The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-24
ALONG THE BYWAKS.

Gen. Armstrong, assistant commissioner
of Indian affairs, thinks that Andrew
Jackson was one Of the greatest men this
country ever produced. and has a number
of stories which were told him by his
uncle who was an intimate friend OF Old
Hickory. one OF them is very character
istic Of the man.
Lewis Cass. secretary Of war. was over
at the white house one day with some
important papers for the president 70 sign,
among them being a court martial find
ings.
''Cass, what is this?'' inquired Jackson.
as he was about to write his name 10 the
document.
1T is a court martial" answered Cass.
What have 1 to do with it?" asked
the president
1T dismisses an officer from the service.
and the president must sign such orders
Jackson toyed with the paper and said,
musingly; Dismissed from the army,
Ell? Why"
Drunkenness: getting drunk and fall
ing down on parade. or something of that
kind" answered the secretary.
Who ordered the court?" asked jack
son.
.'Gen. Scott" answered cass.
Who is it?' inquired the president,
with more interest.
''Inspector-General K-aun." replied
/ecretary Cass.
" ldl. SuUuAtu udNhoDlls VI NlA
friend Col. Kraul, Cass. just read what
that paper says"
The secretary read the usual form Of
the cour. martial sentence in such cases.
The president then took the paper and
wrote across the bottom where ne was
about TO sign his name:
The within findings are dis2pproved,
and Col; Kraun is restored 10 his duty
and rank"
He passed the paper back 10 Secretary
Cass, and said with his usual vehe-
mence:
by the eternal! Cass. when you and
Scott serve your country as well as that
man has you en- get drunk on duty ev-
cry day"
A young man from Tennessee. son of a
friend Of Gen. Jackson. came 20 Wash
ington for place. Ee looked about and
found what ne wanted. il was in the
war department. and filed by a very effi-
cient wing whom Secretary Cass would
not remove The young man told Jack
son the situation, and Cass was sent fo-.
"Cass." said the president. this young
man. son Of my old friend. says YOU have
got a place in the war department. filed
by wing which YOU won't give MIN
Secretary Cass explained that the du-
ties Of the Office We're OF peculiar kind.
and ne could get no one 70 nj the place
if the man now in Il should be removed.
Jackson fared up.
BY the eternal Cass. d. YOU mean ID
tell me you have an office in your de-
partment filed by q whig which can't
be filed by a democrat? Then abolish
the officer
The young man got his place.-wash-
ct is the fashion with some actors
and more managers said Nat c. Cod
win. the comedian. the other day, to
insist that there is no money in Ameri-
can plays; that is, in plays written by
Americans If they do not go as far as
that they assert that il is more prOfita-
bic in every way 10 buy. borrow or seal
from foreign authors. Now L am ready
TO take a stand absolutely and radically
in opposition 10 this view. l made up
my mind five years ago that / was strong
enough to make an experiment. L
thought that the American drama had
grown sturdy enough ID support me and
that | had reached a point in my career
where / could afford 10 be a patron in
a humble way of the native dramatist-
Besides. 1 had a very considerable notion
that the American dramatist could help
me much as 7 could serve him, or
more. But 1 think 1 may claim that L
had a patriotic motive, too. for i am,
singular as il may seem TO an anglo
maniac generation, proud 70 call myself
an American and never so entirely COM
Portable as when / am playing an Amer
lean comedy with an American company
before an American audience
well, my first investment was "A
God Nine" which JessOp and Mathews
wrote for me. IL was a success and IL Is
in my repertOry again this season. That
encouraged me- and very naturally I
turned toward the rising young play
wright and journalist. Henry Guy Carrie
ton. for my next venture He wrote A
Gilded Fool for me. and from the very
first il hit the public very hard, actual
" putting more money into his and my
pockets than any pay he had written
or l had acted up TO that time.
80 my policy OF sticking 70 American
authors justified itself from its inception.
/ should have been a fool 10 have wan
dered after foreign gods after that, and
1 may confess that what began as a sim
pie determination 10 experiment along
certain lines speedily grew with me TO a
passion from which ] guess ] snail never
shake loose. The reception Of Augustus
ThOmas's IN MZzOur3,' which I produced
in Chicago a year ago, in pursuance OF
my resolve to put in at least one new
American play every season, Of course
encouraged me 70 persevere, and 1 think
I may claim TO have expanded my orig
nal plan to its natural limit when 1 say
thai this season / shall produce no less
than three plays by American authors"
Louisville Times.
Tn 1.-THE Independent" James Payn says
that in the beginning Of the present CEN
tury an American sea captain. having
some business in a public Office in Lon
don. was very tedious in the operation
OF signing his name. As il happened TO
be Papp. this annoyed the official. who
Thought mis- valuable time was being vast
ed but as il happened he was mistaken.
The captain had only written his full
name Through h-tribulatiOn-we-en-
tar-intO-t ne observation-disclosures Papp."
May / ask you" said the official. what
your mother called you when she wanted
you?'' well. sir. when I was little"
was the grave reply. they used TO call
me 'Tribby.'
II YOU need. a good medicine 70 purify
your blood, give nerve strength and build
Ip YOUR entire system. take Hoods Sar-
saparilla. 1t prevents sickness by making
pure blood.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache.