New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-24

aud the way hc could make them eat
ct Of ms hand, half m hnur after
being formally introduced 10 them, was
p SIGHT worth going miles to see. Tie
always had Immense crowds IT his eS-
tib5tiaH4. and II seemed that his future
was assured Bul oHe day ie was
ioaGiot around a livery Stapie, just
because h. HE'D thc atmospberf. OF
TIE place, and nm old, weary hack
horse reached out n long, cro0led limb,
bonded him one with H.. and broke his
les.
lie had 10 go 20 u hospital for .
while, and when he came out, hi1 &c,
cupafion was gore. lie was as good a
horse breaker as over, hut people
wouldn't pay their hard-carned money
10 see the exploits Of = ~conquerlns
hero who had been mauuandlo5l by an
old hack horse. You must admit that
t.ere WINS some Snrdonic intelligence
tek 0f such n joke a. thar. Ii the
uan Ind bren hooa a by a COW, or ran
over by q traction engine, 0r c!ewci
40 by an honest watchdog, It wouldn't
have hurt his rcnown and prestige.
But. no! A blamed Old relic Of n horse
had 10 put hiLi out of business.
"A long time ago, a very important
use was tried in an Irish court. The
people wore greatly wrought up over
It. and the courtroom was crowded
Wtea II was announced thar the Jury
was ready with a verdict, the Judge
addressed In" audience. saying he
knew there was much feeling over the
case, but the hall Of justice was no
place for a display Of II. and If there
was a least sign of disturbance when
the verdict was made known, the gull
~ parties would be arrested.
'Ihe jury brought In It's verdict and
HE people heard Il in silence, but Just
then a whole dUggone gallery, with
about a thousand people in It. came
crashing down and the noise could
have hecn heard forty miles out at sea.
After tia judges solemn warning
against q disturbance, the fan of that
gallery has AWAY, seemed TO me like
q painfui yure.
~ long time ago. | was called upon
n address n crowd Of voters on the
living issues Of the day, md ] framed
M y speech that would have been n
credit 20 any orator | sWiped II from
Roscoe CouEliue. and l have always
insisted TINT he was u" Of ne great
e,t Of American SPEAKERS. The house
was full Of refined and cultured peo-
PIE, and / wGg determined 70 make the
nit Of my life. I was lust getting
warmed up 10 NY work, when the
lights went ont. and the hail was
plunged IN black darkness. There's
nothing makes ~ man feel more idiotic
than 10 have the lights shut of at
such o time. The women IN the audi
pnce were gig,'irr. and the men haw-
having. II seemed funny 10 everybody
but nee.
81 thought | knew whore the little
mble was. that held the pitcher Of ice
water, and ] moved toward Il. and
tell over a chair, and Haitened my
nose ncaiust 'lr edge Of a piece of
scenery. when the lights were
flashed On 0-ain, as suddenly ne they
vert ont. the audience bc'sfd the
silver tongucG orator on his hands and
knees. climbing slowly 10 his feet, and
trying ~ rod his nose into Its origl-
nal shape
II never -aw such a delirlous crowd
In my life. Scne Of the women
themselves into Mysteries. and
the fool men weren't much better.
They Nicer heard the balance OF that
oratiua. and the last part was the
best"