The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-24
not hear once the term political meeting or

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morning at o'clock and went TO- Wellfleet.
whore he addressed meeting and took the
train at ~ o'clock for BOSTON, Ii was slow
train. freight and accommodation stopping
evcrywheIc. so that 1t was o'clock before NO
reached Boston. A carriage met. us at the
depot and drove to the Boston and Maine depot.
where We took the train for Merose n suburban
town about seven miles north of Boston. There
nstc admirers house. who il evidently not in
humble circumstances. and wa were driven 10
me Town Hal capable OF seating. on the floor
and In tho galleries. 1000 or 5000 persons.
There wrrr two brass bands in full blast and
certainly 900 persons impatlently waiting when
class. tradesmcn and business men, many OF
whom do business in Boston and reside In Mel
rose. Gen. Butler was enthusiastically received
anu one 81 his happicst efforts was vociforously
applauded. He spoke for two hours and then
yas drivcp TO stoncham. thrsc or four miles
distant. Here mn entirely different gathering
greeted him with upronriOus applause.
Stop,.ham Is m9n.niacturng village. and the
nhinly OF shocmakcrs and Irish aborcrs. Ii
WIS not disQrdcrly meeting. but it was rather
difficult for the General aud his friends to
make their way from the front entrance To the
stage. SO eager were his enthusiastic followers
!! 70 grasp ms hand or Sian him on tho back.
They had been waiting for two hours the most
after he reached the stage and bowed to his
lie was introduced 10y the President as ono
who had always been the champion Of the
| their enemies; Another prolonged roar OF APP
pause greeted tuls sentiment. ana The General,
| rs he stepped 70 The front Of the platform
As lac held forth his hand quiet was restored
and until quarter past IL the crowd listened
| by some enthusiastic Irishman who could not
| refrain from favorable comments. The work
! men. who composed the major part OF the au-
| dicnrc. were Germans and Americans. em-
ploleSs IN The shoe sh9ls Of S,oneham. Tho
| interest. was not addressed to their pas ions
| hut TO their reasons. mean To say II was ar
gumentaiiyc. pointed. incisive. aggressive. but
At fifteen minutes uast eleven we mnde our
escape from the hall with some difficulty. and
wcre driven uhr"e miles t., the Highland
| where we were told we could take late train To-
I Lowell. The station house was closed II WAS
achilly night. and 10y some mistake we were
half an hour ahead Of time. We drove TO Mel
rose station only 60 ind the station house closed
| there. We sat in our carriage half an hour
only TO see The Lowell express 20 whrling past.
Another weary halt hour, aud an m train
| conductor that II only went rs far rs Reading
| fourteen miles southeast Of Lowell.
Another enthusiastic admrer OF Gen. Butler
! one OF the train men. who evidently is not pro-
hioitionist. assured us that he would see TINT W.
got 70 lowell, He knew livery stable in Read,
| INK That would furnish crack team that would
land us az the Generals house in an hour and
n half. During the fifteen minutes ride to
! heading the emil usiastic Butler man assured
his hero that he would see him through
this time. Just rs the people would see him
| through on the 9th Of November.
When W. reached Reading the Generals nd
nn rr sHhGrsS np our Ss" S swung HG MS
can't Dee left IN the lurch II the boys have 10
carry you home"
our guide lad in tow also two students Of An
dover College. one "a PENNSYLVANIA aud the
other q Maine boy. both Of whom seemed to
have The Butlcr fcver;, They had been in
Quincy to play q foot ball match. and missing
the through train, had to be driven across the
Ii was nenriy o'clock before we were on the
chilling wind in our faces.
The weary way. however was enlivcned by
lfllfIRF n FpY Of "a
varied and active lie picked M in this way
somc 'raps u vi. graIhy Gen. Eutlcr's grand
grandfather served. however as a cavalry OIL
Ger IN the revouiionary.army until he was rem
fitted out a privateers and captured an East In
dian So large that he hoisted his little craft on
grandfather on his mothers side was also a
rrvateersmnn. About him. Gen Butler said, u
ono morning in the West Indies living to in a
thiek fog. he discovered. as tho fog began to
Of an English man-of-war. In this dilemma The
quick -wtted Yankee got his guns below deck.
wS sad sSaed sT'y isvs
back against the foremost with his fiddle BY
as he Sspshs sG p se EaS
kee craft 10 the big British man -of-war. The
breeze was freshening up. also, and they were
moving slowly through the water. The officer
on deck Of the Englishman shouted:
HELLO there. skipper who are you p
his fiddle. and without ceasng. shouted hack
The Mary Ann Of Gloucester you tarnal Brd-
Whnt do you carry. and whore are you
bound = the English officer demanded.
SIN scrapng away on his fiddle the skipper
shouted back Hooppoles and bound for the
Barbaiocs. you tarnal Bridlsher."
The vessels were now moving rapidly through
the water. and the Yankee sloop. VI course,
Send boat with an officer and your papers"
, came bnck from the man Of war.
sun adding away. aud keeping time with
foat end head ne * bper sang cut:
w Tlcn viii send BOAT 10 board you. tho
Without a pause. tie fiddle bow rasping
away. The Ski9per replied; send her along
You are a fool the disguised Englshman
exclaimed as the man-oi-war was iorsin.
Still plying the bow with vigor. the Yankee
sang out IN reply. Guess | am. you tarnal
Gen. Butler was born in New Hampshire.
His father died six months before at ST. Chris.
topher in the West Indies The piece Of land
on which | was born" Gen. Butler said. ~ was
! the whole distance When he was nine years
whore an old uncle lived. There were but few
houses at Lowell then.
I =" / have shot squirrels In the woods on the
hin whore my house stands, Gen. Butter said
z have lived in that house e years. There all
my children. and Sue and Blanche were BORN "
e With some emotion. after n pause. ne added
For more than 40 years have lived among
| the people Of Middesex County, coming in and
going out before them. man Is known by his
ncighb9rs, do not believe you VIII ind one o.
I citizen good husband. and n good father"
: Gen. Buffers uncle assisted him to prepare
9 through Waterville College. II was q wild
r boy" Gen. Butler said, but not bad one
y did not lead in all the schOolboy pranks but
was well up with the foremost i Was an or.
G Smith. the same. by the way. who wrote Ny
4 Country. tbs Of Thee. was our chaplain. We haC
/ To get out of bed Mt O'Clock in tho morning L
I attend prayers. and were obliged to 60 to churcl
;. twice on sunday and lectures once a week. l.
( is true" the General said, laughngly. " that
+ helped put a horse in the chapel one night. ap'
& | learned then how 10 make a horse go when h'
a doesn't want 10 go a trick that served me NOR
T. than once in the army. After the boys had trie.
= in vain 10 lead or drive the old horse. tool
d him by the head and backed him down thu
e stairs. | often showed my men how to &c
r horses on a boat during the war by backinI
= them along plank"
e Another Of our pranks at college wa
e hreakin up an abolition meeting. The Eng
< lish philanthropist who died the other day
George Thompson. was 10 speak in the colleg
l. town. The students shared the common foellnI