Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
TINE COLONEL HAD THE DROP.
And There wss Nothing for the Stranger 10
Do but Apologize.

1 TnerD NOfhfnR XfFD0ROT
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Ah1 REAL AENtCohi coAoNAA
the other day from LOUISVILLE, said Q
young Washington man 70 SfAR writer. He
was in ALI resnect. n most admirable renresent.
at;vo % ,,atv,so,,,,., ,r,,. wh;oh nr,, s,,,h
-, - . pe. YIN - -. a.. ~.
'ocls, eondiuons MS EXISTED oeiore 'ns war
could have produced, aud which is SO rapidly
passing away never to return. To me the old
gentleman was quite q study. His dress was
S.,,,,.-- nl "a .'-I.:s "a o..
'no1SA o'o,i~'nio"eN ~uN "A~' .
mooe OF elegance which was OF years gone oy,
and his manners were OF the true courtly style.
| OF sucb as be foo ;rdao5 nov ara left I fancy
~ Mia ., n,.n."..S -. snttmo, .naa.,'
a.. -. -" -
uon ABOUT MIN OF sne true nre eater.
The colonel invited me to take drink. 1t
was at q bar room near tho Capitol. As well as
could perceive during the abort time of NV
acouaintance with him, hs ,rv.r,ab,v extended
~" Wv. A'A.' -'
nke courtesy 70 every one ne met Douotiess
ne had foiiowed the practice long. inasmuch as
sne eno OF his nose was OF redness snch as no
mere Casual potattons could have incurred.
ne TOOK bourbon WHISKY OF course. and II Is
T unnecessary 70 say tLat ne to9k II straight.
mere wasnt tremor IN his long and we'll
maze thougn wrlnkled hand as ne held the
Aquor up Detween ms eye ana the hght win
an emp0raee compiiment ana an accompanying
Sraceiui gesture, ne drank IL on anu plunged
anc" ih'o " s'ory ne nao peen teiilng ABOUT tne
:.
we were In the trench Just under the re-
oouos ne wac saying, ana only SIX men IN my
compah! were ieis alive. Close by where !
$1,000 group OF dozen brave Fellows mad
osen o,oWn 70 fragments oy smell. 80 tnat inc
srouho was nteraiiy oestreWn win pits OF
n0 =. .tI ano 70 nsnppery Win olooo tna'-
.yrhe nai...
,o.ai' ,', ncsAon came from : tan aha
Loosely punt man with aark musrache. VINO
tnruad =. .nS other emu on me par me coione'
S SUn snaIe epS us goloFlmmed eyeglasses.
On 'Pp'0 '"en Aroln Ills nose again anu "en'
..As1 w.. eor;ro A.. a - ,;,,.ux
,;,., ~, " S saS.hs, IIe s,ounu was A.eia
WIZ ~. ueaa. py gaa, sr nu. !uS. a' tna'
Less ELI haoL 10 "a o"'"' '0'"'u' Ane A"n-
- .rIa S"eA
cha. a. ne ,;
Asain ~ was tle tali man WIN dark mus
t@ ~ oPoAo laying out !ne "orus winch
~ i neItuAy coionei nave an import OF Insult
s she u ,aa. coheeiSaDie. Inc demeanor OF
sae i".'el was one ot Pertect caimness, put the
Lepsessea passion WHICH ragged peneash MS
wh;nb s,ade JUsUnn was De'rayea ~ ms nose,
,.ara sI;uS.;, 'I,ue~ pe.teoy "uite' Onee
tbrnTch tha.r, us eyeslasses nnu saA.hg
;ntsrr,',tan u ~; 1Aoi1o"' a'e"oi"sos ~ TUG
:. .s;r H. Is SUI
vb;ob 80 o 49,, sa..Hn " sen'cnen' AZ
m.~ a9 o 90 o., ouu -. neoesSa . nave mo part
&C. 81 ~ ,1on.ia, % W say 'aas IN any oo1s
pons;nae e. ,.,,. Vi vi; y. P."Ie.
aS adSs1s lCr nonneh' 70 cough slgnuy ne
sbat u Ii.i n; sr, you VIII withdraw
viii, ,ot ,aan thsa you na;e JUST n'aoe' OF you
~" a., NV o .s%,e inns looni AiIt te,
b;s hauS W., IN us ,s sne colohei Piaceo
liz 10, oI u' se'oFet naa craving !. IRON
,a,;m up pVeA,, an. IA .nn' aIu'uae, WINE sun
6aAins .n'en.Iy az Tue taii man WIN tne dark
nius'ache' awaited reply IL came very
p.SSnpuy. me IAN man apoiogizeo proiuseiy
anu :. IVA Manco 20 snahe hanas.
S 81 said .he eoiohei, craving himself
u hP o WIN JUS nands Dehind MIN. You are
Sn". aat sh sla @na heh.ucky gentleman
goes goes NOT d.. snake hands with person OF your