The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-17

and the other side claimed morric-
tory and talked about dissolon.
Cheeseman was In ecstasies. 50
much because he could write M. liter
his name as because Lady Hc al
lowed him to imprint kiss upher
blooming cheek when the poll " de-
clared. He begged hard for a msage
at once. He said--artful fellovhat
as Lady Helms husband, and W her
conjugal support. he felt he Cd do
anything, even make speed But
Lady Helen was adamant Shcptcd
out, very justly, that to be al. +.
was not to be distinguished. ooks
and Brooks were NJ. P,,s., oneas a
retired linen draper and the per a
shopkeeper. not even retired. fherc
were six hundred and sevcntnem-
bers, she reminded him. and thames
OF most were never heard of, c,pt In
division list. No, he musticome
prominent. though she did n%tipu-
late for place in the govment.
There were no vacancies just II, and.
besides, she knew, as every bodzncw,
that the front bench was ovoaded
with mediocrities. So Chleman,
though across the first ditto found
there were even sitter ones bee him.
He was model member.He had
read somewhere that the fifstep TO
parliamentary success was aorough
knowledge OF the forms of house.
He carried the standing orb about
with him and tried to understd them.
That. OF course, was impople, but
by sitting for eight hours ally in his
place and doing his best follow
everything, he learned godieal, for
IL was an Irish session. He j scarce
ly been in the house montwhen he
actually put a question dol on the
paper, and when he read irle Times
next day that the minister agricul-
ture, in answer TO Mr.. Cheenan, said
that there was not the slight founda-
tion for the statement in Honorable
members question--it allied to an
alleged outbreak OF SWINE fer among
the pigs of his construct felt
that ne was on the high I'D TO legis-
lative honors
Lady Helen, however, W severely
practical. She remarked. WI knowl-
edge OF things that awed ~, thatask-
ing question only meantnnding a
paper TO the clerk one daynd on an
other, when the speaker He'd your
name, saying: ~ beg To as the right
honorable gentleman, the cretary Of
state for the sealing wax lpartment,
question No. 250;" and of burse that
was not to be denied. La Helen in
formed him, too (she was doung lady
with a remarkable fund informa-
tion), that though men VI attained
parliamentary distinctio1n great
variety of ways, it was ns on record
that reputation had cvebeen made,
except perhaps for that GA bore. by
putting questions to minters. That
decided Cheescman; he wdd make his
maiden speech.
There was certain N down for
second readings "Billfor Giving
Everybody Everything" ! us call it.
the bill that above all oer bills was
the bill of the session. Hwould speak
on that, Cheeseman toldhimself lie
also told Lady Helen, andvhen he had
done SO lac felt that ha the ordeal
was over, for there coulcbe no going
back now. Lady Helen splauded hi
determination and askedhim on whal
night he proposed TO spef.
''On the fourth" Cheesnan replied
"the division would cert;nly be takel
then" he added with esoeric air.
'Of course" said bisiancee, wild
probably knew more abot the matte
than he did. "But void he sped
enrly or late? 1t was nc good speal
ing during the dinner hur. with onl
the reporters to hear hiE"
..Oh. between ten and eAven o'clo cl2
said Cheeseman, airily.
But" Lady Helen bgan, and the
ahe stopped. THAT will do nicely
she added, ''but mind va are not SHIP
out" She was going to,ell him Wild
seemingly, he did not how, that n
fourth night would be TIN very dressi4
of full dress debates, hat big CUB
would be booming nearl all the eyd-
ing and that popguns would standh
very poor chance of beifg heard.
even II he does makea fool of hl-
self he win be talked abut. was Lay
Helen's reflection. ''and that Is betr
than nothing at all"
So Oh eeseman, and especially Che4-
mans secretary, went 10 work. Ie
secretary was a man of resource. 10
knew that members II parliamit
never read newspapers, 20 he artfiy
extracted the most pity passaes
which would serve his chiefs sc
from the numbcrless articles onhe
bill, and pieced them together, ME-
ing a very presentable speech indh.
Then his real labor began. Ch9e-
man was TO speak quarter ohn
hour, his secretary said; shder
time would show him incompete1 II
he were longer the house would pte
him bore. And the house, OF co'se,
would stand anything; hypocrisi IL
literncy, vulgarity even, but Fer
boredom, except from the ont
benches, use being second matt In
the house az Cofnmona M oleoxanra