Elkins And Camden

Stephen B. Elkins tells an interesting story of his election to the seríate. "I was sitting in niy study at -ray conutry home," said he, "awaiting the returns that should teil me whether or not I had been chosen to take the place of Senator CamdeD. The operator at the telegraph station had ordera to open all telegrams addressed to me, and to telephone their contents to me immediately. Suddenly the telephone bell rang, and the children's governess, who answered the 'phone, carne to me and told me that the person at the other end of the wire was saying something about 'shoes, ' she couldn't quite make it out. 'Oh,' said I, 'it's my wife's shoemaker, probably. Teil him to let the matter rest until tomorrow. ' She delivered the message, but returned shortly to say that the man insisted on talking to me. I went to the telephone. It was the telegraph operator, aud the message he was trying to transruit to me was : 'Wben shall I send you my shoes? Johnson R. Camden. ' Then I knew that I had been chosen to fill the shoes of that wortby gentleman. "