Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-19

Private John Alien Tells Congress Why
They Should Never be Quoted.

Private John Allen Tells Congress Why
They Should Never be Quoted.
I do not think any man ought TO be-
held down TO very rigid account fOr-nn
nitr-dlnner speech at a banquet, says
Congressman John Allen 10 the Congress.
Hlonal Record Why, slr, ! rccolloct not
long ago ] went TO . banquet Ia Bait.
nose where everything was 10 good
where ! was aurfuunded BY 70 many
big. rich men that by the tiue my turn
came 10 speak | lrt 80 well That ! nd.
droded them NJ fellow capitalists. ="
uAughier) Being awnre OF tho In,
hnrncrs surrounding n hanquet. II dld
not know Of tho absienIi0ns hnhits OF
my friend from Tennessee ! would have
thought from rvhding ha speech that he
had gotten somvwhat under the lnilu
enocs that aiiooied another rcnnesAeean
thnt a travelling man told me about meet
inE once Ia Tennessee, This travelling
man was sitting on d counter talking TO
merchant about selling him some
goods; he and the merchant got Into O
general conversation, and among other
things he said 10 the merchant u used
10 sell goods In Kaufman county, Texas"
AT this ecedy, ragged, hard.looking
follow, who was 6itting on the counter,
said my friend did You say that you
had lived Ia knuifnnp county Te1asT
"Yop, air. ibid y0n over Know q man
out there by thc name Of John Il WI.
lininsi ~ "Oh, yes. l tmcd 10 soil John
goods I" "Wel. sir. he is ny brother"
"Ahl | am glad TO meet you. Yes,
ar, John Williams IA 10y brother. How
was John whcn YOU sgw himi 'phi
John was doing VERY well. lie Ind
good farm, with plenty o. stock on u;
he was out 0f dot and he was dong
well +" swell. my friend, II you should
BE- hack Ia Kaufman county at any tine
and see anything Of John, ! wish you
would tell him that J am mighty bard
10. TINT my farm u mortgngnd, mud |
do not believe 1 an going to bc able 10
raise and educate fny children, Times
are mighty hard With me. and 90 not
see any chance 70 ret out Of debt; ana
u he Is ever going 70 hclp me, now n
After whlle ibis travelling man felt
Ike mkng.n drink, md be Invited Johns
brother out TO take a drink. When
the drink began 20 have ~ OBJECT the
man said, $50 y0p know NY brother
John out IN Tesasf' "YeH. We'll,
when yon 80 out iilere Hay thai am
getting along tolcrably wei; that l alnt
making gr.at money, Dgt ! n'n aoins
awhile. and the travelling man asked his
acquaintance 10 take another drink.
Then the fellow began 70 warm np
lid rald: 80 you know my brother
JoIn out IN Kaufman couniy, Texnaf
aYes - 'sHol. II yOl are ult there at
any time. jusi ten him that ] am inakiug
a rood living aud am getting along hrst
rate Late 10 The evening ny frirnd
mel The fellow agnln; he had meanwhile
MAD two or three more drinks aud was
pretty mellow W he said "You are The
XXI. ,.ntI,.fnnn that kn0wci mY brother
Jghu out 10 Kaufman county. 'Yoa
.,yrn. n you shonld 80 bnck to kauf
man and see anything q 5ehn. tell HIN
h he needs anytllng, just 70 draw on
mo " loud laughier.)
Stcv. under the Influence Of onc Of those
New YORK banqueis, with all that ihey
have rool 70 cat and tho acconp1ni
fn.n,s. ono fecis BY tie time that upcak
ing begins Ike telling tla rest q The
world 10 draw on him. uAnrhter.l
Therefore. I, on my own motion, would
never quote a banquet speech on any.
BODY. because ! Do not think 4 Il c1-
actly The fair thing.