The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-21
~ Ouo1nt Episode % tho Lave Al.
lS1p ~ MI. Cleveland and Miss
Folsom Ex-SenatOT Me-
smiths Snd COndi.
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Zone Of the pleasant incidents II the
Rirlhood or Miss FraOkie Folsom. Pres-|'
|loAt Cleveland's bride elect said oil
gentleman Saturday, occurred
ID 1879. when she Waa one 81 the twoI
contestants In an interesting charity con-
for personal beauty and popularity
an authors carnival In the Pearl
street Rink IN Buffalo for the benefit oil
he Homeopathic Hospital Of that city.
Niss Folrom's opponent was Miss
Blanche A. Liulefeld, now Mrs. Will
liam II. Grsgg, and . leading society
belle OF the Queen City Of the Lakes.
Both were very beautiful. Miss Little.
flcld is . perfect blonde. while Miss Fol-
eom n 4 magnificent brunette AT the
time OF the contest each was about sew
enteen years OF age. Miss Folsom was
daiutily dressed IN . Highland costume
which DISPLAYED her perfect figure IN
The most charming manner, but she had
IN Miss L.ittiefeld = foeman worthy Of
her steel. and for several evenings oil
the weeks carnival the warfare. while
friendly, was exceedingly spirited, the
friends Of both ladies fairly firing out
themselves in obtaining votes for their
candidate. IL cost ten cents TO vote
which vas entirely too cheap. consider
ing the rare beauty Of both contestants
and the long suffering cause Of charity.
For three or four DAYS the battle ragged
fercelv. first one side being in the lead
and then the other, % good fortune or
clever tactics Influenced the rapidly
growing totals. The friends OF the two
bellies were finally compelled to admit
that little more could be done. for
- - -~~ .,A rr~au n fha mir
whose opinion was worth having had
Clipped in . dime for the blonde or the
brunette. To make matters inter
eating the totals were 30 alarmingly
close that the slightest change one way
or the other would decide the contest.
SOn the closing evening Of the carni-
wi, when BuffAlo's beauty and fashion
were all present and the excitement was
1t its height, the sturdy form Of Grover
Cleveland appeared upon the scene.
He may have known the facts al along
and arrived Just il the nick of time
~pnrposely. BE that Is 1t may be at once
threw bis influence In Miss Folsom's
favor, and directly her total vote was
advanced to Z point OF safety. and she
~ publicly declared the most charm
ing victor in the whole city. The prize
va . costly lace pin set with diamonds
and IL Is safe to say II Is not 0ne Of the
least priced ornaments
sThe story or the downfall Of ex-Sen-
ator Ferry, told the World recently
said : Washington official At the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, reminds me OF the pres
emit condition of.another ex-senator.
refer to ex-senator Nesmith. Of Oregon
There Is only one similarity IN their sit
nations both are In asylums. Ferry Il
in the asylum Of . fugitive from justice
but Nesmith Il confined in an institute
in Oregon for the insane. Nesmith on
" lost his mind . lew years ago, bu
there were never any imputationI
against his integrity.
@Nesmith Was . very eccentric charac
ter. had = large brain, but Vas always
little Bit cranky. He IL the man yoI
will remember, who, when be first wen
70 Washington to take his eest in th
Senate, took : place in the gallery, ant
Il was two OF three weeks before b
MADE himself known. After be ba'
been sworn in some one asked him wha
his impressions were while occupying
seat in the gallery. Well be replied
1T first l asked myself, Nesmith. how j
the devil did You ever get elected to th
Senate? But after / had been her
awhile my wonder Val how these othe
darned fools got here
-Nesmith made Z great deal Of none
IN Western mining Investments, and VI
extremely fond Of the national game
poker. remember one evening,
Willard's, . man By the name Of Bi
Shafer was In the game with Nesmit|
6hafer Was . man about town who b
made considerable through : number
fortunate investments 10 Wall stree
The luck. on the evening 10 questio
Was running bis way. but NesmitL. di
covered that Shafer was not playing I
exactly square game. When he reacht
forward to gather il his winnings Of Il
evening, Nesmith placed bis hand ov
the pile and said: s6hafer, that mon'
doesn't belong TO you.,
What do you mean,sir 4 said Sh
fer excitedly, rising 70 bis feet. 1t,
you Il Il mine making another grab {
the money. Eesmith, still covering
with bis hand, replied, 1t does not b
long TO you, and you know - VI
Il doesn't Shafer then left the roo
leaving the money on the table and vo'
ing vengeance. He gave out the rept
the next day that he va going
shoot Nesmith on sight. Nesmith,
course, heard Of t. and not knowing |
character Of the man very well went
to Skaters room. Entering be sai
sShafer, I hear that you are going
shoot me on the street. Now ! don't q
to be shot on the street, g Il would ma
thought l would come up
your room and let you do the shoot