Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

apartments several tunes tnat dIteTHOOH
but he was too intent on other things to
notice the advertisement. Not so with
goodly number of Washingtons handsome
young ladies who WELD a typewriter. The
street is muchly frequented one. Every
little while that afternoon a young lady
would stop long enough to read the card
firmly impress o'clock on her mental
tympanum and then move
Thursday morning came and o'clock
found the young lawyer still in bed and
dreaming of the time that he should some
day be the chief Justice of the United
States. There also came the usual ring
Of the door bell
Again II rang.
And again.
"Blast the inpatience Of that postman."
the young man muttered as he jumped out
of the warm bed.
He took a reef in the cord that encircled
the waist of his sleeping garment and
opened the door.
Was the EoStman there?
Not much.
But there were instead about thirty as
fine-looking young ladies as would
care to look upon The young man took
one sweeping glance az the group of fem
hire loveliness that confronted him ard
the door closed with a bang that could
have been heard two blocks away.
The young ladies were equally surprised,
end they exhibited it by CALCULATIONS of
'.Chr'
While the young man was dressing rein
forcementts appeared on the outside. The
that he had no use for a typewriter; that
he was the victim Of some malicious
scoundrel.
The applicants strung along throughout
the day. When the last one turned the
corner after leaving the young man she
was heard to say:
81 think he is just too mean for any
thing"
The young man now cares more for get
ting even with the perpetrators of the
rude joke than to further his knowledge
of the intricaeies of the law. -. 15.. ~
4 few mornings ago tail. handsome
gentleman. with mustache and hair tinged
with gray. walked through the lobby OF
the Ebbitt and stopped in front Of the
news stand. He was about to pick up
newspaper. when a little old man. with
gray. shaggy Burnsiders. got up from his
seat In corner of the lobby and walked
ever to him.
Isn't this Gen. James r. OBeirne?" the
little man asked.
Il am Gen. OBeirne. sir" was his reply,
'.and who are you. may 1 ask?''
do You remember Maj Bell of New
York;
do 1 remember him? Well have cause
to remember him He saved my life once"
We'll. am that very person." said the
little man
grasped each others hands and adjourn ed
to a convenient seat to talk over old times
At the battle of Charlottesville OBeirne,
who was then colonel of the 9th New
York regiment, was shot through the
breast by q bullet 1t made a hole clear
through one lrng. Bell. who had been in
the same regiment, called to his assistance
one OF his comrades. and they carried him
off the field of battle.
OBeirne was sent TO his home in New
YORK. and 1t was supposed that he could
lot live long But, under good nursing, he
recovered, and went back into the Union
service again. At the time of President
LincOln's second inauguration ne was pro-
vost marshal in the District of Columbia
During the ceremonies on the east side of
the Capitol Bell, who was in Washington
On leave of absence, detected pickpocket
pursuing his work in the crowd. He called
the attention of policeman to the man.
The policeman arrested the pickpocket and
took Bell along for d witness.
The hearing was delayed for several DAYS
and In the meantime Bells leave of absence
expired When he presented the outlawed
ticket at the steamer wharf he was placed
Under arrest for having disobeyed the Or
der. Bell tried TO explain. but the rules of
war were fixed and relentless.
The case was brought to the attention of
General y Beirne as provost marshal, and
as soon as he saw the name he had Bell
brought before MIN.
General, wish you would let me go. as
l am anxious to join my regiment" said
Bell piteously.
You will be dealt with as a man should
be who has dared to disobey the tniunc-
tons of his commander" OBcirne replied
sternly.
He then issued a new order extending
Bells leave of absence two weeks and ac
companied IL with a command that he an
pear at his home in this city. Bell visited
the man whose life he had saved spent a.
week. and later Joined his regiment
nile they were talking in the E,bbitt the
m a a tod
and introduced himself He was Cassius
M Rose OF Chicago. Rose was fifteen
years old when he enlisted in the 57th
Pennsylvania Regiment He was in
OBeirne's division and served throughout
the war. Old times were talked over in
earnest "
OBeirne was commissioner of charities
IN New York under Mayor Strong's admin
tstration.
Inc force OF Jerry Simpsons remarks
upon the London trademark in Represent
alive DinSiey's hat. in the House the other
day. has been far reaching. Even the
street urchins who make their living SELL
Ing newspapers and polishing shoes an
preciated the Kansas statesman's discoy-
cry.
One day this week Mr.. Dingley was taxi
ing stroll down Pennsylvania ayenn, As
he reached the National Hotel corner. half
dozen youngsters with newspapers un-
Nct titiA splct nlu- One OF them
broke out into the srstwhile popular vaude-
Vile song:
Where did you get that hat?
Where did you get that tile?"
The others Joined in the refrain, and II
was given with a will. The distinguished
protectiontst from Maine never looked IN.
but plodded along down the avenue
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Erected over the graves of two children
In Mt Wood cemetery at Wheeling. W.
Va. is an old-fashioned, perpendicular slab
Of marble which bears a unique epitaph in
verse. The inscription purports to be n