The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25

| A vell-known and highly esteemed cit
| izen of Washington. several days ago, had
business that kept him out until very
| late hour sat night. In fact, the necessary
discussions over certain commercial ar
| rangements were OF such an animated
character as to prevent his departure for
home until the bread carts and milk
wagons were astir in the Northwestern
| section OF the city, where he resided in
/ one OF row of quite pretentious appear
| ing houses. Friends of this gentleman
| assert that he was thirsty when lie de-
parted for home. and upon reaching his
domicile was gratified to find that the
dairyman had. as usual deposited a quart
bottle OF milk on his doorstep, and this
he Syrerded in proper way without the
slightest hesitation. Somehow or other
his door key was out of order and rather
than disturb the family by ringing them
UP at that hour Of the morning. the lock-
ed-out man went back to his office. took a
nap in an armchair, and went home again
in time for late breakfast.
Then his wife said to him: MY dear.
did you know :h1t some loafer stole all
the milk the dairyman left on our next
door neighbor's porch this morning? He
must have drunk It ALL because he left
the empty bottle. More than that the
lady said. he tried to get into the house.
but some one must have scared him
away
MY dear" didn't know Il thing about
1t, but expressed the hope the poor devil
who stole their neighbours milk would be
able to pluck up courage enough some day
to come to the front and confess his sin.
81 have noticed In some of the newspa-
pers, said an old department clerk. in
reference to the recent death Of Judge Key,
who was appointed Postmaster General in
the Cabinet of President Hayes mention is
made that il was the first step taken after
the close of the civil war looking to a
reconciliation of the South, and / presume
that would leave in the minds of many
people an impression that Judge Key was
the first man who resided in the South
during the war who was called into the
conferences of the Government after the
close of the war. Such is not the fact.
however. My recollection is that General
Grant in his original Cabinet selected
Judge Alderman. of Georgia to be Attorney
General. but it is open to much doubt
whether or not that appointment was in
tended as conciliatory measure. Acker-
man was Attorney General before the re-
construction period had ended. but / never
knew OF any great decision or official work
accomplished BY him to link his name with
immortality. Many of the Presidents po-
litical friends resented It. as. indeed they
did generally the entire Cabinet.
There was more feeling in the So:th
against Key for accepting a Federal Office
than there was against Ackerman. The war
wounds were still ranking when MIR.
Hayes was inaugurated. Key was a mo-e
important man than Alderman in Conied-
crate history He was made the subjsct OF
social ostraeism for long time when he
was appointed Postmaster General. but
that died out long ago. and in his office as
I;.dge for the Eastern District OF Tennes-
see. to which he was appointed In the lat
ter part OF President Hayes term, he vas
held in high regard FOL his ability and fair
judicial rulings.
IT'S Just ,ough." said the conductor OF
an + Street ear to II reporter who was I
going home on his late train, few nights !
ago. Its Just tough what We fellows |
have to put up with
What's the trouble now?" said the :e-
porter.