New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-12
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL
THE DILEMMA OF A SENATOR WITH MUSl'
CAL TASTES.
VANCE, OF NORTH CAROLINA. RoUTEp-cIh'H
I.Np's "suIcrpAL" PoLIcY-ANECDoTFs.

VANCE, OF NORTH CAROLINA. RouTED-cIEVh'
LANDS SUICIDAL" PoLIcY-ANEcDoTFs'
v,sprxoroS Feb 1t.-One OF tho western sen-
ators whose home when in this city Ia almost within
tho shadow OF the great domo OF the CAPITOL 10
passionate admlrer Of music. lie docs not sing no
play any instrument himself. but he possesses To
fined taste and his wife has not only inc voice. put
"a An accomplish performer the piano as we'll on
wednesday last thoy attended the opera together
hov had been anxiou. 10 20 every evening, but then
soclal engagements would not permit this, ana tnes
vero compelled even to decline an invitation 10
dinner party Wednesday In order to be able 10 30
to the opera Seated In q box with some niehuS 'no,
gave themselves up to evening Of solid ENJOY
and were congratulatng themselves and each o'hor
upon their good fortune. The overture had JUST oo
concluded and tho curtain rising. when an usn"
came TO tho box and inquired II Senator eoanuoo
was there OF course he What was wan'ou'
81 would like to speak with him privateiy
moment'
aYou will have to wait until the end OF tho act
But It ls important that / see him at once
So tho Senator left his box and went Into tho pas
saee where be was Informed his goodman had been
arrested for violating certain police regulations
There must DO some mistahe' answered tho ocn'
ator: any goodman cannot have been arres'cu-no
is q sobor obedient man, and mover was known ~ 81
into trouble IL IL some other coachnAh nm,
back he goes into the box grumbllng because he mas
been Interrupted and has lost fine aria which no nau
boon anticipating with delght IN the meantime MS
wife, who Is Q nervous lady, wants to know "hs' %
the trouble and satisfied until she Is told mus
another fn0 passage IS lost.
Scarcely has the party settled once moro 10 hssen
10 the tenor who has Just stepped from behind sohu
wall an inch and half thick, whom there comes an
other knock at the door of the box. The Senator Is
asked for again. There was no mistake after all ~
Is his goodman that has been arrested lie no" TO
fuses positively, however, to be disturbed lie aoos"'
care II all tho cOachmen In town have been alfeSteo'
He intends to hear the rest OF the act and the usher
goes of The Senator's wife gets nervous. Inc
goodman is an old and faithful servant, and may DO
I'm trouble more serious than Is known. After good
deal OF discussion, during which some fine music -
lost the himself gets uneasy and thinks perhaps
1t IL better go out and discover what the dhieuly ID
Whom he gets tho street no learns that the coach
man. the carriage and all have been taken to the
Police Station, a mile away. lie must hire another
Carriage and 20 up there. Then no goes back to tho
box for his overcoat Reaching the vestibule again.
IT Is suggested to him that If he send Ooy 10 'no
Police Station with IS bail he secure the re
lease OF the prisoner until morning He DIPS into MS
ocket discovers that he has left his purse In hi'
other trousers and there one around from whom
he can borrow the money. lie Is In quanuarJ' III
deed bystander advises him to find the officer who
made the arrest and get explanation This taxes
half An hour He is told that the coachman refused
to obey the policeman who directed him to Keep ID
line with the other carriages and gave, moreover
back TAX"
After asiing an hunr so In the street, the sen
ator IS Informed the lieutenant in charge vi the
precinct may possibly be found at the other theatre
and will undoubtedly order the mans release without
bail The lieutenant hunted up and Is found to be
very oblging In fact, be telephones promptly to
the station and directs the Immediate release OF the
coachman The Senator returns to his box to find
the opera half over, and himself In frame OF MIND
all conducive to the proper enjoyment OF music
His wife ditto. Resolution unanimously adopted to
walk or tako the street cars when they attend tho
opera again
Senator Vance of North Carolina. was holding forth
recently In the company Of some Of bis colleagues
irrespective of party about the blankety blank hypoc
risy involved In tie whole business Of Civil Service
reform.
AS administered by the Democratic party'7 qucrIed
Senator Hale
"Yes," grunted Vance, in disgust i" Everybody
knows my Views on the subject IT'S a shame say
It again, that having won the victory we should be
kept from enjoying It's fruits. Now
But you get there all the samo,' interrupted
Mr.. Hale
dom; know about that
swell you know well as do that you manage
70 got there in other words that secure pretty
nearly all the Offices going Now, when you taxi
about hypocrisy I quite agree with you The TACTICS
en- ployed by the President and, say, for instance
General Black in the Pension Ofice-though the same
might be said of every other bureau and department.
are very much like those adopted by the father anu
the son when the circus came into town.
Here Mr. Hale paused, but Mr.. Vance, always eager
TO hear good story, exclaimed
Never mind about Cleveland and Black, Brother
Hale Tell US about the father and son. and the
circus"
~wen, Will tell you" resumed Senator Hale
lighting fresh cigar when the circus arrived the
father said most omphaucaliy
a. My you can't 60 to tho circus
But why. fatherP
We'll. in the first place / can't fool away my
money on such things
But / have enough Of my own the boy ven
tured suggest.
And IN the next place continued the stern
parent. It Is a rough crowd tho sentiment Is un-
healthy and no respectable person can counenance
such things
60 But faith
That's enough sir: you can't go! want you
IN cniov yourself but YOU must seek more re-
spectacle amusement
"An hour later" continued senator Hale. whiie MS
circle OF listeners drew nearer, a curious thing nap
pened in the clrcus-tent. boy climbed to the Top
fight Of seats and sat down beside man VINO n@u
lust finished glass Of lemonade and was lighting
cigar lie had his plug hat Oh the back OF his hcau
and seemed to enjoy himself hugely. II was rather
and SON The father had gone straight to the GROUNDS
from his dinner. and the boy had run away lhey
looked at each other for half minute. and then Iho
boy got In the first blow by whispering:
say, dad, y you won't lick me won't tell ma
you was hero
"The father nodded his head TO the agreement anu
tho great spectacular pa AIDE in the ring began Ana
that's what We are witnessing here every day In re
gard to the civil Service reform circus concluaeu
Senator Hale.
Senator Vance rose and beat hasty retreat VIII"
out saying word to escape the shouts OF lausn'o'
which followed the story OF the Senator from MA'"o
was told the other day that Governor ana eA oo"
stor John Il. Gordon, OF Georgia, was " nat prom