Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-17

Cor. Philadelphia Times.

notice that the London weeklies. such
as the World, Truth, l'anuy Fair, White
AaN RcrtfT, Society, etc, are just now
working themselves into a lather of flat
tery over that arrant old humbug, Sam
Ward. The last Vanity Fair to arrive
here has full page co!orcd cartoon of
the OIL beau. and all the papers vie
with each other to say pleasant |
things over the fact that he is going
70 London io- a permanent residence.
There viii not be many here to regret his
going. For the past fifteen years, certain
ly. and perhaps for a longer time, Sam
Ward has been coming to Washington
every winter. lie was proud of the title of
kin ui the lobby. for it was his stock in
trade. Now he has. understand, made
his fortune and reformed. The manner of
his making it is no matter. Let me tell
along" here. In the first place his ac-
by always bcStuwing iavorS and never
asking anything He was. and | presume |
is still. & very accomplished man. He |
f.t.c" RI the languages, had a wonderful |
IL, mory. had read everything and was an
J"f III all matters of etiquette, and he |
was the king OF eaters and drinkers. |
Probably 10 man i'll the country, not
even Charley Dclmonico, knew SO much |
about wines "n.i cookery rs sam Ward. |
, I!iiS CuabIc'l him to impose upon the |
cabinet and senatorial blockLeads He
could make tlem think that the vim Ordi- |
na!!e lic WAS giving them was the finest of
Burgundy and could impose his Hook |
hcimer on them for the finest
.I0llannishcrTcr cabinet. y change of
4 label sometimes works wonders. How
he used to fool Charles Sumner
VA, :; sin. remember when MIR. Summers
effects were sold there WAS a bottle of
wine presented by sam Ward containing
the Inscription that it was of fabulous age
| and tilIt it was presented to Ward by
| Count Mettcrnicl,. Wormley the colored
hotci-kccper. who bought much of Mr..
Summers furniture and many of his effects,
! DOught this bottle oi wine for fifteen dol
| lars. D:' course it turned out to be worth
! 40 n!0lr jhIn two Or three dollars.
>iAm Ward maintained his influence
here by never using it. These were
| hi. nl.jhod; \ great New York
banker or merchant would be Interested
in legislation before Congress or big
case before 4 department or perhaps ill the
supreme court He would have no ac-
,,,uintancc in Washington and would be
! Ignorant OF what to do. sam Wards
name, always before the eye, would be
suggested lie would retain Sam Ward.
They would come TO Washington. Sam
Ward would meet the secretary Of the
treasury, or secretary "f state, or
t!!r c!:i2r Justice, OF all of them.
Thcy would he delighted to see him
and appear oI familiar terms. The mer-
chant would be introduced All very
pretty. sam would talk in the most
charln:nr and friendly manner and the in
tiu&cv would impress Mr.. Mel chant.
Finally Sam would invite tie secretary and
wiiut-not to, dinner at Weicker's on the
merchant 5 money and they would all come
lur Ward, s dinners were worth the eating.
Why should the great officers not come
- Wards dinners and breakfasts? lie
never asked Il favor OF them and never men
toned he subject Of business. For the
merchant to dine with Chief Justice
CI.n>.' Cat one time attorney gencraD or
the Acyyctatry OF the treasury was an
even; ui n lifetime. and .l!e would bleed
frcui;. lcc!n, confident his business was
in ti:a best hands. Ward, OF course. would
rcI,,It progress and with knowing look say
ii wa, i'll right. but he never mentioned it
to l." secretary or the senator. If the
u:.-n c..nr oct favorable to the merchant
il Yy%* uI' course III on account of Wards s
tie ut her side somebody has played false
ami !; wa, forgotten. II Ward could not get
Il tea i;lo,,>,nd dollar fee he would take five
or l:5v t!linr i.c could get. lie was mixed
M in Tie ,,rc;;t Pacific Mail lobby and
freely t>>tiiicU i,".oic 2 committee of Con-
ere, All about IT, iIc received, L believe,
:5.v;,2 :,,"! never pretended to render any
| 81 vi.:,., i@r it.
%.:"c Of your readers may recall some
tr5,t,i,, !, :;Gtl hal at one o; Tie watering
places .2n!y years ago on account OF an al
| legged H..ihcW--t harley. They were to-
| gct..rr ali Tie time. They seemed INSOFAR
abe. Charley was loud and fast-smoked
ci-:,is. lrdMi, at the bars drove fast horses,
| and was 4 heart -sma%hcr among the girls.
incJ' stopped at the best hotels, and were
QHi," the r&gc. 1t turned out that the
"nr}.lcw' WIS Il woman. and for a time
! there was quite Il scandal, but like all such
things. it : ,yu died ont. Byall means, let
Tie swell I.nyis,mcn receive Sam Ward.
lie j. witty, brilliant, and l,Icxceptionally en-
! tcrtainiiw. And no doubt he is quite rs
good as Colonel Valentine Baker and lots
Of ether = nuIs.