The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

beins al how I hev list been talkin
to the youngest and handsomest and
from what have seed of him, the
smartest Teller In the senate and
seem as how you appear to have
been inhabitant OF this mundane
spere a considerable spell and like
the senate for a right smart spell,
i would like to have some of your
idees about who is the most ablest
statesman in Washington? SEE |.
do you mean to tell me that that
young popinjay. Joe Bailey, has been
tellin' YOU he's the poplerest and
smartest and handsomest Teller in
the senate2" SEE he. griffin his teeth
like he could have chawed Joe into
mince meat for havin such audacity.
Well, now. Joe never said so in
so many words, but / jist gathered
that idee from seem the women in
the gallery, showerin' smiles on him
TO beat the band and hangin' over
the raiiin' listenin' in the last throws
of extaey, sayin oh, All, and
sich, between gasps, at his busts of
eloquence and his graceful gestures,
seq T.
Was III my seat WhclI nc NdH
speakin'7" seq he.
Yes, since | come TO think of it,
/ do recolleet seem you"
We'll, then you can depend on it,
all them smiles wern't directed at
Joe Bailey, for ! can tell you when
II comes to bein admired by the
ladies. Old Tom Plat may be sorter
disfigared but he's stfll in the ring
- ,aNf n
II comes 10 occupying seat in the
T, 3. Senate, its going 10 take more
brains and more Drawn than New
York has vet produced, TO head off
off Old Tom Platt's money, for II
propose 10 stay here jist as long as
my money holds out and these young
ducks that's a wantin' Tom Plat s
seat. can jist wait till the old man
shuffles off this mortal soil, for
can tell You now. me and CLANCY
nepew has bought and paid for these
seats and We are goin' TO hold them
jist as long as our wives wants US
to andy the way. Mr. Rainwater.
speakin of bein' popular with the
ladies. had yon heered about my last
marriage 10 the prettiest young wo-
man in Washington
ffiS ~as rove match, per
sumo seq l.
Shore" seq he.
''Wern't your marriage quite a
surprise To folks" seq I.
We'll. Mr. Rainwater, II mought
been TO some folks hut not to me.
for with me the question was. not
who ! could git. but which 'un must
take, for | tell yon the truth, Mr.
4xzr
in over and talkin confidential Dist
like | was his brother( thar was
=@verl women wantin' me. on &C
count of me bein' so good lookin'
a senator. and IL jist looked like /
was goin' TO be married by some OF
EN- whether or no, for them women
was determined 10 have me. so to
Keep from bein eternaIiy pestered
by EN-, | list married the purtiest
one CT the bunch, seq he.
Well. spose you and your old
lady is happy?"
oh. shore. il is being pure
love match on both sides. we couldn't
be anything else but happy. and be-
sides. me bein' a political boss in
New York and holdin' the politics of
thar state In the palm of my hand,
hsAs 80 PAFhAE VI AAtoktFs W BAS GA the
votes ! need, you see IL is quite dis
tinetion To be the wife OF sich man
as me, seq he. and no tellin' what
else Senator Plat would have told
me ri one of the pages hadn't fetch
ed him card from Governor Odeii
list then. Now. that Teller Odeil.
|confound him, he wants to ask some
faver Of me and likely as not he
wants my influence In some politi-
cal move or other. so you'll have to
excuse me Mr.. Rainwater.' SEE he
as be riz up and shuffled off, list
like gay young duck of SO sum
mers, fall Of youthful vigor would
have done. and l mosied off in the
direction of Senator Beveridge, for
you told ME TO be shore and git an
interview out OF him II he would
talk. and list as ! started to bow at