The Sunday herald., 1886-11-21
THE PASSING HOUR,


Judge Emory speer, OF Georgia, when In Congress
had quite reputation as an eccentric orator. He
was a strong friend OF Senator Brown, who fought
for his confirmation. He married q daughter OF DR..
James X. Morgan, OF street, and makes popular
and respected judge. He ia pleasant companion,
and according TO the Atlanta Constitution, told some
good stories at the dnner:tabe In Atlanta Of a
quaint character he. met while campaigning for Con-
yress IN the Georgia mountains. Among the stories
by Judge Speer II he was not wounded during the
war. "Yes," he said, ~ were shot In the leg ut
vicksburg and hain't found out to this day VINO it
were that shot me nor what ne shot me fur" Al
another time he fell into mining pit and was very
nearly Killed. lie was extricated by friend who
said TO him: "fOu must have fell full thirty feet"
"Yes, did, and If the hole had been deeper I'd q
tell furder."
good many people regret that the state OF his
health caused Mr.. Willism II. Travers, formerly
known tho Ursa Major of Wall street, to abandon
his intention OF residing In Washington next winter,
after he had gone so far rs to purchase the Aulick
Palmer house, on ] street, for the purpose. Mr..
rravers arrived with his family at Hamilton, Ber-
muda, in the steamship Trinidad, on Sunday. No
vember7. lie has leased Woodland, a handsome
residence, about a mile from Hamilton, and viii 0c-
cnpy u until the early spring. Mr.. Travers took
with him hls six horses and i've carriages. One OF
the horses died OF pneumonia on the passage. Mr..
Trayers was not In the best OF health, ut he was AZ
cheerful az ever TO one OF the oficera OF the
Trinidad who offered TO assist him down the gang
plank TO the tender which was TO land him at Ham
iton he said, "Avast there. my man I'm not 80 old
as look" and he walked down alone.
Always a frank and independent supporter OF
President Cleveland, the Buffalo Ne,os expresses
hope that courtlers aud natterers not try to make
him believe the election OF Peckham was ap indoyse,
Inent OF the Administration on is civil service Te-
form record and the general defeat OF the Demo
cratic party a reDuke 10 us oppasitoA.h Then II
proceeds TO draw is lesson from The late battle Of
me ballots saying "Tho Democracy cannot retain
Tho voters will not sustain such policy Every
man who ventures TO express himself as In favor OF
having all the agencies OF Government controlled by
Inen In political sympathy with the Administration
IL certain TO be denounced as u spokesman by mug
wump civil service reformers. But the plain fact
remains that that Is the doctrine which obtains
among the masses In both parties" There IL quite
good deal OF human nature anu horse sense In
these observations.
good story IL told by Toion Topics of the assur.
snce OF Mr.. Nathan, or Newton, who has fooled
Minister Lowell into giving him cards for presenta-
tion at Court II happened TO DO at Nice. when there
was a grand reception on board the man-ot 4 war
Lancaster, then lying in tue harbor. Qns Of the
oficers noticed, TO his amazemalt, ynls man, with
his wife and another woman of her Tx prOmensding
had been taken Id giving out the Invitations he was
unable 70 solve the presence of these decidedly OBJ
lecii9ans@6le @ per pessons, pnsly aeonncil 81 WAT was
the lion" which must be done In polite manner,
SO al To avoid scene. He was eminently success.
fu lie approached Nathan, hoping to rld opt who
had sent him me Invitation. lie ssEsd him Tor hls
card, which the 4dyantArer olanedto have left be-
hind, hut upon tue ofncer's saying that he would
lave 70 put hlm ashore, Nathan drew out from his
pocket an Invitation which had been made out 10 the
hColiplitee OF the Mediterranean Club" Of Nice.
Nathan, like any traveller, had become d member,
as one can al the Casn0 at New York, or Nnrfagan.
seit Pier. lie had, Il seems, found this In an mir
ror, IN the club ONCE and had quietly appropriated
H. He aud his party were taken back In q spec al
boat, he yowlng vengeance In the name OF the elub
and Offering 10 llck" any one OF the oIioels of iLv
man-of-war sqlae Of these on0ers, hearing Inc
Fnfeais, vent mledately 70 the CLUBHOUSE, but at
sight OF them Nathan disappeared.