Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-18
lsHanant Sale Begins at 8.

SHE'D another brick. The Down East
lawyer detected it from its course,
leaving Payne in a quandary. The
scene was highly interesting to those
on the battle-ground. and peculiarly
pleasing TO Il beVy OF school girls in the
galleries. Serene held his own right
gallantly in the ensuing collouuy, but
Littlefield persisted in exhibiting the
missile until everybody recognized il as
boomerang.
FLOORED THE ASTUTE DALZELL.
After Payne sat down. John Dalzell,
an astutc lawyer from Pittsburg, APP
preached the brick pile Thoroughly
'versed In the intricacies OF tile law,
he was agile as Il cat. He carefully as
sorted his bricks, apparently preferrins
those With cuneiform inscriptions. and
hnrtlcd them through the air with sur
prising velocity. With all his nrtful-
ness. however, he unconsciously picked
up a boomerang. Littlcield expressed
lis true character SO lucidly that even
Serene L. Payne smiled. For IL new
member, tho backwoods lawyer WAS
playing in great luck. He was address
ing an audience of no less than 10000
0UU people. y wave OF applause ran
over the land. and the handCiapping is
still heard beyond the Rocky Moutains.
The next victim was the Hon Will
iiotii II. VI massachusetts,. lie
went ut the brickpilc with peculiar art
lessness, fortified by ripe experience AT
the Harvard Law School. Classic in
face. figure. and nature, he threw his,
missiles with grace and Il precision
that reflected great credit on old Har-
yard. The backwoods counsellor
watched him In silence. Each brick
went UP in the air in graceful curve.
1t was an exhibition we'll worth see
ing. At last, however. came the incv-
liable boomerang. Moody, with ull his
tact and exquisite nicely, had got hold
or the wrong implement. IT rccoicd
with great force. Littleileld CAV it Il
terrific impetus. and another cnlivcn-
ing scene cnsucd. TO sustain his posi-
ton Mr.. Moody had quoted Daniel
Webster. Littleiicld extended the quo
tation from "the God-likc Dan'I" and
the extension not only answered but
demolished the proposition OF the Har-
ward graduate. The country lawyer as
sailed Mr.. Moodys quoted precedent
with zest that was more than re-
freshing. He toned his voice TO the
subject and snrcastically alluded TO
him as 1.-THE editnh of the Harvard Law
journal" traversing his knowledge of
the law ana tearing all his prccedents
into strings. 1t is fair TO Mr. Moody
10 say that he Was not present when
this attack was made. and no one
probably regretted this more than MIR.
Littletield himself.
There was a smile on the face OF the
House when General Grosvenor ap-
pron chcd the pile OF bricks. He has had
50 much experience and has been en-
gagged in so many similar fights that
expectation was raised to the highest
pitch. Posing @imself admirably, he
threw the bricliS for some minutes with
a steadiness surprising to those who
knew him best. Somebody, however
rang in a boomerang, and Grosvcnor
threw 1t without reflection. II made
an eccentric curve and finally wobblcd
back toward the General. LittlciicId
aided 1t in it's wobbling. it struck
Grosvenor plumb in the chest: he pro-
tested, and questioned Littlctield's conf
ment.
I, you heard st, didn't your" Little
field asked.
II did" the General responded.
81, Very Well replied Mr.. LlttlcGeld;
Continue to listen"
Iie then demolished C:rosyeno,'s ar