The Red Cloud chief., 1895-04-26

was nOtnlnR III inc DaSkoJ wnatever cX'
cept a torn note from a New York pub.
Usher asking tho president to write an
article for his holiday number on "Ad.
vantages and Disadvantages Of Bait
That Has Been Spat Upon.")
II am glad to SEQ you, Nye," said
tho president, "for / know that you
don't want anything. You don't know
how welcome tho friend is these days
whose cup Of happiness is full and who
does not ycarn for anything. Would
you mind looking through tho koyhole
Of that door q minute to see il any one
has his eye or ear against it on the other
side?'
Certainly not" said !, going to the
door and cursorily glancing through the
keyholo rs no bado me do.
"Wcll," said he. dropping his voice
to n whisper, II wanted to say a word
to you privately. You arc a safe man &c
intrust with n confidence, l know, fol
ever though you write for the press you
would not betray me, | know, and even
if you did no ono would believe what
you said.
II have been wanting TO tell some
one for q long time this little truth that
is eating my life slowly away. could
not tell it to members Of tho cabinet
very we'll. for each of them has his own
personal troubles to worry over. can
not even tell my wife, for she, too, has
her household matters to think Of, but
l wanted to tell some kind friend, who
would not run right to tho telephone
with it, that fear congress is conceal.
ing something from me!
IL donot know what it il, but | know
it Is something. Whenever / run across
congress suddenly it stops what it wa,
speaking about and looks out Of the
window for quito Is spell and seems &c
be ccrcbrating. OF course that is all as
sumod. for congress never co%robratcs.
Now, no ono al understand how un,
happy all this makes me unless no ha.
boon president himself and had u con
gross on his hands that does not yielt
him its full confidence.
"Tho first sign | noticed Of resorv,
was when congress vas out till after /.
O'Clock night and did not tell III,
where it had been. Tho next mornin;
it could not look mo in the face. fcai
that it is leading a double life.
"What would you do if you were il
my place?
"Of course some of tho things con
gress does gets into Tho Congrossiona
Record, but that is only n blind, fo
surely what we see in Tho Record coul,
not take up o%no-fourth of its time.
"Now and then congress passes al
act authorizing tho building OF
bridge perhaps and sends it down her
for my signature, but that is only (
, mislead mo and make mo think that
have its confidence and am allowed t
come i'll 81 the ground floor.
Formerly congress used to com
right up to mo and look mo straight i
the eye and allow mo to smell of ii
} breath, and there was absolute conf
; donco between us, but now tho momcr
{ | 90 up there to listen 20 the converse
ton both houses 90 into executive soS
sion, aud have to go out and sit o
$ tho doorstep. 1t has been so all winter
mo II can fully sympathizo wit
me, for no one understands tho case
Some ask mo if | intend To call an cxtr
4 session. What should | call an oXtr
session for when congress is SO %roticor
and taciturn when in my society?
{ "Of course | feel hurt and griovcd
for when a congress will not give tn
| president its confidence and comes i
r late of nights and takes off its boots I
90 up stairs one feels that it must con
to Il bad end"
+ With that tho president wiped ava
= q big hot tear. As came away his hca
:, was bowed sorrowfully Oh his desk, al