New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23

naturally been ntOlerant Of what some inore nAhi''
officers consider simply funny
The old General has a daughter, ana mere -
Young officer stationed at present VINO Us sus
pected of ohcrshng a preference for her ABOVE All
other young ladies' in army circles. He was a ca'ai
date for one of the staff vacancies recently ni.u W
the President and the old General mas always
treated him in most considerate ana friehdiy man
ner the lieutenant made bold one evening 10 o8ns"
the house and solicit his Endorsement when ne rang
tho door bell he was Informed that the General was
stiI AZ dinner The servant took his card, however,
and showed him into the parlor. The old gentleman
vas seated al the head Of his table with his vic ana
daughter and lady guest, when the servant nahuou
him the card tray. lie turh0u "'' ~
scarlet and in a shrek that might have been healu
in the third story, demanded TO know VINO sei' III
that card.
81 rleutenent so-and so,7 ans wered the servant
The General Jumped from his char' anu ~ ~
doing pulled nearly half the dinner ciHn" " VIZ 80
behind him. He rushed into the parlor' ""oo 40
confronted the bashfuI lieutenant, and began at once
-. o. =, hin, vollevs Of solid shot, she'll shrapnell
and dynamite while the young man sat pale &nn IN
nute amazement at the outbreak Two or uree
times he attempted to AK The cause OF tne ocnoi~
anger but the latter did not hear HIM. or al leas'
would not and kept firing CALCULATIONS ana ans,heniaS
which can be represented only In newspaper W
series of dashes Finally, the old gentleman, eA-
| haused by passion ana excitement sank upon uo
sof. and was surrounded by the ladies OF the house
! hold who implored him TO explain his remarhaoio
| conduct
aTbe card the card was all that he could say
Tho dapgbter ran into the diningro and finding
the card upon the floor, brought II into the paror
To the establishment Of everybody 1t was Inscribed
"PhIlip H. Sheridan Lieutenant General o. s. Az
II was many minutes before explanations were
exchanged 1t appears that the young man had
been carrying the visiting card Of General sheridan
around in his pocketbook as a memento Tor some
months and had offered IT to the servant by MISTAKE
for one OF his own The General on the other hand,
supposed the young officer was trying to play
practical Joke on him by making him think that
| General Sheridans ghost had called at the house
The Lieutenant did not esk for the GeneraIs hdorSe
ment that evening, and has not asked Tor u shce'
because the old gentleman has not yet been able 10
look upon the incident in rational manner When
ever II is alluded to at the United Service CiuD ne
growls like a wounded tiger and insists that there
| IA no apology or explanation for such an act The
Lieutenant s either fool 70 be carrying the card OF
dead man around his pocket, or he is knave for
sending it IN to his friends as a joke
A certain Senator who is a candidate for reelection,
aud ia somewhat nervous his prospects, was
sitting at his desk the other day, when one OF his
neighbors turned to him and said: "M--- why
are YOU so gloomy today You look as though you
were frightened about something"
My frend,n was the reply. the expression upon
nv face which you mistake for fright is Senatorial
dignity. Three influential citizens Of my State are
sitting IN the gallery opposite and am on my good
BEHAVIOR
There is a certain bureau officer in the Treasury
who is accused Of being in love with his wife, and all
the women and men in the Department are talking
about IT, Every morning. except when the weather
ia very bad she walks down the Deparm ent with
him. and they part at the door like young lovers,
although they have been married for ten years Then,
at half past 10 regularly as the clock abe makes
her appearance with little lunch basket in her hand,
and sits beside him while he eats a couple of sand
wtches and a piece OF pie, both made by her own
hands II he has any time left after eating hts
luncheon they take short walk through the White
House grounds down Fifteenth-st., south OF the
Treasury Then, at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon,
when business hours are over, she is always at the
door to meet him and they take walk together arm
in arm before thoy go home. This couple are child
less and the women OF the Department say the reason
Of their devotion ls that they have no one else to
lavish their affections
The many friends Of the Hon. camuel Sunset
Cox are astonished at the devotional habits that
gentleman is getting into lately. He not only comes
regularly the opening of the House Of Representa-
tives. to get the benefit of the prayer OF the
Chaplain but he attends church regularly with Mrs
Cox. who formerly went alone HIS friends are at a
loss to explain this important change in the humorsts
habits of life, but inclined 10 attribute it to the
Influence OF the Sultan OF Turkey. with whom, &C IS
well known MI Cox for some years on the most
intimate tern.
The gentleman from New-York has chosen as his
place Of worship the Church of the Covenant, new
and fashionable church recently built hts house,
and he usually occupies the pew of Senator Hale who
Is not very REGULAR IN his attendance, but contributes
literally to the support Of the pastor Immediately
in front Of Mr.. Cox, John Hay and his family,
and Just ahead Of them be seen regularly each Sun
dav the venerable sthern law OF the Pre- dent elect.
and Mrs Harrisons two sisters. Behind Mr.. Cox,
Representative Breckinndge and his family, Of Ken
tlchy have a pew, and back Of them Gardiner
c. Hubbard and his son-in-law Professor Bell Of
telephone fame Justice Stanley Matthews, and other
we'll known men
An argument was delivered the other day before
the Supreme Court, by exCongress man Wise, Of ylr-
gnia ON disputed patent applied in the manufacture
of what are called forced drawers" Holding up
one of the garments before the astOnshed Court, Mr..
wise said
"Your Honors may It please you to observe, this
IS the only in which pair beats two, and where
the splits count against the dealer"
II requr, great effort the part Of the Justices
TO preserve serious faces, but there no doubt
about their understanding the point. l. myself, do
not quite apprehend Mr. wise's meaning, and simply
give his words as they fell from his lips. The gam
bling fraternity. however, assured, will under
stand the virgnians sally.
certain captain in the army was ordered the other
day to Join his regiment at the frontier. He had
been enjoying for the last few years comparatively
easy and luxurious life at the capital and his family
naturally enough dreaded the change. They frequently
expires sod their disgust for frontier service In rather
forcble language before the precocous youngster Of
the family, boy of Ave Last Sunday mornng-the
last Sunday spent here by the family before start
ing for the Westhe heard to remark to his mother
lust before rising from the breakfast table:
"Now, mother let go to church for the last time
and say goodbye to God'
PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT NOT IRKS0ME.
From The san Francisco Report.