Show senator and soldiers the days when senators and representatives iu congress were expected to frank letters for private soldiers recounted by mr J A watrous of chicago in some army reminiscences were dangerous ones for congressional visits to the military camps mr watrous says that senator timothy 0 howo of wisconsin once visited the headquarters of his friend general ruins king and was at the first besieged by the soldiers with packages of envelopes to be franked senator howe was one of the most good natured of men and immediately safe down in the of one of tho captains and began to frank envelopes by the general king had made special preparations for a dinner in honor of his guest it was to eclipse all the camp dinners that had been given for a long time senator howe had been franking envelopes about half an hour when tho call came for dinner he went on writing and general king came to got him go on king ill be there directly raid the senator dinner was served the guests had arrived no one ate but after awhile the colored cook was sent to tell the senator that the meal was getting cold oh tell them to go ahead said the senator still writing madly on soldiers envelopes ill bo with them as soon as I 1 can he finished the pile and rose to go but just then two moro soldiers came in with fresh parcels and he seated himself again after ho had signed them nil he joined the impatient company at a cold dinner pm sorry he said but it made the boya happy they will mako their friends happy with all the letters they will send in those franked envelopes and it made mo happy to do it |