Show an illinois girl and speaking of pronunciation says a washington correspondent I 1 sat next an illinois girl in the hous e gallery the kotlier day and marked alic manner of her which was strange to a washington ear she did not slight a single r tho broad english eastern people affect was unknown to her she asked me aliat time congress took tip and when it let out she spoke of a brook in her home and colled it a branch she said it seemed so funny to get six car tickets for two bi ts and ahe told me she had not attended thy opening of congress because the could not get to go but that she meant to biear just as many great speece i as she could get to hear then hac excused and went away as she said she had some trading to do for ma |