Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-25
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

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I've just been talking with my friend
Blount about his trip" said Congressman.
| Cox yesterday. From what he says that
must be glorious climate He tells me
| that he has been neither hot nor cold since
| he left here. Think Of it, when the ner-
| curry in this country has been playing hide
and seek with the two ends Of the Their
las to the fare, he tells me that he
| never had such beef and mutton IN mis- life -
But how about Tennessee, colonel?''
| q tacit exception of Tennessee. Why. last
| year 1 sold some beeves-had more than
could possibly use: 1 got 6 cents a pound
some Of that same beef dressed. And what
do you suppose l paid for 1t? Nineteen
cents a pound" q
James r. Randall-they call him colonel,
Of course; he has spent some tir,e in the
south-Col. Randall was talking in his
characteristicaily interesting way to a
group of friends in the Metropolitan yes
| terday. 1t will be remembered that al
though he is the. author Of the south's most
| famous battle hymn, and has written other
poems Of equal merit, such as Arlington,
| ''Why the Robins Breast is Red" &C.. nc
collection has ever ,n been mace OF tn1 h
fact and is a source Of much regret to his
friends and admirers.
"why is it colonel" inquired The Star,
| y
in book form?'
He explained it. Said he:
They were written when / was voting
and burned with the ardor Of youthful en-
thusiasm. They need revision, but 1 cant
| revise them. 1 would have to feel in such
that period of my life Ordinarily I am toe
cold blooded to attempt the task Of touch.
| ing up the work done with SO much
warmth and feeling. So am waiting for
"a strange coincidence. to use phrase
By which such things are settled nova
days"
Maj. Black was just telling The Star mar
Of being a member Of a group consisting o.
Senator Gray, Senator White and himself
He was just relating the incident when
The Star man heard a greeting:
| Good morning. Black" and Mr.. Black
and Mr.. Brown of Indiana walked up te
the Capitol together.
Black Of Georgia is one OF the most con
spicuous figures on the floor OF the House
Down in the water melon state he has beer
known for years as the orator par excel
lence. 1t is conceded that as a master OF
| externporaneous eloquence-for even II M
writes a speech under the inspiring excite
ment of delivery he scars away from
Its Its hamPering cirsumssripsion ike. IKE an
peer in his state, II not in the whole south
Those who know him are awaiting hi.
maiden speech with great interest.
Queer winds they have up at the Capito
or maybe its queer flags. 1t must have
been in respective sympathy with the con
trary factions which were wrangiing with
In. but whatever was the cause. certain 4
Is that they performed a remarkable fea
the other day. The fact Is that lone flew
| east and one few west" although tn,
breeze, one would naturally suppose, would
make them both hutter in the same direc
ton. Immediate steps should be taken L
make the flag on the House and the flag or
the Senate nutter in the same directions
least not in exactly opposite directions
when there Is only one breeze and all tina
blowing the same way.
The youngest mill president In the souti
was In Washington yesterday. 1t wal
Thomas Barrett. jr.. Of Augusta. presiden
of the Langley mills He is still on tn,
sunny side Of thirty and has held his pres
ent position with eminent success for sew
eral years. He is a brother of Ed. Bar
rett. the well-known Washington CORE
spondent.