Evening star., 1901-12-07

shade of Bill Holmanl It's enough to
make the old man turn over in his grave.
And if Dockery of Mizzoura was here he'd
shore fall in fit on the floor"
He stood in the hall of the House of Rep
resentatives contemplating the rich ma
hogany desks the handsome furnishings,
the gilt and decorations. with cholerie
and deprecatory eye He was attired in
black broadcIoth. the vest low cut, showing
a wide expanse of unstarched shirt front
crossed by a black string tie His thin
soled boots of soft leather were carefully
polished. and he held black slouch hat in
in his hand.
II was in Congress in the days of re
trenChment and reform. " he said, 'and
We had no such doin'S as these. Them
chairs, with a little recaning. was good for
ten years longer. and there wasn't nary an
initial carved in the desks In my day the
red and plush sofys in the lobby was
dream Of oriental splendor. but l see they
must have fine leather Sofys now.
And for these new committee rooms,
the appropriations in particular, they air
a scene of mperialistic sump shusness that
the Caesars never imagined. | walked
through this morning. my feet sinking to
the ankles in velvet carpets. and every
move reflected in the polish of the ma
bog'ny tables. desks and chairs. These
here plain congressman, cOrn-fed products
of the west. must feel mighty out of place
amidst such surroundin's of luxuriouSness
and regal splendOr- They tell me there is
5000 worth of gold in the ceiling of the
Speakers room. by way of decoration, and
that third of a million dollars has been
put in tiling and mahog'ny, leather, gilt
and 9aintin'-
We'll. l reckon after all there amt
nothin too good for the great American
people. and these air the representatives of
the people. and the people they pays the
freight" whereat he shook his head and
walked away.
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'Since our troops have been in the Phil
iPPines my friends among the officers sta
toned there have at frequent intervals been
remembered with boxes of Manila cigars"
remarked a member of Uncle Sans fight
ing force. who was severely wounded at
Fl Cauey and is now on the retired list to
Star reporter. Il have learned to prefer
the tobacco of the far east to the domestic
brand, and do not see how could now set
along without the fragrant Manilas.
Recently l received shipment of
CIGARS he continued, but they proved a
sad disappointment In fact. they seemed
to me TO be entirely worthless. l puffed at
one after another. but they simply could
not be smoked. In despair finally. con-
suited a well-knoWn tobacconist. The sit
uation was no problem to him. He prompt
ly told me to lay the cigars aside for
few weeks. after which L would find them
all right He correct. When | sought
an explanation the tobaccOnist assured me
IN all seriousness that the cigars had been
seasick from the voyage across the Pacific
and needed rest.
Il have since learned" added the officer.
that wines and liquors are affected in a
similar manner by ocean shipment"
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II one of the suburban settlements along
the line of Connecticut avenue extended live
two young girls about fifteen years old.
One of the pair is the most unrestrained
tomboy In the District of Columbia. The
Sther Is prim and precise as the pro-
Verbal New England school teacher Their
differing opinions on various subjects oc-
Casion most vigorous discussions now and
then. but the quietus put on the structures
of the overneat little girl while the two
were walking down to the car line one
afternoon this week caps the climax. They
were just in sight of the little house where
all the young matrons of the village were
waiting in handsome gowns and fine head
gear to go into town. An empty hay wagon
rumbled along the drive. In an instant the
hoyden, regardless of a new walking suit
of Oxford gray. had slipped up behind and
thrown herself across the long pole that
stuck out behind. Jess. for goodness sake
don't do thati Everybody will see you
Do. please. came over here the side
walk The young tomboy caught ffrmer
hold on the running gear. gave her hands a
push that sat her astride of the pole and
then called back. Well. guess you needn't
be stuck up and putin 1,n airs just because
you've got powder on YOUR face
He who tells this story is the owner of
a biue-ribbOn St Bernard dog. a master
ly fellow and winner of admiration as
well as prizes Last summer the dog went
with his master and the family to a fash
iOnable resort ard was there the center
of undiminished interest throughout the
season.
1T was the most delightful summer we
ever spent" recited the teller of the story
and the owner of the dog the other day
and the people were the incest as a whole
We had ever met Our popularity with the
summer colony was most marked and
when the time came 10 depart Ii was
with no end of sorrow that we began to
make our adieUs- Naturally il filled US
with good deal of pride to think that
those with whom We had sojourned should
wish We Were not going to leave them
But our vanity was Short-liyed. There
came shock which set us all to thinking
and wondering to whom the credit for