The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-22

,rned: had rather an emOarIass'ok w.
= nerience at the funeral OF General Ana
Grant, on account Of my fancied resem- G y:
bIance 10 Mr.. Blaine. When Inc pro ".
cessiou was forming, MI. Henof'cks' Gee
the vice president, expressed some a.s- e.,
because NOBODY hau DI W.
oa,ivnad to ride In the carriage Wltn An
Nm and offered to do so. On, that Br:
,.,cnidn't do said he. you and are u u,
not, regarded as opposed to the presi> Le
DENTS policy, aud if we should ride To- Oh
cother II would Cause ugly comment. ~,
=, I GOT into q carriage alone, aud al b.
noat before the procession moved 4 10
h.o.n ia see persons on the sidewalk " "
nointinp toward me and saying: 'Inefe ST
he Is: that's Blaine," etc, and u was ~
nj ,nnu before became so uncomlort- j.
ahie that l raised the windows ana "a. A
veil back into the carriage to escape
observation 49,.
When I afterward spoke OF the re-
lsemblauce To friend, he replied;
"Well, 1t undoubtedly exists. 50.
near Eustis at the centennial banquet !
in New York aud saw little oy,play
. which convinced me Of that: a oE,sH
,,valv Irishman came up behind Eus-
: 10, chair. leaned over his shoulder ana
said. ..Well I'm mighty glad you
9 came. after all. They said you nao
i the rheum atism and wouldn't be here.
II guess you'll remember me. MY
d ..n,o Ia and had the honor OF
u namine the first Republican club In
n, this city for you in 1884,
I'd .sEustis looked guilty, and believe
of ho actually blushed, but nc turned anu
quietly said: - ~,
. friend. Take glass OF wine WIN me.
Rnt I don't quite understand what you
I'D mean when you say that Rep1nilcan
ID club was called by my name: Us Ine
ice first ever heard OF II, and 10 no'
think the name would be iikely ~ ca,
ci,e much Republican enthusiasm IN
Jul any event. by WHAT naune viz
ell cali the club?'
the MsWhy. the Blaine Republican CLUB,
pod -, co,,rse replied the Irishman, some
out what taken back.
Itch ..But my name isn't Blaine. a"
III Senator - nat,
the "sOh, that's all right, Mr.. Blaine
Who Sure. il YOU don't want 1t known Una
er's Won are here to might I'll never oreath
ord, i. hut take my word for 1t, the boy
ord, win he onto YOU soon; they're not
ord, he 9ieceived.' The Irish citizen wet
leri- away at lsst big with his secret, Of
$40 too loyal to breathe 1t, and Eustis 81
$40 on p:ns all the evening because 30"
half ~ ma threatened to expose him
lean Blaine In disguise"
zine, However near or remote the pc
Iome .ouol resemblance of the two men mi
Of be, 1t probably never occurred 10
} not Rlaine, himself, or, If it did, his
VI Is ,narka hle memory of names as we'll
Num- If fsces for once forsook him. He a.
Week General Eustis served together in I
7 50, senate In the forty-sixth congress.
Nc latter did not return to the senate IN
pays 1855. A few weeks after the inaoe
s., ration of Cleveland the Lou'siaha ST
Town o,or met Mr., Blaine walking In Eel
eacn. sylvania avenue. ., =.
men Why, Blaine, how are your!
their Eustis, extending his hand.
vary "Why, how are your l am dehs
OIL To see you," replied Mr.. Blaine
he returned the greeting.
'' ayes, know you are gao 10
me. but for all that you cannot re-
easant INV name," replied Eustis. m'scn'
: from ously. Mr.. Blaine retained inc ~
9 take in his grasp, bent his keenes. =
loyers upon the impasstve lace Oh h.s WI
dress Senatorial colleague and ransacked
,ndnc ,,an,orv for the name which we
d gold not come at his oiooins'
q tick tbs dfawled: ,,, %,
flowed "Oh, you neeont Wy.
Ont together In the senate two years,
nv OK vou don't remember me-"
miles. The hint was all>sufficient. n
q cares dos" quickly responded Mr.. ISIS
n until .Your name Is Eustis. HOW
life are caped mo for the moment ca
upon imagine, for your lace was PSI
8 any familiar"
carry And then he went on to recsi'
lies for dents of their senatorial acquaah'
ietway which Eustis had forgotten aud
neople showed that he remembered the liS
nst any apian quite as well rs the latter
icy will membered him.
until he -
Inen Washington Press, June III: BE
!, ana u Randall l.. Gibson OF Louisiana Is
MIN 20 fering slightly with his OLD en-
rheumatic govt. Only the wat'
in this Germany seem to alleviate the
one of that he suffers, and the senator,
ndinp n does not Improve, will go a
md and shortly to remain until the assem-
,ornev !, Of congress. In such an even
"a tn he'll children during his absence W
here as left with their grandmother, IN
York.