The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-20
BEFORE THE MARTHA WASH
INGToN BALL.
Daphne's laughter comes through the

Daphnes laughter comes through the
hall.
Daphne follows after.
All arrayed for the ball,
Powdered hair and slippers small,
Silken bodice. tightly laced,
Tiny bit of plaster placed
On her cheeks beWltching red.
Was l vain because ! said,
Daphne, dear, l looked just so
Five and forty years age.
Jeffrey's step comes through the hall,
Daphne stops her laughter:
Says she hates a stupid ball.
Thinks she viii not go at all.
Men are all such dreadful boresi
Gwen jeffrey, who adores
Every look and word and tonel.
She will stay at home alone.
l teased Jotnan Gray just so
Five and forty years ago.
Je1tLrey's eyes are sad and stern.
Daphne shakes with laughter;
All her dimoles quick return.
When Will sober jeffrey learn
Dainty Daphnes witchlng ways?
Pay the penalty he says:
Il shall storm the citadel.
Pr sent arms! Forward! Charge!" All.
lothian Gray kissed me just so
Five and forty years ago.
The legislator dreamed. He dreamed
that he was in the vast minority and
that his candidate had withdrawn leaV-
else. The dream was horrible. The legis-
lator Sroaned ana writhed in unutterable
agony: He threw his arms out into the
unfeeling. air, vainly endeavoring to
grasp a bottle of Hoods sarsaparilla or
Warmers safe cure-anything TO stop that
Wretched sinking feeling. Just then an
immense bail OF tre, with a majestic fig
ure standing on his head upon it, rolled
in through the keyhole.
l am heavenly being" said the fig
ure
60 way. go way" said the trembling
legislator l I'm not mt company for
7 am George Washington" went on
No, YOU don'tr' gasped the legislator,
putting the bedclothes over his head
Look again" said the figure. revers-
ing itself You can tell better now I'm
on my feet. the way you do things now
turned me upside down" he explained.
The legislator pOked his head out from
under the quilt. Sure enough It was
-, How are We; George?" he asked. And
"A little light about the head; she's
got up soshigh lately. But 1 came down
TO 1nd out something about you
On, m doing nothing in particular;
m IN the legislature" said the repre-
about-that tone.
What do you do there?" asked Wash
ington.
the legislator, proudly
washington scratched his powdered
head, thoughtfully.
II wasn't like that in my day." he
said. slowly.
Well. 1t was different in your day."
answered the legislator. Things spoke
for themselves then. Why if YOU want
ed to know anything about an ordinary
cherry tree, you merely had to ak it,
Ihe legislator winked and looked clever
Washington drew himself up and said
naushtily: Don't you be so familiar
There's a difference between you and
me-"
Yes" answered the legislator, sadly,
you never told a lie"
Wouldn't dad have skinned me if I
mad. though. said the general. in his
few remarks to you Now, when the
people elected you. they didn't put you
IN office to talk. They want you to act"
Act! Act! repeated the legislator
Ieen5iy: why, haven't any histrionic
Great Lafayette" exclaimed Washing
ton. You legislators make me weary
l ne Representatives. People are so hard
But why don't you get down to work."
asked Washington.
''Work?" queried the legislator. Did
you say work? Why, l threw up my
job because l could make 4 / day with
out working. It's the majority that's the
matter, George. Only the few ever do
Know what's best for the crowd Yes If
It wasn't for the majority. our candidate
would nave been elected ;ong ago."
And the legislator turned over and
snored peacefully. leaving the father of
MS country 10 vanish when he chose.