The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-29

together like the two hoods on the
| platforms of vestibule train, and
| more were seated.
| Thus order was temporarily restored
| for the introduction of the Attorney
| General (by marriage) Of Montana;
| for Aunt Susan explained that this
| ladv ran on one ticket for Attorney
| General as Miss Ella Knowles, while
| Haskell ran on the other ticket for
| the same office. Mr.. Haskell was
| elected. married Miss Knowles, and
made her assistant Attorney General.
| She was a heavy orator, with aerated
| sleeves. surmounted with stiff, trian-
gular affairs that shot out like two
ibis over the shoulders. One would
have thought that the legal atmosphere
of this speaker would have
bothered Aunt Susan. But did
it? The bell struck the bulls eye
of one of the orators greatest SEN
fences, and she turned upon Aunt Su-
san as if she was in contempt Did
Aunt Susan vince? The gong sound
ed again, and the orator spared for
time. There was moments confer
ence. Well" said Aunt Susan, 'you
can finish that sentence"
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw is a new
star who is pushing Aunt Susan close.
Miss Shaw said she wanted the women
to go down in their pockets and get
their money out for the collections.
She didn't believe in women's pockets;
she had her pockets made by Il man
tailor. and she stuck her hands in
them, and the women applauded; they
were in the same place mems pants
pockets are: she said the tailor had
gotten down on his knees to take her
measure, the first man who had ever
gotten on his knees to her.
Miss Virginia d. Young from South
Carolina was quite gay with a new
bronze-colored silk that had just been
blown up into proper shape seeming
ly by bycicle pneumatic tire air.
pump. She became awfully interested
as she proceeded, but Aunt Susan kept
her hand on the spring to drop anchor
at the proper moment. The alarm"
went off, but Miss Young turning Il
round said, 'Oh, yes, just a few more
minutes. | promised to finish a story
of the Tennessee mountains which
began Saturday and | ust must finish
it," and she plunged up the Tennessee
mountain but Aunt Susan pulled the
gun ON her again, and the story fell
dead as a winged pheasant; for,
said Aunt Susan Mrs. Stetson hasn't
had chance to speak yet" but Mrs.
Stetson couldn't be found; she had
just switched her way out in high
dudgeon, and the closing moments
were now fast approaching: for it was
nearly eleven O'Clock. Senator Brown.
one Of the "news" from Utah couldn't
be found. let Senator Brown stand
mp if he is in the House. said Aunt
Susan. But he didn't make a stand.
In fact Senator Brown looked yester
day when he was sworn in as ii he had
walked in from Utah. If women in
Utah marry men for looks, there is lit
tie danger of Browns ever being a
monogamist even. He looked yester
day like d lost soul suffering with
dyspepsia.
All distinguished themselves, and
sat thoroughly content on the plat
form, the Daughters of Maryland"
among them, prim, and paving the
ground for another half-miIe dash, she
who had said in the beginning OF her
Grafton, 81 say to you all right plain
now, / claim no fame and no notoriety
and very little prestige" and with this
she freed her hands from the pent-up
Utica of her gloves and made the
feathers fly in a way, perhaps. that
they flew for no other orator Of the
evening.
w. 4. CHRISTIAN.