The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-09-06
BROKE BEN BUTLER UP.
TIE started In to Speak at n New Hainp-
shire Fair but Was Knocked Out.

Il was up at state fair at Man
chester, n. H. said ex-Goy. War
moth, Of Louisiana. the other day.
"way back in 1873. Itlwas the usual
sort Of a New England fair--an ngri-
cultural horse trot with brass band
and political speeches, Ben Butler
was up for the speech. The audience
was on the grand stand, one side Of
the race track, and Ben Butler and the
rest Of us big guns in the Judges stand
On the other side.
"Eellow citizens Of my native
state began the bold Ben, / shall
address you to-day on the subject Of
federal. state and municipal taxa
ton.
Butler sailed along and had got
we'll warmed up when Il cOrn-fed far
mer drove along the track with twenty
yoke Of oxen and a cart piled up with
corn, pumpkins and other farm pro-
ducts and couple of buNom country
girls on top. He was proud Of that
turnout and took his time getting by
the grand stand. A course, Butler
had to stop till 1t got out OF The way.
Then he began again auN warmed up
once more. BY that time another far
mer had got jealoas of the impression
the first one had made. and hc came
iee-hawing down the track with thirty
yoke Of cattle and stin bigger cart
loaded away up with big squashes
and pumpkins and -four >laSlpng red
checked girls on his load. each one
holding a red ear Of corn iii her hand,
Well, that outfit made bic sensation
on the grand stand and attracted more
attention than jim Robinson driving
4 twentv-horsc circus chariot would.
OF course Butler had to stop again. He
was getting mat
Cant this thing be stoppod?' he
asked 4 don't want to be headed of
by every Jake in New Hampshire
who wants to make holy show Of
himself
80 someone was sent of up the
track to stop further Interruptions.
and Butler got along as far as tlf,hly
and was getting red IN the face, when
what should come along the track but
another caravan. This one had near
ly forty yoke Of oxen, every one u Z
footer, as sleek as bulls and as fat as
butter The cart was full OF apple
butter. school marms, and the grand
stand knew them all, and went wild
with delight. 10 say that Butler was
mad would be useless, lie got his
eyes almost wide open.
','If another one of those Internal
cattle shows comes along, sad he,
Ill leave the platform. Wilt be
ID if | am going to be broken III
upon every ten minutes.
This time a messenger WAS sent up
the track, who headed oil all the rest
Of the procession, and Butler went
along sWimmlngly for quarter OF an
hour longer, when 4 big brass band
struck up back Of the grand stand. il
was visiting band from somewhere
up state 1t thought it was some
pumpkins, and it just put in and blew
for dear life. Lord, what noise II
made. But Butler wash gong to bt
phasea by big brass band, even il
two-thiras Of the crowd were cranln9
their necks for 4 sight OF the musl'
clans. Just then the fire bells over II
Manchester set mp an internal clang
wanrin1. aad every engine IL the city
hfd pnradci out into the fairgrounds
Down the track they tore ut fnii speed
one after another, itfcs ". smoke
rolling cut Of the stacks, bells elanT
inc. and horses laying their bclllcs
almost on the ground, while every
bov in Manchester chased along be
hind, yelling like demons. aud tn
grand stand tnmbiing over eaen othcl
to see where the tire vas.
That was the end IF 1t. Bntle
tore ap his notes aud danced all ovc
the platform, b.ue With rage au'
swearing like 4 trooper, while ! chmb
cd down behind the stand where
could laugh - li.ashtngtpa Iost
Over iwentt-tivc hundred front wer