Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-07-07

~ tclcgraphcd I o
n the supcrintcnd-
s@z.-ssz..z...s-m.zMS cut of the road
in Boston lis follows: "Will You stop
the o'clock express at Westerly to-
night for Il large party for BoStonf"
The answer came: YES VIII stop
train"
When the train pulled into Westerly
the conductor said, "Whcre is that
large party we were trlcgraphcd to
stop here for"
Il am the larg" party" replied Reed,
and he boarded the train.
During tn" Sampson Schlcy dispute
Reed thus delivered himself: "It seems
to me this Sampson SchIcy controversy
Is Il very pretty scrap between Il man
who wasn't there and one that would
not have been there If he could have
helped it,"
While Reed was speaker he telc-
graphcd one of his political hcnchmcn,
Come at once to Washington"
There had been Il severe storm in
Maine, which had impedcd traffic CON
sidcrably. so Reed received the fol
lowing reply: "Cau't come; big wash
out on the line"
To which Reed replied. Never mind;
buy clean shirt and come along any
way"
nervous habit of scratching the back of
his left haud with the fingers of his
right. One day when Speaker Reed
was Il candidate for the presidency he
noticed Cousins popularity and called
out to him:
Did you ever have the itch, young
man."
Inspired by desperation, the cmbar-
raSsed Cousins shot this reply at the
impcrious Reed: I've never had the
presidential itch"
Reeds full moon face turned Grim
son, but from that time on the two
We're the closest friends
When another congressman told Reed
that he believed the people would elect
him president thr Spc;'' -rr remarked
"Wcll. they could do worse. and | have
no doubt they will.'
70 a taikativ" barber with Il hair
tonic to sell Reed said: "YrS, was
born quite bald. Aftcrward l enjoyed
Il brief period of hirsute etlloreSccncc
but ii did not endure"
The barbr- gaSprd and said no more
Later some one told him he had shaved
the speaker. "Spcakah!" he exclaimed.
bon | know ,latE should say he
was Il spcnIlah, sure 'nuf"
In the days when his brain and body
were bigger than his reputation Reed
waS taken in hand 10y friend who
sought to max" him acquainted with Il
somewhat noted Maine judge, whose
influence, it was hoped, might prove
valuable.
As precautionary measure the
struggling young lawyer was warn
ed not to offend the eminent jurIst,
who was extremely sensitive with re-
/ SdIu 10 HIS tlullnUllNt size.
The Introduction took place ut an
auSpicious moment. The judge con-
dCSCrndingly offered his hand, when,
from his superior height. Reed looked
straight over the head of the little great
man and, with II comical side glance
ut his friend, asked blandly:
"Whcrc Is hcf"
A story Is told Of Reed by ncighbors
who knew him in his childhood to the
effect that once when sent to the gro
Gerry store with Il jug for vinegar, he
forgot what h" was told to get and,
when asked by the grocer what he
wanted, replied, Smell of the jug and
give me quart"
Reed. who was very fat. often de-
clared that no gentleman weighed over
2GO pounds. one of the biggest things
about him was his neck While In
| Portsmouth, y. H., he visited haber-
daShcr and asked for Il collar.
What sizc?" piped the clerk.
Size No. 20" answered Reed.
I'VE don't keep collars so large, but
| think You may be accommodated at
the store Just around the corner"
Reed found the store around the cor
ncr to be II harness shop.
What | admire most about Roose-
Welt" the speaker said one day. ''is his
( enthusiasm over his discovery Of the
/ Ten Commandments
| "lIOriZOntal Bill' Morrison Of ILL
| nOiS in Il house debate one day re-
| peated in rather lofty manner Henry
'lay's famous sentiment, II would
| rather be right than president"
| Whcrcupon Reed convulsed the house
| ny drawing in his inimitable way, "Ihe
! gentleman from Illinois will never be
| nifhnr