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Show An Anatomical Wonder. Senator Beveridge was criticising the ludicrous speeches of a certain upright, but hot-headed congressman. "He does make queer blunders, doesn't he?" said Senator Beveridge. "Have yoU heard about his latest?" "Well, it seems that a constituent, visiting hJm recently complained of the shabbiness of a pair or ink-stained crash trousers that he had on. "A man of your position," said the constituent reproachfully, "ought to wear handsomer trousers than those." "The congressman, offended, answered reproachfully: " 'My trousers may be shabby, but they cover a warm and honest heart.' " m 1, "Are you fond of children, ' Mr. Dobbs?" "Have you any children, Mrs. Green?" "Indeed I have three little dears." "Then you can understand that anybody any-body must love children, madam." Wilmington Journal. ( ' |