The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-11
Talks WIth Personallties.

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General Floyd King-New York is be-
comming the Mecca Of a great. many.
SontherDers. who have achieved pre,ni-
nence in, their own localities, ! meet Inen
almost every day in the hotels or on
Broadway whom recall as having seen
in New Orleans and other Southern cities.
Some of these gentlemen are unknown to-
me personally, hut all appear 70 be pros.
peripg, and are as firmly fixed in New
York as IL they were born here. Most OF
them whom j recognize as SOutherners
aye lawyers who have been attracted TO
New York by the success of General
Pryor and other well known practitioners.
The opening up, OF the resources of the
here, Just as the majority used to come
from the West few years ago. They all
appear to have good things which they
only need little money to develop. i
shouldn't he surprised II more people
come from below the Potomac every, day
than from west Of the Alleghenies. The
Southener is met with on every hand.
the theatres TEEN with him at highland
no hotel lobby is without his CHEEKY, hust-
ling presence. Theeonditions of one time
are becoming reversed. The South is do
ing the invading, and success attends the
feat, too.
congressman Coleman of Louisiana
-Speakingof theretusal of the dOorkeeper
to allow Mr.. Russell Harrison to go on
the floor OF the House whileit was IN ses-
sion, reminds me of the story told on a
prominent gentlemen of our State, Geu-l
eral X. The General isquite popular, but
is not at all backward in impressing per-
sons with whom he comes in contact with
his importance and if he thinks that any
one does not know exactly who he is he
seizes the first opportunity to impart the
information. On one occasion General
X. was visiting a friend who owns stock
farm, and both gentlemen went the
rounds OF the place to examine the fine
cattle. In one pasture was young bull
which, for some reason or other, took cx-
| ception to the General, and started to at
| tack him. The General took TO his heels,
| and succeeded. after hard run, in reach
| ing gate and escaping. All out of breath,
he managed TO drawl out, 'Dld you see
how that bull was after me?n "Yes,n
answered the proprietor; why in h--l
didn't you tell him who you were?n
| Ex-senator Wade Hampton, South Caro-
| lina--l shall return to Columbia, my
home, and remain there, now that my
term in the Senate has expired. II IS
| doubtful whether shall ever accept Of
| flee again, but shall continue to take an
active interest in political affairs, State
and national. ! am now getting TO be an
old man. You must remember that was
born six years after the war of 1872 and
will be 73 ON the 2Sth of the present
month. ] have been exceedingly active
during the nearly seventy-three years that
| have lived, as planter, soldier governor
and Senator. have been shot on pur-
pose. wounded by accident and kicked by
iackasses, and here | am, slightly dis
figured, Ii is true, but still in the ring, 10
use pugilistic phrase. ! inherited a
vigorous constitution from my father,
who was himself strong and exceedingly
active man, and man OF affairs. He
was in the Revolutionary War, and
passed through many exciting scenes,
and had many narrow escapes by Hood
and field.