Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-23
Seeing the Elephant.

| Inc State OF Mlsslsslppl---She has sent
us her best apprentice"
| Judge Ballard moved as an amendment,
the addition Of 8
"4And we have made him master work
man." ss. osar
1t is needless to say that the toast was
drank with the honors Mr.. Prcntis re-
piled in his happiestssylo. He spoke with
deep feeling of his attachment to Mississip-
pi, and of the honor and chiyahy of it's
many gentlemen of all parties. In the
course of his speech he told two of his cleo
tioncerng "reminiscences, which "set the
table in a roar" He saidthat six, or eight,
or twelve years ago--he did not like to be
| particular about dates-he went to Wash
ington thinking he was member of Con
gress, but he found out his mistake, and
came home as fast as possible to get right
lie made speeches in fifty -four out of the
ftty-siX counties in the State. He sent
printed bills containing his appointments
twenty-siX days ahead of him, Now there
was caravan just at this time pcrambulat-
ing the State, and the proprietor availed
himself of the gatherings collected by Mr..
P.'s notices, This, by-thc-way, said Mr.
r., was quite in the ordinary course of
things, us au observer of political excite
ments must have remarked that caravan
OF some kind or other usually follows in
their wake.
The first time Mr. p "saw the elephant"
was IN - county, in the northern part
of the State, near the Alabama line. 1t is
one of the most beautiful counties in Mis-
sissippi, its population chiefly from South
Carolina, and though they had voted against,
him on the previous election, he hoped their
State rights notions would bring them into
his support at this contest, when lie did
not run so much the candidate of a party,
as the representative of a State whose dig
nifty and sovereignty had been outraged in
his person. AT the appointed hour he
found over three hundred ladies and gen
tlemcn assembled to hear him. He was in
"high feather" and began to speak with
more than usual energy. The audience
listened with marked attention, and he felt
sure of bagging game. When he had spo-
Ken about an hour he began to observe some
of the outsiders looking over their shoul-
ders, and this movement was gradually fol-
/ lowed by more and more of his audience.
/ lie began to think he was growing dull.
and cndcavorcd to rouse himself up to more
animation; but it was no go. Heat length
looked in the popular direction, and there,
to his horror, just coming over the hill, was
the elephant, dressed in his scarlet trappinrs
and oriental splendor, with houdah on his
back, occupied by the rr,sicians, and in the
rear came long traino wagons and cages.
A foolish feeling of vanity not to be outdone
by the elephant came over him, and he con-
tinued to talk, appealing to the people in
the name of the State, their patriotism, etc,
but all in vain. A few wel-mannercd per-
sons remained, but evidently they were re-
tanned only by their politcness.
He found it was no use SO he said
"Wcll, ladies and gentlemen, am beaten;
but have the consolation of Knowing that
1t IS not by my competitor / will not
knock under to any two-legged beast, but /,
yield to the elephant" To be sure, hewas
at first provoked by the preference shown to
the beast over himself, but on reflection, he
was inclined to think ihe people were right.
A Bengal tiger or an India elephant was IN
animal to be seen once in life time, but
politicians they could see every day.
He said, however, he had his revenge a
few days after. He found that he must
come to some understanding with the cara
van. So he agreed with the proprietor that
at Holly Springs he would address the peo-
pie under. the great awning for one .hoar,
and then he would give way to the monkey
and clown. He hoped this would not be
charged on him as "bargain and corruption
Atany rate it was honestly carried out by
both parties. Between himself and the
caravan, large asscmblage was gathered
under the immense awning
One of the cages was converted into
rostrum. lie heard a low sound which re-
soihb.ca a growl, aud learned chat tie kg4-
ma was the nearest listener. There were
| large augur-holes in the top of the boy, for
the admission of air. He commenced
speaking, and when he reached the blood
and thunder portion of his speech he ran
his cane into the, cage and called forth
most horrid yell from the enraged animal,
at the same time gesticulating violently with
the other hand. The effect was electric
nc called down the house ina perfect tenn,
pest OF enthusiasm. From this time he
had it all his own way, He hurled his
anathemas at his foes, and enforced them
by the yells Of his noighbyr The hyena
was good for hundred votes, and he thus
converted q, mischief into profit.
Mr.. p here attempted to draw moral,
but as that is always the dullest portion of
public speech, we omit it.---N o. Pica-
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once caught sparrow, and was about to de-