Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-25
RLuFFED BY BENJAMIN.

BLUFFED BY BENJAMIN.
Gen. Butler Takes Charge of the Presi-
dents Reception-FOur Great States
men CHARTERED in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, Two of Whom Talk All Night.
NeqO York Journal, Aug. 20.
SHOW did you sleep, sahY asked Aleck,
President Arthur's colored valet, when he
entered his masters apartment, room 50,
Fifth Avenue Hotel, yesterday morning
''Sleepp growled the Chief Executive,
snatching off his nightcap and catching
glimpse of his pale face and red eyes IN
the mirror, show the deuce is man 10
sleep when the fellow in the next room
keeps walking up and down the floor ana
rehearsing stump speeches all nlgntE
felt drowsy when got home from Hamll-
ton Fish's dinner, and just as was ABOUT
to fall off some COMPOUNDED lunatlc COM
menced to spout about his father having
broken his leg in the war of 1872. III bet
my new hat" cried Mr.. Arthur sitting up
in bed, ''that he broke it running away"
''There he goes. - yelled the President,
as Aleck helped him into Prince Albert
coat, '.just listen to him, Aleck, shouting
about the American flag and how he
started bunting factory that the soldiers
and sailors of the United States might not
fight under flags manufacturedin England.
Justrun down to the office, Aleck, and tell
them that l will have to move If l am an
noyed in this way"
Goodness gracious sakes alivep' said
Aleck when he returned, that's Massa
Butler. sab; Massa Butler who occupies
room No. IS, sah.''
Indeed" said the President, consider
ably mortified, ''the man who may very
probably occupy the exalted position l
now fill. HullO, Benz" cried Mr.. Arthur,
rapping on the wall.
F'Ah, there, Chetw came from the other
side, ''Pll be with you in moment. Pve
| dropped my collar button under the bu-
reau."
Ten minutes later the statesman from
New York and the statesman from Mas
sachusetts were talking earnestly to each
| other, when Aleck interrupted them.
There's little old man with long
beard outside, sah," observed he, "whO
says, sab, that he thinks you will see him,
sah."
"What nameY' asked Mr.. Arthur.
eyes, what name," echoed Gen. Butler.
"Billy Malone, think, sab" answered
Aleck, cor Billy Malone"
81 hope / don't offend you, Mr.. Presi-
| dent" cried Senator Malone, as he en-
! tered the reception room, ''by calling on
| you thus early. L repudiate-"
81 should say you did," exclaimed Gen.
| Butler, angrily.
81 repudiate any such idea," continued
the ViTginian, scowling on the General,
''but truth to tell l could not sleep"
"It's the heat" suggested Mr.. Arthur,
who was tanning himself.
cit is not the heat" returned Senator
! Malone, stroking his beard until the
| sparks flew; sit is because all night long
! such words as these were ringing in my
| ears: Gentlemen, in Grover Cleveland
there is presented to you not only the
purest but the most available candidate
| that the grand old Democratic party can
offer. Under his leadership victory is
sure'-and all the rest of that sort of
stuff, " broke off the gentleman from Vir-
| ginia.
81 don't wonder you couldn't Sleep"
! said Gen. Butler, alphabetically 'The
very thought of such things keeps me
awake"
81 sat down this morning." yelled the
| gentleman from Virginia, ''as soon as day
| broke and | wrote a challenge to the man
| who had ruined my rest, for that is the
way we settle such affairs in my State.
This is the cOwardly letter 1 received in
| reply:
81 will see you after the election.
"DANIEL b. MANNING"
The President pacified the Senator by
promising to put Readjusters in all the
vacant offices in Virginia, and the three
gentlemen cOnversed long and earnestly.
''DOn't leo me detain you, Ben. Good
day, Billy" said Mr.. Arthur, with very
Chesterteldian pOliteness. '1have asked
the officers of the Greedy relief expedi-
ton to breakfast with me and / scarcely
think there will be wine enough to 20
around"
Mr.. Malone hurried to his room and
commenced to snap caps on his dueling
pistols, but Gen. Butler was not to be
blutfed off from such an opportunity to
make himself solid with the United States
Navy.
'Gallant and heroic Sailors" cried the
Hero OF Tewkesbury, as Secretary of the
Navy Chandler, Secretary of War Lincoln,
Commander Schley, Commander Coffin,
Lieut., Emory, Engineer Melville and
throng of officers glittering with braid
and blushing at the honor conferred on
them, entered the room. "My most ear
nest congratulations to you. Had not
been otherwise engaged my yacht
America should have formed part of your
squadron. Although l was deprived of
the honor of sharing in your triumphs,
have recommended to Mr.. Arthur here
that your zeal be properly rewarded"
eyes," said the President, who was
standing in one corner biting his lips
with veXatiOn, 81 have determined to pro-
mote commander Sohley to be Chief of
the Bureau of Equipment in place of Com
modOre English, who is ordered to the
command of the North Atlantic Squadron,
and the other officers shall be fttingly re-
warded."
81 wish to gracious" growled Mr.. Ar
thur after Gen. Butler and the officers
had left, ''that that man would wait until
he is President and not now appropriate
everything as being in his honor. l
understand that he is even trying to
gObble up the labor demonstration on