New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16

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MUSICIAN I'm large practice here married an accom-
nIisbed Yankee school marm.' Upon the Otnr hand
many pcoDle will doubtless recall the talk some years
oro when Monsieur Paul Gerard. clever ou1 some
what giraffe young Frenchman connected win one
~ the foreign legations married the daughHf OF
well.lmown and wealthy Washington bonliacc Gerard
yvas compIetely ostraczcd and took his wife away ;
boeye they are now residing in the South Of France
The Senator'S nephew took the girl whom ne hfrrleo
IN the neghboring sCt of Brotherly Love-, whetc, In
the Language of the story books, they may, perhaps
1.-Two happy ever afterward.' 1t is not at all INccs-
ary concluded senator Ingalls's sdmlrer tor AAef
cans 70 point across the to the case OF the late
great French novelist Dumas and Dumas his OF oHier
notable examples Of miscegonation."
pushyhead. one of the members Of the Cherokee
Commission is stu in Washington, and many ORB
nassc., the indian chief without knowing lie Is an
Indian lie is tall, brown Of skim but mas tio
features Of the Caucasian race and 1t IS SAID nc -
not more than oneeigth Indian
He married some years ago niece OF senator ButieP
NJ South Carolina who had gone out TO Tahlequah as
q toarher A GOOD story s told Of him when he was
Governor Of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherolp'cs
are the most civilized Of all the Indian tribes anu
one Of their laws is In favor Of prohbiton Inc law
of the United States IS that no one snail give OF -"
Irewuter TO an Indian, but the CheroKee f5iola'o''
20 further and prohibit the bringing OF 1t INTO the
Territory.
In Tahleouah when pushyhead was Governor, there
WAS an Irish blacksmith named Mike Delaney
Now Nike had been received into the trloc because
lie had married squaw. and, strange as IL may
seem. was more an Indian than any native lie useh
q, crate BY the hour his forge at the wrongs OF
the red men, and OF his favorite pcroraohs was
~We have been pairsccuted by the white man.
dbrivcn from our homes in Georgia over mountains
an valleys. an our noble inheritance stholcn away
from u.s.
Mike freouently delivered himself Of this, and the
more frewater he had in him tho more hahnel-
uponthcd and un-Indlan was his brogue lie ana
yusAyhead were great friends, and one day when inc
Governor was al the Court House presiding over the
meeting OF the Legislature, the squaW man appeared
ind becloned imperiousy
"Come here he whispered. "Olve something to
tell you There's dead mule in town. A "deaa
muleu is western slang for n kcg OF whiskey
give me a dollar" continued Mike AN III ouy
a bottle an, keep II in the shop until yez can DO
aeturr comm b drink It,
The Governor gave the money, and hah an h"ur
ater, deputiIing 20 take his place he mado
his way 10 tho forge. From afar on he heaId inc
ID spring strains OF the Irish Waherwoman'' ana
as he drew near he recognized the oft repeated re-
,r,,in Och hone Widow Maohrcc. och hone Widow
,,achrcen the melody stoutly maintained by an anVh
chorus Rushing in. he was confronted by the
hilarious blacksmith. whom he at once asked FOR MS
share q tho "dcad mule
only two heels left m I'll drink TINT. as the laws
aen' givin' an Indian wmskcy.'
And he swallowed the rest the Governor OF the
Cherokee Nation not daring 10 prevent him.
sove-aI wears AGO. before he became a member Of
Congress Representative crisp. Of Georgia. was a
Judge While travelling ono day on his circuit inc
trace which fastened lis horse 70 the buggy broke ana
the Judge spent half hour u his valuable time h
vain cndcavor 20 repair the damage. WhIo ho va;
and
general q negro came along. Mr. Crisp told MN Of
Dis trouble Tho negro Jet ont the trace cut mole
IA tho Ieather and tho job was done.
why on earth ddu', think Of that remarked
t,e judge mare 10 himself than 20 tho negro.
awell. DON'T YOU know. MaFster. some folks Is Jest
maturity smarter than pothcr,' said the coloFcd man
perhaps you aro right admitted tao Judge but
what shall slve YOU for fixing the tracer
o,pcar. 70 me 30 cents would bo bout right,
Marstcr. WAC tho answer.
awhati fry cents. Why you weren't three
minute, doing it
"Oh. Marstcr. you don't suppose charge you 30
cent. for doing jest dat only charge you quarter
for tho lob Tho other quarter IS for knowing how to
do it
Tho Judge admitted there was SOME philosophy
I'm the explanation and paid FOR both services without
another uurmur.
Farmer Edmunds, OF the Virginia delegation, IS
bv long odds tho best iQker among tho Congressman
from the Od Dominion. His colleagues aro gradually
finding out that the Halifax County man is generally
loaded when an attempt Is madc TO have a little
fin at his expense ono day last week Mr. EdmundS
found Il necessary 10 go 10 Richmond on business
and Just before his departure no said 70 H. s. George
Tucker. his colleague
81 expect l ought 10 get mar with ssme Re
publican member during my absence
why don't you learn 20 pronclnce the word as 10
should he pronounced" said Harry" Tucker. as he
/ kr,ox In
stead Of 'p'ar'l You In Congress now and your
Halifax way Of talking might not be understood by
the members Of Congress who are unacqunined with
your styo.'
Tho criticism momentnrlly stunned Farmer
Fdmunds but he closed presently. looked pity
Ingly upot his handsome young colleague from the
stanton District and then said
II It hadn't been for your pa tho Hon. j.
Randolph Tucker, my friend, yon wouldn't sing 50
high In this Congress
Young Tsclcr accepted the thrust Of his colleague
graclously They both laughed heartily. and Farmer
Edmunds then said It impossible 70 resist the
temptation ghen his Halifax pronunciation had been
criticised.
Harry Tucker Is a bright young man. His
people sent him here his merits and not
because he is tho Of his father When no was
elected some one asked his father who served many
years with d.uncton from the Same district II 1t Nd
not make him feel trc rcscntfu that no was TO be
succeeded by his Ills reply was:
40. on tho contrary It IS evidence that Inc
Tucker stock IS not dctcroratlng'
curious story told at the Capitol at the expense
Of a member Of Congress. who while Of no suiaI
cabre ntellec sualy. has not been blessed with an
abundance ~ ayordupOs. lilo has vito who is much
taller than no Is and who also Is well known 70 her
children rs q strict dsciplnarian. ono evening, SO
the story COOS She heard noise In tho nursery after
bedtime. she promptly seized her slipper and started
for the Of the uproar. Just sho reached tie
door the children cNngushed the light. stretching
out her hand she captured one Of the boys. and 10
Judge from tho Outcrles ho made tho spanking was
thoroughly effective But tho mother was somewhat
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