West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-06-06
ONE ON DOLLIVER.
10 Stepped the Proceedings BY
His Delay,
Taking Short Cut lie Fell into Some
Paint and Ruined His Clothes
Bell-bor Brlbcd TO Secrecy.

a bell-boy at the "Aud. which in bell.
boy language means Auditorium. has solved
a sort OF mild mystery 10y eonfcssing his par
ueipaiion in little adventure that happened
during the national campaign last fall. re.
lates the Chicago Record Herald.
One night Senator Doliyer was billed to
speak for the Republican candidate for
President, and 5000 people had crowded
into the big theatre 10 listen to him The
Reception Committee waited ON him in his
apartments in the Auditorium Annex and
offered to escort him To the platform, bu, he
asked them To go ahead aud said he would
follow in few moments.
The few moments heightened into min.
utes, however, and the minutes into twenty
before the Senator made his appearance,
looking hot, ilustercd and very tired. The
long continued applause aud the introduc-
tory speeches gave him plenty of time TO &c.
cover himself, and when he arose TO begin
ms address, he appeared as calm and self
possessed as usual.
The members of the Reception Commit,
tee wondered in placid kind of way wha,
had happened TO cause the twenty minutes
delay none of them imagined tha, the
speaker of the evening was within few feet
oil them for most of that time doing an act
that the VAUDEVILLE managers would have
teatcd as the funniest of the year
"This here's the whole thing" said the
bell-boy the other day, "from A to lizard.
The big guy tmeaning the distinguished
statesmanl sent down a call Just after the
reception comfy went away over to the
theoter. lie says to me that he would Get
all crushed up in the push round the doors,
and asked me to put him ontcr an easy way
troo TO the stage, There was dollar in it
for me, so l led the procession and we start.
ed down the tunnel across TO the Aud. and
slipped him in the wagon alley back of the
stage door.
"Well when We got that far says 10
him that if he didn't want TO cross the open
stage 10 get to the right side we would have
to 90 underneath 10y the machinery and
come up that way. lie says, 81 don't want
TO SO over the open stage, no, on your life,
sonny begun TO walk down the stairs.
with him ahead, and We got about half way
over when he saws, "Grcat Cusar's goat,
wors tins 20 1t was a tub of red paint sat.
tin on the concrete floor, an his nibs had
run right into it, both his legs, paten, feathers
an black dress pants.
"lhe Senator swore considerable an said
a lot Of nice things To me, but he hn'lly got
a move on an told me not to stand lauphin'
there like an idiot, but to go home and un-
strap his yalscs and bring down a pair of
pants, shoes and socks
"Whcn gets back with the goods there
was his whiskcTs standiu' by the light of
little electric globe wniun' fer me. We
could hear the mob up above stampin' an
whisllin' and the big organ poundin out to
fill in the wait The Senator done light
MIN change turn that night for his life lie
whipped off his swalcr-tail an sat on the
concrete while handed HIM the things as
he wanted them. Just as he got the first
boot on there was an extra large roar from
ap above. Then the Senator says somethin'
under his breath abour il bein' enough To-
make Rome howl and the reception guys
thinkin' him a blamed fool. lie struggled
with the other boot about four minutes, and
then he remembered he had a pretty sizea.
bic foot, and had TO take both his shoes off
while he pulled on his pants. While he was
doin' this turn he said some more strong
things.
''At last he got everything all right. Then
he said TO me, "PicK up all that stuff and
take It 10 my room. See me in the mornin'
and I'll give yer another dollar, but il you
ever talk about this affair to anyone IH
break yer neck" I showed him the way
up the other side 10 the Stage, and as soon
as I heard, by the yawp, that he had got into
the ring bundled up the clothes so as none
Of the paint drips would get on me and
made tracks tor his room
"Well, he was the main squeeze tina,
night an the papers said next morning that
he cot the mustard in great shape. guess
his head was so swelled by il that he forgo.
that other dollar he promised me. Anyway,
never got b., and so the slorys out"