Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-21

ter having wheeled his load sixteen
miles. He thanks his fortune that he
can take his time"--one consolation
to gentleman weighing nearly two
hundred and fifty and expresses the
opinion that he will not soon be
caught making bet againl
LATER.
The following were the speeches
delivered on the occasion Of the de.
livery Of the barrel Of apples to Col
Burbank. by Major Poore. Upon de.
livering the apples at the fremont
House the Major said:
Col. Burbank had n pleasant bel
with you on the Presidential election,
which I have paid like man: and
whatever may be said about the bet,
I trust that these apples will not prove
apples Of discord between u.s.
| l[Cheers1 These apples are varied
In character. II seemed as II Provi.
dence was going to favor me, as my
orchard refused to bear this year. In
the barrel you will find some Of the
King apples, graft brought from
England before the Revolution by Ru.
fus King. and given by him TO my
grandfather, who WAS his classmate
in college. Here you will also find
some of the fall sweet apples-a mod.
crate apple-hke some Of the gentle
man with whom you have been lately
associated. Laughter.1 You will
find besides few ounces. very hard
to eat, that will require good deal Of
sugar to make them palitable; and
which you will find have given a
strong odor to the other contents.-
Here they are as they are. and such
as they are you have them. ] have
wheeled them thirty-six miles and a
quarter, and for one am glad they
are here. Cheers.
am very much Obliged TO you for
the noble manner In which you offered
to release me from the further fulfil
ment Of the conditions Of the bet.
| trust you will always be as fortunate
in receiving your just dues as you
have been to-day.
Whether in command Of that noble
regiment which is the pride Of the
whole M. v. NJ. or as member of
the General Court. or at the Bar, OF
which you are the distinguished orna-
meat, or among the fair sex, among
whom apples once caused famous
commotion, as you will see by refer
ence to the good book. Laughter /
hope you may always, as you have to
day. 60 in and win. [Cheers. Gen.
tlemen, now propose three cheers
for Hon. Robert |. Burbank Senator
elect of the Commonwealth Of Mass
achusetts.
Three cheers were given with a
hearty good will
To this the gallant Colonel made
the following brief and humorous re-
ply:
Major Poore-The earnestness and
sincerity with which you proposed this
peculiar bet. are equalled only by the
promptitude and despatch with which
you entered upon and have completed
the labors incident to the honorable
performance of every condition there
Of Applause.
II Is said that it is pleasant to die
for ones country. We have all read
since Wednesday morning how pleas
ant il is to suffer for ones principles.
Continued Applause.
You have had the fortune to intro
duce into political tactics a new meth
cd of scheeling-( laughter (which
fortune would have been mine, had
not the voice of the people awarded it
to you. Your friends who form this
vast multitude around you, irrespec-
tive Of party. went forth to meet and
greet you, and have escorted you to
your journeys end as token Of res
pect for an honorable man and an hon.
est politician. And in future whether
tilling the soil Of your ancestral home.
or enriehing the pages of your coun-
try's history, or defending the Repub-
lie in the Halls Of Congress, or gsl-
lantly bearing the stars and stripes to
the very Halls Of the Montezumas,
you will be the object of our benedic-
ton.
Apples in human affairs, since the
good old days of Adam and Eve.
have played important parts; or rath.
er. important parts have been played
with apples.
Man has progressed but apples have
dsgenerated. Then. a single apple
decided question for a whole world;
now, a whole barrel is required to de
eide single question in Massachu-
sets policy. That wheelbarrow has
already become q chariot Of Fame
[Great applause That precious bur-
den, as It shall be dispersed into every
State in the Union. will be a symbol
of the political pomology of this Com
monwealth; and in return for bearing
it. it will proudly bear your name
wherever our Flag shall have waved.
or Yankee tooth shall have Ben Per-
ly by masticating "MtsUson Pippins. "
Wishing you new honors with every
turn Of Fortunes wheel, and assur-
ing you that the barrel shall support
the dignity of fashion by wearing
"Aoops" at the lowsr end. respect
fully invite you to an entertainment at
which we may partake of the earliest
fruits Of the campaign. [Cheers.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
Col. B. called for nine cheers for the
Major. which were given with q will.