The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08

issued forth despite these barriers
when he saw something that struck
him as funny. And he saw many
| things in this humorous light. He
laughed more then than he has since
although from the Executive Office
| there still issues forth now and then
| the echo of a great and sonorous
laugh, a big man kind of laugh. be-
speaking good digestion and good
lungs.
1t is doubtful whether President
Taft has selected a single man who
can duplicate his laugh or even come
anywhere near it..
When Roosevelt was president he
was no mean second the matter of
laughter to his Secretary of War. It
wasn't the sonorous, easy going
complacent sort such as President
Tafts but 1t had rare qualities. 1t
had the effect of making everyone
who heard II laugh too, or at least
| smile. 1t exuboranto, choppy If you
| like; irregular boyish at times, rising
| to a treble as IL it's creator was hav
ing the time of his life at that NOM
| ent of It's utterance. Many is the
| time that Secretaries passing his
door stopped to smile at this melody
of merriment and IL issued forth
most often just at the time when one
thought that the Colonel was in his
tightest corner, held at bay by his
enemies.
Former Governor Guild of Mass
achusetts took occasion the other day
| l. ,l,
American delegation which is to at
tend the Centennial Celebration at
Mexico City, to call upon Beekman
winthrop assistant Secretary Of the
| Navy. The result was a perfect flow
of laughter. Guild has the mellow.
club-fellow laugh. 1t is all of good
| humor, comfort, enjoyment of the
| moment, Winthrop's laugh Is an ut
terly wild, unrestrained sort that
ripples and splashes about as If the
survivor of the tennis cabinet didn't
| care rap for any thing and pro-
posed to amuse himself as he chose.
Winthrop has n hard time carrying
on the traditions of the former ad-
mnistration.
Secretary Knox. President Tafts
premier, likes n laugh now and then
but mostly then. The lips of the
Secretary Of State seldom omit n
ripple except when the movement Is
n most stimulating one. More fire.
ouently he sits and smiles, and his
eyes do not laugh at all. They fix
themselves on whomsoever is nearest
as though the levity of the occasion
were merely a halt to draw out the
III n. A ,fyaa
whatever secrets of contenance might
be unveiled by the flash of merriment,
Secretary of War Dickinson has n
raucouse sort of laugh although 1t Is
not especially distinctive. Tt Is much
of the same as that of any big man
who can take pleasure in n funny
story but II does not always indicate
n mirthful temperament.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer Is
NOT n man of mlrth. His laugh Is q
ouietone such as would not cause
anv head to turn In the best order
cd drawing-room, but he has the
mower of omitting 1t at the proper
moment He can lean back in his
chair from the knottiest problem un'
wrinkle his fOrhead and give a mirtl
ful amiable, velvety little ripple which
inst suits thu occasion.
Uncle Jim Wilson, Secretary OF
Agriculture. and grand father of the
cabinet" has a nice, we'll defined wes'
tern Iowa laugh when the idea strikes
rim II Is a very characteristic sor'
% uneuphonious utterance 1t comes
sortb unforbdden by circumstances, Is
not very loud and depends entirely
upon the Secretary's inward state o'
heine He laughs when he pleases'
Attorney General Wickersham Is
,or dieffrent from Bonaparte, his pre-
, aocessor who often chuckled to him
l sorf whenever the popular voice hap
noned 10 be lambasting, him. 1t was
oniet confidential sort of chuckle al
norently not meant for other ears
W,cl,ersham never laughs without cor
sorm,ne TO the usages of the Ameri
, oon Rar Association and well deiin'
( cd rules of prorriety and etiquette
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