Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
osvE No:s

Ladies' and gentlemen, all is quiet In the
big tent The hands of the accommodating
clock have not yet foregathered at II; the
herd of trained elephants IS not due to per
form for some time; the troupe of educated
donkeys is rehearsing a new concert tarlff
bray: the talking horse Is quietly munchlng
warm bran mash, and the acrobats, con-
tortionists. mental equilibrists, lightning
change artists and other star attractions or
the big show are dressing for their respec-
tive acts.
But be not discouraged, ladies and gen.
tIemen This Is all as 1t should be. For l
have a swan song to MARBLE and the condi-
lions should harmonic. The swan Is
bashful bird and never yet turned loose its
wall to the time OF a two-step. THE dead
march In Saul for mine" says the swan.
And SO, ladies and gentlemen to the tune
Of that inspiring composition, let US clutch
the embroidered kerchief and turn our at
tention to the General the Honorable
Charles Henry Grosvenor of Ohio.
But, first, ladies and gentlemen, let me
tell you that I have approached the gen
eral on this same little MARBLE business. He
was sitting at his desk carding his whis-
kers. when 1 happened to pass that way.
He looked so kindly, 50 gentle, so old and
so folorn. And he had just been beaten for
denomination. I swallowed several times.
and addressed him.
Grove" I gurgled, In my kindly, sym
pathetic way, have you sung your swan
song yetY'
The general glanced at me. There were
tears in his eyes. I could see that he was
deeply affected.
We'll" he replied, except for the fact
that l can't sing, and don't like swans, and
that the asinine question was addressed TO
me by an unintelligent lunkhead, suppose
l have"
Dear, playful old Grove. Patient old gen.
eral! Sweet-tempered old SOUL l was
strongly moved by his manner even more
than his worcs. l didn't stop until l reach
ed b street. tbs a great thing to have
sympathetic disposition.
Drifting back down the dusty aisles or
time we learn. ladies and gentlemen, that
General the Honorable Charles Henry
Grosveuor was born In Connecticut. This
In itself IS a significant fact. Connecticut
is the birthplace Of the wooden nutmeg.
1t Is IN Connecticut that they make artifl-
cial pepper out OF iron filings and things.
II is a grand imitation. 1t will even make
you sneeZe.
Anyway, ladies' and gentlemen. General
the Honorable Charles Henry GrosyenOr
was born IN this grand old state in the
notable year of 1893. At the age of five he
was transported to Ohio by a fond and
God fearing parent In order that he might
grow up 10 the ideals OF the new land But
It was too late Little Grove had heard Of
the nutmeg and the pepper. All bets were
off. The good people of Ohio were up
against 1t.
List. ladies and gentlemen, list Until he
reached the ripe age of fourteen little Grove
had never seen even the outside of a school
house. He had never trihed with the three
Rs. He didn't know a split infinitiye from
a common or garden verb. But was he
handicapped? Did it give him setback?
Not by no means
A modest school house of rough-hewn
legs was finally thrown together. Little
Grove was one OF the pupils. For seven
long weeks he sat at the feet of an i'm
ported pedagogue. Learning drifted into
his system through every pore. He soaked
I'D education like four dollars worth OF
blue blotters. He absorbed Information
like high grade Florida sponge For
seven long weeks did this process go on.
After that little Grove was the teacher. He
has been teaching ever since. Dear old
! Connecticut.
chipping the hamlet, village, town, coun-
ty, city and state office-holding record Of
General the Honorable Charles Henry Gros-
veuor, and passing lightly over his inval-
uable services during the war of the re-
belIion we arrive at that psychological mo-
ment now twenty years gone, when the
good people of tho eleventh Ohio district
get what was coming TO them. General the
Honorable G. n c. was elected to the For
ty-aInth Congress. He came to Washing
toll he looked Washington over and took
!: to his heart. II was twenty years before