The Sunday globe., 1901-06-30
CHAPTER IA.
A TRIP TO THE zoo.

] walked into the G street dining-room.
The waiter tilted up the chair in front
of me to signify the seat was taken.
"Who is to occupy that seat?" | in
quired
Your husband, was the reply.
My first impulse was to say, why,
that's not my husband; my husband is
dead, when | thought of Olgas You
don't have to tell them you are going
to have chicken for dinner" and mere
'v smaed in reply.
ir Styers soon put in an appear
anct and we took a Fourteenth street
car, transferring at U. AS we ascend
ed the heights, a tnking panorama Of
the city vas disc osed.
Il wish z could induce my wife to
take this trip, said Mr.. Stivers.
You never told me you we're mar
ried, said l, feeling a bit uncomfort-
able, and glancing around the crowded
car
Il never had a chance and, noticing
the glance, added: "Oh, she isn't on
board We can go into the most pub
lie place with impunity My wife and
! are never seen together, consequent
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half. The boldest way is the best
way
while there is a modicum Of truth
in your propositions, still they do not
come up to my tenets of morality You
should endeayor to overcome your
wife's opposition to outings. Pardon
the reference to the dear departed but
Mr.. Roland and l would often go into
the suburbs and gather wild flowers
and blackberries. l would jestingly
say | would never go back to the SNUG
Old town"
There are six gentlemen on this
car of my acquaintance, said he. AT
least four Of them are aware of the
fact mat ! am married; two of them
work in my section. Tomorrow morn.
ing they will say, Stivens, l see you at
the Zoo yesterday afternoon with your
wife Must ! say, No, that wasn't my
wife; that was some other woman
Before 1 could frame a reply we had
reached what he called Rock Greek
Bridge and transferred to Connecticut
avenue extended. The cars already
crowded, the best we could do after
the change was to cling to the foot
board
Whom we had crossed the bridge. a
gentleman said: Mr.. Stivers, II your
wife can make her way around here,
think we can find room for her" and
he took his little boy on his knee.
Mr.. Sivers caught my ele and nod.
ded toward the vacant seat, to which
half a dozen extended hands helped
me. l was wedged in between the gen
tleman and his wife, as, not being cast
in a cuneiform mold, | more than re-
place. the infant.
We have known Mr.. Stivers for
about seven years began the lady,
but this is the first occasion we have
had the pleasure of meeting his wife.
You don't go out often Not sick,
hope" and so she garruled until the
Zoo entrance was reached.
My replies were monosyllabic Just
whether they were appropriate or not
] am unable to state. As we walked
toward the Zoo grounds, / told Mr..
Stivers we would be in trouble. lie
insisted to the contrary.
AS we approached the entrance, he
said: Giving honor to whom honor is
due, there should be a bust of the late
Senator Beck, Of Kentucky, placed at
this portal a zoologic cal park for the
National Capital was always his pet
project. and the transformation of a
veritable wilderness into place for
the recreation and instruction of thou.
saL-s was mainly due to his efforts.
A rugged Scott and an ardent lover OF
nature, animate and inanimate, it was
OF him the talented poetess Rost Vert.
ner jeffrey, wrote.
Western field, and mine, and quarry,
Western wildwood, loved he dear;
But one note Of Annie Laurie,
To his dark eye brought a tear"
please say that again" said /. "I
was so absorbed with my thoughts /
did not catch it,
He repeated the quatrain. and con
tinued. 81 suppose il viii take some
thing like a Senate join. resolution,
which will be referred 10 the Commit.
tee on the Library and they, I'm turn,
inasmuch as n involves an expendi-
ture will refer IT, TO the Committee on
Appropriations, and it ought TO be com.
paratiyely easy. Allison and the late
Senator were always cronies"
Who is Allison may ! ask
William b. Allison, chairman of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations
re is one Of the few men who carry a
blue pencil
knew what carrying blue pencil
meant and suppose. that was a privil
ege accorded to every Member Of Con
gress, 80 said.
tI.trFI.t y.Fv
ber5 I'm the Senate and three hundred
odd In the House,
The majority Of them don't even
play speaking part a little cOteriC
iu both Houses carry the burden OF
Legislation and Senator Allison, as
chairman Of the most important com
mittee, is one of them
BY the time we had reached the pOr
tlon of the park devoted TO the ami
mails, and entered the monkey house.
Hot in here'" gasped, as he lee
the way through the crowd.
The cages Of the babbOons were th
center Of attraction Two cOlOred mel
were standing in front Of u.s.
johnson said one, pointing 10
huge ape, that thing winked at you
seed him"
Come long" responded his compar
ion. 81 cant stand TO look at der
tings no mo. Dey's too human"
Outside we got bit Of air, and the
entered another building devoted t
lions, tigers, and the like The pres
sure Of the crowd held us in front 0
a cage containing magnificent spec
mens Of the oaelot, species Of pan