Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1902 — WHAT HIS WIFE THOUGHT. [ARTICLE]

WHAT HIS WIFE THOUGHT.

Truly No Man la a Hero In His Own Household. The speech of Senator Pettus of Alabama, in which he paid his respects to “orators,” will be long rememberod in the Senate. That portion of his speech was plainly impromptu, but arriving at the psychological moment it convulsed the entire Senate and the galleries. Senator Depew walked wildly about the Chamber swinging his arms over his head, while the President pro tempore, Mr. Frye, laid down his gavel, threw himself back in his chair, while the tears streamed down his cheeks. Senator Pettus was warmly congratulated by his colleagues of both parties. When one of these, on the next day, shook his hand, and declared the speech “epochmaking,” Senator Pettus gravely replied: “Well, I don’t know about that; it depends on the point of view. When I got home last night I found my wife reading the afternoon paper. She glanced up and said: "I see you have been over there in the Senate making an old fool of yourself.’ "New York Times.