The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-21
SOME WASHINGTON s1oalea.

Washington. February is PtenAtht Poose-
welt had more fun than : sthtolboy on lark at
the wedding ~ Senator Cockrelrs daughter Sat
urday re faWhlsa around among the guests
at the breakfast toll the girls how pretty they
looked shook hands with comrlimehted the
matrens ard iollied' the besux
Az the breakfast he proposed the health Of
the bride He made a speech IN which he re-
ferred TO the beauty 81 'he bride and the luck Of
the bridegroom Then he came to the father
the senator ftaM Missouri
n revert Missouri said the pr.sident +
is srand Old State but I wouldn't live thsrt
u could
There wa. gasp # a,tonishmeht and the
many Mssonrana present moved ahea'ily in
their chairs
No" continued the president Il wouldn't
live there If I could because ! think so much
Of Senator Coektoli and admire him so greatly
that I don't see how ! could keep from voting
for him. and as he IS a democrat YOU know that
would never never do
1t was at this same breakfast that the pt4si.
dent was the cause Of a disaster--a palpablc
disaster
Mrs John W. Foster, wife Of the famous
American diplomat and eN-secretary Of state,
asked Mr.. Foster 20 get her some salad. Mr..
Foster went 10 tn" table and procured a plate
OF salad and a cup OF clam houion. Just as he
was about to hand the salad to Mrs. Foster the
president came up and asked Mr. Foster some
question about the Alaskan boundary.
| Mr. Foster has fad on that subject He
began 70 talk earnestly. Then he zesticulated
The result was that the salad slid gracefully OF
| the plate and landed full OH the front breadth OF
Mrs Fosters magnificent dress.
The conversation about the Alaskan boundary
ended right there Mr.. Foster had more serious
things to think about
Senator Masons Io-year-old son, on his re-
~ -. 1.
mother about the question visiting teacher had
asked him
He asked me where l was born" said the
youngstcr.
81 suppose you told him in Chicago, Illinois :"
suggested Mrs. Mason.
No ! told him ! was born in New York"
What on earth did YOU tell him that for"
well, | didn't see that it was any of his
business where born so long as | was at
school"
Senator Timau OF South Carolina was re.
Gently plunsiug along through driving rain
storm without umbrella or any other protec-
ton from the wet. When he had almost reached
his home negro coachman, mufhed up IN a
rubber coat and rubber robe, shouted to him
from his a carriage;
I Say boss will you ring the bell Of tAst
. house don't want to get down. because III
e get all wet;'
= With the water running in small riy~let "a
his hat Senator Tillman said few things He
- did not ring the bell
Not long ago an Eastern senator received a re-
quest from country editor III 4 mountainous sec
ton for big package of seeds He desired
soody number of packages which were forthwith
= sent 10 him, as 1t was supposed for free dis
tribution among the farmers OF his vicinity. Til,
e senator had been in the habit Of sending out bi.
u packages Of the seeds furnished by the agricult
j. ural department to prominent men in differen
localities, who disposed Of them where the,
would do good.
d Thus the senator acquired knowledge of new
1t use for the generous grauity OF the government
II wasn't long thereafter that letter came iron
rival editor in the same town, complaining tina
a the FIRST named knight Of the quill was using tn
Is seeds TO boom the circulation Of his paner, b.
" offering packages OF seeds to those Who sub
scrbed with him.