National Republican., 1883-11-22
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About SIen and Men

Small Talk About DIen and Measures.
Beverly Randolph, of Virginia, was major
and chief of ordnance to Gen. Early. Con-
corning the battle of Cedar Creek, he ro-
Gently made tho peculiar statement that IL
was tho 10th corps which saved the day and
made Sheridan famous on that occasion. "On
the contrary" interrupted an army man, ''it
was the fighting 9th which held tho field,
and formed the nucleus, around which Sheri-
dan grouped his scattered and struggling
troopers, and wrested victory from disaster"
81 know all about that, and how your
soldiers were posted. / was thar and helped
plan and execute the surprise. But tell you
your 10Th corps licked us long before Sheri-
dan made his twenty mile ride. They ran
away from us and left tho stores of commits
sary whisky which they SHOULD have guarded.
1t was that stuff that walloped us. Our
fellows were thirsty as well us hungry, and
they just laid up to that whisky while Sheri-
dan was reorganizing his army. When ho
came Mt us he only had to defeat lot of
carousing rioters. 1t was your 10th corps
that did the business"
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~ am unpledged,' solemnly said the Texas
member. 81 am an aboriginal democrat in
its magnificent entirety, and shall vote for
the man whowill govern the house progmati-
cally and judg matically."
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Mrs. Blank wears a Thompson wave upon n
scalp which is innocent of any attempt at
hair. AS she passed down the avenue yester-
day the breezes lifted that silken wave, and
carried it back over the tiny bonnet, leaving
it there to dangle in the breezes, supported
only by one faithful and sturdy hairpin.
Mrs Blank was in blissful ignorance of the
broad expanse of cleaning poll which was
thus exposed, and was greatly lattered by tho
attention which she attracted, until sho
stood before the mirror in her boarding house.
Mrs. Blank has secured leave of absence, and
taken her shattered nerves to her "old Ken
lucky home so far away"
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"a gentleman who arrived in Washington
yesterday, having travelled through Virginia
on the Midland railway, made q remarkable
statement to me-" said a prominent demo-
cratic attorney to the Avenue man last even
| ing.
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| "He said that he looked out of the cai
window, and along the route he saw an end.
less procession of long haired sons of the Old
Dominion walking toward Washington, all
expecting to obtain Office under democratic
congress. He said there were at least 1900
of them"
did any of them get away"
"No. He said that 1900 was rather under
than over tho number"
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"You would be surprised at somo of the
peculiarities of inventors" said an official in
tho patent Office. 81 have sat ut this desk
for many years and have had some very
curious questions asked. Ono day mar
came into tho office, and, walking over to me
asked, in mysterious manner, if we hat
drawings of sewing machines. l told hin
yes, and asked him to mako out his reques
for examination. He hesitated momen
and then said that it wasn't sewing machine
exactly that he wanted to see, but gul
barrels. / said we had those, and agar
asked him to make his request. HI
stopped, twrled round bundle
he had in his hand, and then said it WASH
gun barrels, but hoopskirts that he wanted
to see. l admitted that wo had drawings o
every kind of hoopskirt that was ever mad
or thought of. Instead OF requesting to Sc
those he bent down close to my ear and whis
pered, Have you any drawings of perpetua
motion 2" OF course told him yes, and h
spent three days looking over all the draw
ings, and then went away singing as he lef
the office for the last time, "Pvo got in. The.
are none of them equal to mine. I've solve,
it at last"
"Did he ever apply for patent|
81 think not. He was clean gone on tn
subject, however, and regular crank"