Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-15
ET0RIES ABOUT REED
Incidents In the Famous Elk
Speakers Career.
In EXAMPLE OF HIS SELF CONTROL

Cow the Big Son Of Maine Turned
the Tables ON y Carolina Congress.
man-His Experience with n Bar-
Der and the Loss of His Mustacbe.
Why He Thought He Should Have n
Pension.
When Thomas B. Reed, the former
kpeaker Of the house, was in congress
be was the subject of many anecdotes
hmong which may be cited the follow
Ing:
On one occasion Congressman Charles
NJ. McClammy of North Carolina said
10 Speaker Reed
"rom, won't you, for goodness sake
Recognize me and give me chance to
hbuse you and call you a car, auto.
Frat and all that and denounce Won?
All those Alliance fellows are raising
Cain down in my district and | am
liable to be beaten. l must have some
thing to show up to my people, and the
most popular thing is to pitch into
you"
"All right" said Speaker Reed.
EThere will be big crowd in the house
tomorrow, and it will be a good dbpor-
tunity for YOU"
The next day, in a great and lustrous
gathering in tIe hall of representatives
Dir. McClammy got ''the eye of the
Speaker and was "recognized' in the
Crawling remark of the high function
larry: 49,
The gentleman from North Caro-
Dina
Then Mr.. McClammy, with waving
arms and indurated throat, proceeded
Ito arraign the speaker and give him
Hail Columbia.
Meanwhile the speaker stood with
IBIS fat hands resting upon the handle
|of his world renowned gavel, his big,
|round. immovable countenance turned
toward McClammy and his small, I'M
blinking eyes fixed upon the North
|Carolinian in his Evolutionary agoniza-
|ton while the latter shook his fist at
strongest terms of thes Garolinian vo-
|cabulary that could be used within the
parliamentary limits. The thousands
|of people present enjoying the scene
Wondered at the self control of the
speaker and the calm way in which he
called up new point of business after
1.-THE breathless Carolinian took his seat
In roar of applause from the Demo
cratic and southern side of the house.
Some time afterward McClammy
met Mr.. Reed in the house restaurant
and said: II am much obliged, Mr.
Speaker, for the chance you gave me,
but | am afraid the effort did not
reach. guess those people in my dis
trict have done me up in spite of 1t
|all'
YES" said Mr. Reed between bite
|of pumpkin pie and swallow of milk.
u thought that would be the case.
You had a great opportunity, and you
did not take advantage of 1t. You
thought you did, but you didn't You
don't know the rudiments Of vitupera-
ton. You were about as offensive as
sucking dove. Why didn't you consult
Crisp and get some pointers before you
sailed inY'
1.-THE members of the last two con-
crosses will recall the smooth shaver
visage of former Speaker Reed" said
an old attache of the house to a re-
porter, land the older members will
likewise remember that Reed at one
time wore a mustache of few strag-
Cling hairs, so often seen on the upper
lips of extremely feshy men. How
Mr. Reed parted with his hirsute apoi-
ogy can best be told by a certain par
Der in the house of representatives
who attended to that gentlemans
wants.
"One day the big man from Maine
settled himself in the BARRIERS chalr
and requested a shave. When the
operation was completed. Mr.. Reed
Strengthened himself and asked, Have
you any of that old fashioned pomaoe
to wax mustaches with?
"rhe barber hustled among his pots
and jars and produced French prep
aration in vogue quarter OF a century
ago, and then proceeded to wax tne
ends of the Maine statesman's re"
wirelike hairs.
When the man of snapshot sen.
fences arose and contemplated himsei1
in the glass, he turned to the aston
lshed barber and said, Cut this plank
ed blank mustache off, for you nave
made me look like COMPOUNDED cat
fish
Since then Mr.. Reed has not worn
any covering beneath his nose"
When Thomas B. Reed first entered
congress in 1877, he received the treat
ment which is usually ACCORDED 10 ne"
members and was appointed Oh Tue
committee on territories. After"aru'
in the Fifty-frst congress. when new
member came to him and compiaineu
because Mr.. Reed, the speaker, haa put
MIN on the committee on agricu'ture'
of which he knew nothing, Reed salu'