Evening star., 1896-07-25
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

five years ago, sold q mountaineer his
opening stock of goods for a country store"
said Louis e. Rawlings, Baltimore travel
ing salesman. at the Metropolitan. HE was
very sanguine of success, and would have
bought more than he did had encouraged
him.
1T so happened that did not make an
other trip through that section until a few
days ago. and drove several miles out of my
way to the mans store. There were very
few goods left in the place. and the mer-
cndht looked rather gloomy. After eK-
changing the usual salutations, said:
Your stock is pretty low
you" eo'' WV"
Nav
why not"
Amt got no money to pay with But
that amt the real reason. Thar amt no one
to sell 'em to-
"'Yaas'
How did that come"
Waal. 1 SOL EN- goods an kep' takin'
NOR cages. until own the Ian clar to mex
sto on each side O. me. Goods all gone, peo-
pie all gone money all gone, kain't sell the
ian an hyar be, plum lone"
Bryan will obtain one Irish vote that 1
know Of" said P. C. Mccarthy of New
York at the Howard. 1T is that of a friend
OF mine. Just after the Chicago convention
met him and asked how he liked the
nomination. Billy O'Brien." he said,
why, him an me was byes thegether He
dropped the o. when he come to this
country. but 1 couldn't go back on 'im."
You are mistaken" 1 said. Bryan was
born in this country"
Not a bit av it. I've seed his pcters
an I'd know i'm anywhere. He's a Kerry
lad. as am meself. an we was both a bit
wild In those days. So whin they thried
an convicted Billy of sthealin' a pig an
ne did his tonne like man. he came to
Ameriky. l know what I'm talkin' Of
shure. for wasn't it mesilf who was bit
Wild was the only man who sthole that
pig! An him a-doin' tonne. Ofll vote an
Work. tn ward fur i'm "
There should be a law prohibiting the
use OF the same name for boys and girls
said r. II. Houston Of New Orleans at the
National. Il have a very intimate friend
who l lost track of for twenty years, he
having married and removed to New York
A business matter renewed our friendship
and We conducted a personal correspon-
dence, in the course Of which he mentioned
that Frank was in bad health. l replied
that We meaning my partner and 1. were
going on trip across the Gulf Of Mexico
and suggested that it might be beneficial
to Frank TO join us. fixing date. l re-
ceived telegram that Frank would be
there. l went to the depot and there met
young lady. who greeted me very warm
ly as her fathers friend, he having pic
ture of me by which she recognized me.
AS l am bachelor. with no realtives Of
the other sex and as the trip was to be
taken In schooner, the situation was the
most embarrassing 1 was ever in and re-
suited in Franks returning home very
quickly"
"The most elterprising thief ever heard
Of was one whom l was appointed by the
court to Defend" said Henry w. Joy, a
prominent ST. Louis lawyer, at the Ar
Engton. "A wealthy man died, and as fine
a coffin was obtained as money could buy.
There was some very heavy solid silver
plate on 1T. AS the hearse moved Off, a
well-dressed business-like looking man was
seen to enter 1t. carrying little sack as If
OF Tools Every one who noticed him at all
supposed he was an assistant Of the un-
dertaher. Just before the procession
reached the cemetery the man emerged
from the hearse and went ahead, disap
pearing at the gate When the coffin was
removed, all of the trappings We're gone
and the young man was not to be found.
He melted the silver and sold It. and had 1t
not been for pal betraying him, he would
never have been caught"
Il have talked with a number of the real
estate dealers in Washington" said A. c.
McAdams Of Chicago at the Cochran. 'and
l have been surprised to find how active
movement there is in property. And yet,
after examining the city, 1t does not seem
SO astonishing after all. The widths of the
streets and the shade trees make an i'm
mense amount of difference in the heat Of
the summer, and with the beach and
mountains SO close it is an easy matter to
spend a summer pleasantly, while, of
course it is admitted upon all hands that it
Is the most delightful winter resort in the
country. OF course, the civil service law,
which made government employees ieel Sc
cure in their positions, has had much to do
with the stability Of Washington's growth
but one of the principal factors now is that
men who have retired from active business
life want to pass their remaining days in
the capital city
Il was on a train between Black River
station and Vidalia, in Louisiana" said
c. T. Drummond of Natchez at the St.
James. when We had an accident. On the
train was an old planter from up the
Boueff river who had never been on a car
before. The railroad is a short one the
train runs slowly and the rolling stock is
not the best, so the old man was somewhat
ekcusable for preferring a steamboat, and
his comments were very amusing. The
country through which the road runs is
submerged at high water, and upon this ac-
COUNT IL was In Fatner a dangerous cOndl-
tfon About two miles from Vidalia the
train struck a broken rail. The old man
was leaning out of the window at the time
and was thrown to the ground Rising tc
his feet. he said: Wal, you are in a hurry
to git your passengers off. I don't see why
you don't git landing nearer town. and put
out gang planks from them windows. 1
don't travel on trains no more Then he
trudged on to Vidalia, without any thought
that the sudden stopping was unusual"
There ought to be nothing amusing
about death, but l cannot think of visit
of coincidence l once made without
laughing said F. c. Herrick of Omaha at
the Howard. Il was living in Indianapolis
at the tine and there is considerable truth
in what is said about the popularity of d.
vorces in that state.
Among my friends was a couple named
Browning. Both We're rather high tempered
and originally they were married when quite
young. They were subsequently divorced
and each remarked. Both lost their part
ners and they were married again. An
other divorce followed and Mrs. Browning
married again, securing another divorce
and once more marrying her first love.