New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
THE MINORITY LEADER.
Hoo John Sharp WHliams Spends
His Time at YG2OO.

Washington. June 6-'T like these little cdrls that
women behind their ears. 1t looks conVlVla'
| to tc see a woman who always carries her
I oorkscrews with her.
| This remarJx from the convivial gentleman from
Mississippi John Sharp Williams was made as we
sat watching the passing procession or FEMININE
fads and fancies underneath his window. nan
dozen women had dsported the little ornaments
past Mr. Williams. and first he looked scarceiy
approving till the idea to him that she was
after ALL merely being good fellow
A book on the table turned Mr. Williams's atten-
ton to his own library. Il wish you q come uo"h
to Yazoo and my library" he mused watching
the drifting tide of human heads on the level with
the window You imagine you want TO near me
talk-why if you ever got near that library you
wouldn't want to hear anybody talk, even me-
with Mr. Williams's most winsome SMILE lot II ;
the finest place TO keep still in you ever saw
Have you collected all those books yourselI'
I asked. when he had told me about the long
shelves ceiling high, filed with books
.eSo: started with what the Yankees left or my
ra+ber,s and erandfathers libraries, and I've been
adding on a book at a time ever since When set
lazy those long summer mornings in MISSISSIPPI
can 90 in there and flop into my big char py the
window and find any kind of book. from COMEDY
TO tragedy and back again. right "itfiih reach "a
my arm" 80.
"And what kind DO you generally reach for?
..yreu if one Of my seven children or my wife or
nv 1nother-in-law, or one of my six nieces. has
been very obstreperous. make haul 1or blll 4NSe
or somebody who can make me laugh.
Nv w,lliams looked quizzical. and 1t dawned on
ma that with so little margin for peace nc i''9''
we'll wear the backs off Of 'BiH Nye
E7,,ap as we were peacefully dreaming AOoue
Woo and the library Mr.. Williams jerked hlinseii
nm with a caught mapping expression anu So o
See here young woman, are you interview ms D'O
.eYes," admitted I'm trying.
We'll don't you say I'm ugly when you "Fl'o "i'
I'm know it and it has been amply demonstrated,
and I don't want anything more said about 1t VI
course I don't care" he added hastiy' Out i
makes Mrs. Williams mad
That would never. never do, and deoluh1e ma
one more little white one would not hurt much
+ol, the rlunge; II couldn't possibly say such a
tbtne on the contrary I shall say how good look
ing you are" as ~.
Mr. Williams was unquestionably gratihed- II
YOU could stretch your conscience that Iar' ''i'i
sure Mrs Williams would be pleased
Mr Williams has had long experience with inter
viewers and considers himself connosseur IN the
various brands of the art He told some OF ms
opinions about the craft The worst ever STRUCK
though" he said was when woman nSheu
through The Record and found out my views on
various topics, and wrote that up as an interview
There is no impudence quite as cool or as compe-
tent as newspaper inapudence, anyway. and she was
what you might call ripper
Come back 10 Yazoo. Mr.. Williams. and forget
these annoying little incidents. Do you read all
day in your library?
"I would like to-" he said. but Of course have
my little recreations. Now. don't you get me mixed
UP with those idiots who sit all day on a muddy
ban dangle cork after hSh. i thlnk !
would lose what mind I've got II I had to sit and
watch for a silly hsh half day.
Hunt did you say? l certainly do not. never
squsndered an hour on that yet, and never Will
l suppose -,
MI Williams was getting wrothy over the idle
sports OF foolish men, and l nurmured riding!
considerably scared
do look like a man who would Jolt around on
a horse all day, making himself sore and uncom-
fortable?" he demanded. Il never get on horse
till the roads in G8ZOO get so muQQy mat IL the
only way left travel don't waste much time In
q buggy either. and ] don't walk unless have to-
Clearly. if Mr. Williams had hobby, 1t bore no
sembance to the regulation style, or else II was
Wofully neglected. LOcOmOuOn seemed distinctly
A low gurgIe caused US look up and there
before stood three of Mr. Willams's children,
who had fled silently and stood watching US
With q beamlng smile ne greeted them, then grave
ly presented them 10 me.
Il have some fine looking children" he an
nounced. These don't happen TO be the good
looking ones, but I have some beauties in my col
This didn't disturb the 'Giddies" any. They
smiled benignly, and left to the consideration
OF YaZoo again.
II have the finest rose garden in Mississippi"
said Mr. Williams, and ! get out with my hoe
early in the morning and play at gardening till
I'm tired. My front porch has climbing rose on
IL that the people down there travel miles TO
Prom my library window I catch whiffs Of rose
perfume all day. That's Il great place to sit.
There's a big Eastern rug In front of my fireplace,
and IL crossed the swords my grandfather
SIT there and dream read when feel like it, sniff
the Odor Of the roses till the summer Is ided away
and l have come back to work again.
you had better come down TO Yazoo., he added.
as he closed the door. RUTH HALE.
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