Show A SPREE ON WATER the member of and friend there is a member in the house who has tor many years been fond of fluid to invigorate writes the philadelphia telegraphs washington correspondent the other day he resolved to quit I 1 dont know for how long on tho very day of this resolution but before it had had time to cool or grow feeble he met friend with whom ho had often spent a merry evening the first proposition was to go and get a drink the member who withal is an original fellow said he did not drink but ho would go along they went to a fashionable restaurant tau rant the friend ordered wine and the member took water he managed to make as merry aa his companion more wino was ordered and more water and as the friend warmed under the influence of the active liquor the member followed in all the merriment of his mood when the wine drinker pounded the table with his fists in maudlin energy and called for more wine cursed the waiter and asked where his straws were then ordered deviled crabs and lobster salad pickled piga feet and diamondback diamond back member did likewise he grew as hilarious as bis friend sat sidewise in his chair hammered the table buried the waiter and ordered as great conglomeration 0 food as ever a jolly in obviate fancied his palate demanded his tongue as that of his friend he flat as limp in his chair with as great an air of recklessness and abandon so tho evening went on tho friend drinking a wine and the member drinking water but each showing the same evidenced eviden cea 0 t intoxication coheir they left tho restaurant tho friend staggered and so did the member the friends hat was mashed on the backof back of his head the members hat avas polled down over bno eye the friend put the wrong end of his cigar in his mouth artho member did likewise and then they saw each other homo or rather the friand was scon homo safely after which the member straightened up and a s sober as a scotch deacon you know said tho member with a confidential whisper in tho ear of his friend as much tun as being actually brunk enda have no headache but I 1 tell you confidently that I 1 never took so much potomac water at one time before in my life |