The Washington herald., 1914-02-10

Se1fsenes, Ri ~
BY tAED Q. xnf.Lx.
One q ths fanny sishss n WasAtnstsE
= oscsr unaer1psd n ~ ~ a. fceeiu<
~ q isftsr :
undsrweod = A;psn sreasiy prsssilesd
b favor u snt y not ouay d his pr
sonal appeeasaes at IN svssything "
dca He vd1l1 - mona ~ . parsy - .
lester carelessiy. eoldsd thsn ~ vould
weer the'same collar al we'd. First be
night down 10 an irllniteslmai traction q
hairs breadth. and carefully creanes
me paper IN the middle. Thsn come TIE
most dmcult part He must dotsrmine,
yus1 Win his eye. how 70 make three
aootsonai folds, each one Of exactly the
same size. Having done that. UBdsr-
wood stares at, the finished product .
moment to make certain u b spo<ieus and
nee from the slightest fmperfecoiop- II
ne Uncovered one edss protrv1tng even
It would mako him unhappy. But n his
vorkmanship seems 10 be al nsht ~
carefully hcks the nap Of the envelope.
taking pains TO zee tilt every particle OF
the muciiage Il moistened. +
He seals tho envelope with great care
and that brings HIN to the delicate task
OF putting on the stamp. None Of your
lopsidedly -stamped' envelopes for Oscar.
He takeS enough time to insure having
the stamp In q perfect pIumb-line with
the end Of the envelope-and then pro-
ceeds painstakingiy to the folding OF ths
next letter.
II he Is free from Interruptions. Repre-
sentative Underwood can fold from ten
70 fifteen letters an hour. His letters are
usually done UP by others. however. and
in that way he gains great deal OF time
for affairs OF state.
Neatness d just AZ much part Of the
Underwood makeup a. his cslmness.
And the only thing that might ever ruff
lie that calmness would be lack Of neat
ness. Once In . while one Of the en-
ployes about the iof1ces of the Ways and
Means Committee chairman Will hur-
rfedly crumplc up a piece OF waste paper
and fire II At the waste basket-and miss.
II Underwood happens to be at his desk
and sees the piece OF crumpIed paper on
the moor. he will quietly and unostenta-
tiousiy go and pick It up and place It in
the basket.
f~hC tCCcHhy OuaCN Wo1o ooe hh
his Office talking on an important mat
ter to another Congressman and his
eye CHANGED to rest on a little spot on
his vest He picked at IL with his finger
nail. but II would not como out. The
pleasant expression on his face hardened
, tribe and the other Congressman
thought Underwood was displeased at
that had been said. But the
thing that was worrying Underwood was
the little spot on his vest.
And that recalls this: Not long ago
was debating to a new Ste
nographer. Suddenly he ceased debating
and she looked up to find him staring
at her sleeve.
There's q little spot on your dress."
he said-not In a critical or captious tone
At all. but in much the same spirit that
speaking tours in a political campaign a
while ago. a friend remarked to him that
I must have been hard, nerye-racking
work. Il
"Oh. II wouldn't have been SO bad" re- |
,lied Oscar. but we stayed at hotels in |
mall towns. and often it was extremely |
iificult to get ones clothes pressed.
Senator O'Gorman Is looked upon as a |
nan who can move in a mysterious way |
Z the exigencies of a given occasion
should imperativeiy demand. One even
ng recently, the Senator walked disni-
iedIy into a big formal social affair and
,aused to exchange commonplace with
friend.
I'm In a great hurry" remarked
)Gorman. 81 want to 60 through here
n some roundabout way and get out
Without attracting attention"
well, that should be no trouble for
'ou," replied his friend
o'Gorman went on. but In a moment
'e returned chuckling.
I've just caught the force of your re-
mark" said he. You really think
our" And he stood and laughed with
ut restraint
Senator Kern tells of q pious old friend
his who went from his native village
, Indianapolis to visit some relatives.
N the night of his arrival they were
Ding to a musical comedy that had been
sverely criticized by its press agent be-
ause Of the deplorable paucity Of garb
orn In the first and second acts. 1t was
70 late to change their plans and the
ong, even though their seats were well
Dwn In front.
He sat through the first act and then
lied his hat.
whats the troubie?' they asked him.
Never mind" said he. Just keep
,ur seats. I'll be back. I want to dash
, 10 the house and get my glasses"
he Is member Of the House
ommittee on Foreign Affairs, Represent
i've Richard Bartholdt. of Missouri, is
rely seen about the State Department.
his may be due to the fact that Secre- !
ry Bryan Is believed to care almost
,thing At all for Bartholdt. The reason
ryan Is thought to hold Barthoidt in
ore or less disesteem is because Bar ..
oldt got up at q dinner one night and
ade a number of depreciating remarks ,
,out grape Juice. He asserted that there ,
more alcohol in a given quantity of :
ape juice than would be found in a =
milar measure OF beer. Bryan dotes on !
ape Juice and did not relish the un.
vorahle comparison with beer.
opyrisht, lsil. b. Fred G. Kelly. An rights 70
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