Show L mines as a private secretary the lufft laet time I 1 ever saw dr oliver wendell holmes was in the city ot of washington eight yea years rs ago lie hod had come on to attend some professional or other meeting and or of course was in ili constant demand for all the forms of hospitality lor for which the capital city Is noted one of these was perhaps U unique spectators in the tha gallery of the senate chamber one afternoon atter noon were astonished to see se the kindly old do doctor etor walk in upon the floor and seat himself upon a sofa to listen to the debate ile he was not a member or ex member of either house of congress of the cabinet or of the su supreme preme court he was not a general of the army or admiral of the tha navy he was not a person who had received by special resolution solution the thanks of congress how on earth did he get past I 1 the guardians of the sacred portal I 1 took the trouble to inquire at headquarters it seems that he had been lunching with senator evarts of 0 f new yink that noon and when the S senator had apologized for breaking up the party because of an important measure which was to be debated that day in the senate the doctor proposed to say goodbye good bye with the other guests oh ob dont leave me too abruptly pleaded the senator come to the senate with me and we can continue to talk while I 1 am waiting but they wont let me in will wil II 11 t they he y asked dr II lI olmes 1 I think I 1 can fix that answered mr evarts accordingly the senator led the way to the door of the chamber and parsed in dr holmes followed but was stopped by the doorkeeper mr evarts turned as it if annoyed and rebuked the overzealous officer with a frown as he pointed to the doctor and explained my new private secretary 1 I beg pardon senator said the doorkeeper but apologetic and as he raw the white haired autocrat pass into the chamber he be turned to his companion and remarked well evarts evarta is a queer one now almost any lly oth other er senator would have picked out some young epry fellow when he was making a change I 1 think he could get muc much work out of that old man I 1 suppose hes a friend chos in hard luck though and needed the he job |