The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-19
OLD STORIES.


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OLD STORIES.
~ ANECDOTES or a 1T.
cone DAY.
1uerten and Charles Dickens
Vlntsrsin NTH ana the At.
~ f,ind's Trip UP the Mis-
dprresponden % N. Y. SUM-
fhrockmorton, who kept
e here for years. Ia dead,
Iory Of him survives. II
n Who said that the turkey
6onyenient bird too large
tot large enough for two.
1flM Dickens visited this
l!B, be meant to stay a day
louisville, and, OF course,
Gait House. He had
b bis room In the second
n hour or two, when the
"a friend OF Henry Clay,
M more or less intimacy
{VsAble man In the South,
ne to the novelist and fol-
Moment after In person.
~ be began, extending
= are glad to welcome you.
and admire you, and will
dsilege to be allowed to
Hthe Inequalities OF the
Kentucky. As your
beg that you will COM
any service In my power
Sreceived this with n frigid
n | need you, landlord"
Ging to the door, II will
was for an instant par
4 he rushed at his guest,
one leg and the shoulder
helf way out OF the open
" another visitor In the
interfere and save the Eng
Mr.. Dickens left town
and the only mention
MIN his American Notes"
n was to refer to q casual
8eN roofing In the street as
|hb way to take the river
Major at the Gait House
. crowd OF congenial
" whom are now dead or
Among them was Col. Rich
nth, now, l belive, a res
aington. He was Secreta-
n kentucky in those days,
WAR broke out, went South
lIldge and Preston and the
agreat friend Of Breckin-
arm advocate OF that gen.
lns to be mads President
fn Oonfederacy. One day,
louise, just before the Ken
(4nrted South, Breckenridge
oNoup OF which the Colonel
We, sat down on his knee,
lmabout his neck, and said !:
y ! am President / want
q any office you want, and
lor me, Mr.. Breckinridge,"
olonel;; 'but when you are
'ere Is one thing I'd like for
want you to come to me
Ale place like this, sit down
5put your arm around my
&t call me Dick That's
\ care OF the rest"
loiher story of Col. Dick in |
~ the other night, where |
him are told without num- |
~ that the Colonel was on |
2 pennsylvania Avenue |
~ call on Mr.. and Mrs.
Miore them was a slight |
IA attache OF one or the |
gns. Col. Wintersmith is
hlb aud large in proper
IA made some remark
agner overheard and con-
lag. He turned flercely
tesponsible for that, sir"
hold you responsible as
eband."
n" replied Col. Richard.
Eticularly gallant soldier
mo, 8 r. She's got a
mes go5 brothers. Go to
q blood relation"
- his joke, and the town
eelgner out Of his craving
sOn companion of the old
:ept st. Clair Thomasson,
one Of the great Missis-
i 10 the days when there
1s to New Orleans, and
aown the river was the
planter and his family
inter. 1t was no uncom-
ee for one party-espe-
a party-to secure every
BOARD, and make the six
journey worth remem-
t1e negro walters there
q q nalf-dozen musicians or
s. this band there was had
evenlng, with sometimes
we ladies' cabin, when
dies sang sentimental
W with the plantation
earkey walters. II
Eptain the other even
house rotunda. He is
~ river, but spends his
= oga and his winters in
III Orleans. He is known
.9ody In the South we It.
~ scrupulous neatness,
Sssnloned collar around |
z brilliant red cravat.
stories Of steamboatine
PIP II the newspaper
sn to have been told by 1,
ago. that he was with
Niagara when the great
ped on her knees at the
act. and with stream !