The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-10
A CONTRAST.
The Tilfen-Bryant Festival Reception,
as Seen BY a Novice.
CID DAYS COMPARED WITH TIE NEW
= Hunger Has Reformed the Democrats-The
Lean Dog Has Had His Probation"
PENTECOSTAL APPEARANCES

ALBANY Feb. 0, 1875
Last night, as one OF the younger Judges OF the
Court OF Appeals was circulating around the
Johnson mansion with two blonde young ladies on
his arm, an old and retired merchant OF the me-
tropolis gave him q "IIow DIDO"
"Why Judge" he said, "ths Is beautiful Can
1t be the Old rebel democracy that / see before
meS Was there ever man named Tweed or do
dream? Oh this is too respectable"
The Judge smiled and shook the old merchants
hands.
Eyes" said he, "hunger has reformed the de.
mocracy as nothing else could. Albany Is again
an honest capital; the lean dog has had his pro-
batlon.n
The old merchant, who had paid toll to former
legislatures. said With some grmness:-
''What about the lean dog. Judger'
"Why," answered the democratic Judge, "don't
you remember the two dogs in the story or San.
ford and Merton9 Let Hattie tell ltln
AN ANECDorE TOLD By LADY.
The buxom young lady threw back her head,
ana like with the spirit OF the anecdote
related as ollows:-
''There was gentleman, sir. doing business In
New York, VINO had a hunting estate near Albany.
He mad a fine FLOODED hunting oog by the name OF
Democrat, whose pedigree went back to two
celebrated animals, Jefferson and Clinton. TINS
dog was OF suca undoubted breed and
strength that his master felt perfectly
secure with him, and fed him on the
oaintiest meats. The dog was warmed by the
fire, allowed to grow luxurious, and If anybody
kicked him 1t was high offence. SO, one spring
day, In cold weather, his master took the dog
from the city up to his estate, and walked out in
the woods confidently. All at once wolf rushed
upon the master. seized him by the seat OF the
brooches and gave him dreadful fright. The
man whsted to his dog Democrat, but, to his dis
gust, the dog had run into the bush with every
appearance OF terror. What might have happened
to the master Is uncertain. but q very lean i'll
favored. NANCY, mongre dog, coming up acct
dentaly. rushed upon the wolf and most valor
ously shook him by the neck until the man was re-
leased, and tue varmint ned"
The old merchant, who had always voted the
war ticket and thought slavery and Tammany
were the two unforgivable sins. besought the
young lady to continue. The Judge said she had
the right to the story, and must so on.
"Well, SIR" continued the young lady, "the
grief aud Indignation OF the gentleman was un.
bounded at the behavior oil the dog lie had pctted
SO much He spurned that dog when 1t came
fawntng TO his feer, and said :rhis mongrel is the
best stock after all. His pedigree may be obscure,
pnt nave seen him fight. He shall go home with
me and receive the good treatment Tor which
Democrats was so ungrateru.'n
"You perceive" In terposed the Judge, that the
mongrel dog must have been called Whl2"
SWELL STR" continued the lady archly "the
valiant dog was taken back to the city and sump.
tuous!y ted His master told about his valor
every day. and whom another season came around
exclaimed; 81 will 20 up to my estate again aud
see Il rough Old WING win not snake another wolf
to pieces.' He went, and while making the tour
OF his estate q famished wolf ran, as before, TN.
expectedly upon him. He whIsted 70 the new
dog, who. instead OF behaving with the former
intrepity, ITS tail Is between Its legs its Is
down and the dog W as going in panic 20 ward the
larm house. The wolf had left his sign manual Ia
the gentleman and there seemed no hope
for him, when, all at once. a miserable,
beaten wild kind OF outcast dog made
its appearance fastened upon the wolf without
bark and shook him to death. The gentleman In.
CURED what dog 1t was to which he owed his life
ana the farmer tod him 1t was Old Democrat, the
same he had left out to starve the year before,
who had been made virtuous by necessity"
HE SEES THE POINT.
The old merchant saw the application,
''Yes.' he saiu, II suppose the republicans have
hadrower and luxury so long that they are no
better than the copperheads, VINO nave been dis.
ciplincd by defeat. For surely Governor Tilden s
behaving like real republican. To see Mr.. Bryant
honored in this way Is something very different
from the time OF Tweed No matter what is the
name OF the party shall judge 1t hereafter by how
1t behaves"
The Bryant reception probably sprung from
simple and genuine motive. Its iulhlment was no
less an act OF Craftsmanship. Extended TO one
who has been fighting the democracy. although
democrat ior thirty years, 1t allowed people with
out respect TO party to take part in the act. Ex-
ten dcd TO O poet and an independents political
economist 1t was recognition oil the guild OF let
tiers, and perhaps the only occasion In history
when the Executive OF O great State has made his
1rst public act complimentary TO an author. When
lie took the oatn oil Office ne shook hands with his
rad rv;tl
General Dix thus gave MIN tue benediction OF the
retiring party, quite unlike cur President, who
President Johnson when he went to
be lnauguratcd. During the past two decades the
and Waiter Scott have been celebrated by the
world. the American people inclusive. No author
subject or holiday recognition. Meantime we
possessed poet whose length o. days and public
OF Goethe and OF Rogers in the Old countries. He
had never been invited to Washington. Tne only
literary men a enertalned by me republican party
Butler, and George Boxer, rewarded for indner.
ent political poems with the Turkish Mission.
To Governor Tllden Is due the apprehension
that the denocra tic party could In no way well
recommend itself 10 the culture and confidence
To- there was Bryant past mis- four score wavcr.
Ing between his Iealty TO two opposing partiesl
last night was not success III bringing together
great editors and literary spirits, Kindred to the
guests. IL was not less successful IN that this
class APP recated the compliment and were pres
ent In spirit. Tne TACT that the poet had accepted
the invitation and was willing to reverse the
general precedent OF his lie and make pubic |
snow OF ms venerable self indicated that he went
through this ordeal on behalf OF the gud OF litera.
ture. The reception was exactly IN Keeping with !
tue man. Instead OF the MOOD OF cham payne and
wnlskey which mas run on every OCCASION since |
the democracy vi tue state surrendered to Tam.
manys contr0, we had social occasion where |
ladies' could mnqle with state politicians aud NOS
feel demeaned. IDe judges. senators and dign..
tares oil brought tne,r wives and daughters. Tea.
cofee, chocolate and lemonade were tae only
liquors, and tue behaviour ut the table was az
good as any Ola knickerDocke citizen on stuyye.
SAINT square or Gramercy Park coulu expect of
his household ac9u0ntauces The only cigars 10
no seen were u few provided Ut the top OF tue
house or toe reporters, VINO uid tOeir writing
there, aEd onnd themselves treated like people OF
good avocarlon.
VINO wERE HEnE--now THEY LOOKED
In the plain and commodi0us residence OF the
GOVNrlOr. Wuprn nla ninnna