Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-04-12
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"a Blower"

There is no denying the fact that there
is a very large number of individuals who
sem to think nothing iu life so desirable as
being intimately acquainted with prominent
public characters. We have read of many
such, and been acquainted with few, but
Major Lucky, as described in the following
''good un, is Just "a huckleberry above
the persimon" of any Of them.
Few men have ever gone to Congress
with more fun and popularity, than the Hon.
Leslie CoombS, OF Kentucky. In the way
of anecdote he is unequalled, while his
mode of telling stories lmparts tone to
them that no one can appreciate who has not
made his acquaintance. Among the "char-
acters'' Mr.. Coombs knows like book is
old Major Lucky, whose taste for bragging
amounts, at times, to the sublime. When
ever the Major has a stranger in the neigh
borhood he opens wide and spreads him
SELF and with a success that leaves nothing
to desire. The following scene took place
between the Major aud Colonel Peters, ga
late arrival" from Illinois.
"Maor, | understand from General
Coombs, that shortly after the revolution
you visited England how did you like the
jaunt ?"
Certainly had not been in London
five hours before Rex sent for me to play
whist, and devil of time We had Of it. >
Rex! what Rex"
'Why, Rex, the Kjng-George the Third.
The game came off at Windsor castle-Rex
and played against Billy Pitt and Ed.
Burke-and resulted rather comically.'
How so?,
'As we were playing the last game, Rex
said, in a rather familiar manner:
Major, | suppose you know Charles
Washington, do you not ?
No, SIR |, L do not-but I'll tell you
who | do know-Geo. Washington the
father ofthe country
Father be hanged said he he was a
cursed rebel and had / seved him right, he
would have been hung by his infernrl neck
long ago.
This Of course, riled me, and to that
degree, that just drew back and gave him
blow between the eyes that felled him like
a bullock. The next momeut Burke and
Pitt mounted me, and in less than ten MIN
utes my shirt and breeChes were so torn,
and tattered, that looked like Lazarus
This gave me rather dStaSte for English
society, so the next morning sets sail for
America. Six weeks afterwards landed
at Washington The first person | met,
after entering the city, was O.
O. what Q?
Why, that old federalist, Quincy Adams.
He wanted me to play 10 pins with him.
Ill so N-on . ON of t,ro sb;ll;nrr q rama
and then had row.
About what|
He wanted 10 pay me OF in continental
money, worth about shilling a peck. |
got angry, and knocked him into Splttoon.
While still had him down, Jim came in,
and dragged me off to the White House.
What Jimi,
Why, Jim Madison. | went. played
euchre for two hours, when Tom came in,
and insisted that should 60 home with
him..
'What Tom?'
why, Tom Jefferson. Jim, however,
would not listen TO it, and the consequence
was that they went into a fight In the
midst OF it, they pitched over the banisters,
and dropped about5 80 feet. When left they
were giving each other fits in the coal eel
lar. How it terminated never could learn,
a. lust then Martha ran IN, aud said that
must accompany her to Mount Vernon to
see George
What Martha do you mean|
Martha Washington, wife to George, the
old boy that gave such particular Jesse TO
the Hessians.'
About here Coombs said the stranger
began to d, cover that he was certainly