The Washington critic., 1889-03-06
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.


Colonel Tom Ochiltrec is going around
now with his leg in q sling, and Harry
Walker of the New York Herald has gone
back home with bad case of nervous
shock and n skinned thumb. They got IL
Sunday night by calling a cab at Chamber
Inns and starting for the Capitol. The
cabman had been inaugurating, and was
fuller Of booze than a Sunday paper is Of
"Want ads.n Tie started OF with his
"precious load Of human freight at an
illegal rate Of speed that made the Colone's
hair pale aud paralyzed the moral scnti-
ment OF Walker. All went well, however,
until the Avenue was reached, and then
woes began to thicken, and so did other
vehicles. The vehicles escaped, but u post
in the curb near the National Theatre was
less fortunate, and the cab struck It. The
diver left his scat and flew out into the
damp, dark atmosphere, followed closely
by the dashboard aud forcastle OF the cab.
The Colonel and Walker held fast to the
wreck and the Colonel had his shin badly
barked while Walkers nervous system was
dragged almost out Of him bodily. The
horse was not disturbed, from which II may
he inferred that lie had had experience In
stopping that way. What became of the
driver was never known, although II Is he
lieved that his body.wlll be picked out OF
the debris at the station-house in spring
cleaning time.
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Among other war-worn relics, cast up
with the late infowlng tide OF visitors, was
...f.t Al.
hale, old veteran connected with the
Third Connecticut Regulars III the capacity
OF chaplain
"Chappie," the boys called MN, ana IL
was evident 10 even Tue most uhopserVant
VISITORS 10 theif quarters, thhl tnousn the
boys might at times DO rough ana wiiu, YET
deep IN their hearts was warm ana al
1ectionate regard tor thcir Veherapie chap-
IAN. History mas Deen FORMING rapidly
uurihg the ne Oh ,his aSeu man. way
back in the forties he voted for the grand
father of the President Of to-day, and again
last fall he cast his ballot proudly for the
grandson OF the man he had helped to elect
nearly fifty years ago. lie was ut the front
with his regiment through the whole long
struggle Of the civil war and many are
the stories OF cscapade In camp and field
which he delights In retailing to his friends.
1t has been years since he saw Washington
before and his evident delight at the renew
ing Of old scenes was childlike In its In
tensity. The prospect OF sleeping on cot
In a crowded hall seemed also to fill him
with unalloyed delight, and he went around
on the night Of his arrival taking in his sur
roundings with the bright eyes aud eager
air of boy, now and then passing the tips
of his fingers caressingly over one of the
rough gray blankets, us II they recalled the
memory of pleasant by-gone time. When
at last the time comes for the chaplain to
take that journey on which none can
accompany him, he will leave vacant
place In the hearts of the regiment that n
youncor and newer man can meyer an
Tho hearty old man was Elder n r. Allan
Of Groton. Conn.
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Here Is A bit of curious possip from AN
exchange: The old politicians of the Re
publican party of the South are coming to
the surface. One OF them. Willard Warner
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