New-York tribune., 1886-04-04
SOME STRAY STORIES.
BITS OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND SAY
INGS OF WELL-KNOWN MEN.


number OF years Clerk OF the United States Court
high fasetto voice of his pecuarites. Ons OF
the quaintest OF his remarks" said my friend, was
after he hal been ont for 4 horseback ride He
asked how he enjoyed hi+ horse and responded, Well II
l1decide to 90 ont ling again and get other
horse than that I'll Just pay boy 81 to kch for
an hour AMI stay at home. 1t evident that riding
on hor setback had not agreed with his anatomy"
Another story that ny Boston friend told me was OF
fond father who went Mr.. Barno. for advice saying:
Barnes, have a son yoI know. who is little In
clineh to he wild You know the world pretty well
want your advice IS what shall do with tho young
man." Barnes started of IN hts hi,hAsyed and shrill
voice. which reached piercing pitch al the conclusion:
II had such boy" said he, AMI in your place
wonld make moro OF a companion OF him I would take
him out TO the theatre with mo. would have him 90
INTO the library with alter dnner and wodld offer him
good cigar and sit down and smoke with him. II 1t
good weather | would take him up tho root and
smoke mp there. 1 would walk him around and point
out the houses OF Blank and Blank and Blank. and
would tell him how they In life by their unaded
efforts, and would try ani interest him in their his
tories examples OF what he ought do and all the
time would get him closer and closer to the edge OF the
roof and whom so him enough Ia throw the
founded little scoundre OIL would, so help mo Moses"
1t IA related OF Mr. Barnss another occasion that
cOlored clergyman to him to ask a subscription for
building church. Barnes had nveterae dislike OF
OIcK men, no was always expressing III IN some lof
other. He looked at the clergyman for while and.
then sal, in his shrill voice. will give you $500" He
stopped tako OF his glasses and wipe Tom AMI his
visitor seized tue opportunity to make the most proluse
ACCOMPLISHMENTS o. gratitude But Mr.. Barnes paid
attention to them ami IN due time finished his sentence
r. will b3 subject to condition. however" Tho
coored brother hatened to himsoi that any
don attached to the gilt should be faithfully .red
out, whereupon Barnes reoincd: Well hope sO Ny
condition is that every dakey hslons the church shall
be baptized in scaldng water" There any
call for the money
Mr.. Barnes had a friend who ILL., He went
tho sick after hearing all about his
issued the dscomfortng edct that the would never
get well Tho physician present and spoke up:
Why, Barnes, friend is not 81 bad that His
tremities warm. You heard OF man being in
immediate danger Of death whose extremes we're
warm have your "Oh, yes 1 have. doctor" piped
Barnes Why, whOP' innocently inquired the ply
sician. ~heraupon Barnes replied like a fash. John
Rogers" 1t is said that se sick euoyed this Joking
serious subject so much that he disappointed the
prediction and got well.
When ex-senator II. A. W. Tabor. OF Colorado. was
recently in New York tho labor troubles just
beginning 1t said that Tabor spirss to be nominated
by the Labor party for President In 1888 lie asked
about 1t in brokers' Office here day, and effort
was made to draw him ont the labor question. lie
rcticen for awhile but finally b.urted ont with great
oarnestuess Gentemen arnica is coming in this coun
try" one of the gentlemen who heard him spoke up
quickly, Well, arnca will be Just the thing for tho
6rulse OF strike" TIC subject was not discussed any
further.
chatting recently with II. c. Parsors Of Natural
BdgeVa about the coOred men in the South, when he
said to You know how the darkeys all nochcd to
the villages .and cite. at the close OF the WAT. They
seemed to think that all they had to do to get to
city, u order TO be sumptuously taken Of They be-
came harden on mIuy communities. know OF one
place where the people managed to get rid OF them
through tho wit OF old storek6eper. The darteys had
,.l,f,b Glt,flr
ina until twasntssae ,or chicken to be out In the day
time or on roost AT night. Ono night five six OF the
cpored at the. Instance OF this long hsaded old
storekeeper quietly taken in custody and put away
where they could not comnunicate with their fellows.
There some little stir their disappearance and
day the Old man sent for five OF six OF the lead
ing colorcd Ife' took them nto:a back room and
said that he had matter OF stupendous moment
to rotate them He told them that the disappearance
had appeared TO him the night before had troubled him
greatly. was aroused from my Sleep by noise ms OF
calling he xplared 70 them. while their eyes
and mouths hung open as he proceeded went out
INFO the street aud found IN enormous man on morse
larger than any saw. He said to that he
pail full. brought the bucket from the well and he
took it up and emptIei 1t at one drink 1t went down
"a slssiug sound. He asked for another drink and
got It FOR him He wanted another, and before got It
the Devil asked him il he had been around long and
lived on and he5sai nisser hams Then he rode Of In
smell OF brmstOne The gsecond day after this relation
had all gone back to the plantations or skipped to other
places
heard story yesterday from the lips OF State Senator
John Ekins, OF Colorado. about his disgust tho do
feat OF Mr.. Blaine for President. Tre was IN Denver
when the news flashed the wires that New York
was so close that it thought Cleveland had It, He
took train that night to come East He was in the
sleeper and at station distance this side OF Den
yeI ml got the train, who after inquiries OF the
porter back where the Senator WAS Stthg and
tive OF Stephen Ekinsi I to nd out about eec
ton" The senator's response IN not related to
Elklns In the slightest degree. Before election
was his brother" There were no more questions asked
the stranger seemed to understand from the answer
how the election had gone.
Stories OF General George A. Sheridan, the stump
speaker and lecturer, who Is generally paradei as OF
louisiana" often to be heard in the places where
public mon gather He Is said to have declared the
axiom that the thing which stump orator does not
need burden himself with is facts It Is the Generals
idea that faoie speaker create all the facts he
wants he goes along in his speech III Illustration of
his meaning he told q story OF occurrence when he
ont a tour with General GirheId lie had made
an assertion reference to the tariff which seemed TO
him need b0stering ani lie saii that his state
men had based decision Of the highest oourt Of
the State OF ;NcwY He about to pass on, when
young man in tho audience interrupted him and
begged permission ask where this decision could be
found The General up stump" and as fight
time In the hope that Garfield might help him out he
asked the inquirer, Are you lawyer" The stranger
replied the affirmative. thought So" said Sheri
dan You look like lawyer and like a smart and In
tegsnt that. You have doubtless read this de-
cSiOn yourself many times" BY this time IL became
apparent to sheridan that Gar field enjoying his dis
oonhture and that lie must get out OF his serape the
could. II flashed across his mind that there was
a report In New YORK known Deui0's, and he sad
The report is 5tn Denio page so and So" The
young wyer wavered minute ana then sat down. say
ing eeky All. yes, do remember now having read 1t
myself" Sheridan says that lie had curiosity years
aerward to look up the particular pace to which he
referred tho lnquis tive young fellow, and found that 1t
middle of report of case involving questions
OF iilocy.
gMaior Morgan, OF Kentucky, who is relative, | be-
lleve. OF the famous General Morgan OF Confederate
fame, no raided Ohio. is living in SowYoIk city. lie
has been quito wealthy but am told has lost much OF
his property When met him the other night he told