New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
COME STORIES BY MR.. DEPEW
ENTERTAINING A PARTY OF IRIsHMEN.
". r.RypLL's CONTROL OF HIS COLLEAGUE

-, aftercinner speaker In America Many spersons
,o aspire celebrity IN that sort of oratoy. and
Ia sometimes succeed, wear themselves out after a
s~u wears. Mr. Depew Is never worn or weary. lie
. ever new. How comes this widespread and ever
soving success OF the genial president OF the New
york Central popular oatori He is credited with
,.vne upon one occasion defined fame as the result
:, hing civil to newspaper men,
T. J. Phelps. the former Minister OF hte United
GATES 10 the Court OF st. James, left London in
,,,e Of glory, because he uttered epigram which
A.. famous New Yorker had already given TO the world
. an after-dfnner speech at Delmolico's. "Thc Lon
Am Tines forgot its solemn and tedious monotony
-sch has made many ira, cling Americans nod and
a, nfrequently even snore, when in a bright and
,,n lively editorial article it praised Mr. Phelps for
aricuarly brilliant saying, which formed part of
ssech at a dinner in the English metropolis. The
Gentleman from Vermont was drawing fine illus
,-at,ou OF the achievements of some prominent man.
n. said It true that this man had made mistakes
sMut continued the Minister, "a man who does not
male mistakes seldom makes anything" The author
p Of that singularly neat remark belongs rightfuly
n Chsuncey NJ. Depew Yet whom Mr. Phelps said
a nobody In England thought for a moment that it
had been said by anybody else
HOW Mr.. DEPEw TELLS STORY.
DID you ever notice how placid is Mr.. Depew's face
xnen he SAYS good thingf He never laughs. You
spow however, when he Is coming TO the sentence or
sOry which you will want to repeat the next day.
N not laughing at his own Jokes he shows his ap-
,,,ciaton Of Shakespeare's maxim: "A 1est's pros
r,rty lies in the ear Of him who hears it, never in
ths tongue OF him who makes it,
Although he doesn't laugh himself, he enjoys seeing
o,ser people laugh. He has Just said something.
uhieh only a few bright persons in the audience
.,urht and laughed at. The laughter is by means
s,nersl MIR. Depew pauses. His lips part gradually
ana broad smile PLAYS all over his face. His look
4. that Of gled disappointment and expectation
and although he says nothing, this is what is passing
N his mind, and you know 1t: "Whatl is IL
,osdbe you didn't that point?' The
.buke administered in this kindly way. Is
,vertheless rebuke and the audience is beginning
n feel ashamed. The applause of the brighter few
rSo saw II is diving away. when Hi! HI! HI! comes
sn all parts OF the house, and in moment loud
and prolonged cheering" or immense laughter as
reporters say. is heard and is again and again re-
psreds Then the orator. looking satisfied. says
m his own mind eyes. that's BETTER and resumes
n. thread OF his discourse.
SOME STORIES DRAWN FROM THE IRISH CUES
TON.
After Mr.. Depew had spoken his fine eulogy on
parneu in the Academy Of Music, he went to the Union
Square Hotel. in company with the members of the
committee to eat sandwich and 10 drink glass Of
champagne While there he told many good stories
Of incidents drawn from the Irish question.
Il was dining in London not long ago. eaid Mr.
Depev with the family of an earl who had large
landed estates in Ireland.
allow is it, Mr.. Depew,' said Lady -. the wife
Of my host that you are such persistent enemy Of
our houser
"w-h-a-tr said l. AN enemy of your house up
ayes, an enemy Of our house. said she.
@'Will your lsdyshp please expainr ventured to
ask. now thoroughly astounded.
"'why,' said she, don't you know what meant
You are supporting these horrid Home Rulers every
chance YOU get over there in America and these Land
League agtators, who more horrid still. Before
all this trouble about land and the reduction Of rent
oesan-and am sure 1 never knew what it meant
before-we owned. not rented, much larger and more
spacious town house than this In Portland Square
had smother In Dublin, in Mouutioy Square; We had
pleasantly situated and well-apponted villa on the
coast; we had immense grouse preserve
one two deer forests, through which ran
purlng streams. fairly alive with trout, and q
'hootingbox in the Highlands, where we invariably
'pent six weeks or two months each year.
"'Yesr I exclaimed more and moro astounded
eyes repeated Lady But now she
continued Il you, this is the first glass of cham
payne / have had my own table In three years
How can you be so cruel. Mr.. Depew?'
"'Ah yes said he meditatively. thought of the
havoc which had innocently wrought in the house
hold OF the noble lord, the Irish question has indeed
the most farreacldng ramifcations. which, like the
ghosts in Macbeth 10 stretch out to the crack o.
DOOM"
A LAWYER WHO PLAYED Mr.. PARNELL.
In this little party Of listeners were two men who
have won some fame in National politics. Timothy
Campbell and William McAdoo. Mr. Campbell it was
who immortalized himself in Congress by wanting to
know ~what is little matter like the Constitution
between friends p while in the record of Mr. McAdoo
there remains forever his heroic achievement in
denouncing the floor of the House the NILS bill,
and when a division was called in voting for that
measure with courage that we'll became citizen OF
the imperial commonwealth Of New-Jersey.
Let me tell you another story" said Mr.. Depew :;
while Mr. Campbell inched up closer to him, and
buried the thumb of his left hnnd in his waistcoat
pocket leaving his fingers free TO play tattoo the
ntepehant air." "You remember when Mr. Parnen
WIS here In 1890" said Mr.. Depew, noddng to Judge
Gldcrsleeve who stood opposite. During his visit 10
Albany he stayed at the Delavan House. His rooms
were the first floor: the same rooms that Tweed
once occupied-you know where / mean, Tim, don't
your he said. turning to Congressman Campbell.
Perfectly, perfectly said Mr.. Campbell rn0cently
While the entire company burst into fit of laughter
II knew i was right said Mr.. Depew, and con-
tnaed "A decanter OF whskey WAS put on the table
and newspapers and writing materials were scattered
al around Parnen had occasion To leave the room Tor
little while. Presently a well-known Irish American
lawyer Of this city, whose am rot at liberty TO
MENTION thinking that he going to his own quarters
wandered into the room by mistake. surveying the
dseanter and glass, he seated himself for moment
curing out little Of the whiskey, he murmuied to
HIMSELF: The landlord OF this here place must know
ne!
There came a knock
Cone in p said the lawyer. The door was pushed
'pen and the newcomer walked boldly forward and
psspng the lawyer by the hand said, with an air OF
ennoence and in accents that were Enthusiastically Irish
are you Mlsther Parnen7'
i am said the lawyer. sit down.
Nisther Psrnel, began the stranger, while his
voice tseubed ard tears stood in his eyes, i have
VIE an helpless little family. was evcted four
years ago from farm by murtherin' vlhn OF a
iAoolord in Tppersry, and had ayther TO go TO th
poofnouSe or to come 10 America. Pm very hard up
Asther Psnel, so i am, an ] hope now yen do
sanethin' for me-