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

Senators learn sometimes that they are not the
most mighty men al the Capital One OF them signed
a ticket OF admission for party OF frlends 10 .o
Senate gallery on the occasion when senator ihgaiis
made his speech the race question. Ihey presen'e"
the ticket to the doorkecpcr. He dipped 1t aside'
scornfully remarldng:
THAT'S no good'
aBut it has Senator IS name on It," ex-
postulated one Of the parry
"A Senator's name is no account" was the reply
YOU will have TO get the sergeant-atArms to sign ~
II you want to pass me-"
There is a fine painting in the drawingroom oil
Mrs John b. Henderson, the wife OF the ex-senator
from Missouri and the present head OF the American
delegation to the International American Conference
that has bit OF story connected with IT, 1t rep
resents q small boy his way to school, stopping
before wall gaudy with illustrations OF coming
menagere Right under his eyes IS stern bulletin OF
the Provisional Government OF France, but no LOOKS
beyond and sees only the painted elephants ani
eirafes. His bookstrap hangs loose, he mas pushed
back his cap from his blond curs, and stands win
mouth open and hands stuffed in his pockets In
one corner is tho authors name, "AchleFould" MIS-
Henderson saw the painting at the Paris Salon ana at
once negotiated for It's purchase.
An elderly lady came to her, and said that she was
authorized by the artist to make the preliminary con-
tract She named the that would purchase the
visitor was about to the house, bethought herself
that she would like to know something Of the history
Of her new purchase.
"Who is NJ Achille.Fould 2" quered she.
"An artist OF great repute" said the other
"Young or old1"
"Of middle age"
alas he exhibited In the Salon before7"
Eyes"
That was the extent Of the conversation. Later 1t
was found necessary to have the artist himself sign
tho contract and give receipt as IL could not be done
by proxy Mrs Henderson sent for him and was
surprised one morning to have a pretty GIRL seem
ingy twenty four ushered into her apartment.
@Iwas expecting NJ. Ache-Fould Can never see
him. Do you perhaps come from him."
At am NJ KchfIre-Fouldn was the reply. al use
q mans name so that will be paid higher for my
work"
81 am glad you are NJ. Ache Fould instead Of q
middleaged artist, as l anticipated" said Mrs Hen
derson because there will be much more time Tor the
development OF your genius. But you maze mis-
take in thinking an American would not pay as much
for good work from you as from man. should have
paid more If you had not deprived woman Of the
honor of seeing q womans name on that painting
The pretty little artist accepted The kindly scoldlng
and told her that she was not the only artist in
Paris who took that Of dsposng OF her paint
ings.
The good hostesses of the Capital have been striving
this winter to devise some drink that will take the
place of the almost discarded punch One Of them the
wife of Cabinet Minister thought she had found Just
the thing when she cOncocted savory drink composed
Of the juices OF pineapple and orange All 1t wanted
was color so she put in little cranberry syrup poured
the drink in the crystal punchbowl, and gave her
daughter charge Of it at her Wednes
day reception The little girl ladled out the pseudo
punch all the afternoon and every one pronounced II
fair substitute. Finally the hostess herself brought
an elderly lady into the dningroom, and bade her
daughter serve her.
81 think I'll not take any punch 1t always goes
to my head" said the guest
"Here. This isn't punch It's nothing but cram
berry mice was the naive confession the mother heard
her little daughter make, as she passed into the otef
room.
There is much that is engaging and gentle in the
character OF Major Bill7 Martini from the Palestine
District of Texas. In spite Of the fact that more gun
has been made of him than of any other man III Con
gress he is a sincere, singemnded man, and one WHO
has never failed in any undertaking. His career mas be,
Achilles like I'm its from the time ne lett his
farm and undertook to clear his county of dcperadoeS
That was at the close of the war; when vagabonds and
cutthroats 1oc1ed TO Texas
1t was quite Joke in that day TO shoot an officer
of the law when he to serve an indictment and
Of the score of dapper young Eastern chaps who had
been elected to the Office, ten had been shot and
ten had been given twelve hours notice Affairs were
booming at lively rate and the respectable neighbOrs
were about to move out when some one suggested that
they elect a man who knew less about law ana more
about firearms to serve warrants.
Major Martin the man. lie was respectable
farmer but he had studied law short time and was
eligible to the place lie accepted the honor the
franchises of his people put upon him. bought horse
risol and with a writ in hand and revolver III
the other in less than two months brought down the
average of killings from half dozen day to as many
a week. Some OF his Texas friends tell me he rode
all over the county sternly Offering desperadOes te
choice of paper cold lead, and before he resigned
the Office his county clean of crime as New
ENGLAND village That little act of Bilrs' made him
nonular and he soon dropped his farm and took to the
practice OF law. one Of the celebrated cases IN
which he acted as counsel for the state hung upon 4
seemingly incontrovertlble point
One good citizen had attacked another and had in
turn been shot by number two. The defence put it
that their client was defenceleSs. harmless Texan
Going about his affairs when he was feloniously
assaulted by another gentle Texan who was not at
tendinr TO his affairs. The bubble wos that tho
assaulter attacked a whom he had every reason
to consider unarmed
II looked as though Major Martin was to lose the
case for the sentimental Texan who. without arms
bod killed his assaulter The little courthouse was
hacked as the lawyer for the defence rose to make his
plea and all caned their necks 10 sec sight I'M
known in Palestine as, for the first time in his lifc
Major Martin appeared in store clothes. He was
buttoned to the throat in suit Of black broad
cloth which showed not wrinkle but made MN
look like an undertaking darning needle. He spoke
slowly impresslvely. recapituated all the arguments
and finally said
"WaaI gentlemen, viii now take up the
argument of the prosecuting counsel that his client
was TO all appearances unarmed lie said among
other things, that cannot carry weapons With
out showing them. He can't, can't ne y
As he spoke Major Martin opened his coat and
showed a belt stuck full Of bowie knives. He then
turned slowly round gently raising his coattails. and
! exposed a Smith and wesson in either hip pocket
rolled up his trousers and drew out two Spanish dirks
and then, among the cheers of his audience. drew
rife barrel from the region of his spinal column