People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1897 — CLEVELAND’S JOKE. [ARTICLE]

CLEVELAND’S JOKE.

Hf Has Sonic Fnu at the Theater at Oluey’s Expense. President Cleveland is getting very playful as he nears the end of his termand is acting like a boy who is soon’ to gradua.te.at college. The members of the cabinet are whispering about many funny things he has said and done that are surprising to those who consider him a serious person, without humor or sentiment. But he is usually very sly about his fun and does not let the outside world participate in the enjoyment. He did, however, unbend a little at the performance of Chevalier, the English ballad singer, the other night, when he and Secret ary Olney, with them wives, occupied a box. When the prestidigitator of the company was doing his .turn, h£ asked the audience to send a committee to the platform to see that there was no deception. He walked across the stage, pointing with his wand at groups of gentlemen in the audience, saying, "Won’t you come to the platform, sir?” or, "Won’t you be kind enough to- assist me, sir?” He approached the president’s box, and, standing, within a few feet of him, repeated the request. The president nodded his head and smiled and pointed to Secretary Olney. The eyes oft the audience were upon them, and till author of the first permanent arbitration! treaty ever negotiated by two great nations blushed.—Chicago Record.