The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
IN THE HOUSE GALLERY.
How Hartisan spotted the Guys That
Run Congress.
From the washington Post.

How Hartisan spotted the Guys That
Run Congress.
From the Washington Post.
When old man Madigan walked into
Johnson's place Monday morning every
well-regulated clock in Paradise alley was
striking 6. Madigan called for straight
whisky, and while he was pouring out
the usual four fingers, the swinging doors
opened and Jerry Hartigan entered The
first thing that Jerry did was to borrow
fresh chew of fine cut and tell the bar
tender that he was looking out of sight.
Then he turned to Nadigan and said:
Der amt no use chewin' de rag, but
if yer happen ter know a duck wants
ter bet dat I can't name every one of de
main guys OATS goin' ter hang out at
congress dis winter, jest trOt him out.
Ne mUdder's cousin got in from New
York last night, an put me next ter de
whole layout"
Then Hartigan called for another drink
and glared at Madigan. The latter NUT
tered something under his breath and
measured out his second dose of liquid
eXhilaration Five minutes later the bar
tender had come around from behind the
bar and was doing his best to keep Madt-
gan away from Jerry.
Say if youse ducks has got any sense,
he said, yer will put up yer stuff and
stop dis speelin. Why don't yer make
'Tll put up a flyer" retorted Madigan,
dat dis duck can't make good his blum.
IN cover de stuff,' answered Harti-
gan, AN jest ter show yer dat l ain,
guyin' I'll let yer daughter Name decide
de money
it Madigan and Hartigan had placed
their money in the bartenders hands and
the wager was made. Then they took
another drink, and agreed to meet each
other on the stroke of II at the bend OF
Madigan went home and called his
daughter Name into the parlor.
Name" he said, does yer know any
of dem main guys up at de Cap. II yer
do yer can help me win de last " dat
Jerry HartiganS got"
dad I amt ben readin de Post ev'ry
mornin' fur month fur nothin, an L
ain goin' ter see a guy like Jerry walk
off wild yer bank Doodle | knows evry
one of dem congressman when 1 sees EN-,
an we won't do a ting ter Hartigan dis
afternoon"
Madigan told Name that she was reg
ular butte" Next he kissed her and
went over to see what Johnson thought
AT exactly Ii O'Clock he and Name stood
at the bend of the alley, and they found
Mr.. Hartigan waiting for them. He wore
a red rose in the buttOnhole of his new
black coat, and was apparently at peace
with all the world. He tried TO give
Name the glad smile" but she wouldn't
old man Madgan laughed but Hartigan
only smiled. He saw that Names new
gown of black crepon chung lovingly to
her faultless form, and that the only bits
of color on her we're the pink tints in her
cheeks and the purple vioiets nesting IN
her swagger bonnet. Furthermore ne
saw that old man MadtSan had put on ms
best coat and that his silver gray beard
was freshly trimmed
81 got tickets fur de gallery from my
cousin whose got de pull m l1i,dl. ed
ter walk wild me, Name Madigan, Wen
Five minutes later and a well regulated
cable car had brought them to the white
walled Mecca of the oftice-SeekerS. When
they got into the main corridor and found
it populated with shifting throng or
PROSPEROUS looking humanity, jerry took
hold of Names right arm and told Madi-
gan ito keep his head and not get mixed
up" He piloted them to the broad stair
case and he handed the blue-coated guar
dian the three white tickets of admission.
He sWore at the understood politician who
got in Names way. He cracked an old
Joke about standing in with the rather or
his Country Finally he landed them in
the front row of the gallery nearest to
the one occupied by the swarm of news
Daper men, All these things he did, but
still Name retained her graceful dignity.
and absolutely refused to smile. She was
crowded in between Jerry ana her father.
She breathed the fragrance OF the rose
in Jerry's buttonhole. She knew without
turning her ,head that she was the most
attractive girl in that part OF the Dig room
and that many people were looking az hsr.
But for reasons best known TO herself She
made no sign and kept the battery OF
her glorious eyes on the changing crowd
of congressman grouped on the red car
peted floor of the House. For forty min
utes she Toasted her eyes on that sea OF
bald-heads and listened to the voices OF
that swarm OF gifted law makers.
Once old man Madigan whispered these
words into her right ear:
Name be's yer next ter desc guys, an
is de Doodle safe?"
Yes, dad she murmured, de coin is
safe an dis is out of sight. Don't let
desc guys see dat you are ratified.
It lacked fifteen minutes of the appoint
ed hour for the opening of the Fltty-fourth
congress when the loungers got of OF that
great patch of crimson carpet and Col.
surmounted mace and placed That impress
sive emblem Of the Houses authority on
its pedestal at the side of the speakers
sDat guy" said Mr. Hartlgan, in a
voice so low that only the Madigans could
hear, "ain't got nothin' ter 90 via DC
main show but his name Is Hill and ne
comes from Ohio. Dat duck OATS pound
in on de desk wild de mallet Is Kerr an
he's de clerk. see'
Then the chaplain offered up "A prayer
and Jerry bowed his head with the rest.
But directly the amens were said he set
tied down to win old man Madigan,s -
and called Names attention 10 the fact
that the democratic leader wore a white
crayat While the clerk was calling the
roll he made running talk on the mem
beers. First he declared that the House
was made up Of guys as didn't take
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