The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-09-08
abt Qbibaoaux Sentinel.
SATURDAY, SEPT. s. 1888
4 GREAT DEAL OF LEVE-TY.

. GREAT DEAL OF LEVT.TY.i
At the Brooklyn Bridge celebration
when Mr.. Edison at dawn Mr.. Abram
s. Hewitt rose to euccesd him, but be-
fore he could be introduced to his ~
disnce M. Jules Levy. the celebrsted
professor of the cornet. burst into view
and insisted upon being listened t".
He blew a blast that fairly frightened
the elderly d%ignitaries round him half
out Of their seven senses, and S~cr"ta
~ Folger awoke with obvi"u< trePida
ton to ask Secretary Gresham what
had happened during his slsmber.
The President tried to bite his close
" clipped mustache 10 conceal a smile
but failed-so thin has it grown-and
Gov. Cleveland relaxed his nostrils,
opened his eyes and laughed.
But this was only the beginning Of
the fun. As o rs the lart notes Of
the "Star-Spangled Banner" had cas-
ed to echo ag"nizingly in the ears OF
Mr.. S,ranahan aud the Rev. DR.. Storrs,
Mr.. Hewitt came once more to the
front-only to be again repulsed by the
crowds demand for a repetition OF Dir.
Levy.
Nr. Stranahan tried hard to urge Mr..
Levy to retire. but Mr.. Levy's trumpet
iug-blood was up aud he insisted on a
second fanfaronade this time of Hail
Columbia.
Thecrowd at its conclusion v0:iferOus
" cried for more-but this time Mr..
Strapahan was inf1exible. He seized
Mr.. Levy by the arm and fairly .hOved
him off the platform as If he had been
an intruder.
MIR. Levy's indignation was 80 fierce
that his eyeglass almost succumbed to
his feelings, aud all but fell out. He
btalked from the stage boiling over
with wrath amid the cheers Of the
thoughtIess spectators, ard Mr.. Hewitt,
confident that his turn had actually ar
rived by this time began his speech.
All at once there was a piercing blast
from that part Of the building in which
Nj. Levy was nursing his wrath and
his cornet, and before the aston,shel
and outraged Mr.. Stranallan could in
t~erfere, yankee Double" rang out de
family to utterly confound land silence
Mr.. Hewitt.
Then followed such a roar of laugh
ter that President Arthur joined in it
himself and almost dropped his fan.
Gov. Cleveland for the FIRST time was seen
to speak and probably said something
droll to his neighbour. Secretary F:e
linghuysen beamed with smiles. Sec
rotary Chandler porsued Gen. Spinola
into the recesses Of his shirt collar with
some appropriate joke. and Secretary
F0lger woke with such q start that
Brewster, Attorney General, accid-u
tally brushed his gray beaver the right
way, aud put it on without discovering
his fatal blunder.
When Mr.. Levy had finished the pro
longed and renlorseless shake with
which it Is HE habit tOconclule his pei
Torrance of Yankee DOODLE gene
raj sigh If relief was eshaled by all The
elderly trustees in his r-ighborhOod
aud then. at last, Mr.. Abram 5. Hewitt
took up the thresd of his remarks.
DmN'r RrsIGx Soon ESOUGH.-Th'
life Of Of the Nevada police ofieia! il
not always a happy one. a. the follow
ing letter Of resignation will show
I'VE step down and out with a feeling
of relief. We are q few grains heavie
than when We assumed the responsibil
ties Of keeping the peace Of this neigl
borhood, having during that time acqu
red what might be termed lead poison
ing. Weyburn's bullet We CONTINUAL.
carry in our lung, and 1t 10 . constan
reminder to Us that life 10 uncertain
Since va have been constable of thi
town Our receipts from that office hav'
been $500 hess than what it cost US t
get partially cured of our bullet wound.
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