Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-27

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Capsain Inenlls. Colonel HOOKER.
CspfAin Pleasanton and your humble
servant Before each Of us stood =
bostie Of Il Rose. y'Quene. Clos vo-
eean and that precious MADEIRA
1mple. wasn't ifs Bnt then there
VS. The Verzenay, and Green Seal
foF spArklerz 1t was : tremendous
spread. and al in such = hurry; and
nov for the queer part Of Il Dr.
Barnes. Is have described 70 you.
sal On General Harney's right l
cant recall more accomplished gen.
tIeman, one more acute in his ooser-
vations. He loved the good things
for the inner. rs eonnoisseur ana
time epicure; he never stuffed OF
overloaded. There was delicacy IN
his taste, forbearancc in his habit.
He noticed that the liquid poured by
General Harvey from his Madelrs
bottle had color just shade diner.
enf from that served TO himself and
the others Of the party, and in wag-
gish. curious. happy mood, ne acci-
deptaIly poured from the Generals
bottle into his own emptied glass and
slipped 1t. Don't try that, Doctorr
came too late from the General, as he
observed
THE APPARENT BLUaDKR-
DR.. Barnes had tried il Not until
1874, in Washington. when he was
surgeongeneral, just after his patient
attendance upon senator Sumner at
his death-bed, did | learn why Gen
eral Harvey did not wish him to
TRY" that wine. Il was cold tea be
was drinking, while be was giving
as that delicious old Madeiras Gen
eral Harvey was never drinking
man, Notwithstanding his border life
his hard campaigns aud his Western
habits. / saw him the last time a
the White House, in the winter oil
1854. when he was the guest oil
President Grant, and he then bor'
his advanced age as man of iroE
a1d good habits can only bear the &C
cumulation of years beyond thre'
score. And now he is married for th,
second time, Ell? It is none of M
business, and / express no opinion
but I did admire. and still think
great deal of General Harvey. SOM
day, maybe I'll tell you more of him
of ais strange eposide with one o
the Fox sisters. the original spiritual
istic and clalrvoyant performers; o
his
| TROUBLE WITH GEN. SCOTT
Over Lieut.. De Hart, and the Sal
Juan affair, and of the day in JuneliI
1857, on which he received the sur
lr.nder of the old Hudson Bay Comps
ny'sfort at Vancouver from Chief Fac
tor Grahame, agreeably to the Oregon
treaty. But let me remark to you
singular thing about that Harne,
Christmas party. 1t was in SO. ii
/ was then a brigadier-general. Their
was Major Reyes, Capt ingalls,
Capt. Pleasanton and DR.. Barnes Q
the army. Col. Hooker was CIV
liam then, as I was. Two. years after
ward. General Harvey was retire.
officer, Major Reyes had becom
brigadier- general. Capt. Ingalls, b.
came brigadier, finally major-geners
and quartermaster-genera Capt. Pies
santon rose to brigadiar- generalshiE
/ Col. Joe Hooker was for a while gen,
| Accommodating of the Army of th
Potomac, DR.. Barnes died. after year
of eminent service, the surgeon-ger
| eral of the army. How strange az
the mutations of timer The firs
| shall be last; the last shall be frs
| Permit me. my young friend, to lea
| you out. You have led me to this
i The Alta was first; it will be last
Thank you. Good afternoon. Doa'
forget your umbrella.