The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-19
WARNING TO YOUyG ORATORS.
Don't Talk Back TO Red-Headed "wags."
Waghington News Notes.
TINES BUREAU, RAPLEY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. September Is. 1898 J


WASHINGTON. September Is. 1898
In these days OF campaigning good
stories always abound, and the stumper
generally enjoys the right OF way while
an admiring audience convuise themselves
at his reproduction OF something that
usually has outliyed the memory or the
oldest inhabitant. A good story then in
which the aspiring orator and incipient
Demosthenes was the butt rather than
the perpetrator OF the jest, viii be taken
as a warning by the novices this season.
not to interfere with the man on the
back seat" Congressman Swanson told
the story the other night TO Hon. DICK
Cardwell and Cyclone, jim" Marshall AT
the Metropolitan.
II was then student at Radolph-
Macon" said the young congressman,
"and George Wise had sent TO get some OF
US 10 go out 10 Hewletts TO speak. Judge
Ingram. OF Manchester, was one OF the
speakers, and while he was talking
big red-headed man on the last bench
perslstentiy make remarks and comments
that pleased the comrades around him,
but were very annoying TO the speaker.
was TO follow, and having just been
reading Herodotus at college / was
prfmed with an incident which / was
satisfied would annihilate that red-headed
man and land me in fhe front ranks OF
sharp-witted speakers who quelI disorder
with one home thrust. My time finally
came and / had not spoken more than
five minutes when that discourteous
person on the rear seat began his gibing
| again, but l was prepared for him.
Look here. my friend 1 exclaimed:
! II know story that would Just suit
you"
Let her go, young fellow" he bawled
out
"Herodotus tells us" 1 began. THAT at
one time an army OF Scythians came
marching against the Greeks and az
nightfall they rested near the Greek
camp awaiting the morning to begin
| the attack. They had never heard
the braying OF q tackass and toward
| morning IN the Greek camp a jackass
began his wonderful and astounding
braying. The terrified scythians thinking
the direfui voice OF some great god was
arTaigning them broke camp ana fed IN
| terror from the field. Now my friend. II
you are not very careful and quiet you
win disconcert this audience and break
up this gathering"
/ smiled as / made the application, and
| Judge Ingram and a Few OF my friends
| laughed low. but the audience turned 10
| look at the red-headed man. it was his
|
| chucked a. little 10 himself ulted his
/ chair back n little. and placing his feet
| about six inches higher up the wall, he
| yelled out. That's all right, 90 on, you
/ needn't git skeered young teiler, you
| done tested this crowd"
Il was knocked out completely" laugh
| ed the bright young orator" but il was
q great lesson TO me. / can stand a great
| deal OF back seat interruption now
without comment. and when | do attempt
TO stop some incOnsiderate listener |
never refer TO Herodotus."
Messrs. II. S. Harrison, B. F. Mum,
T. c. Graham, H. w. Webb, J. A. Mont
gomery, John c. Stuart. and Charles a.
| Moore. OF North Carolina are at the
Metropolitan.
Mr.. Pembroke Petit, reading clerk OF
the hfty-second Congress. and his father.
Mr.. W. B. Petit, Of Palmyra, Virginia.
were at the Capitol to-day.
Afessrs. Preston Richardson, Of Wash
lngton, C. II. Sutton and wife, ~ ).
Morton, Of Richmond, w. T. Yancey
and James ii. Fletcher, OF Virginia, are
at the NatiOntl
Messrs. NJ. Ii. Bowles, j. W. Lynn and
wife OF Hampton, James II. Bailey. John
o. Ennor. David Bayley and J. l.. Cook,
OF Petersburg. Virginia, are at the 81.
James.
Mr.. r. T. Powell. Of Spotsylvania, Vir-
glnia, Is In the city. He IS a gentleman OF
ability ahd culture. and VIII gracefully
hll the position of United States Treasury
agent at the seal fisheries Of Alaska, Tor
which place he is strongly urged by pro
mluent gentlemen from Virginia ana
West Virginia.
Mr. r. A. Stewart, OF Luray, VINO VIII
ta appointed deputy revenue collector
FOR that district by Captain Ham shep-
pard. and Mr.. II. >. Park. who VIII re-
nresent Page county I'm the next House
OF Delegates OF Virginia, are here at
tending the centennial celebration.
Or. George Ben Johnston. OF Richmond,
IS I'm the city
Hon. u. Gardiner Tyler. who has been
absent for week, returned from his
home this morning. While away he at
tended a session OF the Board Of Visitors
of William and Mary college. Tomorrow
he will renew his onslaught on the various
Departments, collecting the spoils OF
war for distribution among his consi-
,uents in the Second Congressional dis
trict.
Hons James w. Marshall and Claude
A. Swanson left yesterday for Pittsyl-
vania. where they put In some sledge-
hammer blows for the Democratic ticket
to-day.
Major w. r. Mason. for years pro
minent merchant OF Fredericksburg. Nir-
ginla, is in the city.
II l.. w.