The Republican journal., 1876-06-22
Boutel1e's Restaurant on Wheels.

presents as the hours move on towards its
fate in the ides of November
Boutelle's Restaurant on Wheels.
1t will be remembered that the very en-
thusiastic and much pulled up editor of
the Bangor Wing, took exclusive charge Of
Blaines interest for some time previous to
the Cincinnati Convention. Anybody and
everybody that did not at once bow down
before "Maine's IDOL" or minated that
the idol was a mortal like the rest of us,
was at once scalped in the columns Of the
Wing. Probably a more complacent and
selt-sutficient individual never sel ont on u
journey than was the redoubtable Captain
when he joined the Blaine Club on its
westward progress. That Pullman train
was victory itself, following the sun and
keeping company with the hours" When
it crowned the pass Of the Alleghanies and
looked down on the panorama of the west,
the Captain felt
Like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes
lie stared at the Iaclfc-and all his men
Looked at each Other with wild surmise-
Silent, upon peak in Darien."
The Captain did not fail to remember
the wise saying that "dinner lubricates
business" He published list Of the daily
feeding places, suggestive of the nice and
appetizing things to be enjoyed. 1t was
as savory as the darkey's anticipation OF
the possum he expected to catch.
Well, the Captain arrived at Cincinnati
He had not anticipated seeing at the gath
ering any bigger men than himself
somehow he seemed to be outranked, and
Blaine wasn't nominated, notwithstanding
the great expenditure Of huge type in the
Wing. The situation of the all conquer
ing delegate from Penobscot is expressed
by the Yankee epigram on Sir William
Howe's attempt to subjugate the rebels of
this country a hundred years ago
Lord Howe, he went in,
And Lord. how he came OUT
Naturally the Captain didn't feel so iris
ky when he started on his homeward way
The conquering Cortcz was all taken out
of him. 1t is reported of the bill of fare
furnished for the homeward Journey, that
the prominent dish was the Maine goose
that was cooked at Cincinnati, that the
Bangor calf's head hal 10 pluck LETT, that
the Champagne was Mum, and that hum
Bile pie was very abundant.
The reception Of the Cincinnati ballot
ings by the faithful in this city was II
strange scene. A bulletin board was inn
provised on door near Woodcock's store,
where the result Of ballotings was posted
in big letters The men who worshpped
Names idol drew near and read the panels
of that prophetic door, as they would the
book of fate. The first ballot scarcely cor
responded to expectation, but still they
were cheerful. The next showed Blaine
some votes less, and they looked in each
others faces with anxious inquiry And so
on with varying result until it was reported
that Morton and Bristow were W ithdrawn,
when they took courage. But the seventh
ballot shew that the Ohio candidate had
run up from ll3 to $50, and was the Win
ming horse. A wetter blanket never fell
on more Disguised crowd. "Who in
HI is Hayes?" was the inquiry of an in
dividual not well posted There was a
faint, a very faint attempt at cheer, fol
lowed by a rasping sort Of Il growl, and a
chorus of curses. For the next hour the
passers along the street would have
thought that the crowd were staying to
hear the concluding remarks at some
body's funeral. and preparing to Join the
procession Grief is contagious, and we
noticed that some Of the Democracy
seemed to be visibly affected by the So
lemnity Of the occasion.