The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-13

Te approached and laid just the HShtest gentlest hand upon the shoulder of the disturbed woman. who sat speechless, her face suffused- Your documents are regular. madam" ke said kindly. JAS for this other, which perhaps was the one you h. tended me to read. that is private mat fer. If your fortunes have been ruined. they have been ruined in a cause in which kind heart and an active brain were deeply enlisted You have our re- Rrets-
 Sir" He turned now toward the tail gentleman who sat silent at the head of the able. 'I am sure there is r1t, further need for this lady's attend ance here''
 Wait a moment" interrupted voice from the opposite side of the faI.ie
 The leader shifted in his ssent as he turned toward Josephine St. Auban. 'rhis is the gentleman from Ken lucky, he said. we usually find his words of interest. Tarry. then, for just moment longer" s
 i tall figure was visible in the half fight as the clear voice of the gentle man so described went on tt-
 Sir and gentlemen. there is no Ken tlckian-no, nor any man from any ether state here present-who could suffer this matter to conclude just as It is now This is not all. This matter but begins. We have invited to attend us a lady whose activities we consid- cred dangerous. That is the plain truth of it. and we all knONFityand she may know 1t. Instead ofAthAt, we find here with us now a woman in distress. It is not without my knowledge that this lady at one time. according to popular report, was asked to undertake jour- ney which later resulted in consider able personal inconvenience, not to say IndigDSSy, to herself. Is there no way, gentlemen, in which, especially in con- Eideratton of her present material cir cumsta1ces, this governmental mean to say this country-can make some amends for that2''
 Madam began the leader at the head of the table, 'I did not predict wrongly regarding our friend from Kentucky. but in reply to him l myself must say, as 1 have already said, we are but a simple republic All our acts must be open and known. What spe- ciaI fund. my dear sir''-this to the speaker, who still retained his position -''in what manner, indeed, could this be arranged?'
 Tn the easiest way in the world,'' rejoined the Kentuckian.s This lady, whatever be her nationality, is at heart much identified with the cause of Hungary We have already invited Louis Kossuth to come to America as the guest of this country. Even now one of the vessels of our navy is ap- proaching his port of exile in Turkey to carry him hither.
 Now. then. gentIemen''-and he raised an argunentative forefinger- there must be committees of enter tainment; there must be those able to Interpret, those competent to arrange large plaas and to do so courteously, with dignity.
 For competent committee head. Enlarged with the duty of making that eEtertainment gracious and dignitied RusI worthy alike of the old world and tlIe new. 1 should think that an annual Tor eight or ten years would not be in adequate. If this lady. whose kind heart and brilliant mind, as our honor Rd friend has said both have been shown before us today-if she would RGree-some such provision as this from this fund. I am entirely clear iD my own mind as to both the wisdom bEd the absolute propriety of extend ti@ this offer to herr
 He sat down. Laughter and applause net his remarks Thus, and gallantly. sid Kentucky make amends.
 ~Nadam." at length interrogated the ali man at the head of thei table, bend