New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01

hich ras of meIlum size, did not seem
~ 81 sts him: but he was getting srea'
deal OF healthy exercise out Of his ride ana ne
entirely obvIous of the attention he at racteu' III
l sdcrs and bcyclc riders as a rule do not attract
| much attention I'm Washington. The Sport, il S"0'
# can be called. is too common here n uls"hou oA
| SENATOR however, Is exception oci.o'o %
Henderson has taken up the tricycle.. TOO "rs i,o"'
derson is a woman with advanced IDEAS Vi pns'o
culture She takes a certain amount OF exercise every
, and She * often to be seen in gossamer and heavy
walking boots taking her constitutional In drehon
ing rain Her summers spent IN a camp III the
| AdIrondacks.
| The Hon. Timothy Campbell will be missed az mo
CapltoL He had friendly, familiar way 10 "h'c"
| none ever thought Of taking exception, anu no "H"
NJ ado so many social blundcs which were so ea lily 'o
doned ono Of his most nagrant offences against inc
| conyentonates Is told foOd-naturcdly by the lady
who was the principal in it. She is alrs James r.
campbell the wife OF the Govcrnorelcct of Ohio but
at the time her husband stll Congressman. Said
| she
al was standing in avenue drugstore one after
noon waiting until prescription should be put up.
II was a warm day, and drank glass of soda water
while waiting | had Just put down the glass and was
reaching for change when felt familiar touch on
my shoulder. / turned indgnantly-and there stood
" TIM Campbell smiling pleasantly. had never met
him. but hal often seen him talking to my husband at
| the Capitol Seeing my surprise, he said blandly :
L" Tim Campbell IS not the TO stand by and see
such a good -lookn' lady pay for her own soda
| "If II had been any else should have been
very angry but I could tell by his manner that he
made the offer from pure good nature never dreaming
! that It the proper thing TO do | knew he
| would be hurt II refused, ! let him pay for my
glass Of soda Since then think he has looked upon
Mrs Whitney and myself two Of his best friends"
OF all the "reminiscences Of the days that preceded
|
with the greatest interest Is that Of old man from
Southern Indiana who came 10 spend the day with
| the Presidential 1t the day Of his first
vacation. He had gone to Dana, Ind, on shooting
expedition, and shortly after his departure very
| old appeared at the door Of the house on
Delaware ave. and asked TO the President whom
he had helped elect. without waiting for in
vtation he threw himself on a chair in the hall and
dropped his oh-fashioned carpetsack at his side.
The servant could do nothing with him, and finally
| Mrs Harrison sent for.
General Harrison has gone away for the day. she
said kindly.
Il ken 300 miles to see the General an am thinkin'
of spcndin the day with him. III he's busy, I'll
Jest talk with you bout some little matters an ull
only make a call Of hour two him.
| But General Harrison is not here" eXpostulated
the mistress Of the house and she had to repeat 1t
many times before the old would show any
signs of believing her. lie had evidently been warned
| that he would be told the Prcsidcn tclcct away.
lie finally consented 10 go only promise of a later
! visit and Mrs. Harrison sent her man-seVant to
carry the big red vase and pilot the old man who
only wanted to talk with the President Tor an hour
or two 10 the railroad station.
Among certain class Of people-fortunatey limited
-animOsities engendered by the civil
to die out l sorry to say that ladies some
times the worst offenders IN this respect, In the
| of fhe oth day at NJ Of
certain Southern Congressman, arising from the recital
| Of harlships endured I'm the South during the war,
visitor In the family remarked quite seriously to the
wife Of n Northern senator:
Did you know that your people took dead soldiers
and boiled their bodies to make soap!'
NO did not.7 remarked the Senator's wife smll-
ingy. believing the statement. however. questionable
in taste To have been intended a joke
well, they did. Now, what do you think of It -
"Oh / think it's a case of concentrated lie that's
ALL the Northern woman replied quietly.
That answer broke up the meeting
Tho arduous labors which his candidacy for the
Speakership entalled upon the Hon. joe Cannon
did not prevent that genial gentleman from being fire.
! quently reminded of little story" whenever a con-
genial group Of visitors thronged his rooms at the
shoroham. Here IS Joes latest, and he tells IT to
Illustrate the rapid degree by which certain coored
friend Of his whom he calls Mr.. Caesar smith, is ar
irving at the technical distinctions of securities. Mr.
Caesar smith applied day to MIR. Cannon for
little advice.
"Mistah Cannon asked Caesar. "would you lend
Cuff Jones $40 II you was en
"what security can he ofcr'' inquired Cannon
a morgldge'
"A mortgage! why what has he got to mortgage? y
"Ia'S what boddcrs me- Mistah Cannon. | Know
he don't own muffin but the buds on his back
We'll. then. how can he give you a mortgage"
pats de queshun Mistah Cannon. No, he can't
do #. and rs made up my mind dat he can't We
de money unless he gives me his note Of hand!'
General Singleton, of Quincy, H., who was one of
the bright young lawyers OF Springfield when Abraham
Lincoln was green youth there tells this story which
according TO a writer I'm The Washington POST has
rover been printed before The bevy Of bright young
ladies 10 which Todd belonged before her marriage
"a Mr. Lincoln used TO have good deal of sport az
This awkward young mans expense. One evening az
q little party Mr. Lincoln approached Miss Todd, and
said in his peculiar idom;
Miss Todd, l should like to dance with you the
worst way
! around the room with him. When Miss Todd had
returned to her seat of her mschevous companions
said
We'll Mary did he dance with you the worst way ?"
"Yes7 she answered, the very worst
Senator zeb' Vance, of North Carolina. tells the
,oIIowng at the expense of one OF tho Dlstrct-At-
orueys in his state. though no considerably refrans
from mentioning names" In seems that one day
nrofcssional gentleman" established faro bank in
one Of the towns of the district whose public morals
II was the duty of the Disrict-Attorney in question
IN guard This fact coming 10 the knowledge of
law abiding citizen the District Attorney imme
diatcly Informed Of the presence of the wicked
of the chips" The District Attorney engaged
fl, the Court House at the time in the discharge Of
oncial duties and when he got through and retired
~ his room in the hotel he could not Tecollect the
crime of which the newcomer had been guilty, but
,,uAmbered that II sounded very much like the namo
of a king OF Egypt Of whom he had read In his boy
| hood days; but here again his memory at fault
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