The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-05
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-" observation-disclosures Of Glasgow, Scot'ano'
,sbo arrived in this city TUESDAY morning.
ryc came 10 this country few days ago ioI
che nurpose OF purchasing PROVISIONS 4,
Chicsco and 81. Louis. His VISIT mere was
,,ornlv one OF curiosity 10 see the caPita'
~ The United States ana 10 eau upon
The de facto President. Having paiu
his respects 10 Mr.. Hayes ana traVersea
the almost deserted halls OF the Capuo',
A. Linton naturally turned his steps
,nwards The building which STANDS as
monument Of an Eaclishmann sehetosus
90 ,,,is conniry. the Smithsonian insttu,c'
while examining with interest The eNh'ouS;
Mr.. Linton ran against Young MAUI ~
about twcnty.two years. about nNc iee' -
ard a balf inches high. very fespectapl9
S,rossea. wearing Slatc-colored alpaca
iactc, cloth pants aud vest, straw nal. anu
disniaying heavy gold chain. 10 VINO" VIZ
o,tsched a hun,ing-case gold watch MI.
Linton did not, perhaps, notice all tnis az
once. but he bad occasion 10 observe 'uV
appearance Of this Young man more c'oSctl
afterwards. A remark was yoiuoieereo
TX the stranger 10 the Glasgow mcrch""t
about ,.
and they parted. A few minutes after
wards. by coincidence, they met again.
This time the young man was more COM
municaiiye He was stranger in The city,
he said, from indianapolis. lie was gong
over presently TO the Agricultural Depart
ment. where a friend was waiting Tor blm.
lie suggested that perhaps II The gentle
man not been over 10 that building ne
might like 10 20. So Mr. Upton unsuspect-
ingly went.
They had just reached the edge OF The
Smithsonian grounds when the fiiend OF
The accommodating Young man, who went
bv the name CT Charlie" approached the
two. This party was about forty-one years
old. five feet niue inches high, OF ordinary
build. with chin wblskers and cheeks
smooih.shayen, dressed in a cloth sack coat,
with pants and vest of the same material,
and dark straw hat. After mutual greet
ines between sch rlie" and the MaiOr,"
s. The newcomer was titled, Mr.. Upton
babe them goot-m0rniug and moved off.
Blu, TO this the Mrior" would not agree.
lie would be only too glad TO show the gem
il,man the sights in company with his
young friend, the stranger from Ihuiahapo'
liz.
..Wbat sights Z" asked Mr.. Upton.
Then the ..Maior" explained that there
was to be
STATUE UNVEILED
at l:15 O'Clock at Arlington cemetery. 1t
was then about noon, and they would Just
have time TO get there. Mr.. Hayes and the
members Of the Cgbinet were to be present,
besides Red Cloud and Spotted Tai. TINS
was "A chance, thought Mr.. Upton, not TO
be Lost. After carefully observing the two
men. and noting their apparent respecla-
biluy, he aequie>ce In the arrangement.
The party boarded a Belt-line car and rode
some distance. when they changed cars and
took passage on either an Avenue or an
+ street car; Mr.. Upton cannot tell; pro-
baby the latter, for the route by which he
went was a very crcutOus one, and he was
shown what was alleged to be the British
minister's residence. At last, however,
they reached Georgetown, and Mr. Upton
was taken down some street, probably High
street, to the river. Here a little row-boat
was IN waiting, and the party took their
places in il TO be rOWed across. Up the
stream Mr.. Upton noticed q bridge 1.-THE
Auueducl), and few hundred yards below
him was a bOat-hOuse, which his guides
kindly informed him was that of the
Potomac Club. Arriving at the oppo-
site shore, he was told that be was
on Analostan island. Then the trio went
up a little path through the trees
TO the causeway which connects the island
with the Virginia shore. They crossed the
little wooden bridge which replaces that
part OF the causeway destroyed by freshet
some wears ago, and theu over the cauSeway
proper. 1t was
AQUEER WAY TO GO TO PUBLIC DEM0NSTRA-
TON,
thought Mr.. Upton, over marshes and
rocks, and besides that there was rs vet no
crowd 10 be seen. He expire ssed these doubts
10 his companions. They were eager to re-
assure him. This was a short cut, they
said. aud the cemetery would soon be In
sight. At last they reached the canal, which
at this point crosses the river upon the
Aqueduct bridge and proceeds to Alex
andria.
Another stranger now appeared upon the
scene. He came sauntering down the road
with linen buster on his arm. He was
about forty-liye years Of age. five feet niue
inches high, and rather st0Hter built than
the Major.' He wore square-cut jacket
OF some thin material. with cloth pants and
vest. He represented himself TO be a Ken
tucky householder. and was walking back
10 the city from visiting his sister. who
lived a little way up the country. In few
minutes conversation he learned that the
party intended TO go to Arlington.
.. But this is impossible" he exclaimed.
"Tbe bridge which YOU have 10 cross above
here was washed away by the storm last
night"
This information appeared to greatly sur
pIise Mr. Lipton's companions, who halted
in their journey to consider the matter. II
the mean lime the alleged Kentuckan hat
grown friendly and was detailing how h
had stopped u night or Two since in Phila
delphia aud had been
yICTIMIZED AT A GAME OF CARDS.
The trick was 30 sharp and ingenious tha
IL bad interested bin. and he would be gla'
10 show the party how it was done. Pull
ing out pile Of bills from bis pocket, or 3
least what purported to be genuine green
backs, he laid it down In careless manner
few cards followed, and Of these he wa
far more careful than OF his money.
would be no fun, he casually remarked, {
play the game without any money wagered
aud .'Charliev was induced to put down
few dollars. or course he picked up th
WRONG card and lost. Then the Keutucka
ben, he corner OF card little, aud yer.
kindly showed "Charlie" how BY this mar
il might be distinguished. So for gam
or two "Chariie" won. Then suggestion
was made that perhaps the gentleman Nigh
like 10 win some money also.
Instantly Mr. Upton saw the trap int
which he had fallen. At the same time h
noticed, what he had not observed before
that he was on the edge OF the canal, stand
ing between the water AID the three MEG
who had circied around him. He saw tina
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