The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22

ef's CHAIR 70 boo0 ADOus Oso oseu"
And John ). Ingalls, Was Fond Of the
Peany Dreadful spd the "Bad" Man.
From the Washington Star
Il can verify that little story which has
lately been soinS the rounds Of the news-
psp,rs. to the effect that the venerable and
scholarly senior Senator from Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Hosr, is an omnivorous reader OF dime
novels said a Capitol sttache. 4 have not
only seen him buy armfuls Of the shockers.
but l have sat close to him In trains while
he hss occupied himself In reading the things
With all Of the manifest intensity OF interest
OF messenger boy bound On an important
errand.
The Senator never sets out on q railroad
Journey. In fact, that he does not provide
himself with a fresh bunch OF the thrfliers.
He purchases them at Q little cigar and news
store on the avenue between the Capitol
and eth street. The proprietor efthe store
always smiles broadly when he sees Mr., Hoar
entering his place. and turns TO the counter
where the dime novels are stacked MP With
ont even inauirins Of the Senator what he
wishes He merely gathers up the latest
assortment Of GouGe-Eye GEORGES and Dan
the Devil Destroyers and Billy the Bites.
and vraps them in nest little package. after
the senator has cast his ere over the dtee
with an EXPIRE ssion OF mingled delight and
anticipation.
.The senator only reads the SPINE shat
terers when he IL traveIline-hs II aiways
too busy around the Capitol to divert him
self IN that why. II IL spectacie wertn
witnessing to See Mr.. Hoar settle back IN
his chair in = parlor car. unite his package
of dime dreadfuls. and begin to devour the
first one that meets his eye.
The piukness of his youthful skin takes
on an intenser hue a. he reaches me cTi'icaI
points Of the yarns, and he begins 70 ct more
erect In his seat. and 10 10 perfectly plain that
his excitement grows With every step N the
progress Of the yarn he In dsvouSins. some
times he smiles with obvious saitstaction-l
always concluded that the hero had Just
visited some astonishing sort OF refribuoon
upon the viIlyun OF viIlyuns when MI HoAr
smiles when ne finishes one OF the yarns
he looks out of tho car window Tor son6
while. getting II all settled and stowed away
IN his mind. I suppose. before he takes up
another one. He doesn't take any interest
whatever In the coninss and goanes OF 'hs
passep sers when he has got his stack OF dime
novels, and have seen him lean out OF the
car window 10 the Philadelphia station and
buy a couple OF apples from fruit boy while
still keeping his eyes eiued 70 the pages OF
his absorbing work OF ncston.
-The stun rests his mind. Of course. snd
gets hi. thoughts away from the moro ~
rious Affairs OF life. Nobody familiar with the
Of American public men OF
eminence needs to be Informed AZ 70 how
profound a student Senator Hoar 10 and has
been all his life He IL. should ssy. EASILY
the best-read man now In tbs Senate. y shsvs
the catholicity Of his mental taste when ne
S gan d SirS ana from from eons,dsrs.ioa 81 tbs
mirscuio.s deeds q "ailey, the R~d-hssdsd
sIse late Tom Reed va. another eminent
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