Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-31
An Incident Of the Log Cabin Cam.
paign.

An Incident Of the Log Cabin Cam
pRign.
Among other pleasing incidents of the log
cabin campaign of 1910 was one thus de-
scribed by Representative Halstead, of New
Jersey At the recent Wing convention held
at Worcester, Mass, the lady of Honest John
Davis, the present Senator from that state,
sent word TO the committee Of arrangements
that she had nine beds in which she could
accommodate nine Wing delegates, or, if they
were good natured men, lS and she invited
40 or 90 delegates TO dine with her. Having
made all preparations for her invited guests,
she repaired to the Whig convention to hear
the Wing orators After the speaking was
over she hurried home for the purpose of re-
ceiving her expected company but she had
scarcely entered her house before the sound
of martial music saluted her ear. She ap-
preached the window, and there she saw
drawn up before her door a band of $50 or
200 men who sent deputation to her to say
that they would do themselves the honor of
taking dinner with her. At this unexpected
annunciation her woman's heart sank within
her, but immediately the good, old, genuine
Wing spirit, which is always equal to any
emergency, rallied, and by its recuperative
energy at once restored her to her wonted
composure. And what do you think she said
"Gentemen," she said, the string of my
uOOI 10 never pulleu III. Lou arc WELCOME 10
partake with me my log cabin fare. Walk
in, gentlemen" They did walk in, and she
at once set about enlarging her tables and re-
plenishing her board with provisions for this
occasion of unexpected guests, and with that
admirable management which is character
istic of Yankee as well as Jersey matrons,
she was soon able to accommodate the VIII ole
Of her guests, expected and unexpected for
they ate and we're filed In her letter to her
husband this Bay State Whig matron said
That the wine and water, beer and hard ci-
der ran in streams, and the way that Hon
est John Davis wife's cakes disappeared was
a caution" When Honest John received
this letter, describing in those true and graph
ic cclors which a woman's pen alone can give
to such a scene, he was sitting in the Senate
chamber, and as he read it the big round
tears coursed one another down his manly
cheek, and, as he wiped them away, he said
to himself "What fool am to be 30 af-
fected." After he had perused the letter he
handed it to Mr.. Webster saying There,
Webster, you say you take pleasure in read
ing my wife's letters read that" Webster
took the letter, and, as he read, Honest John
watched the workings of his noble features,
and he soon saw the tear glistening in his
large black eye, and then rolling down the
bronzed cheek of the intellectual giant, and
Honest John said to himself "Well, I'm not
so great a fool, neither" When Webster
had finished reading he drew a long breath.
grasped the hand of Honest John, and said
'Sir, it is the finest letter ever read in my
life" Now, my fair hearers, have you any
idea of the worth of such a fair Whig as
that? l tell you such a Whig is worth
kingdom, and the tears which she drew forth
from the eyes of such men as John Davis and
Daniel Webster were more precious than all
the gems that ever sparkled in a royal dia-
dem.-Ben: PerIey POOre.