Telegram-herald., 1890-07-28

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PLUMB : nor a arinklzS En2a, p1s !
have discovered thai bs las e..s --s-s
weakness. i Is ch&Ip3Sls Ahs47 >
Il aan ia congress nlore tola g sl-'l-''
pa~yus tL2a he. C.AzI8p 8psgns . rs pan
acea. When he does n9s feel l-sI flsn1'
mentally or physically, he slgs down %
the sena.s resEzIrznts Csfiefs eesfs
bottle q the best, . ist q cracked Ice
AM : bottle q bisteEs aid enl0ys HIM
sell al alone. Hs Is tbs only n-@n l
ever knsw who hzbitGzlly drinks BIZ
tsrs with ehamDegne. Vita or without
his faYorite tippls senator Plumb : one
q the quickest, mos independent AID
forGble men Ia tbs senate. lbs self re-
lance. bis hllntaess. his habit or hoesng
his Own row without m1ch care what
this man or tAzS nan Is going 70 think
of him, make kim one o. the most inter
esfing of Our public characters.
Senator E1munds has the reputation
of being about the ugiesr customer IN the
senate. IN sharp dsLats he certainly IS
a formidable antagonist. Edmunds does
not drink chalnp pag .le-old whisky or
brandy being good enough Tor him; and
when hs has had three OF four nips, and
has reached the stage ia which he ap-
pears 20 be asleep IN his chair, or If
awake, preoccUpied with tNiddling his
fingers, then he IS most dangerous. Then
he Is most likely 70 thrust himself into
debate Ia which no one had fancied he
was taking any interest, and with his ter
rible sarcasm, his merciles5 ridicule, con-
found his opponent and eoEyulse his
hearers. Bat Edmunds does not DO this
oat OF malice. Ee does il simply for the
fun Of the thing, simply for the sport OF
impaling his victim and holding him up
for a few moments before the FIRE. Then,
SIS il satisfied with himself and al the
world, tho rigor rclapses, his stern old
face breaks into smiles, and he settles
himself still further down in his seat TO
hear and eajoy his Entagonist'srejoinder
No matter how savage or personal this
may be it is all the same 70 Edmunds.
Even illusions 10 the three or four
drinks Of old whisky which he is sup
posed TO have taken before making his
onslaught do not rufle his calm exte-
nor. He has had his fun, and ne is per-
fectly willing now 70 let some one else
have fun with him. And after it is ell
over there is no ranking IN his heart.
His eyes twinkle as merTily as ever. and
at the first opportunity he VIII shake
hands with his late coInbatsnt and ask
him TO go down stairs for a few moments.
One of the franless senator's is Mr.
Farwell, of Illinois. Senator Farwen
makes frankness one Of the rules OF his
life. He has fewer secrets than any
other successful politician. Il find it
pays In the long run," he says. "Once
IN while get into some sort of trouble
by being frank with everybody, but
know that ones confidence is not so like
ly to be abused if he makes it q rule TO
be frank and open, as if he has the habit
Of concealment Of thoughts and facts.
Logan used to tell me that didn't know
any more about keeping q secret than a
woman, and not half so much as a GER
tain woman he knew, and told me over
and over again that / would never
amount TO anything in politics if Ididn't
learn how TO keep my mouth closed. But
| have been doing business this way all
my life, and it IS too late for me to start
in now and try to change my habits"
The senator who has the driest and
most delicious sort of humor, when he
Is humorous at all, is Mr. Blair. People
who are not aware that Mr. Blair is a
good deal Of joker in lis quiet, digni-
fed way do not know him. A few
days ago the legislative, judicial and
executive appropriation bill was under
consideration in the senate. There had
been some talk about the employment
of q needless number Of men in the
senate stables. Mr. Blair astonished the
senate by rising and remarking, when
the paragraph containing appropriation
for the senate stables was read, that he
had been informed the number of hos
tiers employed IN the stables was greater
than the number Of horses kept there.
An hour or two later Mr.. Blair again
rose and solemnly said:
"Mr. President, find I was mistaken
IN a statement which | made a short
time ago concerning the senate stables
and the number Of men employed there
in. It was not nay wish to overstate the
facts. think senators will agree with
me that am IS careful about my state
melt of facts usually as any senator
here. very much regret that should
have been misled into making before the
senate a statement which was not accu-
rate, which was, in fact, exaggerated.
The most / can do ia TO offer correction
here and now. and an apology as well. /
Having stated to the senate that I had
on what seemed to be credi- I
bic authority, that the number Of hos
tiers in the senate stables exceeded the .
1umber Of horses kept there, now wish
10 withdraw that exaggerated and mac .
-urate statement and to substitute for
i this: The number Of hostlsrs employed
n the senate stables exactly equals the
Number Of horses kept there one hostler
to each hoss." WALTER WEILaAx.
Couiugai Amenities.
Wife-You do not speak TO me as af-
- you used TO. George. I