Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-02
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

anton was announced. a great many per-
sens thought II was his brother, Gen. AL
fred Pleasanton, whom the Comte de Paris
once characterized as being a greater SOL
der than the Black Prince, who was gone"
said an old newspaper man at the Riggs
House this morning. The event, however,
has had the effect OF bringing Gen. Alfred
Pleasanton into prominence that he has
for long time desired to be free from.
Up to four or five years ago Alfred Pleas
anton was one Of the most prominent per-
sens in Washington. i don't suppose any
one ever saw him on the street before
o'clock in the afternoon during the many
years he lived here, and before he became
the recluse he now is, but it was always
easy to run across him in the wee small
hours in some one Of the resorts which kept
open very late. or all night This was par
ticularIy TIE case in regard TO Charlie God
frey's old place. Gen. Pleasanton could be
found either there or at Chamberlins al
most invariably at midnight or thereabouts.
A fine old gentleman he was, too, and il
was worth staying up several times over
to meet him with pleasant coterie. telling
stories and exchanging "reminiscences. l
knew him well in his best days, and a more
genial, lovable and just man never met.
The struggle in which he took such a
prominent part left no rancor and bitter
ness with him, and i remember a thrilling
incident that illustrates his fairness, that
occurred early one morning at John Cham
| berlin's place, when it was Situated in the
former home of the old Washington Club,
where the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton now is. Gen. Pleasanton was one of a
party in which were dear and dead Rams
dell. Ex-Governor Tom Young OF Ohio and
Gen. A. c. Jones, who had Just been APP
pointed consul to Nagasaki and was going
to leave for his post next day. There were
two or three others, including myself. At
another table were three strangers, one of
whom was reviling the attitude OF the
south during the war. His conversation
was evidently as Annoying to his friends as
IL was to us, and became particularly OBJ
noxious when he attacked the courage of
southern soldiers. / never heard such
bloody shirt harangue even on the stump.
While the fellow was talking noticed that
Pleasanton was wrapped in a deep study
and evidently much perplexed. Suddenly
he frightened UP. and rising from his seat,
with his slight figure trembling with anger,
and his eyes flashing dangerously. he walk
ed over to the other table and tapped the
sc nth later on the shoulder.
DO you know me?" he demanded sharp
ly.
The man looked up end started slightly.
but replied that he did not -.ss
We'll. / know YOU" hissed Pleasanton
Il had you drummed out Of my camp just
before Antietam for abtect cowardice, and
YOU hanged Do you know me now? I'm
Alfred Pleasanton.'
The man turned white and red under the
old generals whitening glance.
anton, meaningly. You are neither a fit
associate for gentlemen nor a proper per-
son TO remain under the same roof with
them, so get out of here at once"
The fellow saw that he was in danger
especially from his two companions who
We're livid with rage, and preferring the
door to the window he skunk out like a
whipped cur
Il knew the scoundrers voice the moment
heard it," said Pieasanton. when his Won
derful memory was commented on. and he
was about to tell the story of the fellows
Cowardice in the army. when something
interrupted and We never heard it,"
Human beings are pretty apt 10 hold
others responsible for events which their
own actions have brought about" said Con-
gresham Cooper of Florida at the National
this morning, and / recently discovered
that there are people in the world who are
vitality affected in their life work by fear
that somebody else is liable 10 do something
that will prove disastrous TO them. There
is a very fine young man down in Florida
a machnist by trade-who was at one time
a locomotive engineer. i asked him one day
why he had deserted such a lucra tive pro-
fession, that offered steady employment AT
all times, and adopted similar, bur less
remuneratNe, means of livelihood He told
me that he gave up engineering because he
had lost his nerve. He said that the idaa
got fixed In his head that an accident was
.
carelessness of somebody else, So far as he
himself was concerned he had a sublime
faith in his own infallibility in such mat
tiers, but he was continually worried aho,,,
the possibility of some switChman carelessIy
leaving the switch open or some forsetful
station agent giving him the wrong signal
L have no doubt there are hundreds of peo-
pie like my young friend in this world who
make their lives unhappy simply nv worrv
ing about mistake they imagine somebody
else is liable TO commit"
Every now and then the newspapers in
duige In a hue and cry against the drug
gists for encroaching upon what they cali
physicians territory" said Henry c Van
Zant. well-known pharmacist Of Denver.
at the Ebbitt House last night. II could
never understand why there should be an
objection to druggists extending relief in
cases of temporary indisposition. | know
of no man in my profession OF good stand
ing who would attempt to treat a person
suffering from serious disease without no
ing familiar with the most approved treat
ment followed in such cases. The phar-
macst of Intelligence and appreciation and
of course, experience, has the advantage of
studying the various modes of treatment
followed by physicians, and his knoUlelga
of chemistry allows him TO follow the least
harmful system. If patients suffering from
temporary ailment only knew the deadly
drugs sometimes prescribed for them by
their family physicians they would hesitate
a long time before taking the doses The
man who rolls pills and compounds presc-ip-
tons can be pretty generally relied upon 10
give a customer the most harmless thing
there is in the shop that will relieve the
complaint which diagnosis of the syr,r-
toms reveals / know that many men in
my profession persistently refuse to sell
anti-pyrine and other medicines (which have
bad effect upon the heart to customers
before questioning them upon the state of
their hearts. The advance In education az
pharmacists has proved a great medium Of
good for the sick. They are row for the
most part familiar with analytical as well
as all-around chemistry and have n GOOD
knowledge Of Tateria meiica. | don't he
lieve in druggist infringing upon the bust
ness of physician, but do believe that he
has q riohf u rali.,.n ec.rI..