, 1879-01-10
HOTEL STORIES.

OLD Mai. Throckmnstnn and Charles Dick
ena-Eof. Dick 1FInfcrxmttl, and the At
fnc1e-.Jchny Linda Trip Up the Mlssts-
sIppt.
LomsrtNs cnrr,spnndtnes Mem FORK sun.
Old MAI. Throckmorton, who kept the GAIT
11ousc here for tcars, n dead, but the memory
Of him survives. II WAS the Major who said
thai the turkey wa. very incopseptent btnl,-
too large for one, and rot large enough for two.
When Charles Dickens visited lll,s cnuntrr In
1916, he rneant to stay day or two in Louis
rtlc, and, of courac, put up at the Gait f1ouse.
ffe had been settled tn t,ts room in the second
BtDry only an hour Or two whrn the Major,
bosom frIcn1 Of Henry Clay, and M
tcrtns of mora or less Intimacy With every
netal,Ie man In the Houth, sent In his name to
the novcliBr anu followed II a moment after
In pcrsan. "Mr. Dickens" be began. extend
ing his hand, Two arc glad TO welcome
yo,,. Wc know you and admire sou, and will
reckon It privilege to he allowed to extend to
yGt, tho hu<titaIttick Ut tho mctrop0lis 0f ken-
lucky. A !u,lr especial host, beg that you
to rcndcr.''
M,. Dickens 1eeeye.l th!s w;,h frlel,' stare.
tng TO tue ,luur, - will r1bg."
The Maior was fur an thstunt paraf,zcd. Then
nc rushed ot !s r'lrst+ caught him by one leg
the open window before aoothrr visitor In the
room could Interfere niMl sasc the EnglphrtaD'e
life. Mr. Dickens LETT .own tht same day, and
tue only mention that he matte in Ill. 'Anlcri-
cnn SUtrs n Of I.oulsvillc vas to refer to
casual PIG that te saw roofing IN the ssrcet as
Around the Major at tho Gait lluu.s was vol.
Of whom arc now, deal " seat,crcI.
Among Ethen, Fas Col. Richard Winter
smith. now. / believe, resident u Wash.
| tnztot. llc was Secretary Of state of KEN
ftt.+Eu IN fhf4hA tk4tt
out, went south with Drcckturlyv and Pres
ton pnd the rest. lie was great friend o!
breckenridge nnd warm advo,4ie Ut tllut gem
tteinan's rlnitn. to be n,mie President nf The
llouse, just t,clorc the Kentucky party started
South, Rrecktnrld9c ra.,,e III Il, a group Of
whicf, the Colonel was ta,c centre, sat down IN
hi. knee. threw ha artn about, Ills neck, ard
said: "Dick, when an, President want you
10 nsk for nny Office yuu want, aud lt'a YOURS"
"No office Tor me. MI. il,rcexlnrage," /" suld tho
Co'o,'el: "n1t Wien ynu arr pfcsfdsn. there Is
cone to int in some public place this, sIs dawn
it, eali pc 'Disk.' that's ali: III lake care u
! heard another story Of Col. Dick In the tialt
llouse the othcs night, where Stores ot him arc
told without number. It appears Tint the Col-
oncl was IN hs way down l'euusylvanta avenue
just before them wab slight mil un.icrstzcd
NJ tnehe nf one VI tho fufegn IegntInns. Chi.
Ntntcrstni.h IL over *l1 feet tall. and large III
proportion. Mrs. ". snnuc some rrtnark which
the foreigner overheard and considered insult.
Ing. tla turned iferceIy On the Colonel.
;. l hold ynu responsible f.'r that, sir,' he
sa!'l. - llol' YOU responsible ms this ladv's
"So yon DON'T" replied Col. Nie!,ard, who
WASH particularly Eail:nt sulst!ur during the
War. M, sir. She's got n father. md bhcs
e.. brothers. ITO IL tt'en. I'm no blood re.
Col. Dick had his joke. anu the tawn laughed
the foreigner nut VI hts craylng !or Eurr.
Another boom con,an!nn of tlc "lti atn{or
wns Capt. IT. Caalr Thutua.s6n, commander uf
ous Of the great Mississippi steamers iu lilo
davs when thrre we're NJ railroads tD New
Orleans, Mnd when Trip doWn the river was tho
thug fur every rIcl. planter and his family to
rrncu fur one party-cspeeially bridal
pariy-to sccure every statero0In Of,
hoarti. aud make tho si1 daya' ynyuge
Journey worth rcmsnoerln1. Among the
liall-tlozen musicians or ninrr. md with this
hand thern was tla'i tlaca each cvenl1tg, with
st'.nct1mes colrcrt ID tn. la'iiea' ruoll,, wien
high burr, indies SANG sentimental t0llgs, atrE-
natcly with tile riAututton H1clUtltek uf the
1arkay WATERS.
tllct 1i.e old Captain tic other rrcnitIe In the
tlali 1Iot,ss r,t,ls:a, lie Is M lnl,rer ni, i!r
river, hut s'nls his summers III Saratoga nrst
Ills winters III Louisville ur New Orleans. lie
II known to ua'ut everybody In The Southwest.
liz dresses with ss1upIfn's tlratncsk, wtark all
nA-luslNoncH cH!lAs. oronnH Whlch ~ %ulinu y
brilliant se'l rruyal. null is full Of storirs u
stcanlboating days. l uskeu him It ttiu ngws-
plper story Maa true. tAih 10 hnyp bcrh Told by
him several yturA ago. that ,e WAS With lrnHv
dsuprcl t, hrr khcra at tic brink IT tho eutu-
ract, and, with streaming ryeH, thanked G.Ri
Tint liz l.aI ynllrlssa!ru to her ihu sight Ut 10
grand AZ axli!!t1"'! Of llIs tMwer.
'.Yes," fnld the Captain: "t!lat was In tllr
tarly suring uE ~, And there was an Icy mantle
tali way dnwn tic fails from the t.ljt:t, uni
great nasfes Of ttr sprIngtnE t'n fran. the bed
OF thr river brluw u meet the wntcr II e!l. 1t
was magnificent. aud Tho great -lscartr,l lady
cu,lI,l not restrain herself IN she knw Il.
meyer hhnll l.rs,'t her prayer 70 he tna'lr bet
ter wutnan,--ta ts t,,uc uhu to serve tic Maker
VI 50 wonderful II world III thu way tllat stir
should. VT Ill uncovered unr lltsG< VI hln.
knelt lhcrr, n''d th!Hk atn thu better tnnn
tor TINT lneinurF.
month. ! had Miss Lind and her partr W p,.r-
spngera fruin SrW urtfnux tn Louisville. 'Fhs
trip t,twn hal carried hnndEcds of tl'c irst
lroule OF thu snsh 10 hear tier sl1,. IN Nrw
plus aud Li&t(s lstrk Rnl ttcksl4rg, but whit
they Ent tn Nuw Oficans thrru IVES hardly
aral to 6e hs.l for i0yn or money!. 30 n.ans Of
then, cutnu bark with mt un.nttsflca-thry ,,a,l
r4tI,rf t,r IN the saEle tnDat with Je,lll. lnl
tl4nn q stay for tic Aurli tsrus mil nll lint IN
New OrvAss. When we were lulrly olt uur WY
up the river, onc of tia Inntcs-stse was u great
belle in her tInr, The daughter u Ee.latnr, mud
afterwards rue wife ri ui,e u nur iurrig!i MI,.is
tcrs--ca,ue u n.e aMd a~ktti whether IL WIS
really true that Miss Lind n.rbht IL keep her
staturlurn all tl,c way Il, sieli1ll!s-
"'Ut et,tlrtc mut,' ruh! !. Everybody comcs
to dinner iii NV tuat.'h
Ihost were aint,,lc tiHnts. tbs Cantnin Of a
Mississippi! Hteather was trf"h 1t Innrc eoNse-
4l3GlItt, Gyrn lfMH tlIc iutlItHINter ~ III utrat
steamer IL :s,-t!ay. atal Caut. rht,mlass., WIS
tba H,ust llotcd vf ail thu Captains III tic
Father Ut Wuters.
".Of cuu5se not. She'll he ut dinner t,44lay.'
Then [ went Ia llIEHun,,-liurllllmi. thu sllOW-
lunst.-wh0 wis n,a,Iaxin. Hiss Land.
~ barnuHl.S ts!a ], is Altss l.fhd gettiuc
ready loF d!unert
:" uarnun. lookutl up surprised. 'Whs. no.
said he, Miss Liul eats her ncais III her
iuuul.'
".Not III my boat sud /; for yon ses l
didn't want to l.saptnHt lllo 1nrs. Will, Bar
nun auI ] urgu.s! hi. awhllr, anl Then svsce4
to t2lk ~ S{tss Lind mysef 4b,ul 1t. knocked
Ut thr uoor u her sla:trsiu.
''rhv s,leasantest yuIcc ever heard said,
Culnr iu.'