The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19

ing in the Amen Corner. All who favor this
motion but there was thunder OF
ayes and well, guess. yesses that
ratified the glasses on the tables and made
Judge Herriek beam happily.
he got 70 his feet, made his bow TO the
toastmaster and TO the Governor. ana was
about to say something when every light
In the room wlnked out. A quartet in the
front of the room spelled out in sort OF
ghost from Hamlet tone, R-E-M-o-R-s-B.
The stereopticon machine clicked and
through the dark and over the Judges
head tumbled flakes OF snow, good stage
snow with all the modern improvements.
Somewhere IN corner there was rat.
ting and rumbling the roar OF a storm, and
the wind. piccolo breeze whistled eerily.
While the Judge stood like statue OF
Gloon, quick TO catch his cue, the leather
lunReo quartet took up sorrowiul oitty
COMMUNICATING the Judge on his defeat in
the race for Governor With tho last line,
THE cod gray dawn of the morning after
is no time for mirth and laughter up
flashed the lights again.
Judge Herrick then made one OF the
very biggest hits OF the evening. His
face took on a lugubrious mournful eN-
preston. he twisted his mouth downward,
a picture of M elancholy. his head bowed
low on his breast, and he seemed overcome
with weight of woe. They cheeTed him
and toasted him and then they let him
talk.
JUSTICE HERR1cK's EXPLANATION.
Now, really, it isn't any use for the
Amen Corner TO rub 1t in, said Judge Her
rick. 1T was bad enough. anyway, ]
will leave it to you all. Why, every day
| meet on the street or in my Office some
body who comes up to me and says dole
fully. .Wel Judge ! am .noo a wi i,3,, soFTY
voice: There's a few OF us right here,
Judge.
Now, I couldn't help It daughter
Neither could Brother Higgins. Long
applause aud laughter.l As the feather
less parrot said to the one-eyed monkey:
Laughter and a voice: oh. isn't 1t the
tTuth?'l
-Romorse? Why. don't see it. 1t doesn't
look that way to me at all. You see be-
loag TO party that is used to that any
way Laughter ! was in a great educa-
tional contest. Laughter My party and
fought for principle ! remember even
some Of the things we said during the cam
paign, ] remember we talked about the
enormous contributions of cash that inter
fered with the freedom OF the Democratic
vote. Laughter But now see that that
eminent reformer Senator Bracket has
introduced a bill forbidding contribu-
tons OF that kind.
Il talked a good deal about tho repeal
Of the tax on savings banks. Now we are
promised, by Brother higgins ana others
that the law will be repealed-when they
get ready Hong applause and laughter.I
So you see it was Il campaign Of education
and that We have educated them.
If there is any remorse, Higgins has
H. | heard the other day that somebody
"a W his Excelency standing in the glberna-
toria chamber thoughtfully perusing
paper that had something in il about me-
He was heard To quote sorrowfully the old
German who said TO his dead dog. Veil,
YOU lisa dead. YOU lisa hsbby; but for me
I got to so through he'll yet
oSH MORE GOOD FIGHT ~ HIM.
"In one Of the 60 called authentic hiogra-
phies Of Andrew jackson We are told that
Just before tho battle 81 New Orleans
the General mfde a prayer in which he
said: Oh. Lord II you can't be with me
don't be with those red coats and IN show
You the prettiest damned fight you ever