Evening star., 1908-01-19
CONGRES MAJ MS WIFE
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clog legislation calculated to put brake on
Etruria's capacity"
But you are charming to him. objected.
Perhaps l wanted him to sing at my next
at home" she laughed. And then every SEN
sible woman regards society as very much like
other business, m compelling You to be more
or less polite to people You don't think great
deal of. Captain Roderique is certainly q
most romantic figure, and the teacups rattle
with his name most of the time.
What do they say about him!" asked.
! sincerely hoped my voice did not sound like
Produce the certificate"
We'll, you know, these SKINNED hfe
stories generally pass me by proceeded
rumor has it that he had promised to marry
the wife of former patron, she having en-
couraged his temperamental yearnings toward
the called fine arts with a substantial diet
of the best clay and marble and grand pianos.
Then Just as the altar began to loom up dis
concertingly, this chance to figure in the Etru-
rian legation here came and quite naturally
he withdrew his Latin charms from the threat
ened foreclosure. However, he evidently can't
breathe real deeply through his diplomatic
cigarettes without hearing the sword rattle.
Not long ago he gave theater supper in his
rooms, and there the mantel shelf was a
large full length photograph OF gorgeously
attired maturity fighting with age, and across
the bottom was written, Your Maria is think
ing of YOU suppose its appearance was an
oversight of this man; but the really funny
part Of it was that good fat little Mrs. Congress
man Jorgensen, whose giant husband from
the Northwest Captain Roderique is supposed
to be approaching, waddled up to the pic
ture, and for the companys edihcation read,
Your mama is thinking of you, and added,
Il think is is lofely for a young man to keep
his mothers picture by him so.'"
Think, Eta, what a trying situation for
poor Captain Roderique! And feel so sorry
for man whose early upbringng must have
been so heathenish as to make things seem all
right which are not really quite respectable
to He does deserve the pity of every good
American woman, doesn't he!
/ was thinking of all this as l walked away
from Mrs. Todd's that night; and suddenly
what the spiritualists call "materialization"
took place. The Etrurian diplomat appeared
and strolled down Connecticut-ave. with me.
1t is almost Christmas; but the air is like
fussy light clothes, driving in open carriages,
and the shrubs in front OF the British En-
bassy were bright green, | noticed Captain
Roderique talked about the aura, or color
cloud which surrounds each person accord
ing to their emotions, and he said a man
dreaming in reverential affection always felt
himself enveloped in a rose color mist. 1t all
sounded very uplifting; only there in the hotel
door stood Amos, and he had on purple
necktie with yellow spots. He had forgotten
had loaned him this My only consola-
ton is that Miss Speaker keeps a supply of
cuffs and collars and ties in charge of the door
keeper of the House, because the Speaker
often slips off without these articles. Amos
seems to be getting all the ways Of the great
men.
He quite takes my breath away with his
progressiveness He decided to learn to play
poker, in order to get in with ring of leaders
in the House, who gather for this game, but
discuss very important political topics at their
night sessions, it seems. left the gold tooth
pick his Bible class in Hopevie gave him
Tying about conspicuously, hoping it would
remind him of his former preaching against
gambling; but somehow, Eta, Amos doesn't
come to me for advice any more.
l should have liked to tell him all about my