The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-09
RELATIONS WERE STRAINED.
But Friendship Was Restored by One
Sight Of the Red, White and Blue.
FROM the NelU York Sun.

RELATIONS WERE STRAINED.
But Friendship Was Restored by One
Sight Of the Red, White and Blue.
FROM the NetC York Sun.
"The return of Col. Tom Ochiltree and
Ed Clearly to New York, ~ said Ariel Barney,
Mrs. James Brown Potter's manager, re-
calls little dinner l gave while was in
London. Ny guests were George A. Shert'
dan, Col. Ocbiltree, ED Cleary and Ma j.
John Burke OF the Wild w lest show, all
goUd and enthusiastic Americana. We
dined at Stones famous chop house, and the
topics uppermost being of home and cOun-
try, every body became charged with good
deal of patriotism, accentuated somewhat
by English good cheer as We moved grad
ually along oTard the end of the dinner.
Just as the coffee and cigars came on,
Randolph Derby, rich young Virginisn
who spends most of his time abroad and
who Is popular with every body in London,
appeared on the scene. Young Derby is
cornwall on occasions, and he had evil
IDENTIFY been enjoying himself elsewhere.
His disposition is TO agree with the prevail
ing sentiment Of a party. and to indorse it
by remarks OF his own, but his anxiety TO
do this frequently leads him into premature
expressions of concurrence that defeat the
object he wants to attain.
'He ran up against Gen. Sheridan and
Il
and the result threatened once or twice to
bring my dinner to an inglorious ending
By the exercise Of diplomacy l succeeded in
smoothing THUGS over with the general and
the colonel, but MAJ. John Burke's innings
hadn't calculated on.
Il had just reconciled Gen. Sheridan and
the VirRinian. didn't know that Maj
Burke wasn't acquainted with Derby.
Things were running along all right, when
he ipr- n "
next TO him, and putting his hand to one
side OF his mouth, as If ne intended to speak
in the greatest confidence, he asked in tones
you could hear all over the room:
who's your fresh friend!
This aroused the Virginian. Turning to
Col. 0chiltree he exclaimed:
This man wants to know who | am.
Introduce me, colOnelp
THE colonel arose in radiant dignity. and
waving his hand toward the major, said:
"Maj. Burke, my friend Mr.. Derby. A
gentleman from Virginia, sir
The major looked the young man leis-
urely over and said
"'Virginia, Ell? What countyP
"Dorby named his native county.
Way down on the southern point,
where they raise nothing out mosquitoesn
exclaimed the major. But I'll shake hands
with YOU
"'You will not, sirp said the Virginian,
and be refused the majors pIoffered hand
The wild westerner for a moment was
dumfounded. But he soon recovered. Maj.
Burke, when not on professional duty, wears
his long hair tucked up on the back of his
head. where it Is held in place by hairpius.
As be got up out of his chair he pulled the
hairpins out, and his flowing locks dropped
down about his shoulders. The VirRlnia's
surprise was a sight to see. Then the major
opened.
"'pge howled with the wolves of the un-
trodden wildernesses of the mighty west
said he. I've combed my hair with the
claws of the fierce grizzly bear Of the Rocky
mountains, and swum in Yosemite's bot
tomless pools! I've defed the bucking bronco
till his tongue hung out I've laid low the
bounding buffalo, and followed the skulkiuS
lniin's trail both wsys-going toward
where he sKulked, and coming away from
where he skulKed sometimes, may be, trev-
cling little faster when / was coming than
l Travelled when 1 was going. I've shook
hands with Presidents; pve shook hands
with kings; I've shook hands with queens.
All the crowned heads have grabbed me by
the hand, aud l want you to understand
right here that l don't care splinter OFF of
a tepe pole whether a man who comes from
country where mosquitoes rule the roost
shakes hands with me or whether he DON'T
THE major sat down. His speech was a
could get things cslmed down. but some
how did. Then, to evade the posi-
OF another outbreak, | suggested that we
adjourn and spend the rest of the evening
at that lively place of vaudeville entertain
ment, the Empire. The suggestion went
and we started for the theater. But there
was no Disgusting the fact that the relations
OF my party were badly strained. Cheer
fitness was unoomfortsbly absent. Resent
fitness was threateningly present. We
arrived at the theater. l got seats for the
party, all In row. I met friend in the
lobby and stopped to talk with him mo-
ment. The others filed in aud took their
seats. By the time l started in the curtain
was up. A girl had come on to do a dance.
hurried down the aisle to take my seat.
Before l got there l heard the most as
founding volume Of sounds coming from
our row of seats. l looked that way in
omazsmenu.
Zach one Of my quartet Of guests had
bis head thrown back and each particular
throat was emitting its own particular
yell. The all-pervading Texas lung burst,
the wild western wah-hoo, the Resembling
shout of the northwest the shrill shrek of
Virginia, united in vocal upheRv val such
as never rang in the ears of London au-
dence before. For an instant was dazsd
but glaucing mechanically toward the
stage | discovered the moving cause of the
outbreak. Inc dancer, who had come to
sudden stop in her capering when the I'M
wonted shout arouse, was draped in the
American flag. This had instantly aroused
the patriotic spirit of my fellow country
men, and simultaneously each man had let
his throat loose. The wild ebullition lasted
for half a minute, and when it was over ali
restraint among my guests was gone. They
all shook hands heartily, and we rounded
out great night. That unexpected and
INN aTnVN1 sNNA
swept all hard feeling away, and my dinner
proved to be O great success after all"
SERGEANT-Are you prepared to bleed for
your country?
Recruit date bunco steerer)-C Certainly Just
show me somebody to bleed.-Detroft Tribune