St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-10
GOOD WASHINGTON STORIES.

people IN washington who are talked about
great deal all of the time. but for the last
few days there's been nobody In all the town
quite so much discussed as Blaine Every
body you meet has something to say of him.
The scene at the capitol, when the news of
hisresignation came, was positively dramatic.
The calling of the roll in the dreary monot-
ony Of flibusterng went on through it all,
but nobody in the house was paying any at
tentiOn TO It, AT the doors eager correspond
ents were pouncing on whatever Republican
leaders there were left, ana Republican lead
ers were guarding well their tongues. All sorts
of wild rumors were afoat. and at one time
even the speaker give momentary credence
to a mysteriously circulated story that Mr..
Blaine had telegraphcd TO Minneapolis that
he was not a candidate.
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And everywhere Interested people who
could find no great man TO corner were tell
ing and rctelling the stories of the street
and there are lots of Ihem-about Blaine
They say that. while his resignation was
pending, he was closeted with certain Can
adian ambassadors Weighty questions of
International etiquette and law were under
discussion, when the secretary of state sud
denly rose impatienty. pushed back his
chair, and declared the whole proceeding
nonsense. saying that he would be an officer
OF the government only an hour or two long
er. aud that he wasn't going to be bothered
with foreign affairs in the interim.
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Then that mysterious m Odern Council of
Ten we call They SAYS that Blame Is hypO-
ch0ndriac of the deepest dye. Not long ago
he sat shiyering by the fire expecting mo-
mentary dissolution. when the British
minister was announced. Il can't see him,
1 tell you." said Mr.. Blaine. II m very Ill.
Tell him / can't see him today" Then as
Mrs. Blaine came in, I'm very i'll, am |
not:n he asked. Mrs. Blaine is severe, and
those who know say that she snapped out:
mo; there's nothing in the world the matter
with YOU" Whereupon Mr.. Blaine pulled
himself together and went down TO see her
British majesty's representati We.
And clerk in the state department pledged
me his word of honor ON the truth of this.
On day few weeks ago the secretary of
state was taken suddenly very i'll in his Of
fee. Something he had eaten disagreed with
his illustrious digestive apparatus. and he
knew he was dying. He lay ON the sofa,
drawing his last fleeting labored breaths
while the department surgeon and the family
physician. who had been hastily summoned,
hung over him, watching his life tide ebb
away. The family had been sent for. Pale
faced department clerks stood about in hor-
rified silence when suddenly the gloom of the
death chamber was cleft by clear. ringing,
prolonged laugh. Startled by the sacriiege.the
assembled mourners turned to behold Miss
Hattie Blaine, who, marching straight to her
PROSTATE parent said, 80 pa. get upl' Pa
looked sheeplsh, but pa stopped dying then
and there, and enthusiastically walked
home.
The Hfe-size sketch of Mr.. Harrison exhih-
tied over in Minneapolis to the assembled
delegates is the work of a clever young
draughtsman in the land office-Felix Ma
honey. The artist is ambitious, and this is
his first attempt at portrait tis understood
that General Land Commissioner Carter had
the picture painted. When it was done the
artist requested to be allowed to go to Mime
apolis with it. as 1t was not yet dry to see
that it was properly taken care of. This the
chief of his particular department objected
to. whereupon-well. till Mr.. Garter inter-
posed and took the young artists part-t
looked very much as if no oil painting of the
president would dazzle minneapolis eyes.
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De you know what they tell on Capt Har
ries, of Minnesota? don't pretend to vouch
for the truth of the story, but the man who
told 1t to me swore by the seven stars and the
dog of Egypt that it is true, and when man
goes that far one can hardly refuse to believe
him. Of course everybody knows that the
farmers support the handsome captain, and
that in quiet and modest way. before the
election, he did his utmost to ingra tiate him
self into their hearts. One lovely morning
| he came driving from town. On the highway
+ he met farm ar driving COW. The greet
| ings of the day passed. "Well, what are you
| going to do with that cow asked the future
| congressman. Sell her" replied Mr.. Farm
| er. ''How much do you want?' Capt. Hqr-
| ries didn't look at all as if he really wanted
| to buy, so the farmer replied forty dollars"
| Capt Harries ran his eye critically over the
animal squinted ct her knowingly minute,
and said, well, I'll take her." Then guile
came into the heart Of the farmer, for
| he said to himself, Il have done
| foolish thing 1 can sell my COW for more
| gold in yonder town" Then to the would
| be owner of the bovine he said. ''Well, capt
tain, seeing's it's you, Til not deceive you.
She is pretty good COW, but she hasn't any
front teeth 20, poor thing" said the
! captain, ''of course wouldn't want cow
unless she was all right. No teeth. Poor
thing, how did it happen?"
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| There's certain ex-senator from the South
who, fallen from his high estate is become
nuisance to all his former friends. Anon he
comes and being deep in some great scheme,
borrows money from his old-time acquaint-
ances. Not long ago he came to John AL
| len, of Mississippi. "Well," he said, Il want
| to go home. John. 1 have a lot OF money due
| me, butI can't collect it just now, and if
| you" 'How much do you want?' Fifty
dollars" "Well," said Mr.. Allen, "how long
do you want to stay:" six weeks" And
| will $50 keep you that long-be all you
needg'' well, then,'' said the Mississippi
congressman, as he wrote out a check.
'.here's $500. For heavens sake take it and
| stay year"
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, who
| is a sreat deal keener and sharper than his
modest. kindly exterior makes him out to be,
| has gone to Minneapolis, and the place that
| once held him knows him no more. Sena.
tor Pettigrew has never voted for president,
| though native born citizen. He has lived
| most of his life in Dakota. but he means to
vote this fall, and he doesn't want to vote
| for Harrison. r. K.