Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-24
-.,mND THE SCtNS
WITH A LEGISLATOR
LOriEinaLl


Eee and hear the prominent men as
sembied there We gave up the first
few days " sightseeing, then spent
our time In the senate chamber and
house OF representatives. | was much
impressed with the dignity of the SEN
stors. aud some OF the representatives
seemed to me 70 be very bright men.
The last day we were In Washington
found me quite fatigued l had been
az the hall OF representatives all day,
where discussion on the tariff was
going on. and / was converted from
one side 10 the other q dozen times,
About O'Clock In the afternoon we
went 90 the hotel. and Frank left me
that / might take a rest before dinner.
In the evening We were 10 visit some
place % amusement, Frank had
scarcely gone out before | heard N
Atep Ia the hail, and key turned In
the lock next door. Some one entered
the room and as there was door be-
tween the two rooms l could hear very
plainly mans voice said
Belinda, get up. DO you propose to
keep your bed all day? Are you not
aware that In political life a wife has
a part 10 play as well as the husoand1
Here I ul pcStered all day by con-
stitucuts. every one of whom has an
AK 20 grind while you are dreaming
the happy hours away. Get up, / say.
and sew un this button"
Then Woman's voice.
"Jethro. you're brute. Didn't
slave the life cut Of me when you were
running for congress CoOkin' for the
whole county, Wasn't you always
triugiu' folks home TO dinner. and
didn't have not only TO cook for 'em,
but play sweet on 'en2 And what do
Kit for IT. Shet up here In this lone
some hotei while you strut about in
the lobby huttonholcd by female con-
stituents. who pHy sweet on you TO
Get YOU 20 introduce bills for their re-
lief And you fool enough 10 think
they love you
There was no reply 10 this. The man
had evidently been convinced OF his
injustice aud kept quiet. heard wa
ter running IN the stationary basin and
some one washing.
Oh dear, Are Frank and | ever
coming 20 speak 10 one another Ike
tLisg And what fraud political life
must b., after all,
belinda
II WAS rh,. man next door again.
wished they would 20 out had no
hope OF getting nap and would be
tired In the evening.
''Sbet up"'
Come out Of that closet
I'm dressin'."
"Dressln'. ole gal! DO you mean
you've got to 10 into a closet 10 put on
your stockings when there's no one
present but your lawful lord and mas
terT'
The woman was evidently in the
closet for her voice was mutfied, but
could hear II distinctly.
You my lord and master! You'd
make a beautiful lord, and as for
master. you're u siaye-a shave TO your
constituents. You wouldn't dare com
plain 10 one of EN- II he raped you
over the bead
"TlI rap you over the head. you ole
Jezetel il you say that again"
You're no sort Of a lord. and you're
g slave worsc'n slave, you're a.
I heard one blow aud cry and COW
cred my head with the bedclothes.
lay thinking what horrid couple they
were and hat low people represent US
iu congress When ! took the clothes
away from my ears the man was hum
ming a tune. Every now and again
there came a sob from the woman, but
lie paid no attention TO IL, and she
seemed TO be crying herself asleep.
/ could not realize that the gentle
men ! had seen during the day at the
capitol sitting In their seats and speak
LID, many Of them 80 iearnedly, num-
bered among them even one who was a
wife b.ater. But here was perfect
eyide nee OF IL Just think! In this
advanced twentieth century among our
legislators Il practiced what is extinct
among the lower classes.
The brute went out presently and
when he did 50 locked his wife In the
room. / listened. but heard nothing.
She was doubtless asleep and had for
gotten his horrtd treatment. Frank
came in and when told him about 10
lie was not surprised But Frank ts
always talking about the low type OF
people engaged In politics. | dressed
FOR dinner. aud we went downstairs.
In tLs evening We strolied out to
nnd soDa place Of amusement. We
PASSED a variety ball. and, since as
W4ri | had been denied such places, ]
begged Frank TO take me In. We
listened 10 women sing songs and men
sing songs and people dance and saw
trained animals. Then man came
out aud threw down some little dummy
figures And what do you suppose
was the drst word he saidi
Belinda, get up"
Good gracious He was the brute
had been listening 10 during the after
noon He repeated the converse ton /
lad overheard. which he had been
doubtless rehearsing, and ended by
U%hNlAh one "a AlAt u LAb NAAcI
VITO gobbed as naturally as she did
during the afternoon.
AT the first -ord Frank and looked
az each other Then Frank burst out
laughing. And during the rest Of the
ventriloquist's performance we hid our
faces Ia our handkerchiefs to conceal
from the audience a mirth IL could not
understand
1T doesn't DO" said Frank as We
walked back to the hotel. "to judge by
Appearances. Perhaps many Of our
Legislators are good men after all"
MABEL ELIZABETH HOXEY.
Glove EIqwette.
No unduly thick or fat hand should
ever b. iucased In anything Lighter In
the way of gloves than mouse col
oTed tint unless the wearer be all ia
white. declares Hn authority on gloves
White gloves should never fe worn