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Show IT "WAS HIS JOB. Harper's Weekly. One day last winter Representative Cuehman of the State of "Washington was entertaining a constituent at luncheon. A man passed whom Mr. Cushmon seized by the arm and presented pre-sented to his friend. "This Is the man," said Cushman, confidentially, "who has written more stupidities than any other living person." per-son." The man from Washington was so taken baclt by the remark, which appeared ap-peared to him to be the height of Impoliteness, Im-politeness, that he sat in open-mouthed silence. The man Introducedi however, took the observation good-naturedly, smiling broadly. "Perhaps I should add." continued Cushman, "that this gentleman Is one .of the official stenographers of the House." |