Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-15
Senator Ames ia / TX
The Npw York correspondent OF
he 1t. Louis Tine, tells the follow

Other r;c1in.. II" story has been
held ycry i.u; hv all Wha were coc-
nizs,,, of i. hut il leafs Il '"g@h ;h-
Timc>'s correspondence" Amos wGS
was in the city for the purpose Of a.
tending a private patty, for which
raS;iue be j. much 5ci,er qualified
than for Tie dudes Of he Scaaie
Chamber. lie bod AZ avcd him
self in a mos clabora e d.c-s suit,
and had just reached tho house Of hi,
friend, which is IL Ma,n>,n Avenue,
wheI a telegram was handed lin
from his qurcr-cyed s. bcr-'a-'aw, Zen
BUtlct. The tc!eg AN demanded /
Ames'S presence in Washington as
soon as b. could get there. 1t was
absolutely necessary be should lie in
The capital by ,he following morning
Ames eorsubcd bis watch aud in,cr-
viewed a railroad timetable. lie as
ceriaiaci aa, be bad just ,hir'y-iivs
mia1tes in VI hicb % reach lie Corr
/ landt sttcot ferry. and his carriage
wolld just about DO il.
/ FoGsAEING A PARTY FOR Duty.
The.c wss no alternative. lie eN-
cuscd b 'mself to bis iricnds, ell cred
his carriage, and whitled away. As
The carriage got opposite the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, where be always ays.
Brilliant thought occurred 10 him oi
the actual unpleasantne.s Of wea inS
~. dress sui, 10 travel IN lie ordc'-
ed ;ha carriage % ,he hotel, sent one
OF nc bell men a. er ano;bcr sat Of
clio, mes 10 bis room, and ,hen inv / n%
. f.ieud who happened 0 1e in the
lobby Of the ho,el 20 .iGe down with
him, started OF ,aiu.
Another though, now oceur ed 20
tbe brilliant young s,a,esmal. lie
would save time BY
CHANGING CLOTHES ~ THE CARRIAGE,
The cur,a,ns were CO c"uliv pulled
down all ound, and \ ueS took Oh
, his Goa; then he slipped OF BIS vcsi,
! and finally, with he aid Of bis friend
20, bis dress trousers f'om he Sena-
.or;al lc-. The car. .;c WAS 60 %
81 fearful la;e-., such a e.pceG
4 ia fac, as carriages on load
Y wav do not oHen atta;l. This. a
E'eeckcr street., attracted the a;tea
- ,;on Of lie ever v,g.lent DETECTIVE
Dunn. MOI Only he speed but th'
e Iaci THAI me VI ndow curi. MS were
' chilly drawn, a;t,ac;cd his a,ten OF
G aud exci,eG bis us.picion. las anti
p, ne Jumped lao the street. anu sci-inJ
me horses o; the head, brought ;b'
) vehicle 20 such sudden send iha
: Amcs, who had jus, 3oo one 'eG lat
{ his Other trousers, was tossed aoou
+. in a manner very uabecoml09 Sea
:. a,ot. Wien Duan opened ,he car
rage door ne saw one man n his IN
c dercloihes, and smashed ha. lynn,
d on he bottom Of the carriage. and an
e Der doubled up Oh the font sea
Wild his clothes on, bu with a ia
so smashed over his head 'ha; noif
J. inc could bc seen above he SHOULD
l, els. Dunn d;dn', laugh a, tne sight
t, as an unproiessional would nave done
u His mind was ins; an,ly made ~.
J. THESE MEN WERE I'll Ewes,
IS and were changing the.r Globes t
:, escape in disguise. He called inc DC
:, I'ceman and proceeded to business
Il As Ames scrambled up Dunn clio che
At him by the shouldct and placed bin
&c under arrest, ,hereby c,ea,ng gres
% deal Of Sena orial establishment.
- The detective gave The Se0a,or
very detective shake and pleaaan
- greeting: you're the fellows Nv
III bceen looking for this long time. Pa
Oh them pants and come along VII,
he now
ID Ames cndeavcred 10 e.ol?in, =:
!. sured Dunn be had made a mis;sk
8 in bis man, aud did every, hing o cor
J. vince him tina, he was Uni,ed Sale
g Senator.
"A pretty Senate you be, an
n. you? I've seen Senao-s ia nv lie,
n guess, and they didn't look hi, liz
= you. COwc, hurry on hem pants"
u cut, Sir" put in Ames'S friend. o
u know this gentleman, and he is jus
a what he says be is-a Senate"
IS "You know him do you ~ said til
u; unmerciful Dunn; $50 90 l, an,
70 what's more, l know the pair Of vol
and you're bob just wanted over {
'e The Central Office. Are you goin
TO bury them pants on? I'll Civ
you just a minute to finish this 'el
Iv toilet. Now amt that
:. A PRETTY HAT FOR A SENATOR? -
- and the detective held Ames's smasI
ed ,ile OF at arms length 10 con;eu
S nlaIe il. 10 troth it didn't much /
- semble hat thai Senator might |
e. expected 10 weaf.
IS. Ames's friend was becoming imp
,g tent and excited. He said TO IL
o detective, This foolisbness has gor
far enough Now, it you don't leay
us alone 10 proceed on our journe
be I'll smash yor more than the bat
"a and he cached over. ..Ames les rainc
be bin, and the policeman having mat
:. his appearance, and tue delay alread
~ experienced having made it impos;
70 BILE for them to reach tue laiu, the
ed concluded 10 go 10 the Ceu,ral poll,
office and settle the case there. Amt
got bis trousers on just as the ca