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Show HOW VICE PRESIDENT FERRY'S FER-RY'S -LIQUOR PROHIBITION WAS ENFORCED. There is a story told anent the sale 1 of liquor at tbe Senate restaurant, which, although not of recent happening, hap-pening, losses none of its Bpice through delay of its publicity. Last winter, when the mind of the average statesman was absorbed in the all-engrossing topic incident to the presidential count, President of the Senate Ferry issued an order to the restaurateur to abstain from the sale of all intoxicating drinks. Within iwuuty minutes after the ukase had been promulgated Senator Clayton, of Arkansas, appeared aud gave one of those knowing winks to the young mm behind the marble counter. The wink Jailing to be interpreted, bb the sunaiur thought, he threw up his fin-Kfr fin-Kfr (all drinkers kuow how it is done), tmt even thia, accompanied with the wink, duplicated aud triplicated, hilled to penetrato the Beeming stolidity stolid-ity of the attendant. Finally, Clayton, out of practice, said: "Here, give me BOme whisky." "Serry, sorry, very sorry," replied the attendant, "but Vice President Ferry has just issued an order that no hq " "D n Vice President Ferry. Gim me a drink, quick." "But will you protect me if discov- rprt?" 7 "Certainly I will. Gim me Borne whisky," 1 The tea cup was Berved, the senator j quaOad from it, smacked his lips and , passed up stairs to legislate, i Presently Senator Jones, of Florida, j appeared. i "Ah," said he with a good deal of dignity, "you may give me one of I those things in a cup. You know , what I mean, Mr. Love." "Excuse me, senator, but Vice President Ferry baa warned me upon pain of dismissal not to sell any liquor to" "I don't care, Mr. Love, what Vice President Ferry wants: I want a cup of comfort." Jnnes assured him that of course, certainly, ahem! Why to be sure he would protect Mr. Love if trouble came. The next customer on hand waB Senator Simon Cameron, ot Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-vania. Without making any roundabout round-about attempt to indicate his wants, by facial or finger gymnastics, he called out:-"Fetch me seme brandy." "But my dear senator," said Love, Vice President Ferry" The senator, excited. "Ob, tl n Vice President Ferry. Bring me some brandy, and I don't want any tea cup business about it. You may bring me a jug." Love saw that Simon meant busi-nea, busi-nea, and, without exacting any promise of protection, the Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia senator got the jug, and as he sought from it such exhileration as it gave, he no doubt muttered to himself him-self hiB favorite expression, "Thia is a hell of a time." Washington 8tar. King William of Prussia does not ride horseback any more; because ot : his very feeble and impaired health. |