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"Later, when we had made our report to the police, and I was guiding the Judge home, I asked: "Who is this de Dear? Where did you know her?" "'Never laid eyes on her before! growled the Judge." "Another 'Jewel'!" said Colonel Manysnifters. "You find them everywhere." In the lull following Mr.
"Now, gentlemen," said Colonel Manysnifters genially, between the soup and fish, "let's cut out golf, religion, baseball, and politics, and get down to serious subjects. Senator, what is the best poker hand you ever held?" Senator Wendell, thus addressed, said, with a far-away look in his eyes, "Let me see, let me see. Oh, I remember now; it happened twice three times or was it three times?
"The nerve of those hoboes is something astonishing," said Colonel Manysnifters, walking up and down, and filling the car with smoke in order to cover up all traces of our visitor. I'll bet a thousand dollars that that fellow had as good a chance at the start as any of us, just threw himself away, whiskey, I suppose, or women, or the platers the combination more likely.
The galleries shall be cleared, and reporters and the public excluded metaphorically speaking," he added hastily, turning to the newspaper men, who wore a pained expression, "metaphorically speaking, of course." The skies journalistic cleared at once, and then Colonel Manysnifters, a born diplomat, whispered to the waiting porter, who nodded knowingly, and disappeared. "Senator, I thank you.
'Ain't you afraid you'll get into trouble? That fellow in there is Colonel Manysnifters. You've all heard of him haven't yer? Why, he is the biggest man in the House a great swell money to throw at the birds; and he's been a throwin' it, hey? said he of the voice, with a chuckle; 'but he ain't no greenhorn, I can tell yer! The old sport can make it powerful warm for us when he gets out of here!
Rural visitors went home satisfied that the country was safe they had seen Uncle Sam on hand, sober, and 'tending to business! A friend once said to him, "Manysnifters, you look so much like Uncle Sam that whenever I see you on a jag I feel like this great nation of ours is going to hell!"
She was very determined. We are here with the Ambassador until the affair blows over. My sweetest Mary joins me in love. "'Ever your affectionate friend, "A dirty low trick of that fellow Benneville, I must say," said Colonel Manysnifters disgustedly. "That sort of thing could never have happened in these days. Did they ever move the Darragh woman's picture out of the room?" he asked.
When the Senator had fully delivered himself, some one brought up the negro question. "They certainly are the limit in Washington," said Colonel Manysnifters. "The sassy black rascals seem to think they own the town. And nigger policemen, too! Think of a white man being arrested by a nigger policeman!"
"And again: "'Little drops of water, Little grains of sand Make contractors' mortar That is used throughout the land." "Well," said Sammy Ridley, drawing a deep breath when the Colonel was through, "I may be a damn fool, but I am no poet!" "And now, Van Rensselaer," said Colonel Manysnifters, "it's around to you. I reckon you have something up your sleeve that will surprise us, eh?"
"But the Chinaman, though a hardened smoker, had badly miscalculated matters, for when Quong Lee came in at daybreak to awaken him the 'Beautiful One' had been dead many hours!" "Now, Mr. Denmead," said Colonel Manysnifters, turning to another representative of the press, "it's your turn. Let us have it good and strong. I have read your East Side Sketches, and like 'em immensely.
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