The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-22
HUGHES RECEIVES THE NEWS.
Hears of His Victory Through the
State Journal.

Col. Hughes was seated in his revolving
easy chair at the mayors office in the
city building about 4 80 o'clOck when he
was informed by telephone from the
State Journal that he had won. The col
onel was In his shirt sleeves. wearing a
straw hat and filling in the time of his
office hours from till 5 without a bobble.
Hel-lol' shouted the colonel, he
stepped to the phone.
The supreme court has Just handed
down a decision in your favor" was
what went oyer the wire to the colonel
Ihe colonel had been sitting with his
feet on his desk reading a concise his
tory Of the Fighting Twentieth Kansas.
Just over the desk was a picture of Gen.
John A Logan. on the other wall were
pictures OF several illuscrious soldiers.
much militarism just as Antony snoozed
1n the presence of his noted queen of
When he went to the telephone he had
IN his hand the Twentieth Kansas history
ments just for a. blun. When he heard
the startling news he dropped everything
The book fell with a thud and the doc.l-
ments We're waited about the room
How, how's that2' said the colonel.
The decision is in Your favor"
wen, sir. yes sir: thank You. sir: but
elr. now DO you know sirz' shouted the
When the colonel is excited he always
uses q good many .'sirs
The supreme court has said So" was
Well. sir; YES, sir; l thank you, sir:
come SoIle Gown ana see me sir, shouted the
colonel with that good old southern ac-
cent that mellows his softly moduIated
tones until they are musical.
The next thing the colonel did was to
ST Gown and pass his right hand through
ms halr Then he took from its resting
box and from the innermost recesses Of
MS wardrobe he produced some cigarette
pa pefss He proceeded to roll insid-
1ous rice paper cigarette.
BY that time his informant from the
state Journal office had arrived at the
ma ayors $ office to see If the citv's chief
eAeeuLiNe mad borne up under the shock
pneI as he extended his riaht hand 7f
4slloWsnip and the tobacco box. Z m
sis9l ~ =. si'iu 10 see Yer; yes am Step in,
IN the meantime Albert Parker's attor-
from the State journal offce of fbe ilsssl AZ
cisloni and the news had been bulletined
city During the excitement attending
She nrst news of victory the colonel had
time wood burning locomotive He rolis4
second with that calm dexteritv which
ability ~ Ai9a4i
Then congra tuIa tfons commenced to ar
rive James E. Larimer was there He
Is ls a {. nS5n1luet1l.tIl. 51.. ana the colonel is from
the Dixie handshake.
Jim. did yer hear2' shouted the colonel
IN glee. as his cigarette dropped two
points toward where Santa Fe common
Yes. said Larimer, looking at his hand
~ ~Mnle1 had disappeared in the big right
sword hand Of the colonel.s and wonder
Ing if he would get it all back I heard
you Won
That's right Where is J. B. Lari-
In Texas
Telegraph him, sir. right away. sir
Then the telephone rang.
Hel-loH' shouted the colonel as he /
rolled his eyes toward the picture of Gen.
Logan
Yes, sir; thank you, sir this was all /
the conversat ton as heard at the END /
where the colonel was
who IS thise@
Yes, all right; thank you. sir and the I
coACAle1 4lIlS up the receiver time o
greet Electton Commissioner Williams
Colonel. you'll have TO stop Smoking /
said Williams
solonel.
retSeS. said Williams.