The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-01
ODDS AND ENDS.

ODDS AND ENDS.
If the backbone of winter isn't broken it is at
| least sprained little.
Bishop Chatard appears to have some we'll
defined opinions about the subversive elements
of society.
The bill for the new union depot has passed
both houses, and there is no doubt that it will be
| signed by the Governor The Odds and Ends
| man has made the acquaintance of very
robust runner that is haunting the legislative
lobbies and going in and out of the cloak rooms.
This rumor says that after the depot bill had
| passed the Senate, "a gentleman acting for
gentleman" called on D. f. Whitcomb, Union
| railway superintendent and told him the bill
| would meet with some obstacles unless
| grease to the amount of $1,000 was
| forthcoming. No grease. It's singular CO.
incidence that following this visit the
bill was. on motion, called up for
/ reconsideration But it ran the gauntlet and got
through all right. 1t is getting to De pretty
well understood that any man who has claim
against the State has to keep both eyes on the
1 papers or they are apt to get away. In such
cases the interested person is told that he viii
have to see Mr. who has taken them to his
room at the blank hotel" Each assembly dur
| ing the past six years has been provided with
one legislator Tor more) who has to be ''seen."
Some time ago notice was sent from the New
| Orleans exposition to this city, that the por
traits of number of eminent and repre-
sentative women of this State were desired for
| exhibit in the Indiana department. For some
| reason the matter did not receive the attention
| it should have had and thus FAR only three pict-
| ures are displayed--a hfesized halflength
| oil portrait of Mrs. Maria Rhodius of the Circle
Park Hotel, and the cabinet photographs of Mrs.
| Porter of the Pyle House and Mrs. Mccall OF
this city.
strange things happening all the time" said
a venerable citizen to the Odds and Ends man.
what nowl" inquired the o. andE
"You remember that Messrs Bingham,
Browning and Frenzel, all three, opposed the
erection of the new Highschool-fought it at
every point, though after it was under way
their opposition ceased, and they helped the
matter on. Now that the building is completed,
| all the men who favored the project from the
| beginning, and gave it their hearty aid, have
not word to say in the opening exercises,
| which are to take place Saturday, March 6
| Mr.. Browning will preside Mr.. Bingham is
| chairman of the committee on arrangements,
and Mr.. Frenzel is the committee on music.
| Singular, isn't itF"
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Said Mr. Moody at one of his meetings:
when l was four years old my father died
| My widowed mother had hard time caring for
| her family of small children in a dry, stony
old-fashioned Connecticut village. When l was
eight years old was sent with brother, few
| years older, to another place thirteen miles
away. He had been there before. My clothes
were tied up in little bundle. With lump in
Loft fbnro v,1 al
of. 1t was long and weary journey, but at
| last came to the village. Standing in
the street looking on the strange things about
me. and feeling lonelier than ever my brother
| said to me: Dwight, there's man here who
gives cent to every new boy. There he is com
! ing down the road Gives a cent to every new
boyP Yes, but would he give one
| to me! Would he recognize me rs a new boy?
| was much afraid he would pass me. My little
| heart sweled / turned up my face SO that he
| might see It He stopped his white hair waving
| about his head, his gentle eyes looking down
| into mine. A new boy! He put his hand in his
pocket and out with bright big cent He knew
4 me fatheriess boy, and placing his hand
upon my head spoke to me words of kindness.
| THAT cent has gone long ago. / don't know
| where CT when it went but feel the pressure Of
| that kindly old hand yet"
During conversation between party of gen.
tlemen at one of the State Offices, day or two
|
was incidentally mentioned. Speaking Of Mr.
| Fishbaek reminds me OF a joke he played on
James L. Slaughter, formerly cashier of the
First National Bank said another member of
the party HE was very fond of joke, and
| got great deal of fun out of things that would
never occur to any one else as being particularly
| funny. This, for instance, is a sample: On one
New Years eve he CHANGED to be in the bank just
| about the closing hour, and overheard Slaughter
planning that all the hacks in the
city had been engaged for the next day
| by parties contemplating New Years calls,
and having failed to secure one in advance he
had found at that late hour that all had been re-
| tanned by others. He appeared to be much disap-
| pointed at being compelled to abandon the idea
| of making calls for the lack of a vehicle and
added, would give $40 for a carriage for three
| or four hours Are you in earnestP inquired
| Mr.. Fishback, Certainly / am rejoined
| Slaughter Then will drive you myself said
| Mr.. Fshback. will call for you at l o'clock
! at your boarding house Slaughter had no idea
| that he would come, but sure enough, when
| o'clock New Years day came Mr.. Fishback and
his carriage came with, and Slaughter took his
| seat inside. For four hours Mr.. Fishback drove
| him about town, and whenever he thought his
passenger had remained long enough at one
place he. would hitch the horse, 90
into the reception room and explain to
tho lady of the house that he was
Slapshtsyt driver, end that unless she sent him