The Washington critic., 1885-09-14
CRITIC EVENING SEPTEMBER H.

it's al over" she said "and am out
of IL. ] have enjoyed the work here,
but have suffered n good deal from
iealousics and petty prosecutions since
| have been in the Office. will feel
better when | am out Of It,. when
do you expect to vacatc2" CAS- soon
as MIS-. Muiligan is ready TO come in,
and the sooner she comes the better it
will suit me. - "What are your plans
for the futurc?" II am going to take
charge of department of A. II. An
drews & Co. S business They have
control of a new electric apparatus for
regulating the heat OF rooms. think
it will be q tremendous success, and
when the firm offered me the sole man
Ggcment of the business in the New
England and Middle States | accepted
it,"
ass
The popular idea that Government
clerks do not accumulate anything is
probably the correct one asa whole,
but there are exceptions. \ laly was
driving along Capitol Hill a day or two
ago, writes the 1rmes. STIR cDrrcso1n.
dent when the Senate postoni,c wagon
ran into her carriage, smashing
wheel, overturning the carriage AMI
tearing the dress Off the lady. 1--WE
will have your carriage repaired,
madam" said the driver of the waron
as politely as possible mo, you
won't" she said; lit was n brand new
carriage, and | don't propose to accept
of any patchcd-up affair in its place.
The Government will buy me new
one or | will know the reason" "Will
you give us your address, was the
humble inquiry of the Senate Official,
expecting that il would be i'm some of
the fashionable quarters of the north
western section Of the city. "Thc Pen
sion Office" she blandly replied. II
am clerk there, and am Just on my
way from my large farm outside the
city to my desk there. I'll just drive
down there and report the accident aud
then go home for the day" And' 50
she did She has fine, large farm
outside the city, where she resides in
fine style, driving in every morning
and out every evening with her hand
some team and carriage.
~
A New York correspondent says of
George Wilkes, who made Il national
reputation such as it was through his
newspaper, the New York Spirit Of the
Times: Wilkes was always above his
trade. He had political aspirations
that were never gratifod, and wanted
to be the editor of great daily. He
reported fights, encouraged fights ar
ranged fights, backed fighters, but he
never fought, though he was handy
with the gloves. He was dainty and gen
tlemanly, and he wouldn't have soiled
his hands with row of that sort His
speech was not that of the men he con
sorted with; il was grammatical, Gle
giant, free from slang and profanity
even somewhat bookish. In 1862
Wilkes largely increased his reputation
by a savage and prolonged attack on
Mcclellan as n commander. He went
TO Washington and the peninsula and
stayed there for months. His letters
were copied everywhere aud repub-
lishcd in every form. He once
came into the Iri6Wae Office in
Washington and prepared one of
those tremendous broadsides. | re-
member him us he sat at his
desk-a tall, handsome man, with full
eyes, dark mustachc and English side
whiskcrs and wavy hair. His face was
slightly pockmarked, His clothing
was as neat as could be, and one might
feel sure that his coat was carefully
l. ,,rl,,,, ! ,,,I
off. | never heard him use any cX-
plctivc worse than the innoCuous
"d-n,' and that was aimed at Little
Mac. 1t was well understood that
Wilkes terrible arraignmcnt had much
to do with Mcclellan being superseded.
The two men have lived in the same
city ever since, and, meeting often at
clubs and dinners, believe learned AT
last to speak to each other civily, but
only for form sake "rhe worst Of
it is, >" said General Mcclellan, recently,
wilkes was for some time guest of
mine, and left my headquarters TO make
his attack" This Wilkes denied, af-
firming that he had received no favors
personally from Mcclellan, but nlysuch
| facilities us il was common TO extend
| to all correspondents with the army.
If my distinguished classical friend
| Marcus Cicero Stanley, had not dis
ROBBED him of his mortal coil, | suppose he
could tell enough about George Wilkes
| to make seven octave volumes. And
even John Chamberlain who claims by
his exposures" in 1872 to have put a
quietus on Wilkes, could, il he would,
narrative unfold. called this morn
| iuU pt thp Carlton Climb IN find Mr.