| Show SUMMERS STRENGTH the remarkable physical powers power of the famous senator mr sumner samner stood six feet two inches high M without liis his shoes and he was so well built that his hei height g olit was only noticeable ti when ho he was near a person of ordinary size but there was a mancer about him a free swin swing 0 of the arm a stride a pose of his sha shaggy aggy head a sway of hi broad shoulders that gave to those who knew him best the iden idea that lie was of heroic size then too there was something in the intent look of his deep set eye his corrum corrugated a ted brow the frown born of intense thou thought 0 ht and his lar largo 0 c head made to seem yet larger by its crown of thick heavy longish gray hair bair all of which gave the idea of physical greatness 0 but with his frequent sm smile ile the set frown passed his whole appearance changed and his faco face beamed like a dark lantern suddenly lighted his smile effected a wonderful transformation in his hia whole appearance and it set up a peculiar sympathy between himself and its reci recipient pent for ono one of his sedentary habits he irad hid extraordinary strength and yet he was not in an athlete while in washington his only exercise ras eras walking and a nd as he believed it was the paco pace rather than the distance that tells when opportunity offered lie he would go at a rate that amazed bell beholders some persons attempting to join and keep up with him only succeeded b by y taking an aa occasional hop skip and jump such as a 3 children practice when walking with their parents up to the time of his injuries lie he walked much in washington 0 tor for as he said he could omnibuses omni buses and give them ion long 0 odds he was hardly aware ot of his enormous strength it was so seldom called into exercise his books were packed in large boxes at the end of each session annd sent from liis his rooms to the capitol only to bo be returned at the beginning of the next session these boxes weighed nearly live five hundred pounds each and were difficult to handle in passages ani and stairways and so were accompanied by four men once when he was living it at rev dr sampsons Samp sons one of these heavy boxes got stuck in the stairway it could be extricated without damage to the walls only by lifting 0 it over the banister the four men failed to apply their strength to the most advantage for they got in each others ware waylaid ald thus failed to move the box ave sou sen ator batted and glabe d jo go out came down the st stairs airs why dont youlif you lift tit it over therall the rail said lid lie he how can we answered one I 1 you have no idea of its weight let me try said the Sena torand leaning over the rail he seized the rope rep c becket at the end of the box and lift lifted edthe the latter clearoe clear of its entangle ments by one sure pull splitting his glove however across th the back eback tho the men wore were amazed and he a little embarrassed said 1 I mean to lift it only to try its weight and then went back for fresh t gloves loves cosmopolitan |
