New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-24
FLASHES OF REPARTEE
From The Atlanta Constitution.

FROM Inc Atlanta OOnstibutloh'
Not long ago The Constitution" addressed tne loi.
lowing inquiry to number of prominent gen.ismeh
"Rhat is the best piece Of wiz you Ie nraIesi
great many replies were received. some Of which
print this morning. II VIII be noticed INA. ms ~
the bon mos are taken from other eras than our OWL
Whether this Implies decadence of wit 10 public men
of the present day cannot say, but assurey no I
ing quoted below is better than the following rom az.
n ' M Miller who when the conflict was raging
between Wings and Democrats, arragned the Dein1-
cratic party with terrible force to Dig meeting nc
dis there any man in all this assembly. that viii
now dare to confess himself Democrat ar,eho.r with
red arose and, placing his hands Oh his hpS WIN
arms akimbo, said
The doctor drew attention to the queer-looSlng ng
ure and t sad . Won would wrap few wisps of straw
around you, you would be demitohn' ,
But let our correspondents speak for themselves
and II most Of the bright things come OUT OF the oa
les It may be that w.t. like wine, gets its bouquet with
age.
John T. Glenn wrote: -,
Is there anything better than what Randolph ssid
when he met a very disagreeable enemy on the side
walkl The fellow, clustering up and occupying most
Of the way, said:
Il never give way for rascal
4 always do said Randolph, politely stepping
asden
Judce Fl r. TompkIns wrote without fully under
standing the purpor OF your inquiry, submit the io
lowing from Queen Elizabeth She became odiend S
at Lord Burloigh and intended to point her seor py
an allusion to his enemy and her favorIte, Lord
Leicester She said: Though bury you be- LORD Bur
W. b. Hill, Macon, Ca, wrote:
"To select the best among ones fav0rite legh re-
partees is like the attempt of the royal mother to
select from her children the whose surrender was
tho condition upon which citys siege was 70 .o 90
seemed the best loved. can Only say OF the follow
ing that 1t is fairly good. client reproaeh ned MS
counsel for having been IN semtb0Szy cona,uon
when no conducted his case I'm court. The lawyer E
piled Il was absolutely necessary thst snouia iu'
die myself down TO the capacity OF the Jury
A. o RacOn. wrote:
IAN excellent piece Of repartee is accorded to Mr.
Harris, Of Aanta-whose initials do not now IeSsn'
but who Is named By the frrevorent as Fatty mar
rts He was on the witness stand in Fulton superior
Court, and being examined by The then Attorney
question as directly the Attorney wished
The latter repeated his question: and added with en-
phasis Now, Mr.. Harris you certainly unherstsnI
that question, for you are very lnteiIgent MAJ.
Thank you, Mr. AttorneyGmeral' replied Mr. Har
ris with bow. l would return the compliment win
great pleasure II were not at present under OATH
Governor Gordon wrote WIZ
he lived In Ebert man was abusing nm rrouna,y;
and ended in saying: Yes, sir, and l nnderstan9i
you were a Fcderalst' To this Judge Underwood
I'm those times there were but two parties IN
this country-Federalsts and fools. / was Fed
eralIst. I never heard you, SIR, accused of being
General Henry R. Jackson wrote:
"The best piece Of repartee l remember TO have
read heard fell from the lips Of John van BurSn,
a. ho one fo IWH He had undertaken
the represent alton Of certain cause before the cou
much
having vainly expostulaed with him. and losing tenn
per- exclaimed: Van Buren,, Is there case so low,
50 vile So DO no taat you TSSd the S
lngy, and quickly approaching his ear close 10 tne
lips Of the inquirer, no whispered what have you
sTRe Hon; Nathaniel Macon Of North c =, Tina
SoS Houses Mr. Macon retired from Tie H: :as
coed him in the good graces OF Mr.. Randolph. Mr
Randolph snubbed him Angry at This he 'ooS INC
Randolph made no sort OF reply but few days after
in discussing some subject said Mr SPEAKER s,S,r,c
Macon M, Of North Carolina, the wisest man ever
knew and then pointing his long lean hpgsr a. a. ,Ss
fine by his successor continued but whose scat IN
this House, sorry to say, is now vacant vacan'
vacantV - -, ,.u
u append the following which, under the circum,
stances l regard as one of the keenest ana mos.
Disrsell TIE great English Premier is well known!
wos defeated Several times before he elected to
ia pa SI oconns the great
Tor as bloody traitor to which Mr. oConnei maze
the the rs heir at law 81 the mpentent thief who died
on oi0 the cross Disrael chauenged oConne's son.
s si%lSan was was not adopted .'
q @. Jones' Augusta wrote:
"when that brilliant but giraffe orator. tho lAto
Thomas Marshall, of Kentucky, was addressing .
large audience In Cincinnati, he was interrupted oy
speaker distinctly, endeavored 20 embarrass hun oy
putting his hand TO his ear and crying out LOUDER
Several times did Mr. Marshall pitch his voice on
higher hoy but the only effect was 10 draw forth roD'
his tonpcntor stil more energetic cries OF LOUDER,
pleaso Sir louder Thus interrupted In one OF hs
most thrilling appeals Mr. Marshall indignant at tnc
trick paused for moment, and nSing hls eye nr,.
on his enemy and then the presiding onicer, sau
MIR Chairman on the last day, when the Anger
Gabriel shall have descended nom the heavens anu.
placing one foot upon the and the other upon the
land shall lf TO his lips the golden trumpet and pro-
claim To the living and 10 the rsurteccd dead that
time shall be no moro, | have no uouDt, sir, tnsI
some Internal fool from Cincinnati will start up ana
cry out louder please sir, loudorP a.,
Z" one OF the neatest rctorts ever nanc py q puoio
speskcr was that made by Colordge, In response 10
marks OF dlsapprohsiion ndueed IN by the audience,
sun sed that Wien tho red hot pfeluices OF arisio
Gratis are suddenly PLUNGED into the cool element o.
reason. they should ~ OH WIN niss'