New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
ETAR TSLANA.
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wonderfully eloquent taIker he was but he some
times got a little prosy. On this occasion at Toledo
General George II. Sheridan be the star
speaker. The local managers thinking there might
not be enough solid nutriment in his remarks. had
arranged for little Introductory speech from
Judge West. The judge a great favorite there.
novelty. The night of the rally came. and with it
General Sheridan had revamped some of his old
jokes, and as he looked over the audience he knew
he was going make hit 1t VAS just the kind
of audience he liked 10 talk 10.
Well Judge West was introduced and met with
stage. ard sheridan thought it SO much Of an i'm
position that he told the managers had he known
the whole evening himself Judge Vests voice at
which greeted him enabled every one to understand
when he said he was not feeling very well that
But amost H before he knew It the Blind man eo
quen got to warming up the 6o,r ana ys ne
know George Sheridan, and l shant uRGertake 1 & 10
But there is an end to all things. and about l$o
O'Clock there came end to Judge Vests elo,
STAYED to hear sheridan cheered hopefully; hut in
wf4ried sort of of way IN , FespqnSf 2nS % o the ra
Ladies and gentlemen he said, I understand
some of YOU came here 10 hear me speak pGt
don't feel very well myself tonight, and l
He didn't need to go any further. The crowd
cheered him good night and the meeting came 20 an
to his colIeagu when Brother Eyarts gets
G%gsh I'll a m ge4 uP and nn hat You are not
feeling very we'll / don't think it would he rcces-
SeV ,o' didn't have to expose their health to the
Senate for when Senator Evarts dld gtt 'nrUuE'
NOV Cameron was on his feet. and with this untai!-
ing barometer of the dinner hour none OF me Seha
tors who expected to talk objected 10 "'S i'I0''0'
to adjourn
c.ra.or Fvarts once unwittingly gave deep 'f-
fence TO bluff Senator Beck. He was discussing
the latter's bill forbidding members OF congress
to practise before the Supreme Court, and having
occasion TO refer TO lawyers whose practice "aS
limited to spccialties and who never had ocCaSoh
to appear before the highest judicial tribunal IN
the land he called them "unilateral lawyers
The professional dignity of Senator Beck was
wounded He had been fairly successful al 'he
bar in Kentucky, but he had early laid aside me me
coiieagues who did not know he was LAWYER
Daniel O'Conneus war Of epithets WIN tne if rs,i
her contumeIious paraleiopipedon, was asI nom IN
ing 10 the Scotch epthet5 whIch 9f 6nalIw salts
fed his wounded amour propre ny assuIlns , III ra,s
more resDected than 4 quadrilateral petutogger IN
New-York. Senator Evarts had not been IN IN me me
Reck's pec1liarities but ne finally succeeded in
pacifying the sturdy Kentuekian ana thelr leid-
lions became quite kinly.
II was Senator Evarts who paid on one occasion
a delicate compliment to wild Western culture
Western Senator of good intentions but OF slight
acquaintance with the modern classics had been
talking about Don QuiXote and the windmills he
was distressingiy exact in his pronunciation
sounding the %" after his own standard ana
drawing the Senator E9Tts HaTng fefaTe Psa
antly his friends illustration from Don nee
o.Kee-bote? Who's hep" inquired his colleague
Without moving a muscle of his face senator S,
''As | was saying. the senator's Illustration rom
Don QuiXote- giving the - en- t..e .t Ul - also
Senator Hoar who was sitting nelr si,Iler ,o "a ~
his most benignant way. but no one eIse ''i'''Neu
the incident
While Mr.. Evarts was in the Senate his family
which included many daughters, spent the greater
portion Of the time that much exploited tirm
near windsor Vt which its distinguished owner
made pay ''by crediting the farm with eFeFN'h'hs
taken off from II. and charging nothing put on
One spring he received letter from his younlStTSii
daughter dated from WINDSOR Wi'tCn ,,s 20 a. 80 his
his sense OF humor that he passed II around l"r MS
.pear papa. it said "do come home, my donkey
is very lonesome without YOU
Mr.. Blaine at one time IN his career was. as re-
CARDS consular officers in favor OF limited tenure
of ofce-or any rate. he believed II TO pe ior 'he
good OF the service TO change consuis from once 10
Office occasionally in order to gain a wlder an"
more varied experience. II n consul had sium-
bered through three administrations at some far
away post In a dolce far niente Of a lotus eating
and salary drawing existence he was not aVerse.
unless the consul showed remarkable aptitude. TO
astonish him with an invitation 10 return TO this
Mr. Blaine sat In his room AT the State Depart
ment one day discussing different matters Of public
interest with Mr.. Evarts, then his immediate
predecessor in Office. ma,
Now. here" said he rs case in point This
man has been consul at I'm Hung for twenty years.
He went there at the time OF the war and mas
remained there since. II Is time ne came home
and got acquainted with his own country before he
grows i queue II he stays much longer ne VIII
have Chinese bias in his sight l shall remove
him at once" . -,
Il wouldn't remove him. Mr.. Secretary, repled
Mr. Evarts, quietly
why nOtY
Il am afraid II will be unpleasant thing 10 DO
To he vulgar, ! fear il will make stink
My mind is made up replied Mr. Blaine. AS
soon as ! can find a good. live man 10 take his
place | shall remove him. - .
But | think you will have grave difficulty In
fnang good live man who would be willing TO
take his place" go
Il anticipate no such difficulty. But will you ex-
plain 10 me. Mr.. Evarts. why there will be any
difficulty. and--I confess fall TO understand,why
# will to your expression. make a stink?
Because the man has been dead and buried these
six months. Mr. Secretary.
FROM GRAVE TO GAY AT BARNARD.