The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-11

the spreadoaglc stump orator and con-
tended himself with saying what no
had Co say Boo his own characteristics
draNl without any oratorical upurishca
COL w. q. l.. Breckenridge came TO
Congress with the reputation of 90 "sit-
Ner-tonEucd orator. and used IN has.
speeches i'm the House All the eNpedicuts
that Mr. Reed avoided. He could not
speak for five minutes. even on ordt-
nary subjects, without falling into a
funeral tone that grated exceedingly
on Mr.. Reeds sCnsihilitics one day,
when Colonel Breckenridge was holding
forth in his usual mourning cadenCes,
Mr.. Reeds attention was caught by the
COlOnels melancholy tones Turning to
a friend, Mr.. Reed asked him in q
drawing but solemn voice: Judge,
were you acquainted with the de-
sed?"-Hartford Times.
Mr. Reed had fallen off i'm flesh a
great deal of late years. When he was
in congress he was tremendous
speakership, in the last year of Mr..
Clhveland's administration, a friend
said to him
How much do you weigh"
Il weigh two hundred pounds" said
Mr.. Reed.
"Oh, you weigh more than that" was
the surprised reply. You must weigh
nearly three hundred pounds"
No" said the speaker, with an air
of finality. No gentleman weighs
more than two hundred pounds. New
York Times.
Reed used to drop in at the
queer old curiosity shop at the
foot of the Capitol, kePt by n
quaint old character named Guild.
Guild is a tacituTn old man who seems
to resent the presence of customers and
who sells his curios as a favor. Reed
used to spend hours there, delving
among the old books, magazines, and
engravings, watched with suspicious
eye by the old man. One day he pick
ed up two fine engravings of Oliver
Cromwell and asked how much they
We're.
Five dollars, Mr. Reed" said Guild
"Oh, you know who l ann said Reed
THAT is why you charge be such an
outrageous price"
It's five dollars to you and five dor-
lars to anybody else" growled the olo
eccentric. That's my price
Reed went away, but he came back
the next day and asked Guild again
how much he wanted for the engrav~
ings.
you know the price" grumbled Guild
and would say no more He refused to
answer any of Mr.. Reeds arguments
and the Speaker went away defeated.
persevering statesman dropped in and
asked the price. The answer always
was, You know the price" and after
! that Guild locked himself up in silence
and made no answer to the statesmans
protests Mr. Reed had met an anita
gonst he could not overcome. At last
one day, after three months Of daily
visits, he walked in without a word,
took up the engraving and handed
Guild IS. Guild took them without a
word.
Mr. Reed used to go in there daily af-
/ ter that. He struck up an acquaint-
ance with the old man and seemed to
enjoy his eccentricitv as much as he
did the queer, tumble-down old store
with it's huddled stock.-New York
Times.
One day Mr. Reed was browsing i'm
Guilds dingy bookshop. He took up
a number of books and finally the novel
. 'SorrnleS"
what is the price of this?" asked
Mr. Reed
"A dollar, sir" replied the old man
rather tartly.
TOO much" said Reed laconcally,
and laid the book down.
'"Well SIR" retorted Guild, who has g
sharp tongue OF his own. Il don't know
of any law you have passed that COM
pels you to buy if you don't want to.
Besides, | don't see what a member OF,
Congress wants of book with that
title, anyway
Reed broke into hearty laugh and
as he stroled on down the avenue he
was still smiling at the old mans reply.
New York Times.
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