The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-27
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locality, ard when the New Zealander, or
some other fellow, viii wash his fish nets
in Babcock' 8 artificial lake, and calk his boat
with pitch from its most aristocratlc
avenues.
Last night, while riding on an f. St.
car. your correspondent was edited by q
conversation between statesman and a
car driver, which he will relate Uerbdtans.
As the car passed the Ebbitt House. it
was boarded by the dtstingate military
senator from Rhode Island. The senator
was to all appearances in state of equivo-
cal exhileration, from what good society calls
good living, but what Mr.. Murphy calls by
another name, and, from sentences NUT
tered indistinctly, with eyes half closed, it
was inferred that he was thinking of what
he had recently done, or had yet to do 10
the cause of education. Suddenly, from
lurch of the car, turning corner, or from
a gesture delivered in half dreamy
oratory, his military elbow went
through the glass window, shattering it
into small pieces. The driver who is
also conductor on this liue approached him
with great politeness and said: | don't
know but may be to blame for this acci-
dent, but don't think | was, and the
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wages. If L was to blame, of course
must loose the money ''Of course you
were. said the Senator, but little later
under magnanimous impulse, he drew
from bis pocket twenty-five cents, of the
remonitized, and extending it to the driver
said. "d-n it, suppose we divide. that s
all the money I've GOT" The driver
reluctantly accepted the compromise when
the Senator called after him. "I'll pay
you the rest when come this way again,
and resigned himself to the following soil
loquy; Ride on these cars three times a
day, guess I'll take carriage after this,
Then to the driver: "Ohi you will know
me. you will see me when you come to the
Capitol, you will find me on the floor. guess
you will recognize my face''-and getting
off at the Arlington Hotel: Recognize my
face, will you? Well just take keen look
at these whiskers. take keen look at
these whiskers, you will recognize me
again [ guess"
Social gayety has been resumed with the
expiration of Lent, but the weather is
rather warm for violent dancing, and
Washington has been bereft of many of
its transient bellies who have gone home
and are making preparations for the sum-
mer resorts, or for Europe. Last winter
the best dressed lady at the capital,
give the opinion of another lady who is
eonnoisseur. was young lady from De.
troit To be eclipsed by lady from a
frontier village. caused the bellies of
Baltimore and Boston some surprise, But
there is no reason why Detroit modesto
should not have as good taste as Worth, or
be as successful in adjoining the human
from divine. Then there appeared another
belle from Kansas. near the Indian reser.
walton, who made her own dresses. and
was much admired for her style, as vel
as for her intelligence and thoroughbred
manners. The facts are that the distinc-
tons between rural and urban people are
not as sharply marked as they once were
since now newspapers and fashion journal:
penetrate every home, and the moral is
that taste like genius is confined to nc
locality. G. A. s.