New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23


saw q certain swedish member Of the House wr''e
the name Of Mr. Ramsey on his ballot. | was sur
prscd because | knew Governor Davis counted 1h"u
,vede as one Of his stanchcst friends. 50 maze par
cular mental note Of every detail OF the man No'oi
IN the morning told Governor Davis what l i'au
scen-gavc him all the details-and 1t astohsheu MN
rs much as il had surprised me-
little later Governor Davis called the swede into
his Office.
Look here said the Governor, i thought you
were a friend Of minc'
] am
i do
Every timel
YES Governor: every time
.Oh. come now, said the Governor, cying him
sharply. .you might fool some people into believing
that but know better
The Swcdc had been very careful that nobody In
the caucus should see how he voted lie had sat
apart from everybody else and was sure nobody had
seen him write his ballot.
But / did vote for you every time, Governor.
no. you didn't. You voted for Ramsey last
night. Don't yon suppose / saw you! | have eyes
all over This state. You tore little strip Of paper
OFF the margin Of "Thc st. Peter Tribune that law
on senator Willamsons desk where you sat, and You
took short piece Of red painted lead pencil out Of
your right hand vest pocket. You wet the pencil in
vonr mouth and you wrote senator Ramscy's name on
the scrap Of paper. Two three times while vOu
were writing 1t you looked around to make that
nobody looking at you, and YOU spelled Ram-ey's
name Ram-sy.
"The swedc wiltcd He seemed to he awcd by
this revelation Of the Governors power to find ont
things: and it was not long until lots Of ignorant
swcdcs believed Davis to be in league with some
supcrhuman power
strangers in the House gallery are apt TO in
onrc when gazing down upon the member OF the
~ 4 of
Alabama. happen, to be on the floor, Who is that
mite o. man. 80 full Of energy ~ and when told that
n Is none other than General joe Wheeler they can
hardly believe that diminutivc specimen Of man
hood was during The civil war mnjoreencral Of
cavalry and figured in some of the greatest battles
that were waecd General Wheeler +, nervous.
indcfsugahlc man in Congress. and on the 20" cor
,antly. lie Introduce, bill, than the average
member ard thi, season has distanccd everybody in
sending ont garden and flour seed, to rural CON
.ttucnts The other dav a clerk - cts member
approached the General and handed him note. Tho
Alabarrian read tho content, eagerly and said:
ycs. tell Nr. --- that I will take ls allowance Of
seed"
Then turning TO the writer he said
That makes % 900 package II s"cd have obtained
fh, session. have traded for some but most of the
packages have been purcha.cd'
\ member 81 Congrc~s is allowed about 5000 pack
ages ~ seed year the Department II Agriculture.
but -uch an allowance N"hd dpp'''"'' "'' '''''
General Whcricr's constituents under the policy HAT
he has iuaucuratcd.
Congressman Billy Mason Of Chicago. lives during
hi. stays in Washington at I'd" stf"hm'r' AIMS
family hotel on I"clNh-t some lime Hs' u''' "'
lady WHO had known Mr.. Mason in M h"fhood nap in
cattarausu, County. y. T.. sent bottle Of her
VERY choicest home made tomato lctrlnp 70 him. say
in. .ho hoped IL would remind him of the da', when
he u-'i 10 come over 10 Tier house ''".'t "'"'
chan # i've or .Iy years. and stand around looking
hurry and firndle-i until she covered huge slice
u bread with hci,lup and gave it TO hT-.
ira ave this -'if the con man "''' ''.'
time when have in' 100. 700" 81, ~''' W.. ".'
De .ai ior long time looking '' '"' u'''' 'N '"'''
the few rcghhoNnr houses COR iihi"i MS WORTH "N"
shaped and bounded h- ambitions
The other DAY VIZ. N'-'a came nome ii"" ''s'
tcii'l- session OF me HOUSE. '.'' ,''.'- Ut l'i
ton 80 tl'h'f' -i'" 'f WAS '' "..-''
" ~" ''n ~ hungry '- " u'F ''''' '"' "''''
l'.. 3D.. hungry a. i"' boy
" Then 'l'' VIII D' " -''' '''' to 'f'" ''"' '''''
% h'''hup.'
'' nal ..
splr.i'i wien the ANTICIPATION oil "N'ie "''" %"
bread a'' h'ii"p
Ih" MASON fanny "'i" ni@' AT ''' '''''. ''' ''
tie other guest. Of tie house arrived and th' long
nml'f il0e board wa surrounded Nr' N'''" '"'n ID
ie7 rlw oysters 10 "he' h.' A'''n' H''. app''' ''.
'' - $500, ,..,., t ID, g., Ella.
nest '' Ni'" o''''' 1--WE '''
h'i'Iip
on sara .Nr. WIS ' p''''. '' '''' .' '''
try ,ornc.' ana so" ii-''' IL I'D 'l' -'''''.' 'N
hfln" lrr. lie DID iN'l l''''" I'D ''' N'' ''' "
went the entire length 81 Tire table lnrn u crossed
"''' ''.n .., .'.,,.'. ,... '.,.., r.. fl..
i .hof Mr. Mason 60" eA'h success I'VE -"''' '"''
bottom OF me ''''' 81 ''"' '"
i'i. '"'' ''' ''-' '''
h'i' nap was gone.
li- n' u.r' .'n '"' '''-'''''"'" " "
wife. man WIN -'''' '"'''''" ,,,.'..,,
u.-It To- well give zap i'i'. I" MAKE DOW ~ ''
anyway md after f." minutes 'i ''''' P"''
-olu, Silence, De- Aid ' lm t'd '"N -'' 'S VI
.. : .l.,id rr.i1fly have been disappointed