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Show DIDNT HAVE TO LEARN IT. Tammany 8enator Knew Nothing About Hearts, but Senator Georgo W. Plunkltt of tho Seventeenth district, New York, finds a few' deluded persons occasionally who try to teach him something. Theso peoplo never nttempt to repeat the cxrTlment, nnd for this reason tho Tammany Senator has acquired a reputation for wisdom which oven Senator Grady Is bound to respoct. Mr. Plunkltt beenmo a member of the legislature leg-islature In 180G, which also explains to a certain degrco tho remarkable development de-velopment of hjs brnln. Tho Senator from tho Seventeenth district relates nn oxpcrlcnco every day of how s"bmo foollsh-mlnded person per-son tried to tench him something and how disastrously Iho attempt failed. "Well, well," ho said ono night last wck, ns ho Joined a Tammnriy group In tho Hotel Ten Eyck, nnd, seeing Senntor Grady and Mnrtln together,, ho slapped both on the back. "Have you learned anything yet?" remarked Senator Grady, as ho winked at Senntor Martin. "Learned something?" chuckled the Senator from tho Seventeenth. "Say, I met a push coming up on tho train only this afternoon, nnd ono fellow wanted mo to play hearts. " 'Hearts,' said I, 'Is a gamo I hnvo novcr learned to play.' " 'Oh, wo cnu teach you,' said ono chap, and so I sat down to tho tnblo." "Did you learn tho gnmo?" asked -Senator Martin, winking at Senator Grady. "Learn It!" replied the member from tho Seventeenth. "No. I didn't learn tho game, but I guess thoso follows won't try to teach mo ngaln.," and plunging his hand into his pockets, ho drew out a glittering heap of dimes, quarters, and fifty-cent pieces, with a dozen or moro bills of green and yellow yel-low color. Now York Tribune. |