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Show REED'S ONE BUSY DAY. Incident Shows Democratic Nature of Great Statesman. In somo pleasant reminiscences of Thomas 11. Heed, published In tho Independent, In-dependent, the Ilev. Dr. Francis E. Clark, president of tho Christian Endeavor En-deavor Society, says: "Mr. lloed was very democratic In his tastes and unassuming un-assuming In his habits. Ills beach cot-tago cot-tago was ono of tho smallest nnd poorest poor-est In tho group, and ho seemed perfectly per-fectly contented with It, and when you saw him on tho bench In tho days ol his most autocratic power In Con-. gross you would think htm a prosperous prosper-ous and portly farmer from tho most rural district. Instead of Amorlca's I most Influential citizen. On ono occa- ston somo of my old parlshlonors wore visiting mo, when ono lady, a clerk In a store, who had bocn In school with him years before, vonturod to call on him, apologizing for Intruding upon a busy man's time. 'Ilusy,' responded Mr. Heed, 'I never remember being busy In my life but onco, and then I didn't havo much to do.' Ho then went on to chat of old days with as much Interest and cordiality as though he wero talking with tho mistress of the White Houso herself. |