The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-11
MAJOR BUTTERWORTHS RISE.
He Catches a Tartar While Trying to Assis
His Memory by Strategem.

He Catches Tartar While Trying to Assist
His Memory by Strategem.
Washington Post.
Memory of names and faces is one of the
chief qualifications for politician. Some
come by it naturally, but it is easily &C
quired by practice and care. 1t is much
easier to make yourself perfect in this
respect than 1T is to learn foreign Ian
guage. There are tricks in the trade, and
good points of memory and identification
of faces and names are made sometimes by
previous coaching through political bench
, men. A man who is delighted to find him.
self remembered and called by name by
the Hon. Mr.. Wayup does not know that
! the latter has been posted by clerk or
secretary.
The effort to make man think you know
1 him when you don't leads to some funny
and Oftentimes embarrassing situations
The real test of knowledge is the utterance
of a name. That settles the fact that you
know your man. During the last few days
the officials and statesmen here have been
pretty severely tried in this respect by the
swarIns of constituents and home pOliti-
clans.
Hon. BENJAMIN ButterwOrth is very good
in memory of names and faces, and an eX-
oellent actor when he fails to recall either.
He generally gets along all right. but the
other day he caught Tartar.
"A fine-loOking gentleman rushed ND to
him. and grasping his hand, exclaimed,
with much warmth, major Butterworth.
am glad to see you. How are you, MajOrw
Now when you can't can! remember q man,
familiar and friendly that you don't want
him to notice your ignorance, it is custom
airy to endeavOr to cover the failure to
speak his name with prOfusiOn of greet
IfHou know him you will call him by
name as you ''shake" and say, How are
your
{ Otherwise you will do as Butterworth
did. He said: why, hello; how are yOui
Well I declare! HOwd'y dot When did
you come Onp
f'1 came on yesterday" said the gentle
b man, seeming to appreciate the hearty
greeting of the handsome Ohioan.
How'd you leave the boys in OhiOp
asked the Major.
"OhioG" said the gentleman, doubtfully.
Inever was in Ohio.
"of course" replied the flurried Con,
Ohio matters inst now that l spoke the
word inadvertently. Well, anything news
HOw's your family"
MY familyf haven't got any family"
said the stranger.
NO. of course not. didn't mean that"
said the Major. shifting, about as though
the floor was getting hot and beginning to
look desperate. But how are all the boys
at your place, anyways"
Il didn't think you know anybody in my
town. / live at Lynn" said. the stranger,
looking at the statesman suspiciously.
"Oh certainly, of course. Oh, yes. know
some boys in Lynn" feebly murmured the
Major.
II saw you when you came up to address
the Home Market Club, of Boston" said the
stranger.
N last cue was gwen, and q look of joy
full relief, recollection and recognition came
over the Majors face like a sunburst
"Why, of course. / knew you at once,
and am mighty glad TO meet you again.
never forget face. i couldn't think for q
moment just where / saw you last"
Il don't think you ever saw me before.
was in fremont Temple when You spoke,
| and was in a rear seat. / am sure you could
not have seen me, and that was the only
| time l ever saw YOU"
Five minutes afterwards the Major was
wiping his perspiring forehead, and re-
marking to friends who had been con-
vulsed by his experience:
by jimminy! I'll never get into such a
| toll as that again. When stranger comes
| up to me hereafter will say, Il don't know
| you. Who are youi What's your name,
| age, height, weight and place of businessf
| Have you been yaccinateds Have you had
| the mumps. and if so, how manyY will
| let him understand thoroughly that don't
| know him."