The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-27
PRESS AGENTS ROUND TABLE.

Speaking or funny incidents encoun-
tered in travel, said Mir. Borbes. the en-
terprising press agent for Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush yesterday. reminds
me Of story related the other day by
James Macarthur. He was in a railway
carriage journeying from London 10
Liverpool. Seated near him We're a ner-
vous. elderly genuman and one Of these
good old men who fancy that their duty
lies I'M taking care of every human soul
or earth. This parsonage watched the
elderly eenrlman for half and hour and
then. unable 10 contain himself longer,
leaned over touched the fussy individual
and Queried DO you know where you
are g0ing?' The party spoken to was not
slow IN replying. Liverpool he said oh,
didn't mean that graYely remarked the
oueStioncr Didn't mean that?' eXclaim-
ed the nervous gentleman, greatly eXeit-
cd Wen if this Is the Bradford express
il must he stopped for ] want to go to
I iyerDaol,' He made a wild crap a the
hell rope and would have probably stop
ned The train had not Macarthur inter
fered and assured him that they were
hound for Liverpool Then the iuSsy
gentleman became irritable. What did
Sou mean them be fumed. j simply
wanted 10 ask YOU. said the other one.
saIerunIv. If YOU knew whether YOU were
going 10 Heaven or Hen For moment
ii looked as though there might be an
outbreak and then the frightened man sat
down with a sigh Of relief o, that's all
right he said. hopping his brow, !
thought you meant something serious.
Here is a letter which is Of moment 70
pIay-Eoers. presenting, as it does, an old
discussion in new light: when in Chi
cago the other night. ] attended Richard
Mansfeld's performance, and ! suffered
aEonies Not that the play wasn't all
right and the great actor superb, but the
house was packed. Yes. and ] was IN the
middle OF a row behind six other packed
rows Every woman removed her hat.
Even the women with small hats, Now,
Z maintain that this is an objectionable
notion The bigger the hats, the less
fight they have 10 take them of. small
bonnet doesn't matter 50 much, but when
those large affairs, known as dreams
are removed they become perfect nui-
sances and a strong incentive TO profan-
ity" II you don't understand his mean
ing foin Paul Wiistach in the postscript:
y forgot TO explain that the reason ! OBJ
ject 10 the women taking Of their large
hats in The theater is that they always
put them in their laps, and can never
pass by them TO go out and get drink
Al Martins press agent, whose veraci-
Il IS never questioned. states that George
A. Parks. who portrays the character OF
Marks. the Lawyer, with Martins Tn
Gle Toms Cabin" company, at the Grand
Opera House this week, is a direct iineal
descendant Of Judge Abraham Marks, Of
West Fellciana Parish, La, whose sur
name Harriet Beecher Stowe took liber-
ties with in her work, and who is IA
m.iiarly known as Lawyer Marks
throughout q large section Of the South
eln country.
Judge Marks, who was recently inter
Viewed by the New Orleans Picayuue. is
eizhty-threc years old. and in The course
of an eventful life has been on terms Of
intimacy with many celebrated people.
the list including the names Of Edgar AL
Ian Poe, Chief Justice Marshall, sam
Houston, Henry Clay and Henry Ward
BeCch.r. i4is memory and all his mental
faculties are perfect Notwithstanding his
advanced age. and b. can talk entertain
inslg Of the giants Of those days.
Judge Marks. when a boy Of eight ~
ten used To hunt robins with Poe, who
was near the same age 81 the suburbs
~ Richmond. and the judge sin bears on
his forehead the scar Of q random shot
fired by his companion. His recollection
81 The chief Justice Is perfect One day
he says he was playing marbles near the
courthouse with another boy, when tho
Justice came out ard. after looking al
them for awhile. went down on his knee.
and sOlemnly kuuczled down with then
for the space of half an hour. Judge
Marks Says that he witnessed the las
game Of cards played by Henry Clay. Tn.
game was 'brag-' and ;. S. Prentiss ant
Anderson Miller. the United States mar
shat who lost his voice cursing Andrew
Jackson, were Of the party.
Judge MARKS is anything bat the Law
yer Marks Of Uncle Toms Cabin in ap
pearanle. and he says Iaughingly tha
anything ike the character depicted /
an absolute impossibiity He never me
the novelist, but says that ne was wei
acquainted with Henry Ward BeecheI
VINO told him that his name was used a
the suggestion Of some Louisiana friends