The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-26

able, upright. learned and genial gen. tleman. With many others not of his political faith sincerely mourn his un- timely death. -r.
 Lately there has been a great deal said in the newspapers and out about the unique performance of the Repub- licans of a Maine district in renomi- mating Hon. Charles A. Boutelle for Congress while he was an inmate of a sanitarium for the insane. That was indeed a fine tribute to him and to the sense of loyalty of his constituents, but the Republicans of the Lancaster dis trict once went even further than that, as they renominated Hon. Thaddeus Stevens after he was dead. although by some sort of concert of action they elected live Republican at the gen. eral election. "Old Thad," as he was universally called for 8 quarter of a century of his life, was 8 great char acter, masterful man, whose fame has been perpetuated by MT. McCall's ex- cellent biography in "The American Statesmen" series. .i,
 My experience with Mir. Brosius taught me that it may take several years of association to learn really to know a man. After two years service with him in the Fifty-third Congress, wrote up his ludicrous take-off of Congressman John A. Pickler of South Dakota, prefacing 1t with the state ment that Mir. Brosius was model of dignity and had no more sense of hu- mor than a tombstone. When wrote that I verify believed I was drawing him true to nature. As the incident was decidedly humorous, my little piece was widely quoted. and MT. Brosius saw it.. After I was elected to the Fifty-fif Congress he came to me ore day, laid his hand on my shoulder and, looking at me in a most solemn manner. said very deliberately in his deep bass voice. Young man, have a crow to pick with you, for you have been slandering mel" was much sur prised, and. supposing some malicious gossip had been lying to him, stoutly protested my innocence and asked on what he based his charge. His eye began to twinkle, and he replied: "In a. certain lecture which you delivered and part of which got into print. you stated that have no more sense of humor than a tombstone. On the con- trsry, my mentality possesses a rich vein of humor. which, however, work economically" which was a very pleasant ending to what at its opening appeared to promise an ugly scene. After that I watched him closely and ANhho shAS hC "do ti6hbs A1C tOQA d great interest in these "Cloakroom Sto- ries" and contributed several of the best of them. AZ .
 The last time ever saw him he came to my desk and handed me the following:
 "A. J. Dallas and Joseph Hopkinson, eminent lawyers in Philadelphia, the latter the author of Hail, Columbiar were counsel for the plaintiffs in a will contest. MT. Dallas was making tine closing argument. All at once he ceased speaking. A breathless silence suc- ceeded. When he resumed, he said: If the court please, ever since the conn., mencement of my argument. in which 1 have endeavnred ts the best or my ability to trace and expose this most atrocious attempt to defraud my eli. ents of their rightful inheritance, this man. the defendant. who during the whole of this trial has exhibited an ef- frontery I have rarely seen equaled. has chosen to place himself in most of fensive proximity to my person, and in hope. I presume. that he might em- barrass me. has been smiling and smirklng in my face. May 1t please your honor, smiles are as multiform as the characters and dispositions of men. There is the smile of conscious inno- cence. which sparkles in the eye and mantles on the cheek, and wherever encountered 1t exerts a power that is always irresistible. Whether in the marble palace or the lewly cottage that heaven-born smile unconsciously challenges and as surely receives the instinctive homage of every true heart ed man. But, sir, there is another smile and of far different character. It is that which the blackest villainy
 l. An k1Ne. loathsomeness of it's own deformity. It was that which sat upon the features of the reglcide whom Hamlet thus apos- trophized:
 /" oh. villain, villain, smiling, damned
 villain,
 My tables, my tables, meet it is I set That one may smile and smile and be
 villain.'
 "The defendant immediately left the courtroom. The verdict was for the plaintiff; the will was overthrown. MT. Dallas was taken sick that night and died the next day"
 Senator Vest gives an example of mixed metaphor that is said to have occurred in debate in the Senate years ago. Here it is: .,yy 8,
 "fhe apple of discord has been sown in our midst, and unless 1t is nipped in the bud it will produce a conflagra- ton whose waves will submerge this fair land in anarchy"
 Once. in replying to the speech of political opponent in the House, MT. Brosius began by taking rap at him, thus:
 An essayist once called on Lord Ba- con to submit an essay for his inspec- tion Bacon read # carefully and tOId the writer he had better turn it into poetry. The man departed and return ed in a few days with his essay rem dered into verse. Bacon looked at 1t and said: It is much improved. Now if is rhmya, bef0ra if was Deithar