The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
ALIEN COCKRELL TELLS SOME
GOOD WASHINGTON STORIES.

nor TIE SUNDAY EEPTPIIr
tanned the reputation of being the wit Of the House While on especially good terms
when Won snk about your dead MEMBERS he said. at reminds m of a speech
Was" y4 .s sm~ ,s ur.yasanr Of congressional funerals 1ha speech went
70 and saM: John. old fellow. " read whasy you had 10 say sbOn then congress
funerals and your constituent, lnaors very void Of i" B saa you just
toll them p there in Washington hat If GU de you don't ask them to bury y0'
you've 90, lots of friends down here whsn ke pleasure in doing 1t"
Tn, honorable gentleman from ,r=nsirp, then told about an adventure with hi,
by the way IS a han''s' OF no "an 1U"y m| 49,. IA no.u IN w,s,tnct,,
EN- when gathered around the fs'al board at chanbeFan'o o. hr. IN man" sn
They were behind Il rail- pile one day with bullets fyng around them when
Fl laying ", here in This swamp an it Nil n CIV. m the o que q d ss :s Know An n
any interest! havs In thso 'e't'0r''' hat" would justify me IN coming out md ''
'' Then h says: You're not, engaged are your
Ven; he says you stick your head u n Sc. If you can sec them fsners
md : %ass '" :Sn' s@ # = I had Jour wings / wouldn't be singing around here I'd be
on a virginia friend and his ooayehoGed msnservant sam ;. .unu-
with m expansive grin on his shining face, said he v, sutnet to git married at
he @ :%' w %@s e Inp%rsi 4 his master.
~ .T3 S ss'n nrn nr % ma Ha. sa af +. ' SIAN n:'u We. S ss objection.
"Iawdy.d dat lint right Use swine. ter NARY saIi''
":lassa. whawhat lat swms ter cosT
"Tn, Cav massa. den Use g.winet r marry Susan: deed there ain no dollars
diff rne BtUeen eny NO nger gals in town"
The s~a, sacred mace .t The s HO@ us .1 of ns'FI %s teaYsz. =, rs a . s9da s' of r,
Goy@men, 1t u is used s5 TO tagrr s1 %y ass"F9 ~nTisr, e ysda sS 'o as it does %s m
s %i o nnh S1 4 1 1 fw A eHe:p %s sh now 1re 'S BROUGHT tS fSn a ms, asGx g rrnars
from .M the ara.sT -eT [ s' a | @a%srS So r%h i so srn a t% SssF1 Within Sn near& n "e At t 9s a ans
nh "@' a e ne~ nan sp sacaasy toiterous and ndrs. asr eommrnd"s him t,
oras':Sd ' the srs%nta5mn to exercise his authority and preserve order IS %
with alacrty to the Speakers order
Holding the mace abt and with grave and dgnfed nn he slowly walked III
70 tho offending member and held the sacred symbol before him. The member how
ever aruaru:;r rot realizing what he vas doing still refused to be seated. much to
ICohmI Tks irritation. Finally he comd stand the suspense no longer. and. Eanns
% nv a a ssn1Ss aS - 'ssa%1y :'@ 1 ii p %a% 5oa !. If % sas a"at :" %sn' down. :~"''
seaeo.ose. loo blackburn +. anne far and wide for hi, apparently s,. 'n ~;
some good stories are told or him which ne never r.ned" said a prominent Blue
Grass politician the Other day. Il remember whenM Mr. blackburn was rrnct'ans
Law IL. Kentucky, which may show that he fears nothing A yOUnE fellow came into
his office, and, after moving some recommendations and expressing longing de|na
to get work Of some kind was gven an opportunity to do something Mr. BLACK
burn handed him 4 writ and told him to go TO = certain housea and serve the paper on
Nail to the door if you have to. but @e 1t The eager young man started out
and returned an hour lar minus hsh hat and collar and with his faee covered wits
brhss. and his clothes torn into hreds q
Well said Mr. Blackburn, did you serve nT No. SIR replied the battered ems
poye The tenant licked me and told me to bring the paper back to you Blackburn
rose from his chair, and towering up with Indignation said: Here sub, take that
writ hack and sve il on that tenants sub. and tell him. for me- sub. that by =
sub, he can't indmida'e me through yo% suh' ALLEN v. C9CKREIL