Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-31
BITS OF WARRINGTON LIFE.
Scenes and Incidents sketched at the
National Capital.


The Roosevelt youngsters will be in their
glory today as leaders in the annual egg
/ rolling contest in the lot back of the White
House. Easter Monday ranks next to Christ
mas in the joyous calendar OF Washington
children, and IL the weather is favorable
they troop in vast number to the White
House for. the famous egg-rolling frolic.
For several years past the White House
made no contribution TO the jolly crowd.
This time there is a fine bunch of youngs-
tiers in the White House to lead the play
In ''our back yard"
In itself the egg-rolling is a wonderful
event. All the children of the city crowd
the beautiful lawns, rolling eggs down the
slopes and then tumbling after them. Boys
in the prettiest and brightest clothes min.
gle with young newsboys and little street
gamins. Girls with nurses and without
them help to swell the throng. All Wash
ington comes to look on. The Marine Band
plays.
Senator Mason of Illinois turns loose
another story from his vast stock and makes
a former resident of Omaha the central
figure to wind the yarn on. Those who
remember win visscher will understand at
once the wierdness Of the story. 1t does
not fit him, not by a jugful. According to
the rotund senator. Visscher was in Dead
wood many years ago and was a victim OF
exceeding bad luck. He had no money, and
was walking the street, wondering how he
could get q drink OF whisky TO cheer him
up. He saw a number Of miners and COW,
boys enter a saloon, and, noticing that they
were particularly disreputable in appear
ance and carried guns, he followed them in.
When he got inside he addressed the ass
semblage without waiting for the formslity
Of an introduction.
Gentlemen" he said. II have just Wit
messed a most deplorable incident. In a sa,
loon down the street a man with a gun
forced an unarmed stranger from the east
to take a drink of whisky. even though the
stranger protested that he had never tasted
liquor in his life, and was morally opposed
to its use. Now" said Visscher, glarins
around him, II would like TO see some one
try to make me take a drink against my
will"
He had hardly uttered the words. when
there was a pistol shot, and a bullet buried
itself in the floor at his feet.
Hold on he shouted. you have me
at q disadvantage, left my gun at the
hotel!"
Never mind that" said the man who
had fired the shot. Here. barkeeper." he
cried to the man behind the bar. Put up
six glasses there. and MI them all. YOU"
he said. turning hercely upon Visscher,
will drink all Of them"
Visseher protested. but another bullet
struck the moor at his feet, and he there
upon turned his attention to the bar. TIL
glasses had all been filled. and Visseher
emptied each in turn. while the mar with
the gun stood ready to enforce his COM
mAnd. When visscher had taken the last
drink and a row OF empty glasses stood
before him on the bar. he turned = glow
ing andr q smiling face upon the bad men
around him.
NOW. gentlemen" he said, cheerfully.
"If anyone will I'LL those glasses up again
III Just drink my way back up the line
again"
Senator Hanna gave a dinner last Satur-
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