New-York tribune., 1900-01-31
THE PASSING THRONG.

IAN Army officer told me some time ago" sass
Walter Durant OF San Antonio. Tex. yesterday a.
the Hoffman House. that ths
THE WAY negroes make splendid soldiers b,.
"GAWGE' that care has to be taken In riv,,,
WASHINGTON them orders. as they obey co-.
DESERTED. mands literally. With an srner,c,-
or Irishman. the officer said vo-,
could allow yourself latitude In the form yo-
command took. but with negro never. With hin,
you must say exactly what you mean neither nor.
nor less; and 70 illustrate what ne meant ne tod
me the following story: On one of the frontier
CAPTAINS cIerk took IL mon bIT1sslf - &c Ses am
drunk at time when his services were needed
clerk for The JOYS Of the jag led hm 8 isa9s " he
se9geDHe fop5S @ bIsf ana car1s5 a ~ = con
the muster rolls. He was at work On these
thermometer registered something ike l0e degrees.
ana the files were most annoying and persistent.
temper. and so When Sergeant smith o. Trooo
teolored, entered ami respectfully informed him.
hm?. DO witb him 5STanssd t5e ovsrvP,11l wlsa
officer What the blankety blank do you suppose
l. care what you do with him? Take him out and
him nothing and left the Captain IN undlsturbed
20; session OF the tent and the muster rolls Fifteen
GSwge Washington, sab. he done shot He done
tt %hatF Sasped out the astonished ohicer Done
snot, san replied the sergeant he was a low,
10 count. Po white trash sort Of coon ANYHOW
tain perturbed by the news conveyed but he
was a man OF action and OF much resource In
ever until he came to the name OF the late 'Ciawge
Washington. which he then crossed out and entered
in large letters after 1t the word deserted.
"Al that your paper said the other day about
the changeableness Of Washington is perfectly
true" said Henry Clinton. OF
THE CHANGES that city. at the Fifth Avenue
IN THE NATIONS Hotel yesterday. for city
CAPITAL IN America has undergone more
remarkable outward and inter-
nal changes in the last twenty years than has
Washington. Formerly there was but little money
there. and entertaining was done scale that
was commensurate VITA the finances or the enter
taineTS- Champagne vas seldom seen AT dinners
receptions. being kept only for great OCCASIONS,
and then being served with SpaTing hand But
later when people Tich enough 70 care notnlng Tor
live social functions underwent radical changes
and took more expensive forms Beautiful
houses sprdnS up suburban life, with IT'S coun-
try, golf and other clubs, came into existence
and physically from the older Washington. and
changes are generally for the better To my mind
il is the most Interesting city in America to live
in. for there you meet and greet many people
OF interest in the course OF year. No foreigner
visits America without visiting Washington Ev-
cry Of interest IN America sooner or later fnds
of year there you will across people of inter
est from all the four corners Of the earth This
fact together with the presence or the Diploma TIC
corps, gives 20 washington q decidedly coSmopoh-
tan touch, which shows itself IN the talk the
clubs and OF the guests that nightly assemble
around Washington dinner tables Every topic OF
interest IN the world is talked OF, and talked OF
by those who know whereof they speak. and in
consequence you always the stretch and
are forced to keep yourself informed a
number OF topics, wide In scope. But II Il at
tractive, and is certain TO be the great home and
social centre of the country. il already Is
political and governmental centre"