Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-07
TE LOST HIS BRANDY
oo,u7loN OF A MYSTERIOUS Accl-
peNTI IN The HOUSE.
-. ,Aer'. Chat with n Lady Advance
Aeen,-Defenoe Of the Reporter
seosibIs ~ We'll ~ PRETTY.

f.-eelo book agent, Newspaper Ie''''N''
.,.,,b missionary, or even q doctor IN.
,e,ncoa,s. approach you IN this coun-
DAYS. Even some women make
,.-.,ivcs up ~ men and interpret MAZE
-r.~srser. on the stage (and, NJ NAV De
.33.I that some OF them prachcAily 90
80 In everyday lite; but the most slh-
sef.r VOCATION have ever hear4 OF iot
s..,hrr az the ceutlcr sex IA that
oJvance e-out for travel
.hrafric.l organization. The first
-f tbs class ever had tho pleasure
a.. 81 was pleasurel OF meeting
~ Mis-. Belle McRoy. tho representa-
.. ID Robert Dowuiug's company. ms
..-D tfIe woman possesses vast deai
.,frrmsti0n. g. we'll rs poetry face,
..-o,bIr manners. aad what u equsily as
.ralie smooth anJ coDious Row OF the
q,,.sh language. she, m talking 70 me
s...t the celebrated Down ne, said lie
.s.n,stafe in Southern Maryland Of AZ
Yields him sufficient income 10
....r. from the stage u he desire. IL rs
...e old.fiae plantation, and the ne
-.. vhl are working the place to-day
-. .I.yo. iu '62. When / visited Fern
lbe ramo at the farm last summer
900 genuine treat 90 see the pTOies-
...f Election and respect by the dar-
III. fr young massa Bobby" az they
-.f vf. Downing. lie owns another place
....faI nh.ut four miles from Washington
.s..t " IdecmoIe," IA lovely spot whence
l..faI view OF the Blue hldge
Z. .-t..rs mas be had. IL was near Edge
- I, fi. way. that eX-lresident Cleve-
b.. frs. thought of purchasing land.
I... n ward PAYNE, author Of Home,
....t V0m.' also spent many 81 his boy
.H.rsrn chat vicinity. and the Father
-rNnrks.' y. :. CLARK. owned aplaco.
.,-.s Breeze Hill almost adjoining
b.. D.0r.fcs homo Mr.. Downing has
...g purchased Breeze Hip from
..rs of tbo estate. Tie us the possessOr
.+-tf.-. wei stocked with horses. too,
.... f.. crlDh team at trotters. Nero and
.- ...t a.e splendid specimens of horse
OIL .I In euclklIg OF Mrs. Downing
XII. lrseulc blairJ, Miss Mclioy spoke Of
1.. .nes- 0rridmg, snd OF her other pc
.r..s which are 50 unpecuhar 20
o.. -.u. Aot a few have been the
...... t.r. oi Your bright. sunny SOUTH
t... NcROy. who have won
.rrr.s on the boards and re
Die verdict OF queens OF
800. ..suty and among these Miss Blair
..t u.n-ncu0us. Dame Nature was
.- ..- IIrl Icst mood when she designed
r.. t.r ,Ir.iual, and she had plenty OF
.. t. devote 90 the production Of mas
f...... N..'L HNH AItflHA "A llfiAfiA AhAtl hA't
..... t.r.l s0LthcTn voice 10 variety OF
....-. .'rae,l0ls.' Then, continuing. the
I..... raurc agent SAID " In an inter-
...f n.ft Miss Flair once j asked her why
,,e.. f..t she adopted the stage. ] he re-
... rr. N.at her mother was an actress and
....-.. rIcw up with the stageas her am
.... Har mother was Mrs Ella Wren
damn southern woman. aud her father,
l..f..r lnaT.cs BLAIR, was Confederate
aida cousin Of Francis i. Blair,
Pail fur ylco-pre1dent with Seymour.
.-.. bore boz Richmond that her father
..| u.tl.f met and were married. Miss
...rL .d never seen Mr.. Downing until
... med i. company. They were mar
r, tree months after they began playing
t-e.'r
Avery mysterious accident occurred in
t. l.I of the House Of Delegates few
...,..o and at Grst some Of The members
SILL. sounded. but IN a short while they
Lad OCCASION 20 laugh most heartily.
N .efle proceedings we're going on IN
Lgm-dfum. sleepy way trucking
-t0ugiy suggestive OF baobling
...l. and mountain Rtreamlets, was
. 40 first some thought 10 Was the
..oi The fountains which play inccs-
...sr-4ti0n proved that the nOise ema-
....I from another direction. Close to
.... sail ou the east side of the building
..| rear The rostrum there Is clothes
Dbl . uuUn which the statesmen hang their
...r.Yuts and hats. Now. when this
incident happened the rack
. fncd with the solons' headgear
wraps. From the tail OF one of the
,I.rcoAts hanging there 10 was noticed that
.-rcam a some bright hquld was flow
.. 10 looked so funny 10 sec piece of
ug thus transformed into a sort of
r..r.p0ut that no one thought To look
.... f.r causes II the wonderful affair
I.tf.r wondermcnt increased when, at the
tWlor three minutes, the stream had
...I ru with an uudiminished flow. Many
Thought that Watcr-plpe back OF the coat
Dad ..runr a leak. iut, after peepug 90 see
N.. RA- the case. 10 was discovered that
r.-..h pipe existed. The source of the
l Was invisible. and things indicated
rt..re was some witchery IN the mat
f- naly. one of the mombers APP
.i.a0..d the coat, aud with an ar OF the
na.st tmiditY, took hold of II. If
.. explosion o. loud a. that rom
battery of artillery had followed,
.. Gentleman wouldn't have been
.tr fur he had Apprehension
rr.... .u every feature. He cautiously
...l t-e garment, and them ire
.. Ills smile fitted over his physiOg-
.. Iis gave q sniff Of delight and
if. .me of tho loOkers-on. They
approached. and examining the coat,
'.nlayery large bottle OF brandy IN the
U..,.Nu ponuciau's pocket. In some
-fnr 10 bad gotten broken, and the
..rs secret. as well as his firewater.
..I leaked ont. The air in a few minutes
b.. " Na.N. MT d fl.s .rffH Fffa
mIt. or apple juice, aud the
r...c. was so delightful and tempting
motion 60 adjourn was made al
I"ut iatcly. NO one could asccr-
owner of the coat and the un-
Ii-.e end their pO9sessOr, who
H. b.. Nl-. maintained a discreet silence.
|. .rIt.utlT sMolt a rat. or more
..r.t speaking, the fumes Of the aico-
-Wa- rumOred later IN the evening
member whose secrets were dis
ll lust introduced a temperance
.'r and for that reason maintained
PECULIAR ditidence about disclosing
-s.-...iy.
Iell,c Reporter" possesses lamb
,r disposition. lie Is "small potatoes,
ute Dan" and slow TO anger" but
a..r.i- anything which does excite his
Instability. 80 is o. hear newepaper-men
Z Icing cheeky" ana having
l,i impuienco. The joke Is such
me. -o mus'y with age. so yenera-
N. antiquity. and. above oil, 50
Wherever the reporter goes
NT De- interviews the man IN the
the a.fonaut falling from bal
cu'Touted with a remark
.aiarlty. Aud why DO the pub
fl the alleged impudencey
A..".- tle question because there il
reporter Out of "a thousand who
l possess agreeable manners and
tt eIlr.s There IS not one scribe
. thousand who will not act
-.l sIuaEe.y with person
whom ha seeks information.
. frt place. the newspaper-man
It. H"uf0. Tie shoyes his card
.U. 4al tLis ought 20 be warn
md or unsuspecting. He puts
'ral-lt and certainly forces
. .t-W,r JIG en0eavors 70 be alb
raIll, 10 have no favorites.
every one correctly. lie de-
arouse o man from bis slumbers
' .. and le rcsents the harsh words
0u hm when be does so. If he
publish cisagreoable things he