The Washington times., 1922-12-17

began life very much az you did.
Nobody helped me. was a
country boy and my capital was
this head" and I. slapped It.
'these legs" and slapped them.
''these hands" and I slapped
them. "and by using them a. best
I could I have become just what
you say am and have got where
you win never arrive"
CHARACTERIZATION STUCK.
A shirt-sleevsd citizen jumped
UP from the audience and shouted:
Go ahead. Chauncey. you're a
peach" That Characterization of
q peach went into the newspapers
and was attached to me wherever
I appeared for many years after
wards. not only In this country
but abroad. 1t even found q place
in the slang column Of the
great dictionaries Of the English
language. The result Of the meet.
ing. however. was q free discus
sion In the Bowery. and Tor the
first time In its history that
particular district was carried by
the Republicans.
After the. triumph in the elec-
tion I gave q dinner In the Union
League Club to the captains of
the election districts. There were
about a hundred Of them. The dis
trict captains were all in their
usual business suits. and were as
sharp. keen, intelligent. and up
to-date young men az one could
wish to meet. The club members
whom had invited to meet my
guests were, Of course. In conven-
tional evening dress. The novelty
of the occasion was 30 enjoyed by
them that they INDUCED with
more than usual liberality in the
fluids and fixz and became very
hilarious. Not one Of the district
captains touched q drop Of wine.
While the club members were a
little frightened at the idea Of
these East Siders coming, my
guests understood and met every
convention Of the occasion before.
during, and after dinner. a. II it
was an accustomed social func-
ton with them. The half dozen
who made speeches showed q
grasp Of the political questions
of the hour and an ability to put
their views before an audience
which was an exhibition Of high
order Of intelligence and self
culture.
CUSTARD PIE.
It IL singular what vogue and
circulation q story of the hour
viii receive. Usually these deco
rations Of a speech die with the
occasion. There was fierce rivalry
when 1t was decided to celebrate
the four hundreith anniversary of
the landing Of Columbus In Amer.
lea, between New York and Chi
cago. - to which should have the
exhibition. OF course. the West
ern orators were not modest in
the claims which they made for
the City by the Lakes. To dampen
their ardor I embroidered the fol-
lowing story, which took wonder
fully when told in my speech.
Il was at the Eagle Hotel In
Peelksikill. 1t which It was said
George Washington stopped many
; times ~ . guest during the rsvo.
lutionary war. whore In respect to
hia memory, they preserved the
traditions of the Evolutionary Pc
Rod, AZ that time the bill Of fare
was net printed. hut the waiter
aRnoupcsd To- the guest what
would b served. II ssksd for. A
Chicago citissn was dining at the
hotel. He ordersd sach Of the
many Items Announced to. him by
the waiter. when hs came TO the
dssssrts. the wpitsr IA: We
have mincs pie. apple pie. pump
kin pie and custAsd pis.'' The
Chicago man ordered mince pie,
apple pie and pumpkin pie. The
diasusted waiter rsunarksd: "What
b the matter with the custardY'
Alonesids nae At . very well.
known Hnsilsh ssntlsman Of high
rank. vino Ind esgAs 70 this coun-
Try on = set< u ninsasnary and
svangslistic errNnAs Of course, ne
wss ~ so,suan q The task he had
undsrtaksn. which wAs 10 convert
Amsrioan sanN>eN He turned sud
deNly - me. aAA. IN : loud voice.
asked, "What wNs the matter
with ths cussAra pls,~ The story
trNvslsA Or ysarA wap ussd for
many purpsseA wss eftsn MUIR
NsreA IN the narration. but man.
agsd - sNrvsys ana wNs told to
nae - IN es>Qtnal teks Nv one OF
the men I met 81 the Republican
\ >~~~.<~Sk~-s ~ eaAA a. ~AAs~n