The independent., 1907-01-31

i.ie elpout the same as King EDWARD
did the day after the Coronation.
AS he and the Lady with the Prompt
BOOK rode toward the Rising Sun they
wondered If they would be able to
dodge the Reporters.
Having arrived in Washington. they
recognized the large Structure with the
Dewfiicker on top of 1t as the Arena
In which Gulliver was to do his grand
and lofty flipflaps They hired a Guide
In Uniform to lead them around and
put them wise to the general Lay Out
Mr.. Gulliver discovered that he had
been assigned to cute little Desk
about the size Of those used In the
Second Reader Department of Pub
lie School AS nearly as he could es-
innate, there were 1000 OF these Desks
all facing a tall Throne, occasionally
occupied by an Old Gentleman about
sixteen feet high
Mr.. Guliver could tell the difference
between Congressman and a Page al :
most Immediately, because the Pages
were smooth faced
The Government had provided him
with Pad of Paper and No. Pen
Gil SO that he could employ himself In
making Pictures while waiting for the
Speaker to discover that he had arrived
In the City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gulliver were wander
ing through the Corridors, a little sur
prised at not meeting some one they
knew, when suddenly the great Build
ing trembled and they were aware Of
the immediate presence Of a most CO.
lossal and awe-inspiring Giant. He
seemed to fiji out the available space
in all directions. He bore down upon
them and they backed against the Wall
to escape being walked upon and ami
hilated.
AS he passed they looked up at the
Massive Countenance. which bore an
Expression of stern and thoughtful
Chest and measured with bulging eyes
the enormous Stature Of the Strange
Being. the terrific upward sweep Of
cleaning Forehead and the voluminous
folds Of the Toga which was large
enough for Tent.
what is it?" asked Mrs. Gulliver
in choking whisper,
THAT is a Senator" replied the
Guide.
"He came very near stepping on
me-" said Mr.. Gulliver. Couldn't he
see me?"
"A Senator cannot see a Congress
man until the Congressman has been
here long enough to swing Commit
tee by the Tail" was the Reply.
II had better get out Of here" said
Representative Gulliver. II never felt
so puny and helpless in all my life
"Wait until you get used to them
and they won't look quite so Big,
said the Guide I'm the meantime.
when you see one of them coming you
had better run and hide behind
Waste Basket"
"Oh. look who's here!" suddenly ex-
claimed Mrs. Gulliver pointing through
the Window.
Her husband looked, and saw an
other huge Mortal with gray Side
Whiskers approaching from the Ave-
nue. while dozens OF Department
Clerks and Sc Excursionists hurried
TO get out of his way.
He was at least twenty-five feet tall
and the average Government Employe
could not have crawled over his IN
step,
let us 20 back to the tall and un-
cut 4" said Mrs. CULVER. who was
pale and fustered I'VE don't seem
To size up In the kind of Company that
we have struck here
Just then the Congressman telt
soY8e one scratching MN on tlsn sum
and he looked down and beheld one OF
his constits. who wished to be re-
warted for his lifelong i.abors with a
dandy 5000 Consulate somewhere IN
Asia.
Immediately the Congressman put
his Hand into tho nosom OF his Froek
Coat and resumed his Relative I'M
portanee,
lie told the humble Torch neaFsr to
be OF Good Cheer as he expected To
see the President unless the Prosi-
dent saw him nrst.
Hack al the Hotel where the Guilt
vers were paying eight bucks per
day for a eozy Room commanding an
excellent View of the Nentilating Az.
patatus, the ambitious Couple put
their flrads together and decided that
they werc trying 10 sit In fairly
illgh Game,
The Income had looked like all the
Money In the world when they had II
out Nest, and certainly II had enabled
them ia meW a Wide swalh. Hut whom
they iaokra M II here In the Million
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