The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-07
AFTER THE FAIR

AFTER THE FAIR.
SOME RcHoEs OF THE EyEsu
!, At Wa.hlngtoa Las. -Iaeident
. In Which West yirginians Figured The
Influx OF onlcs.s .seekors- Col. Whites
Nightmare-The Journey Home.
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The West Virginia contingent at Wash
ingtonleft for home in sections. Allthe
trains leaving the city were crowded, but
the majority Of those from this State had
ingenuity enough to secure good seats,
either by going over to Baltimore and
starting with the train there, or going to q
point on the road outside Of the depot and
Jumping on the train as It approached.
4 Three young men secured seats by the lat
ter ruse, and thinking that possibly a
friend might board the train in the depot
Itheyjpiled their grips and overcoats on q
4 fourth seat. When the train stopped
every other seat was quickly occupied.
This one was eyed longingly by forty or
fifty men who were standing up, and
about half OF them asked, SIS this seat oc-
cupied?" ~ ~ isss
Finally heayily.builtsix-ioot reached
over, dumped the baggage on the floor and
sat down. The young fellow in the seat
was lightweight, but he could not stand
this quietly.
aHaye you a photograph with youT' he
asked.
No answer.
II would like to secure q reminder Of
your colossal cheek" the youth con-
tinued.
Still no answer.
aDid you leave any gall at home!"
The six-footer was still mum.
"1'll give you my card, and / wish you'd
make tia point to call on me next August.
Your coolness would be refreshing then"
This was too much. The six-foote burst
out: q
'sYou talk about cheek |. Z Do you s'posei
you can pile cart load o. traps on this.
seat and keep it while dozen men are
standing upT 55s.
Another member Of the party thought
1t was time to interfere. Eyeing the stran-
ger, he asked:
DO youliye in West yirginia?"
Il do" was the reply.
"Well, this young man is from the Third
district"
"oh, I'm sorry1 didn't know thatl
|1'm sure l beg his pardon thousand
times" and he rose, replaced the baggage
on the at'and left the scar, while several
other gentlemen turned sand offered the
young man from the Third district their
seats also, to pile something on.
ANoTHRR STORY, ON COL. WHITE. y
A well know young society man who
slept with ex-Attorney General White
one night at Washington, tellsa good one
on the Colonel. He says about midnight
he was walked up by the Colonel's voice,
and heard him says; :, q
"Column left; march!e Shortly came
another command, Column right Z and q
little later, "By the right oblique; march
Straighten up there, menl Guide right,
Lood sharp, ,lnown+ M N
The young society man wanted 10 go to
sleep, So. he punched the Colonel in the
back. iiF ts, & ~ 3.
Halt shouted the colonel, with a kick
that shook the house. e, 4 y Il
What is the matter, Colqnele y he
asked. ~ q
7"That confounded horse isn't used 10
the music, and he threw mel"
Another gentleman tells q story on two
prominent West Yirginians who were
stopping at a prominent hotel on Penn.
sylyania avenue. They came in. late,
Tuesday. night SO full they did not know
they had been drinking. Allcoaxing was
In vain TO get them to bed they had not
had half enough fun. Each one, however,
deprecated the fact that the other was
Hieelingl his oats.n AT last q happy idea
struck their friend, Going to one otthem,
he said;S
Hsay, Jones, Smith Is as full as q tieks
Gan'tyon get him off toibedlp He won't
90 forme.Y SsSsii s'E
Smith promised ato take care Of him.
Then the friend approached Jonest
7 ."say, Jones, Smith lis making Q holy
showlof himself. Can't you get him up
stairs ~ y B &
Jones said he would try, and shortly
thetwol locked armsa and staggered up stairs.
HAPrHR soMErHNu,"
/ met Gen. Flick in the National Hotel
lobby, He wore a fragrant boulosaiere
and q contented smile, and was shaking
hands right and left. "1here Is soaly one
West Yirglnian here,A said he, ewhoi
does not want an Office, and he has one.n
This was slight exaggeration, but there
were more office seekers in; Washington
than there are places 10 gil. John J..
Scipio Hassler, who wants % be Pension
Agent, was there, looking happy. Commo-
dore Tom Darrah and Mr.. Robert Sfmp-
con, each OF whom wants TO be Postmas-
ter, here, did not look 80 happy. Hon.
Dave leonard, who expects to be District
Attorney, and Capt. Charley Wells, who
has the dead wood on the lMarshalship,
seemed to have no anxiety after Cleveland
was sworn In. They may do some swear
ing gthemselyes later, Many unayailing at-
tempts were made TO secure interviewswith
Grover. The aspirants forplace who ,staid
at home need feel no uneasiness about tie
advantage taken Of them by those who
moved on to Washington. Senators and
members OF Congress were too busy to
think, and would not come within mile
Of an applicant for position IL they could
help II, and any who were persistent
enough to secure an audience and indis-
Greet enough to breach the subject Of up.
polntments found the atmosphere cooler
than anything pefienoed by the Greely
party. Any who remained away, or
avoided annoying the able statesmen, bet
tered instead d pIuflpg Their chances.
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New csmmissioner Of Psnslons.
CHIcAao, March s.-Gen. Johh q.
Black, Of Danyille, ILL.,, isin tho city, in
attendance on the reunion Of the Thirty.
seventh Illinois Infantry, The following
telegraphic correspondence Is self explain
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