Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-19

Loses Ills Nerve aud nrcomes Linn
Under Certain Circumstnnres.

Loses Ills Nerve nnd nrcomes Lin.
Under Certain circumstances.
Few who know him would pretend
10 doubt the courage Of TONI Reed
under any circumstances. The man
VINO calmly facua the wrath OF the
whole Democratic party, ana who
smiles a. the picture OF Kilwore kick.
ing down the doors OF the house. muai
needs be possessed Of at least a Jew
grains 81 sand"
Incredible as u soemH. there are times
when the big man from Maine h n
coward, ana confcssea there arc two
! persons on earth OF whom he 4 ali.
t9iutely AFRAID his wife and his only
child Yet Mrs. Reed Is little woman,
pretty and amiahlo and Miss Reed
VINO adores hcr father IL sweet
faced, brown-eycd, slender girl. attn
In her teena II 10 not In private life
that Mr. Reed quails before his near.
eat and dearest ones, but IN public.
when making a speech, that he hates,
above all things to aca his wife and
daughter looking down upon him from
the galleries.
The Hents may bo packed with an
sorts OF people, as they always are
when lie speaks, aud " there were
bombs In all their pockets, Tom"
Reed would 10 on serepcly without
fear or favor, But when Mrs. or Miae
Reed mnclsly declare their intention
OF being two OF the spectators no gets
weak in the knees The "rznr" The
''autocrai" the usurpcr," the "tv-
rant" backs down ingioriounly. and
begs his wife and daughter 10 spare
him ana stay AZ home lie does not
care a copper for the public, but he
fears stheae gentle foes Of his own
houHehold and Il Il great relief when
he can persuade or brihc them 10 sfav
az nome THIS he often does-ao I'M
a. he knows.
The day he made hla speech closing
me debate on the tariffl Mira. Reed ana
her daughter naturally desired 10 henf
u, 30 they said quietly but nrny IA
The morning that they would 70 up 10
the house AZ flrst Mr.. Reed was din
lomatic. lie offered no objection. bur
IN pTauaniye tones pictured the dis
comforts they would be subjected TO
from crowded galleries and bad mir.
The private gallery. he urged would |
be aa packed ms the rest and as for
the debate, the tariff had already been |
talked 70 death and had not a shred |
OF interest left.
To all this and much more OF like
tenor they replied TINT they enjoyed |
a crowd now and them that they had |
no fear OF bad air. and n the turin |
ind boon talked TO death there was
they would like SO much M |
~ fFfNhfafH NV AhAffNif AHttl Nift ltteu
threw diplomacy 20 the winds ana fell
upon his knees. 30 20 speak, begging [
them 20 spare him the ordeal OF their
at his aneech-mnldng
Nov. girls" he said appeallngiy.
you knew ! can't do anything n you
Two are up there looking at me. Kilt
~ " make a failure you aud Your
mother Will be responsible. really
iMnk you might stay away and per-
uade her 10. when you know lust
how feel. can't help II. / don't
afre continental for the rest or the
world, but l. do not want you two in
~ gaiiery"
What could they dor Wen. they ala
ghnt they had done beforc-appnren
y yielded 10 his cntreatles and let
lin start for the Capitol q happier but
iot wiser man. When he was safely
lut Of sight they put on their bonnets,
iuietly left the Shoreham and boarding
sircetcnr won't 10 the Capitol Trey
voided the halls TO that cutlery RE
eryed for members families" aud
fent direct 10 The public seats, where
y patience and good infringement.
hoy got In ia spite or the crowd.
here they cat. looking down on the
rsuspnctiuR ex-rpenker. who. inspired
3 their supposed nbsence. made one
T the greatest speeches Of hll life.-~
ate Yields Washington