The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-26
SENATORS TRY
VAUDEVILLE BIT
BlIthesome SoIons Make Mer.
ry, Led on in Sport by
Mr.. Fairbanks.
TlLlMAN MAKES A HIT.
1.-THE PITcHFoRk" SINGS A PA.
THETIc DITTY ENTITLED "LEsE
MAJEsTE"- COMPLETE PRO.
GRAM OF STUNTS.

GRAM OF STUNTS.
Washington, Dec. 26.-The Washing
ton Star printed the following story
yesterday:
Like some individuals, congress
never feels more cheerful than when it
has good fight on its hands. Per-
haps that's the reason for the enter
tainment that was given the other day,
just before most of the senators went
home for the holidays. 1t was held
in executive session.
''Vice President Fairbanks was in
the chair, as usual. After the people
had been put out Of the galleries and
the doors had all been closed, and a
double lock had been put on the door
to the press gallery, Mr.. Fairbanks al
lowed his dignity to fade from his
face. Then, in lightsome tone, he
proclaimed:
Senators, we are now to have the
original little Christmas entertain
ment to which we have been looking
forward for several weeks. The spe-
cial committee has been hard at work
and fine program has been prepared.
1t will be a regular old-fashioned af-
fair, | promise you. Before we get
through l intend to call for volunteers.
l hope everybody will say or do some
thing to enliven the OCCASION
Then he announced:
Mr.. Tillman and chorus in their
famous new song entitled Les Ma
jeste."
The famous South Carolinian strobe
down the center aisle and almost defi-
| antly took his place in front Of the ros-
trum. Behind him six republicans ar
ranged themselves. They we're Messrs.
| Aldrich, Hale, Foraker, Dick, Burrows
and Nelson. They looked somewhat
timidly at Tillman as If for encourage
ment. Taking deep breath, he be-
gan in high, sQueaky voice, q tune
indescribable and name unknown:
Il tried to get a White House card,
Tried 1t often. tried it hard;
But that was several years ago.
Now I wouldn't go, you know.
| "Chorus-Qn which the six others
| join.)
"'And now we wouldn't go, you know,
Not even though invited
| We'd all be careful to lay low.
And make him feel quite sighted"
| "Tenors-(Dick, Burrows and Nelson
| son going it alone.)
"'And make him feel quite sighted.
And make him feel quite sighted.
'Bassos-(Foraker, Aldrich and Hale
. also alone) .-
'Slighted, sighted, sighted sighted
Sill.
"The bassos' profound tones sound
ed like the moaning Of the winter wind
in the top of an old oak tree. Their
voices got an octave lower, and then
another, and finally all but Mr.. Forak
er had to stop for want OF breath and
more vocal depths. The Ohioan, how
ever, made a grand effort and three
more 'slighteds' welled up from his
artesian throat. Then he collapsed
amid general handclapping and stamp.
ing Of feet.
! After a while Mr.. Fairbanks begar
to beat his desk for quiet. It seemed
fully fifteen minutes before he was sue
} cessful, but, perhaps, it was a con
structive second. Then he said tn,
committee had asked him to recite &
touching little piece he had composed
for the occasion. II the senate woule
indulge him he would do 1t at once, ht
promised, just to get it over with.
"'Mr. Fairbanks:
"'AIAAS, FAREWELL!
1.-THE time has come" the robin said
ITO say goodbye to thee.
The winters coming. cold and dead,
And far from here flee.'
"Alack, my darling" spoke the lad
The bugle calls me from your side
| feel the future will be sad
Eo fare you well-away rider
THUS all Of US, both great and small
At last must part in sorrow.
When / am gone from out this hall,
Wilt be forgot tomorrow
Everybody blew his nose to restrai,
eye irrigation that threatened to breal
bounds and drop down and spot shir
fronts.
Finally somebody thought Of MI
Aldrich, noted wit and humorist. H
was just the man to relieve the strain
by reciting something clever and fun
ny. Cries Of 'Aldrichr brought tina
Senator to his feet at last
Drying his eyes and assuming al
air of mock severity, which everybod,
recognized at once was very funny, tn
Rhode Islander said:
Roses red and violets blue,
You never do what want you to do
. And then ne sat right down again
| quick
: This was regarded as so excruciat
ingly funny that the show almos
broke up; in fact, it would have don
SO II it hadn't been that several othe
$ senators had prepared little origina
: conceits they were unwilling to fore
. CO."
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II CUPID is BLAMED.