"Papa's gone fishing" gained wide currency as the answer to the most interesting question of the day.
The Honorable Isaac Pettit, seated majestically with the Fraser County delegation, tested the acoustics of the hall at the first opportunity.
While the chairman of the state central committee was endeavoring to present as the temporary chairman of the convention a patriot known as the "War Eagle of the Wabash," the gentleman from Fraser insisted upon recognition.
"Who is that preposterous fat man ?" demanded Mrs.Owen, plying her palm-leaf fan vigorously.
"That's Mr.Pettit, from our town," said Mrs.Bassett.

"He's an editor and lecturer." "He's the man that defeated papa in our primaries," added Marian cheerfully.

"He's awfully funny, everybody says, and I suppose his defeating papa was a joke.

He's going to say something funny now." "He doesn't need to," said Sylvia, not the least interested of the spectators.

"They are laughing before he begins." The chairman of the state committee feigned not to hear or see the delegate from Fraser, but Mr.Pettit continued to importune the chair amid much laughter and confusion.