The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

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Col Benton. Of Missouri is said Ito be the vest mixer in his delegation. if moi
in the house Although a new member there are not many people oneither side
of the house worth knowing that he does not know personally. Col Benton was
born in Tennessee, and speaks with a decided southern dialect. One day, during
the progress of the Dingley tariff bill in the house, Nj. F. B. Hawley, a republ
can member from Texas, made a speech which aroused great enthusiasm o the
republican side He gave the democrats fits" Col Benton was vhitly disgust
ed Il can't bear he said, TO hear a southem.bomm man advocating such per
nicious doctrines" And then young Mr. Fitzgerald Of Boston the only demo
cratic congressman from New England, being duly recognized proceeded to Law
down the law and the gospel from a democratic standpoint and the majority
cheered Justify asked Col Benton how he thought the New England accen,
blended Wit democratic principles? 'Oh! that's all right" he replied. 1T inst
shows that the issues now before the country arc not It all sectional" Col Ben
ton and John Allen sit together in the house and are great friends butthe colonel
confessed TO me that there was a time when he thirsted for the Msixippians
blood You see he said, ut vas this way. l was a green, bashful awkward
and he made my life a misery. 1t would take volumes % set forth all the mean
tricks he played ME and the lies he told about mi We boarded at the % mi MACE
and our landhdy had imported n white cook from pittshmro 4 ns liz; liz
nearea sol Jam was but the uglest poor mortal that the Lord ever let live, be.
ing both red headed and CROSSE eyed; and now what does John Allen do ht nre.
tend that | was in love with Jane The stories. h.t ~ .,aa ha..n a ~ W. !, ~. D' ps
or zane wonld nay made BaronM unchausen ashamed Of himself II his plmiest
days He even went sc far as to read aloud a poem. setting forth her charms
which he pretended had given him to revise and which began:
My dearest Jane
To think Of your bright, eyes;
Well, he worked that till he got tEed. and then he introduced me into 70.
ciety, The president of the college gave a levee and Allen told me Just must
g" that it never would do for me not to be dressed in the prevailing fashion-my
whole future he assured me- depended upon the impression would make at the
presidents levee My boy said he, the apparel oft prochims the man. You
must have a pair Of kid gloves; that h all that you need to make your toilet CON.
plete Well / went to the levee, and wore the gloves which John Allen had &c.
ected for me They were several sizes too small, and Of a bright green bue Nv
fingers were all in a strut lcouldnt shut my hands. l didn't know what to do
with them Allen marched me in with great solemnity and gave m e an intro
duction to an ancient maiden lady who had been official walnower for several
generations Everybody was looking at me. shut my eyes and tried to think
of something to say, but the more I tried the more l couldn't think NV hands
seemed to get bigger and bigger, and my gloves tighter and greener and IL had
been armed when John Allen came by with a pretty girl on each arm, laughing
to sorn my embarrassment and misery, l am sure there would have been me- I'm.
morst less in the Fifty fifth congress"
To nobody in Washington does the death Of Senator vnrbs. -. 800.
sincere sorrow than to Senator Vest Of Missouri Senator Vest loved the Ina.r.
senator and was deeply greved at his death. Senators Vance. Vest and yoor.
yer cronies in the senate and were known a The Three VS." Senator
Vance had three mountains IN bis place in North Carolina named Vance va.t
N voorhees, When Senator voorhees, went of after strange gods in the exta
session and lea the administration forces in the ,enate against silver, Senator
vance asked; Vest shall ! change the name Of the mountain" mo, Vance,
said the Missouri senator. He will repent and come back to u.s." hut senator
Vance died soon after, Voorhees, failed to be returned to The ssnate-nme .v -
broke his heart and when Senator Vest heard Of his death he Ma adv: - ~
the last Of the VS. Senator Vance had a wit as delicate and spontaneous - Az.
ney Smith. oryears he suffered with his eye and finally had to h.ve - :.
moved. Vance" said he when he took bis set after the opentin NJ 80.
performed. my constituents certainly can't say now that | have q a. ~ SnIa
=" ne'i interests GENEyIEvE BENNETT CLARKE