Show pathos in Con congress gresse A very conspicuous and absurdly sentimental ti member of the house from sew ew england en giand who loves to weep over the wickedness of the world and was pathetic ove ovet pensions pen gions gave utterance to this burst of eloquence when the pension appropriation bill was under consideration by the house why did he weep why did he weep I 1 say mr speaker why did he weep I 1 repeat mr speaker why did he weep lus his heart was broken yes mr speaker I 1 arnew this man lie ile died of a broken heart lie ile died of a broken heart I 1 ire re peat mr speaker he died of a broken heart he never smiled again they refused him the pitiful increase of two collars a month on his pension I 1 say y mr speaker he never smiled again I 1 repeat he sever never smiled again and tere were vere tears in the members voice as he closed this outburst of pathos philadelphia ladelphia telegraph |