Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-09

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uncommon nice girl and has so many low
ers-and begged me to get him chance
this evening to speak with her alone. He
came down here and brought Maud down
and as soon as we appeared he popped out
of the arbor and popped in. guessed
how it would be when they stroled away,
but never dreamed of tt 9 little girl who
| bad given n q the heartache rushing in
here and making me her father.confes-
sor. -
His hand rested tenderly on her golden
head.
son, Neil" she sighed, "aren't you
glad that it was dark 20
Horses and Turnouts in Washington.
HOW THE CABINET OFFICERS TRAVEL IN
| THE CAPITAL-THE ESTABLISHMENTS
OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S.
From the Philadelphia Record.
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has ben done here this week. Everybody
has teen at the races 1t has been difficult
To find public fficials after noon anywhere
this side of the race track at Ivy City. just
outside the town, and when you did find
them they did not care to talk Of anything
except the horses and the jockeys. Presi-
dent Arthur sats the ex mple. and all the
rest follow. The President is driven there.
as eIseu here; in a well.buit coupe. drawn
by fair team, pronounced "nothing ex-
tra" by horsemen. There ere some 90
horses in the Executive stable. a substan-
tial and somewhat ornamental building
just below the State Department, but they
compare better with Hayes's horses than
with Grants Garfield had better horses
than Arthur has. tie was fonder of riding.
carriages, unlike his Cabinet Ministers,
who are provided with turnout" apiece
by the dear people.
Secretary Chand er is one of the busiest
men in Washington. Still, he goes to the
races occasionally, and his sharp eyes takes
! in all there is to be seen. Secretary Chan
| 'ler rides behind the handsomest team ''in
the Cabinet stylish. and
fast. Secretary L'ucoln goes to the races
occasionally. but he rides in a Government
team. Much of his travel is done on foot.
| He likes to chew an unlit cigar and whack
the pavement with lig'.t cane as he
walks and thinks rapidly. Secretary Ere
linghuysen doesn't 90 to the races. He is
a Presbyterian of the Presbyterians. and
Secretary of State besides 81 he sits in
the middle OF his handsome room in the
State Department collecting foreign
stamps Until evening every day. and then
rides to his pleasant home on street be-
, hind staid New Jersey team. Secretary
! Folger, a farmers boy. retains all the cd
love for the horse. He has good pair o.
| bays to draw him to and from the Treas
ury Department. and better pair of sOr
rels behind which he whIrls out over the
| Soldiers Fl me read now and then. Sec
| rotary Teller. farmers boy doesn't seem
to remember his fist love. His pair are
| only ordinary horses. They seem to be
able to travel pretty rapidly, though.
Fnlger and Teller both go to the races.
Attorney. General Brewster drives very
General Gresham, being from Kentucky
and Indiana, YES good horses; but he is
poor man. and he has to content himself
with fairly good pair of gravs. which the
Government loans him, while he rides IN
the Postm aster Generals carriage. He is a
good walker. though. despite his wounds.
and he doesn't ride half as much in the Of
cial equipage as does his FIRST Assistant,
the irrepressible Frank Hatton.
Chief Justice Waite, of the United
States Supreme Court rides behind pair
Of glossy bays. although he likes to walk to
AZ d from tie Capitol in fair weather for
health's sake. Like all his brethren of the
bench, he goes to the races. Justice
Biatchford the richest man on the Su-
preme tencb, has better horses than any
of his brothers. Justices Bradley, Field;
and Matthew's have decent horses. Horace
Gray. the rich Boston bachelor, recently
added to the court. rides in a very stylish
coupe behind a very stylish horse. Gray
lives more elegantly than any Of the
others. He always did his own marketing
IN Bosto on. and spared no money to procure
he best of the season. good things. Herr
he gets the best that can be had. He is
already recogaiz d az one of the best
udges of cd food and good drink IN the
capital. don't think that either Harlan,
Miller; or Woods of the Supreme bench
has good team. They are all poor. They
probably hire carriages as they need them
during the season. Of course every lady
who "goes out'' at all must have Car
rage. Many people ''in society," prefer to
lure them as they are needed. It's cheaper
and less troublesome. besides being just as
satisfactory in the long run.
The diplomatic corps. its leading men,
at least. have good horses-when they can
afford it-sometimes when they can It. Mr.
Lionel Sackvile West. the British Minis
ter aud Senior Barco. the Spanish Minis
ter, who committed suicide this summer.
had gond horses. His daughter drove
stylish dog cart. The Japanese Minister
has fine team. Nevertheless he became
+, SO 'ome,ick that he got leave of absence
and vent home this summer. The Chinese
hire their horses at livery stable. The
Coreans did thu same. The Eastern dip
lomats are very fond Of riding around
town. The Mexican Minister has good
horses. The Russian Minister has hand
some horses: he proposes to introduce
Russian vehicles here this winter. The
French Minister has rather kood looking