Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-28
HOop-pOIe Butler.

The Jackson MlssissiPpian has the following story
about Butler, the Beast" 1t says it has it from
gentleman wellinormed OF the Generals antecedents
1t says
The eyes of this monster are SO arranged that one
looks up and the other down, 80 that when yCu are
standing before him you of bis eyes directed to
the toes of your shoes and the other to the top OF your
hat A Yankee standing before him one day and not
cng this extraordinary range OF vision, exclaimed,
You'd beat US all gettin hoop-poles; you would J"
Why so ?' said the General Because to get em
straight we have 10 look from the top to the bottom
and then from the bottom up to the tcP-but you can
can sight 'en at one spy" The bystanders at once
dubbed him Hoop-pole Butler" This is doubtless
the only public incident of Buffers life, which does not
excite horror disgust HE joke has the true Yankee
car marks. The habit of making ests of personal de
formity is almost universal in that manly race.
u.rolc Incident in yt.v Orleans.
The Mobile Register says We are indebted to high
authority for the fact of the following in
New Orleans, intelligence Of which reached the city
Friday. Mrs. II. NJ. HYAMs, wife of the Liutenant-
Governor of the State, passed the street number
of Yankee officers sitting in doorway she went by.
One OF them ard followed her lew steps, and,
arresrg her progress by placing himself il front Of her
tod her that she bad ommitted to bow in pas ing She
attempted to avoid the rufian, when he repeated bis
remarks and asked her she had not read Gen. BUTLER
Order No. %" with reference to the treatment OF
Union officers and soldiers with respect. E1deaVOrDg
TO pass the fellow, he threw his arm round The lady
waist, and pressed his foul lips upon her face. AS
villain released Ler from bis embrace, the Southern lady
cooy drew pistol aud shot him through tie body, so
that he fell dead at her feet in the nsoent flush of his
cOwardy triumph the insuled virtue OF feeble and
unprotected woman.
Another Of the officers immediately arose and ap-
preaching the noble and courageous lazy took her by
the arm and told her, that the other Federas could
hear that sbemust accompany him before Gen. BUTLER
He Immediately placed her ir a cab and drove away
but not to the Beasts quarters. He directed the cab
out of the city and through the line of sentres-and
further STILL until beyond the reach of the tyrants
onpOss The act c the heroine had made hero OF the
witness. He told her that he considered her act usti
fable and noble, and that il moment he had deter
mined that she should not be sacrificed to Buffers
geance and adopted the expedient by whch ne had
cued her. He continued to escort her on her journey
through the country until they arrived in the Southern
lines at Camp Moore, when he delivered himself up to
the Confederate authorities, to be dealt with pris
oner or otherwise.
So ends this heroic and dramatic incident of the
Mrs. Hyar1s has set lofty example for Southern wo
men, and be gallant gentleman who delivered her has
! shamed its army and the whole North, We trust he
has renonced forever the service of the oppressors
that rank equivalent to bis deserts may reward him
in ours.