The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-06
PERSONAL AND LITERARY,

Gov. McNinley's relations with Mr..
Walker began when the former gentle
man was a young and struggling law
Yer. Mr.. Walker at hat time made
advances Of money to him to tide him
over difficult places. The pecuniary
debt was repaid. but Mr.. Mckinley al
ways felt that he was still under an
obligation to his friend for thes kind
ness exhibited.
Ten. Abram Daily. one of the few
survivors of the war of 1912, died in
Brooklyn recently of old age. being half
way along in his sev~enty-ninth year. For
many years he and another fine old fell
low had raised the flag in New York
city on Evacuation day, but about a
year ago the other veteran died, and on
the last anniversary the old general
was not able to be present.
-Paderewski was invited to tea by a
New York millionaire and the pianist
rather coldly referred his intended host
to his agent at Chickering hall. When
the agent was seen the first question he
asked was: Il suppose Mrs. V. will ex-
pect Paderewski to play?' Il suppose
D.. Then NJ. Paderewski will accept
your invitation as an engagement"
20, very well, if you prefer to put it
hat way" returned the millionaire.
What are the terms?' Three thou
sand dollars for one piece and NJ. Pa
derewski will consent to a single en-
core" The terms were not accepted.
The late Admiral Sir Arthur Cum
min r Yx-aS IN h5c youth Tho bn,o ~ n
deed of great daring. just fifty years
ago. when he was lieutenant in com
mand of the pinnace of the Frolic, he
boarded a piratical slave ship, the Vim
cedora. and found himself the only En-
glishman on deck, for his boat was
beaten back by the waves from the
SLAYER. In this critical position the
young lieutenant showed the stuff of
which he was made by shooting down
the man at the wheel and keeping the
Spanish crew at bay with drawn pis-
tolls until his own BOAT came alongside
again.
Near n Of the cheap publishing
houses in New York city is a literary
shop" in which many of the cheap
stories which flood the country are
made. In this building not only the
printing and publishing are done, but
there are also offices for the so-called
authors. Many of these are occupied
in condensing and remodeling stories
which nave already had a large circula-
ton. Most of the stories, however. are
bought from the cheap publishing
houses. and are absolutely the refuse of
all the stories written in the country.
rubbish that no ~well-known house
would dare publish.
-Threescore years ago, says the Bos-
ton Gazette, when the elder Quincy
represented Massachusetts, in the lower
house at Washington, he was noted as
one of the leaders of the Hartford con
vention wing of the federal party. in
sympathy with Harrison Gray Otis.
John Quincy Adams, Timothy Bigelow,
and others. He was a fearless partisan.
and on more than one occasion gave
mortal ofense to both political sides Of
the house. He particularly drew the
fire of John Randolph. of Roanoke. At
the close Of one of Quincy's caustic
speeches, Randolph arose. and, point
ing his index finger Ia favorite gesture)
toward Quincy, said: The speaker, the
gentleman from Massachusetts. soils
the very carpet on which he stands