Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

BIN Do iAEH VIf-EN
rather try cases of common drunkenness at
80 suit than remain idle He was the per-
Eonifcalon of intellectual activity and the gray
matter of his brain was 4 great electric dynamo,
which idle. lie was systematic in
his work and he kept his papers and letters
carefully arranged and filed away for future
Use. There ~ great amount of unvritten his
tory IN his correspondence, and will not be
surprised to ind that he has left considerable
unpublished manuscript. He was work
ing not long ago on a lecture on Judas
Iscariot and his idea was to prove that Judas
was the pnrest and noblest of the twelve apos-
ties He claimed this last on the ground that
Judas alone appreciated the greatness OF Christ
and that he betrayed Him to give Him q chance
to assert His greatness. supposing that He would
by word crush all His enemies and make him
self The King of the World. "
Gen. Butler courted notoriety more than anv
other man OF his greatness ON the stage of
craftsmanship. He did this not only by his
actions. but in his dress, and he seemed to have
as many different costumes as an actor. At
one time he appeared here in an overcoat OF
beaver fur. with hat OF the same material,
making himself look for all the world like
great animal. His coat was big enough for
good-siZed tent and his nat was pulled down
over his ears % that you only saw his great
round face with It's cock eye looking ont of one
side OF it. At another time. / remember
he lrotted around in great white sombrero,
with q stick III his hand. and he never appeared
on the platform of an evening save in dress
snit. with red rose in his buttonhole Many
people associate this rose with his love for his
wites memory, for i; Is said that she always
pinned such a flower in his bustonhoIe before
he left home fo- his days work.
BEN FULLER AT TEE CAPITOL
Since he left Congress Ben Butler has spent
large part OF every year at the Capitol. The
doo-keepers knew him well and they were pre-
pared for his uueer freaEs in the yrav Of dec,
He had the right of en.ree to both House and
senate and he usually went in without trouble
At the first of one session. however. he APP
pea-ed In his gorgeous white sombrero, his
patent leather pumps and his dandified salt
lie came to one of the rear doors of
the Senate chamber and started to go in
The messenger was new one. He thought he
was running the Capitol, and he put his arm
across the door and told Gen. Butler to stand
back. ''You can't go in there" said he; this
door is only for Senators when the Senate il in
session" Gen. Butler looked at him and growled
out Il am Butler and have a right to go in
"Ob, no. my antiquated masher." replied the
doorkeeper, with r wink at q bystander. lyon
are trying to play me for a sucker, You think
l don know Senator Butler? He comes from
south Carolina and he just went in through
TIN, door. ion can't get in Gro up and mash
EN- from the gallery, my dandy"
ten. Butler was paraiyZed for m instant and
then wheeling upon the astonished doorkeeper
he fairly yelled:
Butler of South Carolina be BANKED! am
Butler of Massachusetts, Gov. Butler, Won
impudent fool.' And amid the profuse
apologies of the doorkeeper he went into the
Senate. He had, OF course, the right to do SO
by virtue of his being ex-Congressman as
well as governor.
BEN BrrLER's WIT.
Many stories told here OF Ben Buffers
wit His brain was quick as fash and he
had one of the most sarcastic tongues that ever
cut soul or cracked joke. 1 heard a story
last night of his remark at the close of n con-
gressionai speech of John A. Bingham's But
Ter did not like Bingham. but the speech was
an able one and at its close the House was
wrapped In silence and you could have heard
a pin drop any place in the chamber The
congressman were ready TO burst into applause
when Butler. cooking his queer eye, said in a
stage whisper:
II always did like that sneechr'