Year: 1875

lngs. 10 WdBcn Inc coming III Oh the Dill
in Congress, day after day, week after
week: to have your men on hand dozen
times. and 10 nave them as ofteG dlsap-
pointed 10 have one Of those storms
which spring up in the Adriatic of Con-
gress, until your men are worried and
worn and tired, and until they say to
themselves that they will not go up to the
Capitol to-day; and then to have the bird
suddenly flushed and all your preparations
brought to naught-these are some of the
experiences of the lobby. Laughter.
Another point-the question of entertain
ments-is spoken of.


THE INFLUENCE OF GOOD DINNERS.


There is nothing In the world so excel
lent as entertainments of a refined order.
ILaughter.l Talleyrand says that diplo-
macy is assisted by good dinners, but at
good dinners people do not talk shop
but they give people who have taste in
that way right, perhaps, TO ask gentle
man a civil question and to get
civil answer-to get information
which his clients want, and that can pro-
perly be given. Sometimes a railroad
man wants Information; sometimes a pa
teutee wants his patent renewed; that is a
pretty hard fight. Laughter. Then a





is going to do about a certain measure /;
sometimes a banker is anxious about the
financial movements in Congress, or a
merchant about the tariff. All these
things we do constantly, and we do not
make any charge for them. We keep up
a certain circle of friends, and once in a
while an opportunity comes of getting
something that is of real service, and for
which compensation is due and proper.
But the entertainments are propOrtioned
to the business of the session. When the
business is good so are the entertainments,
and when the business is not good the en-
tertainments are meagre. Laughter.


DINNER FOR KING.


Mr.. Irwin told me story of King
of Spain who was lost in the woods with
his hunting party. He ordered one of his
attendants TO climb a tree and see if there
was any building in sight. The man saw
a chateau on the top of an adjacent hill,
and the King said, "Let us 60 there. F"
They went, and were received at the door
of the chateau by the grandee with his
head uncovered. The King announced
who he was, and said the party wanted
dinner. The family had dined an hour
before, and the servants had consumed
every thing that was left. The
cook was sent for, and said
his Majesty weuld be served in an hours
time. They had very pleasant dinner,
and the King was rather surprised at the
taste displayed in some of the dishes. At
ter dinner, commencing the excellence of
the repast, he asked what il was composed
of. Luckily it was not Friday. The
grandee sent for the cook, who came in and
said, 'sYour Majesty, no animal has con-
tributed its life to your dinner" and he
went 10 the window and showed the King
fifty-two pigs with their ears all cut off,
Said the King, "A man who can make
such repast as that from the ears of fifty
two pigs shall be made Governor of a
province" Laughter. .l


Mr.. Niblack-Is there not great deal
of money wasted on good dinners?


NO MONEY WASTED ON GOOD DINNERS.


Witness-I do not think money is ever
wasted on good dinner. If man dimes
badly he forgets to say his prayers going
TO bed; but if he dimes well he feels like
saint. Laughter.


The Chairman-Were-sy you aware Mr..
Berret i'm point of fact had received $l0,-
600 instead of 81, 600? ~


Witness-No, did not know any thing
about it until saw it mentioned in the
papers. 1t is quite right; he probably did
more work than did. was satisfied with
what / got.


Mr.. Ward gave his testimony, or rather
delivered his humorous lecture, standing
at the end of the table, with his eyes
twinkling, his face beaming with good
humor, and his whole person presenting
evidence of his being not only in belief
but in practice disciple Of the gospel of
gastronomy. He kept the members of the
committee and a numerous audience in
constant laughter.