New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

away by . malignant form OF child 5
disease. She was not even allowed the
last comfort OF putting little white dresses
on her babies. They were gone before
the impress OF the little hot head left her
mothers ann"
i know" | said, ny heart thIobblng
again over that little place IL the Hope
vile buryIng ground.
L know too" said Mrs. Todd, putting
q trembling hand to the pearl enclrcled
miniature Of Z little bOv she wears.
Well. II seems that Mr. Teale s wife,
already shattered physically, never was
able TO lift her head from the shock. She
d-ifted from nelanchOlia quite beyond
the border land OF sanity.
Then. as the last touch OF an 1TomcaI
fate. q huge fortune came through an
uncle to this man, II whom the desire
fo- material things OF life was dead But
the responsibility OF managing fortune
aroused him. He doesn't care q snap
to- politics. except that Il dlverts and
prevents what ne calls the entire useless
ness OF a broken personality Anc the
st-angest par- OF the story came at the
end. when Mrs. Todd said:
Nj Teale's great interest II your
husband originated ii certain TeSen-
blance he finds that you have 10 the be
davs. He came TO see me the night after
I had net YOU. and II eaSed his poor heaTt
50 10 speak OF il and find that ! could see
Il too.
l could rot shake of the wonder and
the pathos Of ali this, and wanted TO ask
al sorts OF questions, particularly What
made ne ike his wife: but the nurse
came 10 tell Mrs. Todd that the Senator
would ike 10 have her read and-thls
vas the dav Of Anos's first speech
wTHEN l reached the Capitol the
" House galleries were packed, and
wondered whether an ovation Woulc IL
spire OF fiuster Amos; but l soon saw
that A1nos's speech was not N the cal
cuIation Of the multitude.
A man with a clarion voice and a sIIght
brogue asked time for few remarks on
What German Tariff Agreement Means,
and the people burst into applause be
fore he began TO speak. This was the
man they had come 70 hear. And ! tell
YOU. Eta. the way he would throw back
his head and roar long patriotic peTods
I'D at the galleries was soul stirring Anc
how the galleries applauded. Ny heart
was full Of pity for poor Amos. looked
forward TO patiently darnlng the great
holes IN his socks; for ! feared he must
be SQuITTnIng MS toes ll6I HouolE ~ D'
preceded by such a finished orator
Then Amos began to speak, and Eta,
z wonderful thing happened, don
know how 10 explain anything 50 against
our traditions Of impressive oratory, 50
lust tell YOU the facts 1t seemed so
tame 70 speak on Government control OF
insurance companies after that heTy har-
rowing Of patriotic spirit. Yet during
the twenty minutes that Amos stood al
ms desk. his hands II his pockets, and
talking as if engaging every member be
fore him IN earnest conference, YOU could
have heard pm drop. As an actual
fact the snores OF fat Congressman
stretched on q divan in the cloak room
could be heard between Amos's words,
SO still was the rest of the House. Then
several men asked questions, and Amos
seemed 70 give back chapter and verse
10 the support OF his bill most satlstac-
toriiv When he finished there was a
-eaIlv splendid burst of applause. and
even the gray heads or cave dweileTs.
~ the House crowded about 10 shake his
band | saw Mr Teale push aside every |
Lodv between him and Amos like a boy |
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