Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
MAYBE Coughlin Wasn't Talking Some
When They Are Married Down orth's
WAY

| AL Ortn Oh the New lOi n team ID a hdtAH z
Virgnian. and aside from the fact OF his
| being a royal good fellow. he Is also one
of the quickest witted men In the profess
| sion.
There lately occurred in AIS neighborhood
a wedding on which ocra sion the bride and
| bridegroom were married on horseback.
| Clarke Griffith. VINO happened to read about
| the affair, said to Al:
| Il see, AL where your Virginia friends
| have adopted new style In wedding
well, we're born leaders in everything
| piled Orth; but what is the new style we
have adopted in the wedding line?'
why people are getting married down
| there while seated on horseback. answered
| Clarke.
| "Ah, 1 see the point" drawled Al: being
| married in that fashion. hey are already
| equipped for a bride tour
What Case Patten Stuck Up.
The willing worker and all-around good
| house one warm day not long ago aid de-
clared his intention of changing his heavy
| underclothes for those of lighter quality.
Better stick to your hannels, Case"
| warningly cried the trainer, Jerry Ed
| niger.
! CHATS what ] have been doinz, all this
| day' YEARLY answered the big pitcher as
| he made for his locker.
Silk o'Loughlin's Rochester Speech.
When the immaculate Silk OLor, in
| was running for Legislative Office, couple
| Of years ago, he was night billed to
| do a spiel in the city of Rochester. Now,
| Silk is bright and brainy fellow, and no
doubt had he been elected he would have
| delivered the goods all right.
| AS a talker Silk can give the best of them
l ~ h.
| pauses for a word. for his command of the
| English language is all that can be de-
| sired. AS to his fiuency, Tennysons brook
has nothing on the Sandy-haired boy.
! But when speaking at Rochester ST.. had
| to make one large and brazen pause. which
! was occasioned by individual Of the
| buttinsky breed. such are often to be
found on the outskirts Of every large politi-
| cal gathering.
| Mr. O'Loughln was in the last lap Of his
| Grafton and in a few moments more would
have been at the home plate. when in round
| ing off a regular spread eagle sentence he
| made a slight pause, and then with the
natural gesture and the true delivery of a
| born orator he asked, And now, friends,
what is grander than to have man you
ITO have" piped a shrill though alarm
| in~ly penetrating voice from the back Of
| the mob "a man who will trust you and
| then the vast assemblage brutaliy guffawed.
What the Flower Should Be.
! A great many base ball fans seem to be
| under the impression that a professional
! ball player talks about nothing from morn
| till night but base ball. The impression is a
| purely mistaken one for every subject
under the sun is open for discussion when a
| crowd of spike-shoe lads get together on
| the cars.
| The Philadelphia National League team
| Is known for the many intelligent players
| who go to make up that club. and their
! fondness for an argument. On it's first trip
| to New York this season some one COM
mented on the fact that while other coun-
| tries have a national flower. the United
States is without folDl representative.
| This was sufficient to START the whole lot
into a hot discussion to the most suit
| able flower to represent this country.
Several of the players chose flower. and
! were getting mired deeper and deeper in
| the argument. when Titus. who had taken
! no part in the controversy, looked up from