National Republican., 1883-12-14
THE MAN on rue AVENUE.
Small Talk About MEN and Measure,

manship of tho committee on foreign affairs,
and both gentlemen have evinced consider
ablo excitement in the contest The other
day matters were brought TO q climax by
Mr.. Belmont calling on Mr. Cox and men
tioning in casual way that he was an as
pirant for this committee Mr.. Cox's manner
indicated Immediately that ho re-
garded his colleagues ambition rs de-
cidedly presumptuous, and did not hesitate to
assert that as n prominent candidate for the
speakership and next to the oldest member
of the house, he did not approve of this at
tempt on the part of Mr. Rolmont to jump
his claim Mr.. Belmont argued that Mr.. Cox
had garnered big crop of legislative laurels
by failing tho race for the spoakership and
under all the principles of fair play ho
should now hold Off and give him n chance
to be the grand custodian of tho American
eagle and champion tail-twistor to tho British
lion. The result of the discussion was that
they parted in colduess, and. do not speak as
they pass by" More than this, when 1t
becomes necessary for either gentleman TO
refer to the other in conversing with friends
they say, Little Cox" and Little Belmont"
as the case may be. Mr.. Cox tells his friends
has n cast iron gall to imagine for mo-
ment that he knows moro than the A, b, G,
Of diplomacy, and recalls historic episodes of
tho time whom Mr.. Belmont sought to whoop
things up for ex-Secrctary Blaine in the
great South American investigation upon the
wonderful revelations of Mr.. Shipherd.
Mr.. Belmont makes equally uncharitablo
observations concerning Mr.. Cox, and the
once happy democratic household stands
aghast at the lurid clouds that are now dim
ming the sun of victory.
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When the exciting contest for the speaker
ship was ended, and Mr.. Carlisle was chosen
to fill tho chair upon which Mr.. Blackburn
once looked so covetously, the latter gentle
man is said to have freely expressed an opin-
ion of his successful colleague which is
worthy of note. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Black
burn said: "Oh, we all know John Carlisle
He is as treacherous as hi. 1t is not tho
man for whom we voted, but the principle
which he represents. Our party has put
tariff reform into the chair. That is all
there is Of it."
II was after the campaign in the Shenan
doah valley, when Sheridan had sent the
enemy "whirling through Winchester" and
the confederates were not only beaten, but
scattered, that Gen. Jubal Early attended di-
vino worship in Staunton, Va, with few Nom.
bers of his staff. Tho Clergyman discoursed
from the text "And the dead shall rise" Ho
glowingly depicted the joys and glores of
resurrection and immortality. He said tina {
the decayed dust of the loved and lost should
be gathered together, and the mortal should
put on immortality.
Eyes, my friends" cried he, everybody
beneath those cleaning stones in tho church
yard about us shall rise and be known, even
us also Ho is known"
Nudging his companion, Gen. Early whis-
pered, If old Gabe ever intends to play the
cornet let him toot it now. If these fellows
would only rise I'd conscript every mothers
son of 'em. l need soldiers"
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A man and little kitten were tho chief
actors in drama performed at tho corner of
Eleventh and Pennsylvania avenue yoster-
day afternoon. The man was drunk, and
had been drunk for some time, and the
kitten was lying in doorway. Suddenly
however, tho kitten began to show signs OF
an approaching fit, and in moment sho was
struggling and writhing on tho pavement
The man saw tho kitten lie, too, began to
tremble and shake. His testh chartered, and
he gave other evidences of q similar attack to
that suffered by the cat. After shaking for
short time he went down in heap on the
pavement. from which position he was lifted
by citizen and an officer. The cat had dis,
appeared.
did you sec that cat?" he asked.
"Yos; just chucked it in tho gutter" re-
piled the policeman
"Then / didn't have the .jams?"
And tho man said I'll be d, and went NJ
the street, tying blue ribbon inscribed will
the word Jonadab" in his button hole.
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John Stetson, manager of the Mont
Christie company, is also proprietor of one o
the largest show-printing establishments il
tho country. 1t is located at Boston. O
stetson's experience in the printing busines,
there is hard, wicked, cruel story told
Stetson occasionally INDUCES in wild, un.
couth, unheard of methods of spelling
not because he is phonetic or eccentric
but simply because of his sligh
acquaintance with the mode of spelling mos
in vogue for several generations. Once hi:
foreman brought in for him to examine {
proof of a red, green, blue, and yellow three
sheet poster of one of Stetson's own shows
and for which he had furnished the copy
Stetson looked il over carefully, and, point
ing to scarlet word, said, reprovingly
"phat isn't the way spelled that word"
81 know it," replied the foreman, "but you
didn't spell it right. That's the correct way
to spell it,"
'Do you mean to say that you know how
spell better than do? l tell you spellet
it right"
~ haven't got anything to say about II
Webster says this is the correct way" said tn
foreman, rather sullenly.
"D--n Webster" shouted Stotson, jumpin
up and dancing about tho Office in great OK
citement. "Who the - is Webster, any
how? / didn't know there was such n ma
in the establishment. Discharge him IL
stantly, anyway ] don't propose ito hav
any high-toned dude spoilers putting on air
around this shop. Fire him out"
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