Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
HEARD At THE CAPITOL

They were in the gallery, and they were
palpably new to the situation. One sat on
one side and the other on the other side Of
the Speakers seat but number one. recog-
mzing number twos walked over to speak to
her.
Dear Mrs. Blank SO glad to see you.
Has your husband made a speech yet?'
cooed she. rs
'Oh, yes" responded the other. with all
the nonchalance She could muster. "He
spoke yesterday afternoon; he was just too
lovely for anything" she chirped, warming
to her subject. '"rhe Record had him APP
plauded four times only but I'm sure that
they applauded as many as five times Has
your husband spoken yet?'
NO, the hateful, horrid thing!' replied
ire other, In pretended anger. Il think he
might. l have fused and fused at him to
folks about it. l can only stay two weeks,
ana 40 SO want to hear him. He has such IL
splendid speech on the silver question, all
aGout now the white metal was dcmonetiz-
eu' ana that there is enough seignioraee in
the treasury to fill all our teeth if they
would only let US have it at 50 much
head-peT capita is the technical term, be-
AeNe. On. you have no idea what hit he
ihaoe WIN that speech On the stump, and
am Just dying to have him paralyze this
House with it, 1t would be such de-
EShtful change from the most of them.
uo m. you know. l asked him why he didn't
1aik' ana he said he couldn't set the
speaker to recognize him. / told him
thought 1t was shame ard that he ought
10 get somebody to introduce him again.
I Know ne mas met MIR. Reed cnce. l wish
l couiu get a chance and I'd ask Mr..
REED to call on him to speak. I'm sure he
couid settle The disturbance over the vote
az once II he only had a chance" and she
went back to imbibe some more knowl-
LON MiSGo,Iri
:: j:
Senator Call must have been an expert
Quot pitcher in his early youth, for he
can shy letter at page half way across
Inc Senate chamber and land it in his
hands He seems to be rather ford of that
way OF starting his letters to the post.
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Mr. Cannon has no use for the electric
call bells When he wants a page. he wants
aim at once. and he doesn't want to wait
Tor anything as slow as that, so he just
claps mis- hands in the good old-fashioned
way, ana the pages come a-running.
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is 1t Just the proper caper for a young
lady TO accompany a gentleman to as pub
nc place as the Capitol restaurants and
order wine?
senator German has been called all kinds
! OF names, some pretty, and some exactly
the other thing. but it left for n lady
| to give him new title. She had sent her
| card in from the marble room and was
| busy telling her friend what manner of a
| man he was about to meet, and added, "he
REMINDS me of Cardinal -" Just then
| the Senator came in ard greeting hin,
warmly, she turned to her friend ard said
| Cardinal Rfchefieu. I want to present to
you my friend, AR Blank, from my home,
| and 1t was some tirle before she learned
| why they both smiled so broadly.
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This story began in the House gallery
| ard ended in the House restaurant. Two
young ladies were sitting together in the
| gallery, and one said to the other: "'There
| comes that man again. He fairly haunts
| me. lie wants me to lunch with him today
and I'm going to teach him a lesson
| There, he is giving the page a note. and
knew it is for me- Now you walt here
| till GENE back, and I'll tell you how l did
| bin up"
Sure enough. the page came scurrying ii
| with the note land would wait for an an.
| 3wer, please"
| Tell him yes, ard to meet me at the
! elevator, said the young lady, with 3
| erirnace toward her friend. Now. Mag
| gle, you wait she said. as the page rushel
| off again. After this, Mr.. Sneak vii
have more money to spend in gloves fol
nis poor, meek. little wife, and off sht
{ went.
|
The man had placed the young .ady il
| one of the window alcoves and had sprea,
| out bill of fare before her with an in
| junction to order something MICA ST.,
| did. too. She ran through the - iron
| smelts to chocolate, and ordered as tl0u2l
she had a First National Bank at he
| back.
I'm not very hungry" she said sweet
| ~, but perhaps l can find something tina
will tempt my appetite. Smelts-um-p crch
a pampano, broiled shad-oh, have 20,
eaten any planked shad? 1t is pecfect IL,
lovely. 1 don't want any FISH, though
| Guess I'll take oysters toast. broile,
very delicately, waiter" So two order
| fer oysters on toast were made out b.
the complscent man. But that did not en-,
the list for the young lady with TIL
dainty appetite.
Il think l viii take some roast tur
key with cranberry sauce she went On
scanning the bill of fare land some ban
ana fritters, with glace cognac red-hea,
duck, diamond-back terrapin, chicken salad
| cel-no l don't want celery, it is 50 com
mon. I'll take water crcss, some t7rencl
peas, and-I guess that is all the solids. "
| will wind up with some Malaga glapes
nince pie, Camambert cheese and choco
late. oh, yes, bring us some Boston brow
| bread. Two orders of each, of course n,
Sneak" she said inquiringly, and he meek
| ly nodded assent. 1t took two tables t
spread the lunch on, and it cost Mr. iSneaI
nearly S., but it cost him heap NOR
| than that to shut the mouths of the me-
| who saw the little comedy and still Civ
him an occasional dig about it.
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A sight to make gods weep and me
laugh was Cannon of Illinois and Cox O
Tennessee during the hottest of the de
bate on Tuesday, standing in the main aisl
with their arms around each others neck
, in close embrace and their two heads i
, loving juxtaposition as they talked stat
secrets. The House caught on in grea
shape and began to grin audbly whe
Speaker Reed brought that gavel of hi
, down with bang that made the mac
, | jiggle and the two men separated with
jump.
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Men are clannish creatures at best Til
is exemplifcd by the manner in which III
members of the House and Senate her
on their own side of the halls Renuhl
, cans loaf in their own cloak rooms an
, lounge on the sofas on their own side, an
the democrats do the same. OF course the
| meet and mingle, but it is usually abo,
| the door of the main corridor, and not ono
> in an hour will you find a democrat @
. the republican side or rept blcan on tf
| democratic side
!. The Painted Cow.