Show ASKED SPEAKER FOR A SONG and bibulous gentleman escaped anger of dignified head of british parliament mr deltour to la credited with knowing more good stories about tile tho brittell british house of commons than any other in member ember one of hta his best beat Is tho the following which lie ho told at a public din tier some time ago 1 I remember hearing of a distinguished gentleman gentled an lie he said who reported in tho the press gallery just about ono one hundred years ago iio had had an excellent dinner washed down with excellent wine ile he was bored with the debate ile ho was wearied wear ledwith with the superfluity of rhetoric which prevailed just as much one hundred years ago as today ile iio got bored and lie he got up and asked the speaker for a song the speaker ot of that day was mr addington a gentleman who was waa nothing it if not proper the whole house except ex e opt the speaker was convulsed with laughter the sergeant at arms was appealed to ile ho went to the gallery and he inquired the culprit retained the presence of mind to point to a respectable quaker sitting bitting below him and this thin unfortunate gentleman was waa actually taken into custody |