The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-30
STATESr1EN'S
STOCKINGS.
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Washington Post.
Senator Lodge had passed restless
night His mind had been filled with ter
rible forebodines. In his dreams be had
trod the quays at Havre, walked down the
long docks at Liverpool, held his hand 10
his nosirils to avoid the awful odors at
Trieste. and had mingled with the crowds
at Stockholm long procession Of curl
| ously clothed creatures had passed before
him, wearing all manner of attire, st me
clean, but most Of them as dirty as a New
York street after a snowstorm. The Italian
women carried many bundles aud more
babies. the Swedes were bright eyed end
rosy checked. the Germans were distin-
guished by their long pipes. Toward the
| great Republic of the West the procession
was headed. The countenances of some of
| the weary travellers We're alive with eager
anticipation, but for The mos part the re
| was a leaocn dulncss. a logged indiffer-
ence, crushed and tired look that showed
| how hard life had been in the past
| Senator Lodge. stil dreaming, Stopped
| the heavily laden marohers.
| kannst du schreiben?" he said TO
stolid German.
| "Nein, was the reply
I
"ConnaiF tu lie Constitution les Etat.
tnls! said the senator to Frencnrnan.
whose hair was all unkempt. AMI whose
lace sadly needed soap and water
The Frenchman shrugged his shoulders
and looked perfectly blank Non. he
renlied. blinking his eyes.
The procession marched on, and sill all
me senators questions were answered in
the negative. My. my" whispered the
senator to himself this ought not 20 bs,
A. vi hx-f ha
ing OF the bells Of Christmas IN jrning, and
IN his stocking found a new immigration
law he laughed for very elee.
There were peace and good will and Joy
for every one in the air when Senator ,llns
| lay down to rest on Christmas Eve. In
| the sky the evening stars were ninging to-
gether with angelic music, the spirit Of
Christmas had poured forth his balm Of
graciousness and love,and everywhere there
were happiness and peace
| But Senator Mills heard not the music
and felt not the peaceful balm Across a
little stretch of warm and sum- s.a he
saw an island full of the oppressed and
struggling, whose bed was on The bosnr,
Of Mother Earth. ana in whose helrts thsr.,
| beat only forlorn hope. in their hands
We're Grasped the machuto and the inc.
lhey mad learned the ruthlessuc.s of he
cruel slayer; they had seen their families
separated by a heartlesS enemy Bahi n
embresures Of rock and roughly levoIel
timber they had spent N,try lays ana
sieepless nights, ever alert eor ihc foe ana
ever hopeful of the day when the crown If
freedom should be theirs. Thare was no
peace for them. and the ar,lrn, Kan
heart of Senator Mills Yas lacerste1 aud
sore. 1
Happy was he. therefore when out Of his
stocking he pulled flag Of rod ma ,yLlfe
aud blue, with single star, ana bcarin..
him: ~
Cuba Libre,
the delegation OF State senator's from
Pennsylvania babe senator Quay food
night and went out into the clear and fros.
ty air of Christmas Eve.
The senator left them nj The d ,n,. and
with mind fun of the mat; ers talked ,,r
in the conference sought repose. S,,n,chn,v
or ether those keystone politicians had
murdered sleep They had said ,h.rys
which did not mentally llves- well. ever
WIN the senator's rugged constitution ts
he lay abed, with wide-open eyes Tho s,n
ator could soc short, stout man. with
smooth shaNen face, who smiled yith net
BUSINESS and who talked with proo, ,her.Iil,o
4 4
from the sandy seashore to the Allerl1u,,
mountains, this man stalk,d with p5rsat
slNe ways, interviewing member; az ,hc
Legislature and having his eyes ALWAYS an
the SHOES out Of which Senator Cameron il
so soon TO step. In a great stora IN philn
deiphia there was q tremendous d,n sor nIl
the girls cried Cash" toe.thrr ,ut no
short stout. smooth faced man heard tbem
not so busy was he engaged In playloe m, !
interesting game OF how o prove lnlpsel
greater man than Quay.
But all these uneasy uiEhtplnres ,n.llv
passed away, and Senator OuiV sank mo
SUMMER long enough 10 la, SsplA C,;trs
snip down the chimney and uuf ~ ,hc !
senators stocking United States s.po,rrs !
SNIP So he, 100 came down to breakf.sr |
smiling. S-"'''S'
Speaker Reed passed up he averue ON !
christmas Eve swinging LIS huge h,ly 10 |
and fro. with his hands tlasped behind his !
back as is his custom, and his massive |
brain busy. He mounted The steps of tbc |
shoreham hotel, wished the elevator b,v ,
Merry Christmas. and en, sr,i his beau,,f,1 |
apartments 1t was nearly niinisht whom |
he Went to sleep
curiously enough the spoake' had be.n
thihk'ng-not Of the things he had rac,iv,,
Out OF the things which had not t,sn his