The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-28
DINING WITH WEBSTER.
INCIDENTS TOLD OF WASHINGTON
IN 1926.

ISIIng-Wny RanQOlph DID Not
Want to Die in Washi1Rton-Gon
jackson S Visit to Boston.
From the Washington Star.
The readers Of the Star will be indebted
to friend who is kind enough to send me a
copy Of a book written by Josiah Quincy,
Jr., and published in 1883, wherein he tells
of his visit to Washington as early as 1907
with his father, who was at that early date
q member of congress. ~ dimly remember
Washington" he says, but the gentlemen
in powdered hair and pig tails do remem-
Der. The city itself presented a forlorn ap-
pearance. Blocks of houses had been COM
menced, the spectators had failed, and IN
finished buildings, without door or windows,
were in every street. l recall all this very
distinctly, because there was print of the
Ruins of Palmyra which pointed out to
my parents on our way home, with the ex-
clamation: why, there's picture of Wash
ingtonp
Nineteen years after that 1926, l made
the journey to Washington with Judge
Story. The stages ran regularly between
New York AID Boston. They left the city
at o'clock in the morning, and at 2 O'CLOCK
man was sent round Co the houses Of those
who were booked for passage. His in
structions were to knock, pull the bell ,
shout and disturb the pei9hborhood as much
as possible In order that the person who
was TO take the stage might be up aud
dressed. Light sleepers in the vicinity
were made painfully aware when
invitation from Judge Story did not
imply any promise of attention after we
arrived in That city, as the judge was oare-
ful TO point out. The fact is said he, Il
can do very little for you there, as we
judges take no part in the society of the
place We dine once year with the Presi-
dent, and that is all. On other days we
take dinner together, and discuss at table
the questions which are argued before us.
We are great ascetics, and even deny our
selves wine, except in wet weather. Here
the judge paused as If thinking that the act
OF modification he had mentioned placed
too severe tax on human credulity, and
presently added: What | say about wine,
sir, gives you cur rule; but it does some
times happen that the chief Justice will say
to me when the cloth is removed: "Brother
Story, step to the window and see if it does
not look like rain" And if / tell him the
sun is shining brightly Judge Marshall will
sometimes reply: "All the better, for our
Jurisdiction extends over 50 large territory
that the doctrire of chances makes it certain
that it must be raining someHh here" You
know the chief was brought up upon fed
eraIism and Madeira, and be is not the man
to outgrow his early prejudices." Mr..
Quincy says the sun revealed his fellow pas
seugers, who we're Mr.. and Mrs. McCobb of
Name, who were escorting to Washington
the Misses Cleaves. two young ladies who
were he.resSes and were to make their
debut In Washington society.
JUDGE STORY A GREAT TALKER.
Judge Story was one OF the great takers
at a period when conversation was consid-
cred a sort of second profession. At dinners,
when time was limited and other distin-
guished men were present, ne sometimes
talked too much but in the coach he could
not pour himself out too abundantly for the
pleasure of his listeners There was only one
thing he did not talk about and that was
law. II can give no better idea of the in
innate relations developed in the old stage
coach, he continues, than by mentioning
that before night the judge was favor
ing us with recitations of original poetry
Subsequently Judge Story came to the cons
cluslon at the masses we're not favorable
to his invocations and actually bought up
and burned all attainable copies OF a poem
called Power of Solitude which he once
committed to the press. He had a
knack of rhymlng with ease, and it is said
that he would sometimes beguile the
hours of tedious argument, to which he
was compelled to listen, by making his
notes in verse. The first night Of onr Jour
ney was spent at Ashford, Conn. The bills
OF local banks did not circulate beyond the
town in which they were issued and when
Judge Story, who had failed to provide
himself with United States notes, offered
the landlord Salem bill in payment for
supper he stared at it and said: This is not
good aud l think you must know
" 4 know it is good retorted the Judge
testify, and I'll tell you how know it, |
made it myself
I'VE reached New York on Monday
evening, having left B.ston on Friday
morning.
Mr.. Quincy tells how they journeyed to
Washington by the way of Lancaster, Pa.
where they took no Mr.. Buchanan, and they
then bad as passengers Langdon Cheves,
Henry Wheaton. the authority on iuterna-
tionGl law, AID Mr.. Henry, member of COM
gress from Kentucky, aud reached Balti-
more at II O'Clock at night, very much
fatlgued, but he says "Barnum, who was
a great friend of Judge Story, and knew
him when he (Barnum) kept the Exchange
coffee house in Boston, would keep us up for
canvas-becks and bottle OF capital wiDe.n
They left Baltimore at in the mora
ing and reached Washington about 3 in the
afternoon, and at the recommendation of
MI CucNSS -ut. quincy accompanied MIN to
Mrs. Flyers, on Capitol Hill-east side New
Jersey avenue, my old directory SAYS
where he met Thomas Adds Emmett.
David b. Ogden, Rufus Amory, Can't
(Commodore) Stockton of the navy and
Capt. Zantzinger. Mr.. Quincy left his card
and letter from his father for Mr. Ram
dolph at Dowson's Capitol Hill, and soon
had note requesting him to waive cere-
mony aud call on him either before the
meeting OF the Senate or between its ad-
which hour he was careful to mention was
his bedtime.
JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE.
Mr.. Quincy found in Mr.. Randolph a
most entertaining friend. He spoke of the
death of Mr.. Gaillard of South Carolina
and the eulogism of his colleague, Mr.
HaYere, in announcing it to tho Senate.
"Gaillard wes our Oldest SENATOR" said Mr..
Randolph, land is greatly to be pitied-to
be pitied, not because he died, but because
he died in this place. L have been i'll here
and have feared death. feared it because |
would not die in Washington, be eulogized
by men despise and buried in the con-
gressional burying ground. The idea of
lying by tho side of-Ah that adds a new
horror to death have done what l could
to guard against this calamity by directions
to my executors, but who knows what may
happenW
Sir. Quincy left Washington on the day be
received note from DIR. Randolph bidding
him to come and dine with him at confec-
TONERS shop near the Seven buildings.
don't find it in my directory, but it seems to
me that was Favier's restaurant, the Seven