Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
HUMOROUS STORIES TOLD
ABOUT V|CE-PREs|DENT
Once He Was Forced to Wait for
Train Mt Small junction
Point.
DIDN'T LIKE HIS AIR
His Experience With Book Agent
Selling the Bible Is Generally
Agreed to BE Most Interesting Of
All Anecdotes.
ny ANNAnELLE LEE.

WASHINGTON Nov During one
OF ViccPrcsident MaTshaHs many
cupied the time talking TO the local
station and express agent.
The man who made the Introductory
said: This IS the Nice-PTesdent OF
the United States"
The man turned 20 Mr.. Marshall and
began: We'll. l don'i mind telling
YOU ina; didn't like The last inspec
Y don't understand" Mr.. Marshall
repied.
Wee President Of ,he United states"
wei. il your company sends any
0t SO ovsF me-! nSaI aeeau UNI iii aa H S Soa
Tor The Aaar.s"
Chair Didn't Suit Him.
When Nice-S-%S:dsr: Marshall wen:
Mating to- Am re S;a;slisSt and mos:
imposing cE&;- KS, Senator Bacon. Q.
tr>o-s 4 cc-!d lave manufactures for
MN. &c gave o-s ,aos =: !; and or
dsEs1 :; S.-T. 80 storage
Senator S2eo2 reconstructed tina; !;
epTsSsa:s: re dignity .: tie Senate
SIC 'as Pc. dents position. 20
which NJ. Marshall replied. .Ssna.
tor Bacon. When ;Aa; chair cam. hs-c
Tor The service ot the Vice p-esifs-.
OF me Aitsd States II had never seen
seen ;he chair The chair and / nave
seen each other and Wa have rlutu.
ally and unanimously conllui.d tina,
we are utterly unsuited 20 each other.
s wn,Sh ! can be comfortable ana tu!r
Glow Little We Count"
me White House, Secretary BRYAN ana
vice President Marshall were s,sndl
d tns one me. on either side Of the fresi
ceremonies. They were SO cnsross"d
IN conversation that they were m
eo ,hh .larc o. the ANXIOUS slances OF The
request them 10 move to a diffcrenaft
as soon, as they were comfortable
Sstabiishcd again MIR. Marshail w WIS
G l~r; 20 the Secretary Of State. This
count in this administrations
"Who Wrote the BIble.r
During the time that Vice-Presiden
Marshall was practicinE law in Indi
ana, a nairticnlarly secdy and down.
one day and faced MIR Marshail IN G %is
private office. MIR. Marshaii." he he
S Ss. c jve heard a great deal Of YOU
VIII be interested in new and abeoI
,,u irh np-to date edition OF tho Eng
stitched annotated" he hurricd i'" "n
n,hspping the pages, and placed up"n
.ne market at Il price which barely
covers cost Of publication. shippinr
Mr. Marshall had been caught m.
wares Al iirSi but now he found tins
20 ask III his SLOW drawl:
Who wrote it,"
rim, ne .. Other paused TO study his vic
I'm Why. J guess YOU didn't under
stand m"-ihis is the Bible" "u'f
mut dld understand YOU" said NJ,
M MrpSn3i ~, calmly curious. "Wh,
The agent shifted his feet uneast,y
~ 4 suspicious eye over tho youn:
6ut, Mr.. Marshall. il is a j,jbIs - l.,
auued hopefully; "B-I-B-I.- e" he ner
S!StEd patiently; "Eible. YOU know!
,rMWho wrote it?" drawlcd the Ia 10,
me visitors brow was mos, D ~.
md ms eye reached the four cornor
VI tne room; Dcspairinsly ana Nil
laSt effort he braccd himself Iooto -.
az MIS-. Marshall again, and. tirdinr ~
VIC. eincnt, retrcatcd to the door
way. The knob gave him c0urgre
c crs an, NOR ., he threw back his should
Ur iE PIN headed fool" he shn,,,al
".tncrinEiE, ITS a Bible"
Mark Ihistlcwaite. private secre,ar,
20 the Nice-President, found thirtv'