Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-11-11
ANECDOIE OF SENATOR A. P, BUTLER

;7e have been, for considerably time, in pos
session of two Washington anecdotes of JUDaE-s
BrTLER, which we can no longer withhold from.
our readers. One of them, we proceed to !giFe,5
as an ante-past of the other, which shall follow
ere long. s;5s:
In the fall of lS49 when Mr.. Calhoun paid his &
last visit to Charleston, on his way, for the last
time, to the national capital, we called on and.
had very Interesting conversation with him., at
the Charleston Hotel, on the then complicateds.
and serious condition Of national affairs. Hes
relieved the gravity of his general DISCOURSE
however, by an allusion to Judge Butler, followed
by the narration of all amusing anecdote cons
cernng him. The Judge. then the Senatorial
colleague o: Mr.. c., seemed TO be deeply seated
in the affections and confidence OF his ssenior asso:
ciate. Mr.. G. proceeded to descant con amore,s )
on the Judges popularity, at Washington, polit-s
cally and socially, and with both sexes, pronoun.
cling him the delight Of the convivial and the So,
cial circle, rendered soby the charm Of his collo
qual gifts, and the racness Of his exquisite and
inexhaustible humor. Mr.. C. then smilingly;,
narrated the following anccdote, as illustrative
OF his colleagues peculiarities humor, and read
mess Of extrication from scrape.
Once, son raw and and gusty day, in
Washington, as tile Judge was perambuatinG
the streets, with light hat on his head, the
wind blew Off his capital appenlagc, and set it;
in rapid motion aud gyration, ahead of him. A I,
large Newfoundland dog took after the beaver,
and the late, but now bare.headed wearer, with
his white and wavy locks, responsive to-. the, !
breeze, took after the dog, and the race of man,
dog, and hat was fully as amusing to the spec 5
tators, OH its entire loute, and fully as worthy Of
being perpetuated, in song, as John Gipins sol:
itary, and reluctant ride to Edmonton. AT {
length, the canine competitor for the prize, if
not the purse, overlook and seized the hat, be.
tween his formidable jaws, and dashed with It !,
into On adjacent mansion, the door Of which
was most invitingly open. The Judge, although
beaten in the race, was yet On the heels OF the
victor, and rushed, fnot head long, with head:
long haste, after the dog, into the house, and un.
cxpcctedly found himself in the presence OF a
respectable lady and her lovely daughter. The
lady, with amazcment and Indignation, accostet
the seeming intruder, and demanded the reason Of I
his trespass on her privacy With some little:
embarrassment, yet with a sly humor, betrayed
alike BY eye and manner, the Judge replied
Il can hardly tell, Matlam-but that dog there,
tpointing to the animal cnsconced under your
sofa, has got nly Aat''. A lond explosion Of
laughter, all round, was the national aud neces- :
sary result; the hat was extricated from the late
triumphant, but now crcst.falen qaadruped';;'
and the happy finale of the adventure was an
agreeable acquaintance with two accomplished
ladies and brilliant ornaments of " Washington
society. 81 ~,..tsssss'$$:
Having made my respectful adieus to isthe
great Caroinian;, (and alas! it provedt to be d