Washington telegraph., 1855-06-27
Making EEEEEsseEf CsefuE.

Making EEEEzsseEf UseGuE.
During the session of 1867, wealthy
merchant in conformity with the custom of
tie times, gave dinner party TO a few gen.
tlemen, among whom was q member of Con-
greSs Of that period On the appointed day
however, the lady of the house was some
what annoyed at an early hour by the in
truzion of an old man at the door Having
been met by servant, he inquired If the
proprietor of the house-whom we will call
Dir. Topham-was at home Upon re-
ceiving negative reply, and being further
more informed that be would not be a: home
fer some three or four hours, the old man
said
well, being as an here. may as well
remain until he comes"
PLEASE wait q moment" said the servant,
Il will call Nrs. Tcpham to the door, and
see what she viii say"
The servant then ran and called the mer-
chants wife who made her Appearance
The old man then repeated what he said to
the servant-that being as he was there he
might as well remain until her husband
came.
We'll replied Mrs. T., ''if you will
stay, Just walk through the alley and 90
back to the kitchen and take seat"
Nothing daunted, the old man obeyed or
ders, and passed through the alley to the
kitchen, where he found Mrs T. and the
servants very busily engaged in preparing
dinner, Supposing him some old man
seeking employment, Mrs. T. was free in
calling into requisition his services in her
work Of preparing dinner, and lie was
equally willing and ready to render all as
sistance possible.
"Oid man." said she. suppose you take
The bucket, 90 to the hydrant, and draw us
some water
He at once and readily complied with
The request.
"Old man." again said she suppose you
assist Us a lit;le in preparing dinner, as we
give dinner party to-day, and are very
much hurried, indeed. Just peel few po-
tatoes, if you please
No sooner vas the request made than the
cold man. got to work peeling potatoes with
a right good will.
After ali things we're sufficiently adranc-
ed TO release Mrs. T. from further supervi-
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her toilet to receive her husbands guests
At the proper hour her husband came in;
and then one by one. came those who were
TO dine with him that day. In due time
they all arrived but ore-M. G. Mr. To-
pham began to express his surprise at the
absence of the Virginia Representative. as
he thought he would certainly have been
one of the first. if not the first to make his
appearance, knowing that his dinner at home
vas an early one.
When about coming to the conclusion
that the Virginia NJ. G. would fail to make
his appearance, Mrs. T's memory which
seemed to have proved rather treacher-
ous became effulgent, and she acquaint-
ed her husband with the fact that there
was an "old man' in the kitchen who
had been waiting to see him for the last
four hours Mr. T. Immediately repaired
to the kitchen to ascertain the ''old man $
wants, when 10. and behold who should be
find but our II. c. himself. Astonished
beyond measure; and with confused utter
utterance he exclaimed, why. how came
you here ?''
He simply added, 81 was invited to the
kitchen by your wife, and as | came much be-
fore YOUR dinner-hoUr, | have been making
myself useful"
Mr. T. a, once invited and accompanied
him into the parlor, and introduced him to
his wife and guests as the "Hon. Robert
Rutherford of Virginia.
The lady's feeling can better be imagined
BY the readear than described By the writer:
but the balance of the day passed off pleas
antly. saving the lady's abasbment resulting
from not recognizing the Virginia Mem
Of Congress.