The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-30
BATCH OF STORIES
Told by Representative Mem-
bers Of Congress.
MR.. TALBERT's STORY.


got after Mr. Sperry, of Connecti-
cut, one night in the tariff debate.
Mr.. Sperry had been quoting figures
that dealt hardly with South Caro-.
lima. Talbert said that it reminded
him of an incident that occurred in
the Mississippi valley. One dark
summer night there was darkey
frolic. The air was filled with
banjo music aud the bucks and
wenches were dancing JUDAS. AS
the frolic progressed they would
run out into the yard and dip water
with long.handled gourd from the
we'll There was little board
curbing around the top of the we'll.
This was removed by q white man
who wanted fun. He stood at the
corner of the house awaiting the
result. In few minutes q big,
Durly wench came out, gourd III
hand to get a drink. She walked
into the we'll, and there was great
excitement. After they had drag.
ged her out aud che had shaken the
water from herself she wanted to
know "who 0one been here and
moved dat well?'
go" said Talbert, sit is with
nigh pro eo,ive tariff. 1t is we'll
curb, and the instant you move it
somebody falls in"
IDrrfc
The Hon William J.. White Of
Ohio get the eighth story in circula-
ton. He said that the present atti
tude Of his Democratic friends in
their determined effort to try free
trade reminded him of an old man
that lived in n orthern Ohio. The
old man would work all summer on
farm and save few dollars.
When winter set in he always
bought a lot of chickens aud
turkeys, dressed them, hired a
wagon, and drove thirty miles to
market. AS he returned his neigh
bors would ask: "Well, Uncle
Billy, how did you make out this
time?"
ooh, just the Same as I have
always made out before"
GLOW is that?" was the next
question.
"Oh, lost money, Of course %
DWELL, why do you keep on buy.
ing poultry and selling it every
winter if you always lose money!"
"Well, dang it," Uncle Billy
would reply, 'a man has got to do
something to make a living, haiu't
he?"
JOHN ALIENS STORY.
The last and, of course, the best
story was told by Private John
Allen, of Tupelo, Miss. 1t was
anent ex.Mayor Hewett's speech in
New York and the reply made by
Col. Josiah Patterson of Memphis,
Tenn john said that ne didn't
think any man ought to be held to
rigid account for an after dinner
speech. He went to banquet once
in Baltimore. He was surrounded
By so many big rich men, and
everything was so good that when
his turn came to speak he felt 80
veil that he addressed them as
Fellow capitalists. " He was
aware Of the influences surrouadi1g
banquet in New York city. If
he did not know Of the abstemious
habits of Col. Patterson he would
have thoaght on reading his speech
that he had gotten somewhat under
the influence that affected another
Iennesseean some time ago. A
commercial traveller was sitting on
counter in country town in Ten.
nessee talking to merchant about
selling hum some goods. They got
INTO a general conversation, and
among other things, he said to t e
merchant, 81 used to sell goods
down in Kauf nan county, Texas.
AT this seedy, ragged, hard.
looking fellow, who was leaning on
the counter said, "My friend, did
you say you had lived in Kaufman
county, Texas?"
eyes, sir"
"Dd you ever know man out
there by the name of John K.
Williams?"
"Ob, yes" was the reply, ~
lred ia aall Iohn goods -