Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-01-20

A LUDIcRoUs ScENE.-ln the Army
Court Martial for the trial of Lieut.. Col.
Fremont, few days since, scene occurred
between Col. Benton and Gen. Kearney
which has excited the ridicule Of the public
press. These functionaries, it seems, got
'o"making mouths" and attempting to look
each other out of countenance. Gen. Kear-
ney complained to the Court tina, Col. Ben
ton had, by "making mouths and grimaces"
at him, in violation of rule of the Court,
intended to "ofend, to insult, and 10 over
awe" him. Col. Benton stated his reasons
for his conduct, and said he did it in retail
alton, Gen. K. having attempted in similar
manner, on the day previous, to overawe
Col. Fremont. A quizzcal correspondent
of the Saturday Evening News thus hits off
this scene.
If ever there was '.Comedv of Errors"
enacted by set Of wise and intelligent men,
who imagine all the while they are doing
"some,hIng great that comedy may be
seen a, present on the banks of the Potomac
in the vicinity of the arsenal. Why just
think of the following scene, and if you do
no. crack your sides with laughter, you
must be more than stole.
The curtain rises, and there is seen body
of grave looking heroes seated at long la
bic. all handsomely dressed, and one re-
markable for the Wilderness of his kids, which
protect his delicate hands from the soil Of
the ink. Ia the distance glimpse is caugh.
Of Reporter making an abrubt departure,
while his receedng figure is followed by the
eye of gallant Major, on whose counten-
ance there plays>a smile of qualification,
usually attributed to heroes after great
victory.
Enter a noble looking qhieftain, with
contracted brow. He looks with compo-
sure on all around, until his eve rests upon
a certain parsonage who is sealed at another
table, and then
Chiefain "Look here, Mr. President.
wish you would speak to tina. ugly man over
there, he keeps on making mouths at me-"
The Gentleman accused rising with
great deal OF gravity
eyes, sir, did sir, make mouths at him,
and will do it again sir, if that man there
(pointing to the chieftain) does not stop
looking over here the way he has been do
ing sir, I'll make mouths at him sir, until
he drops on his marrow-bones, and ! be-
lieve sir, anyhow did scare him, for he
was afraid to look at me any more.'
Chiefain. "Mr. President, he did not
scare me at all. can look at him all day
and wouldn't be frightened. But it is not
fair for him TO be doing Sc, and won,
stand it.''
The President raises his glasses :-"It is
certainly wrong for any person here to be
making mouths and ugly faces at another,
and have book here which says that such
condnc. shall be punished very severely.
1t is certainly very naughty conduct, and
order that, that mouth be brought down to
its usual size and appearance"
Exit the maker of "uglv mouths" through
the door at which the Reporter was seen
when the~curtain rose. AS he reaches the
door, lie gives them all look of defiance
and ''soli,ary and alone" wends his way to
the neighborhood Of C street west.
Can you imagine such scene with out
sigh of regret that the "Bard of Avon,"
should have been deprived of such rich items
as the above when he was penning his
"Comedy Of Errors" If there be any as
pirant for Shakspere's fame now in exist
ence, let him clip his pen and go to work.
The materials are abundant. But let him
stick to the truth with as much tenaci,y as
certain Reporter, and then he will afford
another proof that Truth is stranger and
more ludiorous than Fiction.