Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-10
NYEIN WASHINGTON
He MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A PORTER
WHO HAS MONEY.
A Visit to the Senate Wing Of the Capibl-ln
Authoritative Account Of the Accident
That Bstsl the Humorist in
Mississippi
rcoprripht, 1921, by Edgar W. Nys.l


WASHINGTON, January s.-We have
just formed the acquaintance OF a
colored porter, who was kind enough to
tell me his personal history. 1t seems
that he has been engaged in his pres
eut business and associated with Sir
George Pullman for fifteen years. He
has made probably no more money than
other porters, but he has been more ju-
dicious and economical in his use of IL.
The result is that he owns building
site in Washington valued at $4,000,
and will build this season house worth
S., 900. All this he has made by sweep
ing the aisle of the car and then busting
off each passenger at twenty-five cents
per pop. He would be we'll fitted, and
is thoroughly qualified, to act as con-
ductor, and, in fact, has educated a
score Of new conductors, but his color is
agin him. He told me that in the north
he could act as conductor II the COM
pany saw fit to appoint him, but In the
south he would be unable to enforce his
authority.
have just been visiting the Capitol,
and especially the Senate, but did not
remain long, owing to the fact that last
summer during the heated term large
and prosperous cat crawled through one
of the valves of the heating apparatus
of the Senate, and strolling about
through the cataCombS Of hot air pipes,
at that time idle and cool, became be-
widered and at last sank down helpless
with a low cry. "Shall l perish here
aIone?" she exclaimed, as she sat down
on cold register. "Wlll no one help
me?" But echo alone replied.
People who visited the Senate cham
Der late in the summer thought they
heard wall OF distress on several occa-
sions, but were told that it was doubt
less the convulsive death struggles Of
some bill that had not been killed so
dead as was supposed.
On opening the Senate chamber, how
ever, this session a new odor seemed TO
have established itself In that locality.
Some thought that it came from the
dead letter office, but this was found to
be mistake, and only recently has it
been thoroughly settled that it is the
cat, who strolled into the works of the
heating apparatus while they were cool.
we SDOulu lGdTu lIOIu JulS lHdO " hHO
we may go on through life enjoying our
selves, gaily entering into the pleasures
or the moment, sitting coOly and calm
" upon the frigld register Of the pres
ent, some day the great janitor OF the
worlds heating apparatus will close our
register and turn on the heat. We will
cry out, but cry in vain, "Oh, once more
give me chance to choose more con-
genial climate!"
Washington is the city OF which we,
as Americans, II we will lay aside all
personal prejudices, are naturally most
proud. II we will lose sight OF our little
local boomer for moment, we will dis
cover that no city in the United States
can approach Washington when we con-
slider it as city OF homes. Much has
been said already by able writers and
better penmen than l regarding the
beautiful streets Of Washington, but no
one can so thoroughly enjoy them as
the man whose head is still one grand
aggregation of noise peculiar to Broad
way, a congress Of daily vibrations and
metropolitan racket.