Show ASKED SPEAKER FOR A SONG and bibulous gentleman escaped anger of dignified head of british parl par lent bent mr balfour Is credited redi ted with knowing more good stories about the british house of commons than any other member one ot of his best la is the tha following which he told at a public dinner some time ago 1 I remember hearing ot of a distinguished gentleman lie ho said who reported in the press gallery just about one hundred years ago lie ile had had an excellent dinner washed down with excellent wine lie ile was bored with the debate ile he was wearied with the superfluity of rhetoric which prevailed just as much one hundred years BO ago as today ile he got bored and hel he got up and asked the speaker for a song the speaker of that day was mr add addington I 1 in agton a gentleman who was waa nothing it if not proper tho the whole house except the speaker was convulsed ath laughter the sergeant at arms was appealed to ao ile he went to the gallery and he inquired tho the culprit retained the presence of mind to point to a respectable quaker sitting below him and this unfortunate gentleman was actually taken into custody |