The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-12

Ex-oovernor wsrmoth Tells a Good sterJ
at Hen Buffers Expense.
II was at State fair ut Manchester, N.
a." said Ex-Governor Warmoth, OF Louis
lana the other. day to Washington Post
man, ''away back in 1873 1t was the usual
sort Of New England fair-an agricultural
horse trot with brass band and political
speeches. Ben Butler was up for the
speech. The audience was on the grand
stand, one side the race track, and Ben
Butler aud the rest OF us big gums In the
judges stand on the other side.
"'Fellow-citizens OF my native State be-
gan the bold Ben, Il shall address you to-day
on the subject Of Federal, State and munich
pal taxation
"Butler sailed along and had got well
warmed up when corp-fed farmer drove
along the track with twenty yoke OF oxen
and acart piled up with corn, pumpkins
and other farm products and q couple Of
buxom country girls on top. He was proud
Of that turnout aud took bis time getting
by the grand stand. or course Butler had
TO stop till II got out OF the way. Then he
began again and warmed up once more.
By that time another farmer had got jeal-
GUS Of the impression the first Que had
made, and he came jee-hawing down the
track with thirty yoke Of cattle and q still
bigger cart loaded away up with big squashes
andpumpk ms and four slashing looking red
checked girls on his load, each one holding
q red ear Of corn In her hand. Well, that
outfit made q big sensation on the grand
stand and attracted more attention than
Jim Robinson driving twenty horse circus
chariot would. or course Butler had 10
stop again. Hewas getting mad.
"'Can't this thing be stoppedF he asked.
Il don't want TO be headed on by every
Jake In New Hampshire who wants 10 make
holy show OF himself
$50 some one was sent on up the track to
stop further interruptions, and Butler got
along as far as filthy, and was getting red
In the face, when what should come along
the track but another caravan. This one
had nearly forty yoke Of oxen, every one
seven-footer, as sleek Us 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. To
say that Butler was mad would be useless.
He got his eyes almost wide open.
"'If another one Of those internal cattle
shows comes along said he, 'I'll leave tho
platform. Ill be hanged If am going to be
1ANF~A 80 1ffN4 NFNtJ s1A AtAANsN8s
This time a messenger was sent up the
track, who headed of all the rest OF the pro-
cession, and Butler went along swImmingly
for quarter Of an hour longer, when n big
brass band struck up back Of the grand
stand. II was n visiting band from somo-
where up State; IL thought II was some
pumpkins, and 1t just put in and plew fSr
dear life. Lord, what a noiso II madei But
Butler wasn't going to be 'phascd' by big
brass band, even IL two-thirds OF the crowd
were craning their necks for sight Of tho
musicians. Just then the trc-bclls over in
Manchester set up an internal clang- -whang-
ing, and every engine in the city had
paraded out into the fair grounds. Down
the track they tore at full speed, one after
another, fires up. smoke rolling out OF tho
stacks, bells changing, and horses laying
their bellies almost on tho ground, while
every boy in Manchester chased along be-
hind, yelling like demons, and the grand
stand tumbling over each other to see where
the fire was.
"That was the end OF Il. Butler tore up
his notes and danced all over tho platform,
blue with rage, and swearing ike trooper,
while / climbed down behind the stand
where could laugh"