The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-01

some folks has, said the old man, OF
lynn about public men is distressin'
and mean. They do say that Blaine
/ swears. Now l happen to know that
faint SO. My gal is attendin' an
{, academy at Augusty where Blaine's
| gal goes, and she and Blaine's gal are
great cronies, and often she goes home
with Bfaine's gal and stops all night
with her, and she's been at supper
and breakfast lots of times when
| Blaine was at the table, and she tells
me that she never heard Blaine swear
mot once. Now it stands to reason,
that a man who can keep from swear
in in his own home and at his own
wife, can keep from swearin' any,
where"
When the novel, Robert Ellsmere,''
was first published, it was the topic
of tea-table conversation in New Eng
land, ad nauseam. Mr.. Blaine told of
a neighbor who had silver collar
duly engraved and placed on the neck
of his large good natured house dog.
When a visitor examined the inscrip-
tion, he read, please do not mention
the name of Robert Ellsmere in the
hearing of this dog. He will not stand
everything"
AAA
Roscoe Conkling was in oratory
what a Corinthian column is in archi-
lecture. His was the lofty part,
the dignity. the power, the
high t1isdain of littleness, the king
.ly graciousness of olympian Jove.
If he had been able to dictate
+ he rfla ~ ,.f1t he
scene of human activities, he would
not have died from an encounter with
a blizzard, but he would have draped
himself in toga, commanded the band
to play a triumphant march, and bow
ed patronizingIy to Gabriel and his
attending angels as he entered the
Celestial gates. He was an athlete
both physically and intellectually. He
scorned trickery, and would never take
undue advantage of an enemy. He
never struck a foul blow. but he had
no capacity to smilingly endure pun
ishment. His high estimate of himself
was not lowered by adverse criticism,
but it hurt him, and he could not con-
ceal the hurt. He was imperious and
dictatorial in manner, and often Of
Tended his clansmen even when he
York Legislat ure, who had voted for
both Conkling and Fenton, desired a
small South American eonsulship, and
he sought the good offices of both Sem
ators to secure the appointment from
President Grant. The applicant went
to the door of the United States SEN
ate Chamber and sent in his card to
Senator Fenton. That gentleman
came into the lobby, politely greeted
his constituent, listened to his story,
took his petition, promised to present
it to the President, and urge the APP
pointment and left the Office seeker full
of hope. A card was then sent to Sen
ator Conkling who in a few minutes
came striding into the lobby, and ap-
preaching his constituent exclaimed,
well, sir, what can I do for your
The gentleman responded, stating his
wishes, and requesting the efforts and
influence of the Senator. Mr.. Conk-
ling glowered at the unhappy man, and
drawing himself to the full height, ex-
claimed: "Sir, your conduct is indecent.
How dare you call a Senator of the
United States from his seat for such
purpose as this?" and thereupon the
Senator turned his back upon the
crestfallen applicant and walked away.
"And would you believe it?" said the
subject of this incident, Senator Fen
ton never presented my petition, or
said a word in my favor, while Roscoe
Conkling went to General Grant and
asked the appointment as a personal
favor to himself and I got the place.
AAA
General Benjamin F. Butler so hated
shams and hypocrites and pretenders
that he would sometimes, for the sake
of an epigram, depreciate his own
truthfulness and integrity. 81 never"
said he on one occasion, really began
to enjoy life until had lost the last
scrap of my reputation His wit was
as keen as a razor, and as merciless.