The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-29

who was we'll known as an orator VIII
n clear. metallic ring to his voice, ana "no
expected 10 succeed Mr.. Tucker as ou'
constitutional statesman. 1 founh vi
swanson In a cloak-room with se'cia'
constituents from Henry county pusns
engaged pulling his leg AFTER NJ
fellows cot through their work ana ma"
Jeff him exhausted on SOFA, hsu a
confidential chat with him, ana ho W
me why he let those fellows pun ~
leg so much. He said when CohsIess We
first called for this session some ie'v~
had contested his seat, and that whiie
no knew he was not going TO lose II
yvf,fte awake. still he used 10 worry about
{, In HE eleet, and get 10 dreaming, anu
would wake and find himself out or Den,
seated I'm a chair, with his legs All t"is'eu
and tangled around the legs ana arms
~ ,ba chair lie first tried taxing all
the chairs out Of the room. but that didh
stop him. for he would sit on the corner
OF his bed and wind his legs AROUND the
foot. and finally. a. last resort ne TOOK
to catnip. and ever since has Deen 'ahihs
a large Gun OF hot catnip tea before re-
firing and now sleeps in peace. But he
said the habit Of holding on TO his seat
has been steadily growing on him In one
way and another. and he frequently
finds when he has finished writing a
speech or a long legal document That he
has twisted his legs around the ehair SO
tightly that IT is very difficult Tor MIN 10
unwind again. and he finds IL necessary
to have his legs pulled occasionally 10
keep him straight.
But ne said he wasn't much on fnohu-
ments. but that Mr.. Cleveland was the
man / was looking for and he thought
would find him at the Cosmos clup-
L n nlln-lO1lee
found Il TO be n measely-looking pile OF
mortar with plate-glass windows, ana
looked like a desert cyclone had struck
IL when brand-new and blew gravel ana
sand clear through 1t. which accident
probably suggested the idea Of having the
front door in the vest pocket OF the build
ing, where / found it.
GROWERS DAY NURSERY.
An impudent yellow Japanese-looking
negro boy met me at the door and told
me that Mr.. Cleveland didn't stay there
but was keeping a day kindergarten just
a little way from there in white-wash-
ed house with flag on II. soon found
this white house and knocked at the
door, but the doorkeeper said the boss
was very busy. and I'd have to call again,
but / wasn't going TO be put OF, TOT
could hear Growers voice inside trying 10
Ulltt EOIlfDOlN anu ElihAir A"A'"'f' -
fast as he could. 50 | shut the front door
and went around 10 the kitchen and told
the cook l had come by appointment 10
teach Mr.. Cleveland some new nursery
rhymes. and asked him 10 show me 10
kindergarten department which he did.
1 opened the door cautiously and found
the old man with "A small child In his
arms and seated in a large rocking chair
rocking as fast az he could. and singing
Poor Little Doodledy Doc at the top
of his voice. lie stopped when ] came
I'm and explained the trouble. lie said
the baby wanted him 10 ride the goat
and the goat wasn't at home. but had
gone TO a poster exhibition TO get taste
of the latest things in art and wouldn
/ be back for two hours yet, and that the
| baby called him "DOOdlody Doo.' and nc
! had made up a song all about himself
| lust 10 please the baby, and was singing
| It when i came in. Tho Kid KEEP
| squaling all the time he was talking, SC
I could hardly understand what be SAID
| I gave IL my "skeeter' bag TO play VIII
ana sang where's My Dolly GoneY
but all I'm vain--it kept crying
An Of a sudden an idea came 10 me
! I whispered in Growers ear 10 tell IT III
! goat had come, and he did tell II.
| dropped down on my hands and knees
/ Grover jumped on my back, and l wen
| round and round the room as fast as
could. bleatng like a goat all the time
| The baby quit crying like fash an'
/ Joined in the fun and laughed ike it
| little heart was on a spree, and ran afte
| us and smacked Grover on the back witt
childish delight and all the strength of it
little arm.
! Presently. however, II took n short en-
across the room and headed me off an
saw for the first time Grover was not %
! a real goat, and few into a violent pas
| siOn and swinging my "skeeter' ba.
around its head came down on my ~
nocent pate with all its might, and m
worldly belongings, including the pebble
| ] gathered on the sea shore. and / san
into mi-unconsciousnoss. with Grove
on my back wailing like a broken-heartc
fog horn. When I opened my eyes agai
my first thought was for Grover and IN
baby and i asked what had become G
| them.
What's become OF Grover and IN
baby? You'd better say what's become q
you; you've been the crazicst loon n
the last half hour I ever saw; first 30
crawlcd an over tho place looking for a
elevator, then you twisted your lee
around everything i'm the place. and ina
ly YOU got this cot on your back and ga
loped around the room with IT, turnln
over everything else. and all the viii
bowling at the top Of your voice. until
couldn't stand IL any longer. and so
rolled up q door mat and knocked you
the head. and here you are"
Then, and not until then did I kno
that my trip 10 Washington and my 8,
journ I'm the White House were only
nightmare and that ! was still in u
! Turkish bath at the jefferson.
Yours disapp0intedlv.