Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15

ture in the chamber dropped 20 degrees.
Gen. Grosvenor sneezed into his whiskers.
howard De V. Morrell sent for a suit of
winter clothes.
the Honorable Robert Bruce, with delhi
crate enuncation that no man can re-
fleet upon me in that way without my re-
senting it to his teeth at all times
The temperature in the chamber fell some
more. Representative Small removed a
hayward icicle from his chin and ventured
to begin a remark.
i object" said the Honorable Robert
Bruce, with syllable delivery and superhu-
man clearness of enunciation, Ito your in
terruption. / yielded to you the other day
a gentleman and l do not now recog-
niZe you as such.
In the thermometer bulbs the mercury
curled up and died. The Honorable Bah fed
from the floor in search OF cough syrup.
The honorable prohibitionst, Weber, near
ly renounced the white ribbon.
Il will try and survive it, piped Mr..
Small, as he brushed the frost from his
desk top.
II hope" enunciated the Honorable Bruce,
with inexpressible distinctness. as he parted
his coat tails with precision and resumed
his seat that you will" But he didn't say
it in a hopeful way. He sort of indicated
that he feared for the worst.
how I discovered the Arkansas feudist. l
don't know anything unpleasant about him,
but If did l wouldn't tell 1t. The Honor
able Robert Bruce might not like 1t. And
not liking>it, he might tell me so. And while
telling me so deliberately, with remarkable
clearness of enunciation, he might place a
large yawning derringer against my watch
pocket and blow a tunnel through my per-
SON. And he wouldn't think much of 1t at
that. He'd go home to dinner and then
he'd smoke, and when the police called at
lis home he'd demand to know why gen
tleman might not resent an affront without
annoyance.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that's the
Honorable Robert Bruce That's the Ar
kansas feudist. And L don't know a thing
unpleasant about him. / don't mind criti-
cising a man who bellows his face into
mine and talks down my throat; man
who threatens to beat me to death and
hand my remains to the coroner. But please
excuse me from this quiet kind Deliver me
from the Arkansas feudist.
l say this, ladies and gentlemen, with all
sincerity. l say 1t as 1 think of derringers
and tunnels and things. For only last week
l had a terrible experience.
/ was tripping down the Capitol corridor
Hitting lightly of love and things, when
ahead OF me saw well-known figure
"Ah," 1 murmured in pleased surprise, Il
didn't know DR.. Mary Walker was in
town"
And Fastening my steps 1 touched the fig
ure on the shoulder.
Doctor" 1 gurgled In my fascinating
way, I'm awfully glad to see you. How
you girls do keep your youth. How fas-
Gin"
Ladies and gentlemen, the person 1 ad-
dressed turned around The air grew chill
My teeth chartered. l longed for red fan
mel and overcoats. Twas the Honorable
Robert Bruce!
Let us draw the veil over this powerful
scene. OF the Honorable Bruces remarks
I will not speak. My reply / will not mon
Gon. A reply is not coherent when the
vocal chords are frozen. rejoinder is not
impressive when the rejoinder Is moving
swiftly south. Since then 1 have lodged
the Arkansas feudist. l. {. NJ.