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Show WAS NOT TO BE LOST. Tennessee Statesman Refused to Make Report Good. Capt. "Joo" l'lcrco of Tennessee was one of tho important adjuncts of tho Democratic congressional headquarters headquar-ters In tho last campaign. Ono evening even-ing as Senator Carmack was entering tho elevator to go to his room at his hotel somo one said: "Senator, havo you seen anything of Capt. l'lcrco this evening?" Car-mack Car-mack was In a hurry, and replied In an offhand wny: "Oh, Pierce Is dead." Tho colored olovator boy heard this and told tho next friend of Pierce's that camo along that tho captain had crossed tho valo. That friend told tho next Tennossoo man ho met, and so tho story went tho round. Knrly next morning Senator Carfhack's telephono rang. "Havo you heard that old Capt. l'lcrco Is dead?" somo ono nt tho other end of the lino Inquired. "No, I hnd not," replied tho Senator, who hnd totally forgotten his remark of tho night before. "Too bad; too bad. I'll slip over to his house right away." Plorco, ho found, lived two miles from tho city limits, out In Maryland, but this did not deter tho Sonntor. Arrived thero tho door was opened by Mrs. Pierce. Carmack was becomingly becoming-ly solemn nnd sympathetic. "My dear Mrs. I'lorco," ho bagnn, "in tho death of your husband I loso a dear friend" Just then n Jovial volco broke in from tho roar room: "What's that you say, 8cnntor? Loso 'Joe' l'lcrco? Well, I guess not.'' Carmack nearly dropped dead himself. him-self. Tho volco was Pierce's. Washington Wash-ington Post. |