The Washington critic., 1886-03-19
GENERAL AND CRITICULAR,

Washington correspondent writing
about the recent meeting at reception at
the White House of President Cleveland and
Senator Edmunds on the evening OF the
day upon which the latter made few re-
marks In the Senate personal to the former,
says that there was some embarrassment
when they shook hands. This did not last
long, for Senator Edmunds leaned forward
and whispered something In the Presidents
left ear. The President then leaned for
ward and whispered something in Mr.. Ed
munds' right ear. This is the conversation,
according to the correspondent, that took
place:
Mr.. Edmunds-"Did hurt you much,
Mr.. Presidentp'
The President--"Not much, Senator"
The correspondent is wrong. For the
benefit Of history we will print exactly what
the conversation was.
Mr.. Edmunds-"Where do you keep it,"
The President-"In the lower right-hand
corner Of the cupboard in the dressing
room. The sugar is just back of 1t. The
ice water is in the pitcher on the table,"
Senator Brown Of Georgia made speech
yesterday sustaining the President. In the
Senator's opinion
The law is plainly evident
The powers of the Government
Are vested in the President,
And he's the only instru-mcM
To execute what's evi-dcat.
First Member: So you are in favor OF re-
sorting to summary measures for the ex-
pulsion of the Chinese?
Second Member: Yes, sir; / am in favor
of making it extremely hot for them.
The chorus ladies in "The Mikadon wear
long dresses, it is true; but their Japan
knees will show, anyhow.
Shad-owes of Lent-Unpaid fish bills.
Owing to the high rate of taxation,
enormous rents, etc, etc., 1t costs more to
buy New York alderman than it does to
buy member of the Ohio Legislature.
Shakespeare was not up on baseball, or
he never would have said In Corolanus:
"What works, my countrymen, in hand?
Where go you with bats and clubs9 The
natter Speak, ! pray YOU"
The President celebrated his birthday YES
terday by going to hear "The Mikadon in the
evening, and when Miss Abbott piled those
oul-entranepg kisses of hers six layers
deep on the ugly mug of that little sawed-off
tenor a cold chill ran down the Presidential
spine, and he looked nervously around for
q club. AS none was in sight Sig. Monte
CRITIC will appear as usual tonight and take
few nips of the beautiful lips he has taken
so often before.
Senator Spooner is the only man up to
date who has had thenerve to give definite
definition to the Presidents words, 'sinnoc.
uous dcsuetude." According to the gentle
man from Wisconsin they mean "harmless
disuse." Mr.. Spooner deserves reelection.
They say that Chester Arthurs sick
1t comes from Mrs. Grundy,
The only sick that's Chester's Is
Sic transit gloria m'dldi.
Congressman Jack Hiestand met Con
gresham Tim Campbell this morning.
"Did you see that st. Patrick notice GOT
in The CRITIC yesterday" asked Mr.. IL.
"Yis, Oi did, bad cess to thim," replied
the Hon. Tim.
"Can you tell me what that darned 'ra,
hast du geSagp meant9"
"Be gorra an Oh can't, now. Do ye1
tack me for gairlic-atln' Frinchmanp
Thirteen men We're killed at an election In
one of the South American Republics re-
Gently. They were probably inolfendina
negroes trying to cast a solid Republican
| vote.
The most frghtful tatc pas ofthe season
is that made by country editor in attrlbu
ting the letter of Miss Cleveland on deco
lette dressing to Mister Cleveland.