke 70 him, answered
nay question ss curtly as possible. and then
hurried OF 70 the stairway which none but
senator's feet may tread. OF course Mr..
Sherman did not intend 70 be rud. or even
GU Z. ILt o1lk AAfr u TtsLfflID%I am Doet ee
be is seen hy his own freside.
Senator Evarts Is q rafhs- Jolly mar IN his
library While you are sitting haE loss IN
admiration for tbs wonderful besd which the
senator carries ca ais shoulders. be Is telling
you % some pretty or laurbsbls incident
Nr Evarts desk 81 ho-De Is chiefly devote
q letters snd monthly magazines md 70
views q letters he receives q va-v la-re
number an p~rsrosllv answers precious few
q them hut ts delights In tbe revisws. and
roads ther1 verY carefully Did So ers.9~g-
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! vas IN SenssoT Evarrs' library ths-s ~e-s
four monthly reviews Cd his table. a. bat one
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