The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05
The hillside is dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snails on the thorn;
Gods in His heaven,
AlpS right will 4 he mnr1d -

Ais right with the world
The day was quite cloudless and
matchlessly beautiful We passed over
magnificent prairies, studded with
groves Of trees, interspersed with mead
ows and wooded pasture land and tray
ersed by limpid streams. The warm
and glowing sky, the light and shade
driven by the spring breeze dancing fit
| fully on the grass; the gladness of ma
ture, and the luminous serenity Of a
spring day, all combined to produce q
sense of happiness that no other season
or circumstance can create.
The farmers were busy in their fields,
and their wives and daughters were
working in yards and gardens. Every
thing spoke of happiness and content
ment; all things spoke eloquently in ia
vor of the country as the proper home
of the family.
Fragrant lilacs, and the perfume of the
wonderful bloom Of the orchards, great
pillows of white and pink around every
home in village and country the spring
foliage rapidly maturing, the songs Of
spring birds combined with all else that
nature offered on that grand day pre-
sented condition that for it's interpre-
tation would have taxed the utmost
powers of so great devotee and ESQ
teric interpreter of nature as words
worth himself
TO SEE A LEGISLATURE DIE
And yet was not journeying for the
sole purpose of this enjoyment; on the
contrary, I was fastening to another
city in order that I might be in at the
death" of one of the most remarka Bile
legislative bodies in the world-the gem
eral assembly of Illinois. My last visit
heretofore was made in 1891, as I was
on my way to visit "the effete mon
arches" of the old world. AS in
tended looking in upon the British par
lament, and the French corps Iegislatif,
thought 1t well to carry away with me
vivid impression of the American leg
lslator, his statesman-like qualities, his
grasp Of conditions, his forensic ability
and urbanity 1t is true that 1 had
shortly before paid several visits to our
national congress, but 1 CHANGED upon a
time in each case when I was the sole
spectator in the gallery and there were
but two men on the floor, one speaking
in loud voice, as if he intended send ng
it ringing down the corridors of time"
in some way that I could not make out
at all, and the other listening, but felt
that L could get no idea Of true legisla-
tive work in that way, so as a last
chance 1 chose the illinois, legislature. [
found full, yes, a crowded house. It
IS seldom that this body does much with
only the speaker present and yet such
mission to the floor, and was engaged in
a conversation with a friend under diff
hcVlties, for although the session was
very quiet as 1 was told, the hubbub
was tremendous, every man making as
much noise as he cared to make and
only the sound OF the speakers gavel
rising above the babel of sounds, when
my friend excused himself, as he had
suddenly become aware that a vote was
to be taken on an important matter. The
speaker, deliberately disregard.ng the
demand for roll call, put the question
to viva voce vote, and being deter
mined to make his point declared the
motion carried, although any one present
listening could not have doubted for a
moment that the vote had been strongly
negative. His action, however, called
for the display of parliamentary tactics
that gave me ample means of making
comparison with that displayed by the
members Of the Irish party in Westmin-
ster. No sooner had the speaker an
nounced his decision than an awful nam
demonium resulted. For the first and
only time heard the Cook county mem
bers roar Con this proposition Cook col1n-
ty Democrats and Republicans were
united and I am free to confer it more
than Jared me; it appalled, me.
TURNED INTO A MOB.
In moment, a bowling, swearing
threatening mass of savage men, actually
Infatuated, were struggling towards the
speakers desk. I was unwillingly part
OF the mass. and although I felt that
every sentiment Of manly dignity and
OF self-respect, called upon me to retreat
1 was surrounded by those who threw
to the winds" all ideas Of respect due a
visitor bent upon so important mission
as was, and when had finally extricat-
ed myself had good reason to be thank
ful that 1 had escaped being trodden~
under foot. The speaker was in rea,
danger and his pallor plainly bespoke his
FEARS. About him was an angry crowd
Wildly gesticulating and demanding rfla&
he recall that announcement-he hesitated
and great strong fellow seized him by
the shirt collar, tearing off his cravat,
and ripping open the collar, partly drag
glng him down. AS Artemus Ward would
say 1t was clear that "a crisis was at
hand" and that it was not 'the unex.
pected that was going to happen" as Is
the case in France some times. And yet
after all it was the unexpected that did
happen. For at the very moment when
1 was anXiously troubled about nv per
sonal dignity, but utterly undaunted
about my personal safety a towering
figure rose above the raging mass, and
with voice that would have drowned a
fog horn Che was a Chicago member).
asked the members Ito hear him He gave
assurance that the speaker would enter,
tain motion to reconsider on the follow
ing day, and advised that the matter
should rest until then, and as it seemed
that the entire body was exhausted by
struggling and swearing his suggestion