Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

Ladies and gentlemen we are unfortunate
| today. We have entered the big tent at an
inopportune time. We will not see the
Honorable Serene Payne lead the trained
House elephants around the big ring We
are too late to see the Honorable Bourke
Cochran turn a triple somersaut without
losing his negligent eye-glass or to view the
Honorable BERTHE Adams of Fudgeville in
the unparalleled accomplishment of drink
ing tea with an air. And will not
even witness the famous Princehardwick
Brother act We will not have a chance
to chortle over the antics of this remark
able Point Pair.
Ladies and gentlemen, for a brief period
last week the Princehardwick Brother act
was the principal feature of the daily per-
Torrance In the big tent. There were other
attractions, of course, but the Point-of-
order Pair were the headliners on the bill.
1t was their act that swelled the gate re-
ceipts. They were the drawing cards
l am not exaggerating, ladies and gentle
men. If there was ever a speciality that de-
served remark twas the performance of
this Point-of-order Pair. Twas well worth
the price of admission to hear the Honor
able George Prince rise in his place and
MARBLE that well-known melody entitled,
Mother, mother, mother, pin q rose on
me-"
Twas again well worth the modest sum
of one dime, ten cents, to hear the Honor
able Tommie Willie Hardwick follow with
that plaintive, searching tenor ballad, en-
titled,
Mothers teeth were plugged with zinc"
But after all, ladies and gentlemen this
was only a small part of the Princehard-
wick Brother act. Twas In their playful
juggiery OF points Of order that these two
versatile comedians excelled.
The Honorable George Prince, ladies and
gentlemen, halls from Illinois. He was
born in Illinois; he was bred in Illinois; he
will probably die in Illinois. He is repub-
lean. He is actuated by motives OF the
highest patriotism.
The Honorable Tommie Willie Hardwick
halls from Georgia. He was born in Geor-
gia; he was bred in Georgia; he will prob
ably die In Georgia. He is a democrat He
is actuated by motives of the highest pa
triotism.
Note ladies and gentlemen, that although
one of the gentlemen is republican and
the other a democrat they were irresistibly
drawn together by the aforesaid highest
patriotism. But the story of how the com
pact was formed has never been told until
now
The Honorable George had a BILL 1t was
| a pet bill. 1t was the idol of his heart.
| And after various vicissitudes. the Honor
| able Georgie's little bill came up for con-
| sideration. The Honorable George was
proud He was pleased He ehortled tune
| fully. And just about the time that the
Honorable George was in the midst OF his
second chortle the Honorable Jim Tawney,
keen of eye and heavy as to fist, rose in his
| place and hit the bill between the eyes.
| Georges pet took the count And to
think" sobbed the Honorable George in
the seclusion of the republican cloak room.
| that it was only such little one"
! Actuated by motives of the Hottest patri-
| otism the Honorable George dried his eyes
| and glanced over the membership of the
| democratic rank and file
| "Hardwdck,' he soliloqulzed, 'fs the man
| for me- He is ambitious. This is very ap-
| parent-he Is trying to raise mustache on
! arid ground. Moreover he 10 having a
| fight In his district this year And, APP
| preaching the Honorable Tommie Willie
| the Honorable George whispered sweet
nothings in his ear The Honorable Tom
ME Willie played with the shadow on his