The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-02-06
,r.,ag IS a pUcABoo.
Ills Appearances 50 Awful that the Latest
40 Man in ahc Senate Ran Away
From Him.
1sneclal 10 Chicago heraIa.l

A ,udicrous incident of this afternoons |
,,oh.te in the Senascwas the eight of Sem
..or Eustis before Granny Hoar's burst
of indignation Mr.. Eustis. who is one of
tho mos, graceful and effective speakers
in Congress- natural orator-assailed
the hypocrisy aud intolerance of the State
Of Massachusetts till Mr.. Hoar could
stand IL no longer. His face turned from
red to white and from white back to red
again, his chubby fists clasped and I'M
claspcd neryous!y, and he gasped for
breath after the manner OF fish out
of water. AS soon as he could obtain the
floor he rushed impetuonsly to the defence
of Massachusetts. Not content with
shaking his fist at Mr.. Eustis from his
seat, Hoar walked slowly toward the chair
in which the Louisianan was sitting. ges-
ticula:ng with vigor which he was not
suspected Of possessing. Nearer and
nearer to MIR. Eustis he approached, aud
when about ten feet away The Louisianian,
evidently expecting personal chastise-
ment, rose hurrcdly from his seat and
fed TO the rear OF the chamber, amid the
laughter of Senator'S and spectators.
Eustis is about twice the size of Hoar. and
could easily take the Massachusetts, bigot
by the nape of his neck and hold him
aloft but the disparity OF size and
strength only made the fight the more
ridiculous.
That is the first time ever ran away
from man," said Senator Eustis after
ward, laughing at the figure he must have
cut in his fight. i didn't know but Mr.
Hoar was beside himself with rage-he
certainly looked as il he was-and that
he might forget himself and assault me.
So concluded to get out OF the way, not
for my own protection but for Mr. Hoar's.
| didn't want 70 sec Mr. HOar disgrace
himself"
Eustis has the reputation Of being one
Of the most imperturbable men iii public
life Nothing excites him, nothing an
novs him, unless it is the necessity which
occasionally arises Tor exciting himself.
He is the largest man in the Senate, and
that is saving Il good deal. He is so lazy,
it is reported. that he often has page
bring his meals TO the cloak-room, that
he NAV be saved the trouble of going
down stairs after them. He says he
rarely goes over to the House of Repre-
sentatves because it is such long walk
about 600 teet-and ii Congress will put
in All electric passenger railway between
the two halls he will go over a!scner
louisiana people say Eusts. whose term
expires March Sd, could have been re-
elected if he hadn't been too indolent TO
attend to his canvass. He is Il lazy man,
and admits his laziness: he even luxur-
ates in it. Too lstless to prepare speeches,
and too lazy 10 speak often, he neyertne-
less takes the floor once in while, aud
when he does speak the whole Senate
listens to him. His oratory is slow, meas
ured, hut majestic, magnificent. To-day
his arraignment of Massachusetts bigOtry
and hypocrisy came with exasperatinS de-
liberateness and crushing force from his
lips Between his sentences Mr. Hoar
could be seen wrthing in mental agony,
while good old Mr.. Dawes blinked and
wag5ed his head
A story illustrative of Senator Eustss
imperturbablity was told to-day i'll the
Senate cloak-rooms. During the latter
part of the war Mr.. Eustis was on the
staff of General Joe Johnston, and on one
OCCASION it became necessary for him, III
riding with orders TO distant part OF
battlefield, to pass through the line OF
fire from the cnemy's infantry and artil-
cry While dashing over the dangerous
ground as fast rs his horse could carry
him his hat fell Off. To the surprise OF
all beholders and the dismay OF his COM
rades. young Eustis wheeled his horse
about, rode up to the spot on which he hat
was lying, coolly dsmounted, picked up his
hat amid shower of bullets and the
whistling of cannon balls, remounted,
and rode on as if nothing had happened
"And to think" said the Southern Sen
ator Who told the story, s. hat his man
should have lived to flee before the wrath
Of Granny Hoar."