Telegram-herald., 1890-02-13

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/ wanted % contrast hln silh . certain
senator a hose case WAS socn c2--ed y
~ Eol4oe Dy the APPEARANCE ~ tne Fast
Room II h1s beautiful wlfe. Ars- DAVIS.
@lre II the senator FROM Minnesota Is
one of the popular women ~ v sshlng
ton, and goes much IA socleSys o0i her
husband Is rarely seen with hef lie Is one
Oi tie fsW puollc men VINO bAYe fought
against the tempter and conquered, al
though the odds were nOt On hls slde, 70
enforced. a. the opposition was, BY tie
pleadings of Mrs. DAVIS A friend OF
mIne was telling ne q a cal he made al
senator Davis house one night. In the
hall be met Mrs Davis Just gclng 10 her
carriage.
The senator was found upstairs IN his
library. sitting IN his shirt sleeves, a
cigar between hls lips, his teet perehed
upon a chair, the = hole picture OF plain,
placid comfort. IL was obvious that there
had been q domestic discussion about the
social duties Of a senator Of the United
States. carried on Ia executive session,
and with the senator emerging as victor
Nv friend. who had surmised sll TINS.
and vho Is very srtful, asked the senator
II he were gong out
"Sot much. said Mr. Davis pulling
vigorously az his cigar and pushing the
box over 70 MS caller. Not much. The
fact Is, this society business is the great
est nuisance Of the day A dress coat |
ahominate. l am thinking of introducing
bnl 20 have all swallow tails abolished
ii had known that man had 10 wear
one Of those Internal things three or four
times a week IN Washington, I'm hanged
II would have come to the senate"
About the first thing public man has
to decide on coming 10 congress or other
oficial station in the capital Is this one
Of society. Shall he 60 out and give up
IN nis cherished plans of work and study.
Al his ambition 10 be great and useful
,tatesman, or remain al home and miss
the pleasures Of dinners and receptions!
=, is a more serious question than the
reader who knows not tine situation
would be likely - judge it. Once started
in the social whirl il is not so easy 20 stop.
III fact, it is almost impossible, and the
G.st thing the victim knows he viii find
himself 80 pressed for time that he can
not even read the morning newspapers.
md as for writing speeches or giving
careful study to any of the great ques-
lions Of the times, that is not 10 be thought
q. / was talking about this TO veteran
newspaper correspondent, one who has
been here twenty years and kept his eyes
and ears open TO good advantage, and he
lays down the rule that the men who
eschew society are the men who make
successcs in public life. Social pleasures,
even moderately INDUCED, sap the ener-
gies and undermine the ambition with
surprising rapidity. As Secretary Win
dom walked through the East Room my
friend pointed to him and said
There goes one of the most evenly
balanced, one of the most capable of our
public men. He has a phenomenal ca
pacity for work. Every dav the secre-
tary Is at the treasury department till )
or G o'clock; his dinner Is not finished till
8; four or five times a week he is out to
receptions, and yet he comes into his
Office next morning thoroughly up with
all the news Of the day and with a score
Of important matters all ready 10 go into
10 Il Of J. u l.
could do that was 2 mystery to me till
one night last week. when | chanced 10
pass his house on Massachusetts avenue
about o'clock in the morning. There
was a bright light in his library, and
then I knew how he kept up with his
work. lie burns the candle at both ends.
y little further down the avenue another
library was brilliantly illuminated, not
wi;hstanding the lateneSs Of the hour,
and through an open blind | saw the
little chief justice Of the United States
bending over his desk. That explained
how he was able to devote so much time
to society, of which he is very fond. and
at the same time TO keep up with the
enormous amount OF work which his DO
sitiOn throws upon him. And thus. |
dare s~v. You'll find it all over the city
of Washington.
TO the man of affairs and success and
conscientious effort TO do his whole duty
there is but one way to make up for the
time lost in society's gay whirl. and that
Is by consumption Of the midnight oil.
This docs for a season or two, but the
man who settles down 10 II as a regular
thing viii fail sooner or later. This re-
ception Is given in honor Of the supreme
court and congress. IL Is the one social
event Of the year which senators and
representative are in duty bound to at
tend. vet not half Of the leading mon
II those bodies are here. Many that are
here viii not 70 out again this season.
They need their evenings in their libra
ries OF "dens" for the purpose Of writing
letters, reading bills. studying public
questions or conferences with friends
and colleagues. They have made their
choice between pleasure and success in
favor Of the latter
w. WusTNaw
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