Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07

| uents when his duty as a public man
permitted him to snatch a few brief mo-
| ments from sweeping the floors of the
| Capitol. N
IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
| Then came the war! Now behold Lew
| is, busler in the Confederate army,
| waking Chantic1eer with the ringing notes
| Of his bugle as he called his company to
! boots and saddle Tor an sarly attack; or,
again. behold him sounding an evening
hymn to Sol. sinking behind the western
hills and Incidentally calling the regi-
| ment to ham and eggs. Next, behold him
a prisoner in Washington, boldly facing
Mr.. Lincoln. who wishes him to enter the
Northern army.
No. sub. I prefer to remain in, de
capacity Of a refugee, onless you kin
give me a position outen de wah!''
Now. back to Richmond again. and we
see Lindsay sexton of a .'stuccoded
chuc'l on Broad street" Next, with the
versatility Of genius. he is connected with
II stage-pasting posters on bill boards
But his talents cannot remain in the re-
,irement Of private life. Duty calls him
into the glare of political contest, and
he is a candidate for the Constitutional
Convention.
In those days it could not be said that
figures never lie. nor could it be said
that the pen is mightier than the
sword Amid those troublous times the
sword was mightier than all the rest Of
the shooting-match put together-pen,
harp. hiclSory-stick. barrel-stave, Lutte
boxing-glove, and all.
ADVENT. AS A STATESMAN.
Lewis here cleared his throat and bent
his brows awfully. I'd Gemmans in
charge of nattahs approach me an say:
Misto Lindsay, you has outrun de bal
lance Of de incumbency by six thousand
votes
He was elected to the convention in
1868. and served throughout as member
of that body. Then for a time he retired
to the shades of domestic happiness; but
soon again entered the ranks of politics
under Malone; and when the hot-air of
political battle had cleared away Lewis
could be seen in the national capital wav
ins!-llis broom over the dusty tiles.
No I hasn't been in public life sence.
An I cayn fin time to mount de rostrun1
no more, bekase I has had to resort to
de sweat of nah brow to elucidate nah
domestic arrangements.
LOOK OUT, BOOKER T..
Then he was asked his opinion of Book
er Washington
What dis here Booker T. Washing
ton! Yes, he quite q good mt-l. l ain
bin to meet him, bekase I has not de
skill to pacify females, and wimmens Is
agin me be!lase I has outstrip their hus-
bands and woan let de mems make a
'casion for me TO approach him. Yes! I
reciprocate many Of his opinions, but
were l to meet him on the rostrum, while
l would be gracious to him. I should
maintain my appurtenances where aggri-.
walton should arise.
Finally. just listen to this little Incl
dent, which shows those qualities which
have won Cor Lindsay his fame Stroling
down the busy part of Main street at the
time when it is most crowded, elbowing
my way through the crowd, a voice was
heard. 'dar you is now. suh!'' and there
was Lindsay at his elbow. How's that
for keen memory. in view of the fact
that Lewis had only seen the reporter
once in his life.
4 wan to correct isapprehenshun
of de signifigance which de sudden ex-
tract wl1ar I give you might convey. De
gen1muins wlar announce to me dat I
waiz elected to do convenshun. come to
me al o'clock in de evening, stead uh
in de n1ornin', like I tell you yistiddy,'
Such conscientious attention surely de-
serves success. R. F. M.