The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-07
ANECDOTES AND SAYINGS OF MASONS.

CoRwIN AND Mrs. SuANNoN.-Cor-
wins opponent in the gubernatoral
race was the then incumbent, Cover
nor Wilson Shannon. During one OF
his trips from one appointment to
another Corwin and the wife of Shannon
were tellow-passengers i'll a public stage
COACH They had never met, and were
unknown to each other. Mrs. Shan
non had no escort, but carried only he1
infant boy in her arms. The remainder
of the passengers consisted OF Corwin' S
friends, who made the round of the
State with him, and who were also
ignorant Of the presence of the rival
candidates "better half" They were
not long left in this blissfnl ignorance,
for the lady, aroused by their free use
of hard-cider sentiments, soon gave
them to understand in very plain Eng
lish that she was "a good locofoco,' -
and, moreover, 'the wife of Governor
Shannon, to boot"
This announcement was rather start
ling to the gentlemen. Corwin was
the first t. recover his compoSure and
take advantage Of the situation. En-
pressing himself delighted ut having
met her, he placed himself beside Mrs
Shannon, and ut once became very at
tentive to her lie told her Of his
acquaintance with her husband, spoke
in highly complementary terms Of his
character and public career, and ex-
pressed his unbounded admiration of
the man. The lady was charmed, and
begged several times to know the name
of her new friend. Corwin found means
to avoid answering that question. The
lady overlooked this evasion, and told
Corwin, in confidence cloud enough. of
course, to be heard by the hard-cider
men), that her husband was certain of
a reelection ''that he was not to he
beaten hy that fellow, Tom Corwin,
who was nothing after all,'' she added,
sbut wagon boy when young"
''And who now goes about the coun-
try" suggested Corwin, "making him
self ridiculous by driving six horse
team, with og-cabin mounted on a
country wagon"
"And who, they say, is as black as
the acc If spades,'' chimed in the
lady.
Black ladam ~ exclaimed Corvin.
"Bl..c& ? Yes, black as the-I beg your
l,rdon-as l am.''
Continuing the deception in a man.
ner which kept his friends convuIsed
With smothered laughter, Corwin took
the lady's baby in his arms, tondled and
dandled it, calling it the ''Young Gov
ernor," and carrying the heart of the
mother by storm. AT length the lady
reached her destination, and informed
Corwin SO with sigh of regret. The
gallant but unknown candidate assisted
the Governors lady to alight, took the |
child in his arms and carried it into the
house. He saw the lady in her parlor
and laid the infant flat on it's back in
her lap. Holding it there for moment,
he said:
NV dear Mrs. Shannon, have laid |
the Young Governor flat on his back,
and Pm going to serve the old Cover |
nor in the same way at the coming
election. Good-bye! I ought to have
toid you before that my name is Tom
,Corwln, who was nothing but wagon
Doy' and is pretty black, I admit.
uo%d-oye! and before Mrs. Shannon
conld recover from her astonishment he
was gone: He did lay the cold Gov
ernor fiat on his back,'' but the lat
Ter returned the compliment two years
The PRESIDENT GIVES ALARGrSrN
70 TAILoRs. James Vernon. ESQ do-
egate from the London Journev,oan
failors' Association, visited his excal-
ency the President, accompanied bv
several delegates of the Association in
w ashington. Dir. Vernon, having paid
his respects tohis Excellency, announc
ed the object of his visit to the United
,9tates-nameiy,,fo for the purpose of col
lecIlhg funds SO as to enable the desti-
Gute members of the Association in
now on "A strike since the Ist
'l APrIl last, to emigrate to this coun- /;
try. Ihe President received the denu-