The Evening critic., 1883-04-23
THE CRITIC ABROAD.

An lmpertlnent 1ellOW, tul oil liquor,
stalked into one of our law offices to-day
and began to curse the occupants right and
left. Turning to the colored janitor he
said, flcrcely
Who are you grinning at, you Id
nifger?"
Well, negro, then, id you, ifthat will
suit"
"That sounds better, sir"
" You're very id particular for mig
ger, anyway, and you may just go to ="
And you're not a very polite gentle
man, sir, to invite me to your house when
you're not at home"
In The chorus of laughter that followed,
the tramp SUNK away in silence.
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The Hon. John G.. Thompson, of Ohio,
was seen by the Critic at Willard's last
night, when the subject of who would be
the Republican nominee for Governor of
Ohio in the coming campaign came up
Mr.. Thompson said to the Critic:
a. havoSo idea who they will put for
ward. 1t looks like no one wanted the
nomination. They don't know themselves
who to put forward. They are at sea-
"What are the chances for their carrying
the State this timer"
that good deal depends upon who they
nominate and who our people nominate
"Wbo do you think the Democrats will
nominate for Governor?
81 can't tell. There are three prominent
candidates in the field, but l rather think
that one of them will not go before the
convention when the time comes"
"Who are the candidates, and which of
them do you think will decline to have his
name go before the convcntion?'
"Well, the three gentlemen whom l re-
fer TO are Judge Hoadley, General Durbin
Ward and Judge Geddes. ] think it more
than probable that the latter will not go
before the convention, for tho reason that
they have raised the crusade cry against
him.
Which of the other two do you think the
strongest?
81 hardly know. Each of them has ad-
vantages. General Ward is the favorito of
the old moss backed Democrats, and Judge
Hoadley seems to be the choice of the lib
eral-minded element of the party and the
Germans. Hoadley has another advantage
also, and that is he lives in Cincinnati.
However, either Hoadley or Ward would
be elected, and yet neither of them may be
nominated"
The marvellous intellectual development
of the past generation can best be observed
by contact and conversation with chill
dren of tender years. They, more than
full-grOwn persons, reflect the wonderful
Influence of the steam engine and universal
use of the printing press. Nothing is
truer than the common saying that child
10 years old now possesses more intelli-
gence than 10 year-old offspring genera
tion ago.
Riding on n street car to Georgetown
this morning the Critic had an excellent
opportunity to observe the startling pre-
cocity of the American Juvenile. Three
children sat on the seat directly opposite
the man of lead pencils and gall. After
riding n distance the eldest, u girl of twelve
years, remarked to the driver:
Stop in the centre of the next square,
please.'
The one next in size, at least four years
younger, looked at her in astonishment and
exclaimed, pettishly;
Sister, you are so stupid; don't you
know that you have spoken incorrectly
You should have said middle of the next
square,"
The two entered into spirited gram
matical argument as to the literal meaning
of middle and centre and each cited various
authorities to support their positions. Even
the still younger sister seemed to imbibe
the spirit Of the discussion, aud attempted
to express her views.
The contest between the tender gram
marians waxed hotter, engaging the entire
attention of the other superannuated occu-
pants Of the car, and it was some time
after the combatants had passed their stop
ping place before they motioned the driver
to check up. They left the car, each men
tioning learned authority to refer to when
they reached home,
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One of Major Ben Butterworth's most in
innate friends stated the other day that il
the Major is not nominated for Governor of
Ohio by the Republicans that he will quit
| politics and settle down to the practice of
law at Cincinnati. Major Butterworth is
good lawyer and can soon have a very
lucrative practice.
1t is said that President Arthur was very
much perplexed when he learned that hi;
son Allan had been here during all the
time he lthe President) was iunketing, and
| that when he learned that Allan had been
imbibing so freely of the yum yum in the
wine cellar he muttered freely some words
he learned from the fishermen of Florida
and which are used on occasions of bad
luck.
Two gentlemen, both Republicans, seated
in an Avenue car this morning, were dis
cussing the political situation, when one Of
them said
II tell you the outlook for our party in
the coming Presidential election is blue in,
deed, and unless some awful strong reac
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