Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
SomeFu7ny Things that Happen Every Day Under the
ito Dome.

proud of 1t and wanted all the world to
know of 1t. His vanity led him into
breach of the regulations, which
would have brought serious trouble up
on him had policeman happened to
be near-in that he whipped out the
stub of a pencil and frescoed about
yard of the balustrade with his full
address. Somebody saw him do it,
read the honorable name, and con-
cluded to punish the patriarch in his
own fashion. Standing, on the oppo-
site side of the gallery, appar-
emily engaged in studying the
ceiling, he whispered n most blood
ourdling tale of the fate of q man who
transgressed the rules In writing upon
the wall. The gentleman of color looked
fearfully around, but nobody in human
guise was near; great drops of sweat
started from his forehead, his eyes
bulged like boot-straps from their
sockets, and as soon as he could get
strength enough to command his legs,
he rushed for the exit. And 1t is safe
to say that he will never again go back
to that chamber of horrors or inscribe
his name in public places.
A queer customer was once observed
to run breathlessly up the last flight of
steps, apply his mouth to the iron
railing and began n conversation in n
loud tone with somebody not visible.
Curiosity induced Il Waterman to in
lhiit WHAT nt fltift ny lflt DtTlbfIl-
ance, and 1t was disclosed that the Wis
itor had come up under the impression
that he could converse with his sweet
heart. at the foot of the stairs, 200 feet
below, through the "bannister tee-
graph" Where he got his queer idea
! cannot say, unless somebody told
him that the "bannster'' was charged
with the electric fluid and by this
method messages were exchanged be-
tween the rotunda and the dome. He
said he thought 1t was darned strange
he couldn't hear Sairy's voice. but sup
posed she could hear him all right and
II might take time for the words to
kim up" from below.
one time a couple of Southerners.
OF the brond-trimmed. tobacco-expec-
toratinS, yet-vntc- for-Andrew Jackson
vanity, startled the Waterman up there
by asking for pen and ink. Wondering
what in the world they could want of
such articles in that lofty place, the
guard politely offered them the loan OF
his pencil. The " lowed that would do
and withdrew to a quiet corner to do
their writing. Presently they returned
10 the watchman. each with q postal
card and enquired for the shoot"
meaning the mail-box. They were
amazed to learn that no such convent
enoe was to he found at that altitude;
ana then 1t transpired that they came
UP there to start their messages on
their way home under the belief that
man was daily dispatched to all parts
or the Union, direct from the dome OF
the Capitol; and sure enough their
cards bore the information that the
writers We're Mt that moment standing
at the Capltol end - the line of COM
munication.
Not long ago was myself n witness
10 some amusing incidents in the Wills
pering gallery. A lad OF perhaps is
years was one of the Victims. He was
tion at the groups in Brumldi's MASTER
piece, when suddenly some rascal on
me other side Of the chamber breathed
INTO his ear, apparently. that there was
q mole in the seat of his trousers and he
ought to be ashamed of himself. The
his faultless garments, then to the
right and left and under the seat-but