New-York tribune., 1908-01-26


OF that foolish pair IN the newspaper barn ward
any more. ! tel YOU. Mr.. Rural the good old
DAYS when We were not socially gagged and
when You stole q ulg piece ot new
ju-t then Amos appeared. and ] introduced
nm - the pc=s-rrl-st- praying that he give
the C-levIuE news hlghWaE1nan a chance to
pick his congressional pockets TO the extent OF
O. column or two
Amos came IN late. and STAYED 10 the spread
Miss GAYLORD had provided for the "foltcTs,"
the professional starers." and the glad
hande-s-' aS nay charming little friend divided
and GuDbed the receiving party
our wltc been q shameless success, Nj
Rural she assured Amos She even made
the social pTatoplasus shake with ulrtn and
the Cabinet crustacea tell a merry warn
And Amos seemed nightly pleased. You
know, Amos has always been one - do hIS
thin king without talking and the habit has
grown upon HIM u regard 10 a confidential
relation with his wife. And still ! can see that
he has changed his point OF view II regard 70
nv weazrlezs for the trivial tussV things oi
lie and nv vearr51g Tor appreciation tie
really seems to want me To be Is ornamental
L4zt night took tight hold OF my chair for
q tinal test "A-no=, can ! have my new dress
low neck and short Sleeves,
d. Ye- thirl, YOU had better. so long as It S
not too much Ot the one more struggle and ! II
free order" hc replied, showing that Amos
IS Of an observing nature after all.
Yet somehow I felt as II ID rather he had
refused, and then talked 70 Tne luSt little
about what his committee Is working on OF
the grest speech he Is T. make sometime
However. since the dre5s Is to be cut low,
must hurry of and SEE about II.
RUT one more touch Of the mystic obser-
IL varces Is expected of new congress
mans wife, and I'll close.
When ] reached the hotel alter luuchlng
with N-s. Todd the other afternoon, rlgHt m
side the lsdies' entrance was q table covered
ri 1..- f-sf f4TA /
baskets. and while / watched women would
come IN. stand before the table long enough 10
shuttle q few cards into each basket, and then
pass down the corridor toward the pariorS- !
lin the buttons, seemed To be stationed there |
10 see that they voted far, and ne saw that
did not know the game
The Congressional ladies Of the Ralney Is |
having their first ter home. They been iook1n
10 vou, Miss" be explained.
Then remembered had promised TO De
on hand 70 receive callers with the other Con
ey-,-e--ufl' & wives and this the social ma
cbinerv in action l knew / was tar from
being the Hamlet Of the occasion; Uut MIS-.
Todd had warned me never 10 disregard these
functions as / valued my social scalp %, |
feeling very guilty, | took my place at the tan
OF the receiving line, some fifteen minutes later
It all seemed like Z parody on hospitality
and friendship The callers paased, down In, tile
line saving " am Nrs. So and So, and then
YOU reproduced her "awfully pleased smile
as nearly as possible and repl1ed.
a. am Mrs So and So"
Then YOU shook hands, and sometimes
tried To remark on the weather; but by that
time Mrs. SO and So was well on her way to
the tea table, and another woman was before
ne saying
40 / am Mrs So and 50
After II was all over You gathered up the
1,articlllar basket that bore your name,-some
good hearted Congressional lady had taken
Titv on my ignorance and put me III the also
TIar11' array on that tabie,-and from the en-
graved pasteboard contents you make up your
/ nrsv NAV not mix dem babies up" IN
any wav and ask for the wrong Mrs. 80 and
So" at anv address or leave two OF Amos
cs-ds in A divorced household Once a Con
gressrnar's wife, new at the business, was
making the Cabinet calls and tired TO leave
cards for a Mrs. Secretary, only to have the
butler inform her There amt any, shes
been dead twelve year
But | can use Mr.. Teale as nay walking en-
cycloDedia IN these matters. Only that GOOD
man has grown terribly Preachy OF late AFTER
every effervescent account oil my ieStive eX-
r,eriences here, ne questions, Its thrilling
but Is it for Amosi He doesn seem to
realize that If this is the sPrlngtlTne OF Amos
ambition. II IS also his wIfes opportunity Tor
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