The Sunday globe., 1901-05-26

vorite resort for members of Congress
to pass away few hours. Among his
numerous visitors or admirers was a
rough member from the West. who de-
lighted in playing practical jokes on
his fellow members This practical
joke player learned that his friend was
going to have a social evening with a
few congenial spirits, and that the APP
pie brandy would play an important
part towards keeping up the spirits Of
the selected Congressman for this Occa-
sion. The joker gained admission to
his friends room during the latter's alb.
sence, and dOctored the brandy enough
to cause nausea. The party assembled
and soon began to test the fine apple
brandy Of the Congressman. 1t was
not long before the imbibers of the
brandy began to complain of sick
ness in the stomach. "Take another
dunk, it will cure YOU" was the ad.
vice of each one to the other, until the
whole party became deathly sick. They
marveled at their sudden sickness and
the similarity of their symptoms. They
imagined they had struck an epidemic of
cholera, which was at that time raging
along the Atlantic coast. Physicians
were hastily summoned, as well as law
yers, to write the last wills and testa-
ments Of the more thoughtful among
the party. There was a very busy time
for while in the Congressman room
the doctors doing all they could to re-
lieve the sick, and the LAWYERS endeav-
oring to get their clients ideas as to the
disposition of their properties. One of
the party in making his bequest forgot
to mention his wife and his children in
his will; he gave everything to the doe
tor, the lawyers, and the church. An
other forgot to give anything to charity,
but happening to remember that fact
he added codicil, giving his entire for
tune to charity, the church and the
family doctor. When the doctors an
nOunced that every one OF the sick was
out of danger, and that some one had
evidently played "A joke on the party
by doctoring the brandy, there was Joy
in that Congressman room
Each man present pledged himself
not to tell any outsiders of the incident,
but as all such things get out and this
joke was too good to keep, it has finally
reached The Sunday Globe, who pre-
sents it to its readers.
There was another cranky kind OF
member who employed his time in
sharpening leai pencils for his fellow
members. He could put the finest
points on pencils | ever saw. He said
it was a fad with him, and when a
schoolboy he took delight in furnishing
the teachers, as he now did the official
reporters of the House, with sharp
pointed pencils for reporting the de-
bates. - s dig
The venerable eX-membeT concluded:
" My father was in Congress with John
Randolph, of Roanoke, Va. They
boarded at the same house on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, near the Washington
circle. Mr.. Randolph was a great dog
fanciera and fox hunter When he came
to Washington ha would bring several
of his best fox hounds and his faithful
body servant, Jubal, to wait on him and !
look after the dogs. He would often go |
out fox hunting i'm Maryland aud Vir- !
ginia during the Winter and the early |
Spring, He made it a rule to have his |
dogs with him at his boarding house. |
In those days the meals were placed on |
q large dish and covered on the dining |
table. One day one of the Randolph /
dogs got away from Jubal and ran into
the dining room when the guests were
1t dinner. One of the negro servants
attempted to drive the long-eared brute
)ut, and gave it a kick which made the
Mound yelp Old John Randolph had
4 very violent and quick temper, When