Show depew came down senator depew while acting as prex pres of the new york centre road wag was approached for a pass to syracuse ahme years in succession by a man with the same pitiful tale of mothers illness and the strong desire of the applicant ta to see her face again agals through hia his sympathetic nature bo be bad yielded each year but upon the last occasion with the admonition thaltha that the application should never be renewed much to his surprise upon entering 9 his office ono one morning the following year bo he found the applicant at with identically the same recital I 1 ifo Y dare you come here again with that old story he exclaimed why mr depew blandly replied the applicant 1 I 1 thought hought 1 that you were fond of old aid stories it orle the cloud fell from Chauncey itice tc a it emile smile overa overspread pread his feature which remained until the pass wae was signed and andl handed over to the applicant |