The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-15
Anecdoie OF Mr.. Everett.

Ing anecdote relating TO Mr. Everett
will begin my story 10y telling you
that am very fond Of an innocent
joke, and by snrmising that there are
very few members Of the human fami-
" who would be willing "of dark and
stormy night" to walk three or four
mihes, mostly mp HILL to carry out a
practical one. This ! have done, but
it is not Of such rs these that intend
to write now It's scene is Boston, and
its subject the Great Organ.
Soon after the uncovering OF the
monster instrument and its de1ica-
tion or Inauguration, and while the
excitement consequent upon it was at
its height, | happened to be in Boston,
md at the suggestion Of a bookseller
friend, visited the hall, or rather the
ticket-of1ice belonging thereto, armed
with little piece of paper on which
was written:
"Dcar Sn': BE kind enough to al
low the bearer, Mn and friends,
to sec tho great organ. The yare resi-
dents Of sister city, and leave for
home this evening or early i'll the
morning.
Very truly, your friend '
My friends mentioned here we're
my wife, gentle, retiring creature,
aud female acquaintance both very
excellent company. They saw me
present the bit of paper TO the respec-
table middle-aged gentleman whom l
took to be The ticket master He re-
ceived it very graciously, aud regret
ted that the hour was SO late (it was,
in fact, too late, and l honestly thought
and said SO, but then my friends"
thought otherwise that "the difficult
ty of letting down the screen, lighting
up" &c, was really great agreed
with him, and turning to my wife, who
expressed her disappointment in a
monosyllable "well, said as much.
Thinking to divert her ! turned to
the goodnatured ticket-man and asked
him, in a very matter fact way il
there was any truth in the rumor that
was current III the street, that Mr.
Everett was going to carry the organ
upon his back through the various
cities of the Union, and grind it for
the benefit OF the Sanitary Commits
sion? 1t was simple question, and it
was asked chiefly to hasten the exit of
my wife and friend from the neighbor-
hood, not in any spirit of levity or ic-
onoclastic desire to tear down the re-
spect due the Grecian rats in New
England / own | was little startl-
cd at my temerity, and should have
led the hasty departure of my compa-
ny had / not discovered a wrinkling
smile, which soon spread into full
blown laugh, coming out over my
stately friends dickey. This settled
the question, Dropping the little
window, thr ugh which he had been
poking out tickets for a concert to be
given the following night, he stepped
outside the Office, and, Selling my
hand, informed me, rs well as he
could between his smiles, and with
tears not lachrymose in his eyes, that,
whenever | should be in Boston there
after, and there was anything going
on in the hall, there would always be
a seat for me- | thanked him and
left.
About FIVE weeks after, on my way
again to Boston, was joined at
Providence by literary friend from
Newport, who informed me that he
had been invited to meet few friends
at Mr. Everett's house in Summer
street, and insisted that | should 20
with him. OF course l objected, bu
finally consented to 90, with the un
derstanding that / considered tn
thing improper, and that he shoul
save me from any evil consequence
that might grow out of it.
On our arrival at Mr.. Eyerett's W
were ushered into his library, wher
we found the party already gathered
Some were engaged with books, an
others with pictures and memorable
relating to the rebellion. The greo
orator and statesman was employed
ut the moment of our appearance, j
turning the leaves of portfolio tha
stood in the further end of the libra
ry, and some time elapsed before
discovered cur presence. His we
come, however, was very cordial, an
on my remarking that | hesitate
most decidedly before | consented t
accompany my friend, he urged me t
say nothing about it; he was yer
happy to welcome me to Boston; tina
!; was an unexpected pleasure, an,
by the way, that joke of yours abol
the organ was excellent; don't kno
how many times / have" | did II,
hear the rest; my face turned tothe fir
while my entire faculties grew so III
comfortably small and weak, that
looked around for a spittoon or son
other thing, in which to hide my d
minished self Mr.. Everett saw N
confusion, mitigated my suh'eriugs /
the kindest expressions, and remain
ed the rest OF the evening caref
listener.
passed many hours in Nj. Eve
etts company after that eventful evei
ing, aud during the last days of h
life he rendered me such encourag
ment and advice as cannot be recon
pensed, and such as led me to belle,
that he thought no less of me on a
count Oh my excellent Joke.
BEAuurUI. The finest thing th