The Washington herald., 1906-11-14

he isn't If you are speaking of MelviIle's
grandfather, I can tell you he Is a much
bigger man sitting down than he Is stand
ing up Why. I'm almost as tall as he is,
myself"
Another story is that a little grand
daughter Of the Chief Justice-the partic-
ulsr one who has long and beautiful
.hslr-accompanied her brother and his
nurse 10 the barber shop one day After
the little mans locks had been trimmed.
the barber turned to the sister and in
quired If she would not ike 70 have her
hair cropped in the fashionable bob"
effect
"Oh. no" replied the little girl. Il
much prefer TO wait till my hair is white,
before have It cut like grandfather's"
In the retirement from the Supreme
Court bench of Associate Justice Brown,
a NEST picturesque and interesting pair
known as the Damian and Pythias OF
the Law-wiH be missed from judicial
ard social circles this winter
The two justices have been close friends
Cor many years. They have homes in
the same section Of Washington. they
each have married second wife. and
they are not unlike IN character and dis
position. Especially do their veins Of
hUmor run with the same rich blood. and
having been long associated together IN
the public mind. they have come to be
classed as an unr!valled pair, particu-
larly at dinners. When Judge Brown
tells a story. It is apt TO be "A goOd-na-
tured dig at Judge Brewer and when the
later Is called cpon. it is Brewers
chance TO get back at Brown. They
play into each others hands with the
fencing skill Of lawyers and are likely
to be fellow guests wherever brains and
Drawn are assembled socially.
The familiar figure and fine face of
Justice Brown IS greatly missed by visi-
tors TO the Supreme Court. At a dinner
partv last winter Justice Brown was
talking with a bright little woman from
the West who professed a greater in
te-est in visiting the Supreme Court than
any other place IN Washington.
You make ne think Of q Tot Of solemn
owls sitting in a row upon a twig, she
said TO Judge Brown. What do you
really do, for four long hours every day
on that bench?"
Wen. madame. replied Judge Brown,
with a humorous twinkle Of the eve that
dark glasses failed % hide. I'VE spend
the first hour trying 20 get al the mean
ing Of the speech some lawyer Is stTug-
Cling with We do not have 10 do this.
Of course. for the argument Is before us
in the printed brief. it IS merely a habit
We occupy the second hour wondering
how many times the lawyer IS going 10
repeat himself The third hour is about
the time we take a nap. as comfortable
a one as it is possible 20 get under the
eyes Of barristers and visitors and the
fourth hour"
Well. what do you do with the fourth
hour. judge interrupted the pretty
woman.
Judge Brown chuckled and replied
promptly "Why, the fourth hOuT-with
the assistance Of the pages-we devote
TO waking up
Judge Brown IS the most cheerful per
son in the world Under the afiiction Of
a severe eye trouble. he has never lost
his optimism He believes in plenty of
outdoor exercise and with Mrs. Brown
a never failing c0mpauion-it Is his Gus
tom 10 take a vigorous daily walk
The Judge and his wife frequently make
the distance between their home in Six
teenth street. on the corner Of :. and the
residence of Chief Justice Fuller. at
Eighteenth and F streets. They walk
at a brisk pace and if the sun is bright
the judge usually carries a green-IiHed
umbrella as a protection against the
light.
II Justice Harlan takes pride in the
fact that he is the physical giant of Ie-
gal and social Washington. he should
never be seen in the company of his son.
who is Il second edition of his father
The two men are magnificent specimens
of health and the justice attributes much
of his physical fitness TO golf He is an
enthusiastic frequenter Of the Chevy
Chase links. and is famous for his long
drive.
over at the Army and Navy Club the
other night. some one was recalling an
incident that happened at a White House
reception last winter. A group OF emf
nent iurists and their wiYes were gath
cred in the Green Room when the Harlan
family came through the line The big
Justice. in the lead. looked like some
mighty Scottish Chieftaip. and q priv
ileged cOnfrere. initiating the playing Of
the bag-pipes. broke into a soft whistle
Of The Campbeus are Coming.
The large. smiling justice was the first
to hear and appreciate the joke, and has
been since known TO refer to his family
as the elan"