Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-23

recalled about town, however unjnstly,
the famous story of John Broughams
repartee to Lester Wallack a. dinner
party, in the course OF which "a,iacS
made ono Of his happlost speeches ana nsa
not failed 10 launch several OF the shar,s
of his polished wit at the redouptaoIe
Brougham himself. II Is Impossible LOT
"reminiscences to do justice TO tne rIcn
humor aid dignlfed directness OK Mr.
Brougbam's reply. But what be SAID was
about like this; II had O dream last
night. Mir. Chairman, and III my vision 4
had left this world and passing through
the gates of death reached the porta, OF
Heaven. As stood. not without gus
reverence for my surrounding anu =
fitting sense Of my own unworthiness'
knocked and st. Peter opened tho wicket.
VINO il therel' he cried IN cain, serene
tones. Only poor actor, rcpleu'
John Brougham, may 1t please your wor-
ship. A pleasant smile fitted iOr no
ment across that imposing brow, ana tucn
look Of regret .hone from his eyes. NO
actor SAID he. can be admitted mere.
And with that he closed the WICKET,
aud grief-str,cken | tottered away 10
lamont my unhappy tate ana ~onuei;
what was TO become of mo. AS stoou
absorbed in thought | heard another
knock at the gate, ard looking up saw IN
front OF that fateful wicket me friend Les
ter Wallack, who with r serene confidence
OF his own de'erts, raped so Sharply, az
the portal. that old 81. Peter almost Iei
down III opening the door for him, 90
quickly did he disappear within th0se
biissful confines that stood rooted 70 the
clouds with astonishment. At last mus
tered no courage enou,. "a 10 go back 10 tho
wicket and knock one, more. opening OF.
Peter. eyes rested once more upon my
facs: Did not tell You asked be, that
no actor can enter here? But sald i,
YOU just admitted Lester WallacK.
What OF thats' said no. Hes no ac-
tori"
PLATT's PICTURE
In honor perhaps of his custom-house
Austerltz. the Hon. Thomas Chemuhg
| Platt ba4 had beautiful new photograph
taken. almost foot high. With view
no doubt TO di.pelling the impression that
! he IS political ogre. prepared 70 chew w
/ any unfortunate official, Democrat or ne
publican, who refuses 70 do his bidding,
! MIR. Platt has assumed before the camera
! for this occasion a mild and penehcont
| EXPRESSION. end has attlred himself In an
| uncomfortable frock SUIT or darA-gray
/ material. which makes him look Ike a CaDi-
not Minister OF least In the same frame
which exhibits the great man OF llOHo
are intcrc-tel TO motto counterfeit pro-
! sentiments OF Lillian Russell and Henry
Miller. Henry Miller, by the way, IS the
/ husband o. Bilou Heron aud son-n-law OF
! that remarkable old composer and Orches-
| ira leader Stoepel who died year or two
ago. pom IN hand, Just as be was IN Inc act
OF athzlng his signature TO tn score OK
comic opera which, 1t IS said, It had been
! his lifes dream To complete. ms opera
is now the property OF BiJOu Heron and }.
Armorv Knox. Knox told me in the Aston
House Yesterday that the librettO be- has
written for it. which describes the adven-
tures IN the Soulau OF tho thirteen beau
tlful daughters Of tho Rev. Theodollte
Bv.es and q syndicate correspondent
named Circultous Eass. contains the Suted
but erratIo Texans very best efforts.
roUISE TkLAcEa
On The speclallnyltstion Of Frank Work
the venerable broker and horseman, re-
! Gently visited his stable on sixty hTst
street This Is Mr. Works uptown staple.
He has downtown stable which "a Known
rs an equine palace, but this uptown new
was located near the park so that he would
not have to endure the cxcruclating pam
OF driving his trottors over the cob6le-
! stones. Mr.. Work IS now the Oldest
driver on the upper bouleyards. lie has
passed seventy, and yet he Is as hale and
hearty a. man of forty. His uptown
stable cost him ?l60 900. The stalls IN II are
~ clean aud bright as the heaters IN draw
ing-room cars. His horses are his pots. lie
showed me one old fellow whom ne mao
driven for twenty years. lie was hvlns Al
luxuriously as 1ammany Official. An
other handsome trotter lie had Just PAID
$40 600 for. IL was while driving on the
Bloomingdale road many years ago tina.
Mr. Work made the acqualntance OF oin
Commodore Vanderbilt, and through the
Commodore he made his fortune. Inc
upper part of Mr.. Works stable 10 htted
no after tho manner of a club. Ho has a
gorgeous dining room, bathroom, parior
&c. The walls of all these rooms arc hung
with costly pictures and 6'1c-G-trc'
abounda. lie has o kitchen, wine-room
Chlctorine piano. and all tho appurte-
nances, and when he feels inclined To give
a dinner il is as fine as any thing Del
monico can set up. Mr.. Works specla
weakness is q trained dog which IS the
regent Of THIS luxurious stable, ana =
pet cat, which is on social terms with IN
| dog. Between them they furnish the Ole
gentleman Is vast deal OF amusement. One
| IL Air. Works fads ~ never 20 crop on th'
tail of q horse and another Is 70 never par
with good horse because he has grown
Old. He has two or three superannuate'
trotters In a sort OF Greenwich Hospta
up tho country, where they have the pes
OF care and attention. | mad always mag
med that horses were destitute of affection
until [ visited Mr.. Works sable. oh
served that when he approached stall IA
was recognized aud when he caressed
horse his love was returned with rub o
the head or movement of the ears, whici
indicated that kindness bad not peer
wasted. Blu, then Mr. Works horses hay
good reason to love and cheTlsh MN.
VARIOUS TOPICS.
Poonlo seem TO have stopped trying q
make a matrimonial match for jay Gould
who y Internationally the richest fatcl
in tho country since young John Jacoll
Aston went of the carpet. Ihere mas al
WAYS been mystery about tue origin Q
the report which connected his name las
veer with the widow of Maurice Is. Flynn
who Is q very charming woman OF fine IN
tellectual gifts as well as many persona
accomplishments. Mrs. Flynn 10 me
dium-slZod brunette, with weil-oehnet
and striking features. She was the daugh
tar of Theodore Moss, SO long manage
for and afterwards the manager OF Leste
Wallack.
> The failure Of @. L. Riker. proprietor o
= the Fun Publishing Company, who al
tempted TO launch new weekly candldat
for public favor upon the troubled Cceal
of metropolitan literature some month
400. is ONLY the addition OF one more 10
lone list Of similar failures. CHATTER an'
; Racket have been the latest examples an
Jude and LiJs the striking exceptions I
the rule.
The laxity of police regulations onexcur
sion and ferry-bosts on the teeming water
of the sound, the bay. and tho North rive
permits the existence OF many scene
which are in this day and time anachron
isms. While it is sad that foatin,
I saloon anchored IN the Hudson exactly hai
way between Jersey City and New f0rl
would be subject to the raids OF the polio
! force of either city, half boat at tlmc
i, is reasonably certain, judging troT
the absence of police supervision, ina
such boat would not fare very, boldly
There is almost nobody on the hur
I dreds of ferry-boats plying, IN thes
waters to protect women from the intrusiv
, presence and coarse language, stale bee
Atmosphere. and vile smelling cigarette
, smoke OF any loafers who choose TO lostl
, them. This is the darker side OF the pi(
tire. There u q more amusing side, nov
, ever. AZ passengers IN abundance on "a
. late boats can testify. The Bay Ridg
, boats. Tor example, always carry a littl
, string band on board and very lively httl
dances are INDUCED III in the cabins NJ
, without occasional can-can dlyertiss