Smyrna times., 1908-07-01
BY a nnfe HinricbSen


med felt hat and white lawn tie and
dresses almost as well as if he had a
good tailor. He wears his hair a Ia
Samson before he met Delilah With
out 1t he couldn't make a speech. In
solemn pauses he sweeps it off his no
Die brow. In frenzied moments he
clutches it wildly. and fiery eloouence
results. The distinguished young south
ern congressman has struck a happy
medium between a sophomore and a
Fourth of July orator. He has the Dro-
fundity. the all wise. know it all of the
college student and the cheap wit, stale
stories, l-work-tO-please-t the-public man.
ner of the Independence day speaker"
Mr.. Harringford read the article sew
eral times. He was accustomed to
reading about himself. but in this
sketch was Il personal ridicue which
at once amused and stung him 1t had
been cut from provincial paper by a
clipping bureau. 1t was not signed, but
under the heading News From Wash
ingtOn' were the words Copyright by
the Standard Syndicate"
That night Mr.. Harringford visited a
barber and was properly shorn. A fa-
cetiouS young man intimated that
| Samson had met Delilah. and a battle
followed The facetious young man
was badly beaten and the hot tempered
| congressman somewhat diS6gured
The bureau sent another clipping
from the Standard syndicate's news,
Washington.
"Mr. HarringfOrd refuses to discuss
his black eye, but a story is being told
concerning the cause of it. There are
several aspirants for Mr. Harringford's
seat in congress, and he is making
strenuous efforts to strengthen himself
with the leaders of his party in his
district, many of whom are old Con-
federate soldiers. At the Army and
Navy club 4 few days ago Mr. Har-
ringford confided to an ex-COnfederate
colonel his intention of introducing a
bill pensioning the soldiers who fought
under jefferson Davis. The ex-COn-
federate colonel resented Mr.. Harring-
ford's proposed legislation as an insult
to the south and proceeded to avenge
the honor of his lost cause. Mr.. Har
ringfOrd's friends regret that in his
eagprness to make grand stand play
he has shown so little political shrewd
ness"
The congressman swOre picturesque
ly and called his secretary.
Smith" he Numbered. wire the ed
itOr of that paper for the address OF
the Standard Syndicate and the name
of the person who writes the New:
From Washington
The editors reply came: STANDARD
Syndicate. Washington. d. c., II. w
Carleton, president Don't know wht
writes News From Washington
The city directory did not contain tn,
name of the Standard syndicate nor o
H W. Carleton. and at the postoffict
the clerks did not know the address
The mail for the syndicate was PLACED
in a lock box. The clerks did not know
who called for it.
One morning the congressman rea,
in the News From Washington" "Ml
I Harringford is a most chivalrous gen
tleman 1t is said that he has promise
his fair constituents to introduce an
secure the passage of a bill providin
n for the free distribution of hairpin
and violet perfume Will such a meas
ure tend to curtail our supply of FIRE
government seeds? If so, we shoul
give the matter serious consideration
> new issue may confront us and n
suit in the formation of two new pal
ties-the hairpin-perfume party and th
seed party. We call the attention {
statesmen and thinkers to this prt
10 posed bill of Mr. Harringford's."
AS the wrathful congressman finisl
IN ed the article his secretary entered til
room
'I've found the Standard syndicate
he announced triumphantly. "TrackC
them down at last"
IS Mr.. Harringford picked up a ridir
whip
"Where are theyT
''In the Cairo"
"Who are theyY'
"I don't know. girl-a sumner
came out OF the pOStOIHce as WI
passing and walked up the street abe;
of me She had Il handful of letter
and one Of them dropped. address u
on the sidewalk. | picked it up, al
the address was The Standard SynC
cate
81 followed her, and she went to t
Cairo. The elevator boy told me b
name was Carleton and gave me t
number of her suit She's probab
the daughter or sister of H. w. Car
ton. The elevator boy didn't knc
: anything about him."
Mr. Harringford went to the Cali
From the elevator he walked rapid
down the corridor to the door of t
Carleton suit He pressed the el'
> trio button and took a tighter grip
!, his riding whip
3 The door opened, and girl in str'
> dress stood before him.
Miss CarletonY