Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

proof that there wasn't no better Looping
around paving the earth and getting ready
to legislate. And he was a sure enough
COW gentleman, too, handling MS cayuse
knowing and Informed and tanning his
hardware accurate and a casual. And he
allowed, when he started for Washington,
that there wasn't going to be any legisia-
ton drift through Congress when he was
there that didn't suit him clear down TO
the ground.
"'Amble right along Sanger says the
mayor sarcastic and annoyed. I amt heard
any real frilly conversation for consider
able SPELL.
We'll 1 says, after we had liquored
simultaneous and enjoying, the day this
Congress person-which, as I'm saying, l
knew intimate and close-come back to
home, l drifted over to see him. | was
plumb eager and inquiring, because l
wanted to know how things was done IN
the Capitol. I'd been hearing about how
them Congress jobs sort of toned man
down and made him plumb dignifled, and l
wanted to see If it had worked
Sanger Was Welcome.
Gentlemen, this here Congress person
was plumb glad to see me. Sanger he
says, joyful and sincere, when 1 slid off my
eayuse, come inside and well cut the dust.
I amt had slug of genuine Texas red eye
in my system for so long I'm plumb pining
for it, The liquor they use up In Wash
ington don't scratch none enjoyable and
pronounced--the same being strange and de-
ceiving.'
knew I'd learn about how laws was made
And I asked him, after we'd cut the dust
frequent and plenty, how he liked Wash
ington and what he did.
g Sanger he says, solemn and impress
sive, 'Washingtons a fine city and I legis-
lated free and general.
"And then 1 asked this here Congress
person to tell me about how things is done
and laws Is made.
Sanger he says. I'll do it, careful and
explaining. I'll do it for you. In the first
place things in Washington amt what
thought they was. In fact they was plumb
different. When I landed in town 1 went
to a hotel. Sanger, that was a shack.
There was mahogany furniture In every
room, and the carpets was plumb thick.
Sanger, after I'd hung around awhile
went upstairs to turn in. Sanger but
that was a room. There was furniture
enough In 1t to furnish whole shack and
after I'd looked around awhile and taken
off my pants, / blew out the candle, the
same being hitched to the wall. fine and
modern, and turned In. / wasn't rightly
at home and I didn't go to sleep real quick
and usual. and in minute ] noticed a
smell which was some active. Sanger, I'm
telling you that was real SMELL and 1t
kept on strengthening up until was plumb
positive that something had crawled up
there and died. swift and unknown. But I
was tired and In a minute I rolled over
and went to sleep.
Them Hospital Details
Sanger. I'm skipping them hospital de-
tails I was some sick and come near
passing out. Sanger, had blowed out the
gas.
well I says, after we had iiquored
sad and reflective. suppose you tell me
some more about your experiences as
Congressman
"sWeII., saws this Congress person,
Frightening up some, there was one time
when 1t looked bad for the country-plumb
looked as II / would hit the home trail
speedy and increasing. You see, after I
left that hospital 1 didn't go back to the
hotel but put up at a boarding shack near
this here Capitol, so as to be around when
they legislated active and continuous. My
shack was In a row with some others. SINH
lar and alike and when come home one
night from session. some heated and un-
noticing. wandered in and went upstairs.