Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-11-28
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There is no denying that there is
class of individuals who seem to think
that there is nothing in life so desirable
as being intimately acquainted with prom
inent public characters. We have read
of many such, but Major Luckoy, as de-
scribed in the following, is mostdecided-
ly just "whortleberry above the persim-
mon" of any Of them:
Few men have ever gone to Congress
with more fun and popularity than Hon
Leslie Coombs, of Kentucky. In the
way Of anecdote he is unequalled, while
his mode of telling stories imparts tone
to them that no one can appreciate who
has not heard them. Among the 'charac-
ters' that Mr. Coombs knows like a book,
is old Major Luckey, whose tastes for
Dragging amounts at times to the sub
lime. Whenever the Major has stran-
ger in the neighborhood, he opens wide
and spreads HIMSELF" and with sue
cess that leaves us nothing to desire.
The following scene took place between
the Major and Colonel Peters, 'late
arrival from Illinois:
Major, ] understand from General
Goombs, that shortly after the revolution
you visited England How did you like
the jaunt 2"
Capitallyl | hadn't been in London
five hours before Rex sent for me to play
whist, and devil of a time we had oft"
Rex what Rex 2"
"Why, Rex the King-George the
Third. The game came off at Windsor
Castle Rex and played against Bill
Pitt and Ned Burke, and resulted rather
comically."
How SOP
AS we were playing the last game,
Rex said, in rather familiar manner !:
Major, suppose you are acquainted
with Charles Washington, are you not ? "
No, sir-ee," said I, 81 am not-but
I'll tell you who I am acquainted with
George Washington, the Father of his
Country"
"Father be id" said he, 'lho was
cursed rebel, and had | served hin
right, | would have hung him long ago.
"This, of course, ri)ed me to that de
gree that just drew back and gave hin
blow between the eyes that felled hin
like bullock. The next moment Burke
and Pitt mounted me, and in less thar
ten minutes my shirt and brooches were
so torn and tattered that | looked like
Lazarus. This gave me rather a dis.
taste for English society, so the next
morning | set sail for America. Six
weeks after | landed at Washington.
The first person | met after entering the
city was O."
"Q?-what O."
"Why, that ID old Fedoralsi
/ Quincy Adams. He wanted me to play
nine pins with him, and did so. Wor
two hundred dollars at two shillings {
game, and then had row."
About what?''
Gle wanted to pay me of in Cont
mental money, worth shilling peek.
got angry and knocked him into spit
toon. While | still had him down jim
came and dragged me off TO the Whit
House"
What Jim ?"
/ "Why, Jim Madison, | went, playe'
euchre for two hours, when Tom cam
in, and insisted that | should go hom'
with him"
"What Tom 2"
Why, Tom Jefferson. jim, how
ever, would not listen to it, and the con
sequence was that they went in to fight.
In the midst Of it they fell over the ban
listers and dropped about fifty feet.
When left they were giving each other
h-lI in the coal cellar. How it termi-
mated ! never could learn, as just then
Martha ran in and said | must accom-
pany her to Mount Vernon to see George
"What Martha do you mean ?"
"Martha Washington, wife to George
Washington, the old boy that gave Jessy
TO the Hessiaus."
About here Coombs said the stranger
begins to discover that he was "swalow-
ing things" The next stage that came
along he took passage for an adjacent
town. The Major, we believe, is still
living, aud still believes that the wallop-
ing be gave George Rex is "the d--dest
best thing on record"