The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-18
TIE TALK OF TILE TOWN.



hit of Political News.
So bitter Is the wrangle among the New
York Democrats on account OF Cleveland
and Hill that there is serious talk among
some of the leaders of the two factions of
dropping both men altogether. The feel
ing that, If the fight between the cx-
President and the Goyernor-Senator con
tinues much longer the party in the En-
pire State will be in u bad condition 10 do
battle with the common enemy in 1892, Is
very strong. There Is q movement now
ON foot, and II is said Smith NJ Weed is
at the head of it, to sidetrack both Cleye-
land and Hill in favor of some other
strong man. IL Is understood that Senator
John II. Mcpherson of New Jersey is the
man whose name Is now under considera.
ton. Senator Mcpherson is an able and
consistent statesman, and Is as strong in
New York as lie is in New Jersey. lie Is
modest and unseltsh, and would make n
good run against any one the Republicans
nominate.
Business was dull and there was lull
in an uptown barber shop one of the
best patronized establishments of its kind
in town. Two colorcd tonsorial Mum
chalisens were discussing the stage. They
had both seen everybody and everything.
Neither was over 30 years old, though
they talked of things they had seen thirty
five or forty years ago. One Of them
said
"Did You sec the elder Booth ~
"See the elder Booth ?n was the reply,
~ should say | did. lie used to play
Camille
"The same, the same" was the reply.
''And did you ever see Ned Forrestg'
MANY a time. ] saw him in Fra
Diavolo' twice and again in Rip Van
Winkle.'
The conversation ran on in that line
for about fifteen minutes, each trying to
out-lie the other, when one Of them ex-
claimed:
Madamoiselle, the great French actress,
made the tour of the country ?"
This was a sumner. 1t took the bar
ber, to whom the question was pro-
pounded about two minutes TO answer;
but he finally gasped ont:
81 reckon didn't see Miss Madamoi-
selle. ! allow that you have seen more
great stage people than have.'
Two young men were standing on the
corner talking. Along came another
young man, wearing large, influential
and beautiful St. Bernard dog.
That" said one of the young men on
the corner, "is dog ] would like to
have just the same kind of an animal"
Said the other young man on the
corner: IF you had such dog and
wanted to keep him you would have to
hustle and make $50 more per month
than you now make. That dog will
swallow $50 worth of grub every month,
and in the meanwhile often look at his
owner with an expression which says
plainly: 4 am actually starving
~ had one of those dogs once and kept
him two months, was very fond of
him, and would have kept him longer,
but seeing no immediate prospect of be-
coming Gould or Vanderbilt | parted
from him. He was eating about all the
time. And what is more, he would eat
nothing but beef. OF morning he de-
manded broiled sirloin steak, and would
| take nothing else. During the remainder
| of the day he wanted roast beef. fed
him and fed him, but, nevertheless, he
would, in the intervals of rations, howl
| with seeming hunger. He not only made
| me POOR, but he Kept my conscience in n
mcst uneasy condition. lie made me feel
| as If ], cruel man, was willfully starving
| one of Gods most intelligent creatures.
| II was too much for poor and tender
hearted man, like myself, to stand. |
didn't wait for death to part us, but pre-
sented him to n wealthy friend. You can
see him most any day around Lafayette
| Square, lingering about a historical man.
sion, the residence of high official of tht
Government. II is hardly necessary tC
say that my wealthy friend is not 50
wealthy now as he was before gave him
| the dog.'