Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-01
Some OF Gen. Buffers Traits.

kfom the New 1ork sun.
81 fear no one and love but few" said the
general In speech some years ago. The first
part Of the sentence ID said to be strictly true
but the general displays such kindness to those
about him that the last part is doubted. The
| sense Of fear seems to have been spared him. He
sometimes appears timid shout crossing q
street crowded with passing vehicles but If ne
Is told that there Is no danger he will step abb
ruptly into the most dangerous spot and begin
TO argue upon the risk there is of being run
over. In returning from q court house last
winter, dressed In heavy overcoat that reached
nearly to his heels, and shod in a pair of rubbers
inside pair of arctics, he was talking over the
case he had been trying with another lawyer.
when he slipped in mass Of slush at the curb
and fell headlong to the pavement with such
force that he seemed to have broken q bone.
His companion in trying to break his fall was
borne down by the heavy weight with which he
had to deal and fell upon the general He
quickly arose, and tearing that Gen Butler had
been fatally injured, asked in q quavering
voice care you hurt, general" "Hurt?" said
Gen. Butler. NO; when 1 fall always fall like
meal sack. Now, as was saying about the
ca case h. He helped himself up and went on
Gen. Buffers aversion Is for newspapers and
West Pointers. When he reached Newfound-
land, on one Of his Yachting tours. and learned
rom Capt Haworth Of the royal navy that
there was not newspaper In the province, he
~o.AAsSoay Aoatc0 Up HIS eyer,
and said: Now Lord, let Thy servant depart in
peace" The popular conception of him. that he
Is rough, coarse, and bullying man, with the
epidermis OF rhinoceros. which conception
seems 70 be product Of the caricaturists and
MS pohtical detractors, appears to his friends
IN singular contrast with his gentleness affcc-
ZION and consideration for Others in his daily
HE: In public life, they say. he has had to deal
with the rough side Of the world and has fought
with the same weapons used against him. The
road he has Travelled from the time be was Q
poor boy, paying his way through college by
making chairs for 90 cents q day to the time
when he becamea millionaire LAWYER and manu-
hcturer, with the largest practice of any law
yer outside Of New York, has been one requir-
ing strong arm and courageous front for he
has had the powerful Beacon Hill aristocracy
sneering at him, its creatures slandering him,
and its parasites swelling the cry against him.
IL is secret In narrow circle Ofhis friends that
since he hanged hontfort at New Orleans for
pulling down the United States flag from the
cupola OF the courthouse Gen Butler has cared
Tor Monfforts widow as though she was o rela-
tive. The exigencies Of the cruel period Of the
war made the taking Of Montforts life noCes-
sary, but Cen. Butler took his family under his
care, cleared OF mortgage upon the widows
home, and obtained for her . position In one Of
the departments 1t Washington Some time
ago she Was displaced. As soon - be heard q
u ne took the next train for washington and ~
not return until she was rcinstated The widow
and her children feed that no harm VIII c00e -
them - long - Gea Bufier lyea-