THE COURIEB
stood in the shadow of the trellis work
or the porch, watching with intense
eagerness the assemblage, but paying
special uttention to Harry A. .Parsons,
the leader of the organisation. The
young woman was Mabel Hanna.
After Senator Hanna concluded his
speech the boys gave more cheers, and
young Parsons was about to leave sa
luted the senator with his cane. As be
did so Miss Hanna came forward and in
a most graceful manner presented Par
sons with a beautiful red rose. A gal
lant on all occasions, Parsons bowed to
Miss Hanna with simple American dig
nity, then turned and gave his orders
to the marching club.
There were three cheers for Miss
Hanna, and the boys finally tramped
away to the music of a military band.
Parson clutched the rose tightly in his
hand until he reached his home.
Today Harry Parsons guards as a
most sacred treasure the remains of
the rose presented to him that night
in the campaign of 1900.
From that time Parsons was in love
with Miss Hanna. While debating
with himself how he could meet the
young woman again, fate befriended
him. He was ordered to accompany
Senator Hanna on a campaign tour tQ
sketch him in all sorts of characteris
tic poses and to send anything inter
esting in the way of pictures to his pa
per. He was thus thrown into Imme
diate contact with the senator, who
had not forgotten either the young
man's graceful speech or his organized
army. Sitting in the private car. Par
sons spent many hours with the sena
tor, who was amused at the young
man's clever talent. Many a time the
senator laughed heartily at his owu
caricatures done by Parsons. Just be
fore the tour was over Senator Hanna
turned sharply to the young man and
wanted to know how much money he
received as an artist.
Parsons answered, and the senator
In his usual impulsive way said:" "I'll
give twice as much money it you will
come with me." The next week Harry
Parsons was the official artist for the
republican party, with his headquarters
with the republican national commit
tee. It was bis business to caricature
the enemy, and the enemy was Wil
liam Jennings Bryan at this time. His
work was sent to republican papers
throughout the country and to it Sen
ator Hanna attributes quite a little of
the success of the republican party in
1900.
Harry Parsons, after the campaign,
was taken care of by Senator Hanna,
who gave him a position In his offices,
taking him through the country when
ever the senator moved.
So attached became Senator Hanna
to his youpg protege that Parsons went
to live at the Hanna home in Washing
ton to assist in his multitudinous af
fairs. This gave him ample opportuni
ty to meet Miss Hanna near at hand
and constantly, and to make love to
her, although it is said that one of the
stipulations made by the senator to
Parsons was that he should not in any
way pay attention to his daughters.
It is discreet to pull a veil over the
many little secret meetings in the big
house, the multitudinous notes ex
changed and the dally bunch of roses
placed on Miss Mabel's writing table
under the very nose of the mighty sen
ator himself.
The culmination of thfs romance was
reached last week, when Senator Han
na, after a stormy Interview with the
artist, finally decided to give his
daughter in marriage to his poor clerk.
New Tork Journal and American.
A CONSOLING JUDGE.
A certain judge, who once presided
over a criminal court, was famous as
one of the most compassionate men
who ever sat on the bench. His soft
ness of heart, however, did not pre
vent him from doing his duty as a
Judge. A man who had been convicted
of stealing a small amount was
brought Into court for sentence. He
looked very sad and hopeless, and the
court was much moved by his contrite
appearance. "Have you ever been sen
tenced to imprisonment?" the judge
asked. "Never! never!" exclaimed the
prisoner, bursting into tears. "Don't
cry. don't cry." said the judge, con
solingly, "you're going to be now."
Stray Stories.
WILL BE THE BEAUTY OF THE CORONATION
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Here is the Countess of Warwick, who has the proud reputation of
being the most beautiful woman in England. Her rank will, of course,
entitle her to participate in the coronation, where she is expected to out
shine everybody in beauty.
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