The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-09-28
No. 1872.

That is neither one thing nor the
other, said the General.
Yes, it is both, answered Mr. Adj
ans, amidst the laugh of the company
and the chagrin of the General.
JACKSON
When the Treasury building was in
progress Of erection it was the nrac
tee of General Jackson to come ont If
an evening and watch the proyress of
the work. He would often be soon
sitting on the blocks of stone in tho
awkward attitude produced, especially
IN person of long legs, by drawing
the heels near TO the seat, bringing the
Knees near the chin. His hat would
be by his side, q large red bandanna
handkerchief protruding from it, while
IN his mouth the inevitable clay pipe
would be TRANQUILITY pulled. The la
bo'ers frequently exchanged with the
President the smokers courtesy of
light; and, once accidentally breaking
his pipe, he did not scruplc to borrow
that of the nearest Irishman.
Once while thus engaged, he over
heard an Irish laborer, n short dis
lance of cursing with great energy
after every few syllables ejectine with
loud vehemence the fearful BY the
Eternal'-an iniprccation which had
come to be associated with himself
Suspecting some impudent drollery in
the man, he sent to inquire into the
trouble. The Irishinan promptly laid
down his shovel, aud boldly advanced
to the grim old General.
sir %
please yer honor, yer inimies put
the same bad words in yer own mouth.
bad luck to thin, says Martin O'Rourke
that's meself, yer honor's humble
servant.
"Well, said the President "if I
swear by the Eternal, that is bad
enough; it is no reason why YOU
should
Sure may God forgive us both
the Eternal is no bigger to the least
OF Pat Boonneys great grandchildren
than to Gineral Jackson himself -
The company present laughed, but
1T IS said that Jackson looked very
grave. He kindly gave the man dol
lar and sent him off to his work.
| have nothing at hand respecting
Van Buren,.
HARRISON.
The extraordinary earnestness and
preposterous extravaganza of zeal
which characterized the political can
vass of 1910 will remain for ages
ludicrous record among the archives
OF n people SO intelligent and so Dig
nifed as ours. During the height of
the excitement, while General Harri.
son was passing through Ohio, the alb
surd and lnordInate manifestations of
the period reached mt Lancaster
pitch of importantly that was nearly
frantic among the enthusiastic adher-
ents of the unfortunate candidate.
One of them bawlcd out: General
Harrison, you must be elected, or Won
will kill us ali by your defeat" He
smiled in reply, and said in tone
which was audible to but one person,
who comprehended its significance,
though not its unconscious prophecy:
ut Is you, gentlemen, who will kin
me, if | am elected" And they did.
TYLER
John, said old Colonel Jack Dade,
who had just entered the White House.
having FASTENED to Washington upon
the accession of his old friend to the
Presidency, Il want one of your of
fees"
"Well, Jack, replied Mr.. Tyler,
(which Office do you want You recol-
lect you education was neglected and
that you never work.
Work, never, sir, said the dough
ty colonel. But there's. sort of
Office that suits me exactly one that
| could fill ably ably, sir-but ]
can't think what you cali it, l think,
John, you call it a sine qua non yes,
that's it, John F? | want you to appoint
me to u sine qua non.
The President laughed heartily,
but informed his friend that there
were no sinecures within his Gift. But
Mr.. Tyler, knowing where to find the
solid parts of the eccentric colonel,
made him warden of the penitentiary,
a position in which he is credited
with having been a really good officer.
The excellent stories of Colonel Dade's
administration OF tho penitentiarv
business have been, / believe, all pub
lished already
FILLMORE.
On the first day of April, Mr.. Fill
more, who regarded himself as some
thing Of wag, was unostentatiously
down Pennsylvania avenue,
and passing the dwelling of a citizen,
the latter gentleman decorously salut-
ed the President, who acknowledged
the courtesy with his usual suayity.
A group of boys including the polite
son, mischievous bat ingen-
uous and sprightly lad of six or seven,
had collected for the exercise of the
usual privilege of All-fools' day. At