Show A GOOD STORY that it Is when it was TV a ap applied pp U ed to some ot other her rellow fellow the texas congressman usually has a shrewd perception of humor remarks the washington aton post the delegation has a corner on half tho the good stories going and can lay claim to several which have pot got away A corro spon dent backed the dean of the delegation up in a corner the other day and told the following tale A friend of mine said the correspondent s spon pon dent came up from texas when the session opened and as he bo expected to be here some time he looked around for a moderate priced room which he located in a nice neighborhood A motherly old lady showed him the room which bich pleased him very much As he was about to leave the room she as asked ased ed him where he was from from texas madam well lot let me show you yon how this gas worl works s you turn it on so and put a match to it so when you get through turn it off so but I 1 understand an all about gas wo we have hare it at home yes but I 1 have had a P good deal of trouble with texans about gas and it do any harm to show you turn it on so and turn it off this way dont try to blow it out but bat madam protested my friend you go to all that trouble if it will relieve your mind any I 1 lived in chicago for six months before coming here you did eh well wela I 1 want you to understand that this thi s is a respectable house and I 1 wo wont nt have any poker playing or drinking and carousing up here saw hawl laughed the congress m man an that is one of the best stories I 1 ever heard and his sides shook with laughter but said the correspondent the boys are sending that story out tonight to night and saying that you are the texan 11 the deuce deuc eyou you say well that is a pretty lowdown low down sort of a yam to spin pin on anybody grumbled the congressman |