The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-22


the time failed 10 impress her as hui
morous.
One day she decided to visit her
husbands Office on the third floor OF
the Senate Office building As she
entered the elvator she indicated the
floor she desired When the car was
half way between the second and third
floors the bell rang in a mandatory
manner and the operator dropped the
cage promptly TO the first floor where
prosperous-looking. plethoric per-
son was taken aboard. He said so
norously Fourth floor
Up to the fourth floor they sailed.
Just as he was making his exit the
bell rang again. Down dropped the
elevator 10 the street floor without
even hesiiating at the third Another
naughty person stepped into the eie-
vator and announced Fourth floor.
Up again went the cage. the senator's
wife still protesting that she wished
the third floor. This time the descent
was accomplished without further
bell-ringing
The indignant little lady. with
flashing eyes. related her experience
to her husband only TO be informed
that when a senator is in an elevator
his word is law. and until he is de-
posted at his destination any one else
in the cage is among those who only
stand and wait"
After this episode however Senator
Adams insists that ladies with whom
he happens to travel on the Senate
elevator shall be permitted to get of
at the floor they desire.
The wife of a member of Congress
is frequently made to feel like pale
gray daub by the wives OF members
who have been at the capital for sever
al terms previous to her advent
On the occasion OF the death OF a
dear old lady. the wife OF a member
who had served many years. the con-
gressional women in the hotel where
she had lived combined to secure
some beautiful flowers as a token OF
their affection for her and her family. /
Two wives of new members who were /
fond OF the family were not askeed TO
and when one OF them sug-
gested they would like to have that
privilege she was told: "Oh you and
your friend are so new we didn't sup
pose you would care to give anything.
When the two sighted ones looked up
the record OF the lady making this
remark they discovered that her hus-
band had been in Congress exactly
one term before their husbands ar
rived.
The Virginian in Washington is the
snob par excellence. He really believes
that the clay out OF which the first
Virginian was fashioned was just a
little finer than that used for the rest
Of the human family.
Senator Carter Glass. a Nirginian
himself. tells a story illustrative OF
his fact. \ wise old negro advising :
his son before he made his first ven
ure into the big world said:
Don't ask any one where they's
rom. If they's from Virginia they'll
ell you and if they amt you'll just
en-
| listened to half dozen Southern
women in limousine one day discus
ing the total depravity OF two con-
-ressmeY-both bachelors-who were
orn and reared in the South but
anne north and allied themselves with
he Republican party. To desert the
outh and the Democratic party at
he same time was, in their eyes, little 2
hort OF treason. | was the only one
1 the car who did not spill my RS r
nd in the excitement OF their discus
ION they forgol that was just plain
,lks with not a single Virginia name
II my family tree.
IL am so tired. said the lady who
as formerly an employee OF the Gov