National Republican., 1882-09-01
oREENBRrER WHITE SULPHUR.
'' The Pet" Takes ia the Racra-Poiitics
nnd tnc Richmond District.


nnd the Richmond District.
Special TO THE REPUBLICAN;
GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Aug 3d.
Egoism is Characters ic of Washington news
paper fend, so l will drop "your correspon-
dent" and like terms and write myself down with
big |. fthere hadn't been what Brother Tall
madge calls Especial providence" yesterday 1t
is highly probable that, instead Of being seated ut
table in Pcyton's splendid hotel, l would have
been sitting the edge OF an ethereal cloud, tune
fully strumming hymns on a likewise ethereal
harp The train upon which / LEFT Charlottesville
met with an accident near Waynesboro Va,
shortly after daybreak and the passengers met
with a miraculous escape misplaced switch
cauved the engine to jump the track, and the sen.
sill = locomotive, instead of rushing impetuously
down steep bank, ran along Oh the ties until t
smashed itself to pieces. Not n soul was injured,
80 the happy ticket -holders erected
QUART BOTTLE
and had n prayer. meeting. We were detained six
hours, but happily reached our destination in
time for the races. Aud the races were grand
success, as my telegram i.marked The track is
about quarter of q mile from the hotel and, like
slow ; but the three races which were on the in.
augurul programme were as pretty ami exciting
sSecess ioa and Helen Wallace secnrng rs
and second places in the first race, and COloncl
sprague and Jim Nelson getting, second money IN
the Two other events Tie pool sellers were Kept
pretty busy, and the betting In front of the grand
stand was very animated.
If / WERE TO ENuMERATE
the people on the grand stand Mr.. Barton would
kick OIL The space, and Dick Jones, toe immortal
and appetizing Dick, would be compelled to put
three more cylinders on the Bullock and
issue supplement- that would make Washington
people stare. Nearly everyone here was sea;ed
on the stand, and the fences all around were
made roosting places Of by sport.lovinE country;
secretary of the Maryland Jockey CLUB, aud
man to whose energy aud thoughtfuness the sue
cess of leo is due, managed the races, and, OF
course, that Is Il sufficient guarantee thut every
thing passed off excellently. The, judges were
Mr.. Lewis Clark, president of tho Louisville
Jockey Club X. Lowndes, of North Carolina ex.
Governor Matthews, of Virginia, aud S. IL. Tag
gart, of Baltimore. Tie timers were B. g. Thomas,
Of Lexington KY, and DR.. l.. L.. S aion, of North
the steeds.
TODAY THERE ARE NO RACES,
but there Will be running tomorrow, Saturday,
and next Tuesday. !" Enough" cried Johnson,
over the hill. No more horses for me-" and so
say |. lfthere is one thing in the world that is
70 bN wre rhys aSHms M
once wrote u jingle about Saratoga that fits The
White precisely. Look 1t up and read It, the
multitude who are here dance, DIR nk, firt, and
Dnlaney Is in progress. aud the not. .too-huidsome
beaux aud exquisiIely beautiful bellies are skip
ping the light fantastic. The water here is the
main thing with copper for invalids ike my
SELF
YOU CAN SMELL 1T TEN YARDS,
taste 1t, nfter drinking, ten hours. A fellow
who lived IN TennesSee's mountains came here
some years ago for his health. The doctors rec
ommended the water aud he took the doctors rec
ommendation, As the Tenneseean,had MOON
shine disdllery he was not very familiar " ith
aqua purd, but like q gentleman the first morning
he came he walked down to the spring for glass
1t is asseverated by Major Eakles, the chief clerk
here, that when the man from Tennessee drank
the water he looked rs though he had partaken Of
portion of jalap and castor oil. "Grent God"
he remarked, Have been washing III this water
for forty ycars!'
The hotel is managed with rare ability by George
Peyton Everything is neat and clean, and the at
tendants are as polite aud attentive us they can
be. One of them has changed my ideas regarding
the colored man considerably. had always
thought
DUsKY-IIuEp BIPED
was very good thing TO tote " water and black
boots, but devoid OF a very great amount Of mental
brightness. The man who takes care of my room
(Noo; SOl second yireinial came in this morning
talk, remarked George, where are you lrom?'
Pm from Vrginyah, sah."
whereabouts do yon vote?"
bucket. "I votes in Richmond, down in the third
district. whar Mister Amber Smith and George
Wise are runnin' fur Congress"
OF course interviewed him, and saying that
was surprised would he superhuous My questions
brought forth a dissertation about as follows:
Down in the third district we colored people
are bound to
GET EVEN WITH GEORGE WISE
who was Massey's candidate for Congress. George
Wise in 1856, '57 and 5S as State agent, appointed
by his uncle at Alexandria, hunted down slaves
We people in Richmond never heard of him unit
he began to persecute negroes, as State attorney
after the war. He sent our friend Chahoon to tho
penitentiary, and don't know how many colored
people, for nothing: Now, John Amber Smith
his opponent, was in Richmond all his life, and
has always been our friend. lie thinks. because
he's n gentleman, white gentleman is better
than Niger" just as he thinks decent white
men are better than ragged mountain people. lie
| took care of Sicily Krow, his old colored nanny,
all her life, gave her comforts and everything,
| aud was with her when she died. I'm going back
TO Richmond on the 18th, aud I'm going TO work
for Mr.. Amber.
WE coLoRED FOLKS ARE GOING TO VOTE
for him, every one of us, and of course the white
people will help elect him. George Wise abuses
| the Yankees, and yet he was educated by Yankees
| out in Indiana, and ought to be ashamed of HIM
self to go back on those who did him SO much
good. George Wise is viper, but then the Billie
world. Wise abused Massey and called him II
| thief and u hypocrite in 1881, and now he pre-
| tends to like him. Mr.. Smith is Il gentleman,
and If Wise fools with him he'll whip MIN
good. He aint no bragger. 1 knew him
| all his life, but he comes from good
stock that don't brag or run" How long George
would have remained yolubly discussing about
third district politics don't know, Uut fired him
out with my shoes, and when he returned his face
frightened and he remarked, "George'll be wiser
after while" 1t is nearly mail time. ] will look
around to day and retrieve this trash with what
Bivins would call :" an inky howler." Among the
Washington people now here are w. w. COrcoran,
| L. Phillips, Ed Rosenbaum, and numerous others
| Ed. d. Christian, well known to jovial poop Q in
our town, is one OF the handsome clerks here.
| THE PET.