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Show ENOUGH FOR TWO LOAD3. Senator Hale's Story Gives Neat Rebuke Re-buke to Congressman. Senator Hale had been Inveighing at a dinner against long speeches. "Out, sonator," Bald a congressman, "ou can't accuso me of ever having made too long a speech, can you?" Senator Hale smiled. . "Perhaps not," ho said; "and again. But did you over hear about the temperance tem-perance lecturer? No? ' "Well, you- must know that there Was a temperanco lecturer In Malno who came to Ellsworth and lectured. He hit out pretty hard from tho shoulder shoul-der at these so-called moderate drinkers' drink-ers' and at the end of his remarks an Ellsworth man took htm asldo and said In an aggrieved tono: "'.Look' here, Jim; I am a moderate drinker, as alt tho town knows, and to many people It Is gojng Jo seem as If n good part of your lecture was pointed at me. What did you want to do it for, Jim? You novor saw mo with more on board than I could carry.' , " 'What's that?' said tho temperance lecturer. "'You never Baw me with a bigger' load than I could cairy, did you?' "The lecturer frqwned. "'Well, no,' he said, Blowly, 'but I havo seen you when I thought you'd havo dono better to go twlco for It' " |
