New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
THE GENERALS srooH STORY.



From Tho Detroit News
Almost everybody knows something Of thc famon,
war story OF General butler ana IN" ,pnoS .n iaH
] ~ Don,yIn the Detroit lawyer. this morning : but
h,ar the story drrc' from The Genera hh,'n "'t
h. on the stump IN IN camIash q, 400 narson
were gathered under canvas tent. iiitier was III
full dress hi, usual habit when before ~" pnono ana
WA, smiling bride il" was at ms nest t ,I'
dtnn which meant q great d al In man IKE bntier
A. he stepped to the front OF the platform ana bowed
ieiinc newspaper close 10 his eyes. he said
"'Th" paper hold IS The Mount vernon Iin' ~,
The item | about to read l. slightly personal III
read it,
. liz then read u, follow. non ,r,u 10 ,ro,,o,
ON Tuesday afternoon {, the sight Of the most hldeo
looking man in America when Ben Butler VIII speak
Here General %,lcr pou,ea for a w %G%' rnc inn
Citizens. take care Of your spoons + o...,
Wiz G G"Tt ,G Of "p sa@ Of i2 G right " hand Them
he turned the prOi" Of his face to his audience ana
~" Now. / am on exhibition that point
p%" n gsrc Of an noq r "Ra nn ar ~ WG
General Butler moppd ~ heated face ana tackled
SANDERS and calmncs that foow the career Of men
who become the marks Of their enemies ne sara;
nu' will pay my T'sp%cS to ms i'''' ''''o' anu
Gcnsra "tlcr then 6nr bur tr In oR sppG
i'm ."v"rS, , & 'nd,,nre ,s few such audiences
h,d cv~- boon swnyri before. hundreds jumped upon
'' 'S Giyr ''i' to HIM Give It to him. On him!
Hit him again. ,., At, 49,. ,,,,n
when III" speaker suddenly wound up WIN the story
Of how he had been placed in command when New
trirnu, VA, in open rebellion, how ne hhd cpal'i
the streets reclaimed million dollars worth Of waste
lands, brought order out Of chaos by proclamlns That
o me a W%' ,b ." p , Of hi soldiers while they we're
on guard duty from their windows they would be
claSScd rs women Of the town.. and treated accord.
inely-a threat which stopped that method OF Insult
ana led 10 their saving In their anger. that such
' with half million men under command
the general thundcrc1. with millions Of money under
m, and death nj my finger ends. how much time
do yod thnl,-hcw much time do YOU really think,
old Ben Butler had 10 crawl into back yards ana
~rhat," concluded Mr.. Donovan. "wa' a speech and
a climax that | have never been abb" To forget
Ills CHARGE FOR SECURING a PENSION.
From The Boston Post.
In the old United states Court building In Boston
about hv. wears ago General Butler was engaged in
lie had rNnmIned a had0acn with unusual severity,
4 new witness wa called. The right sleeve OF his
was the GRIND Army button. General Buffers eye
caught sight Of H., s..,o .omr,ao,, h. asked IN ,
went ont with the Eighth Massachusetts, when
Won led down through Baltimore. General me o!d
fellow answered IN Shahy voice. and served right
through until lost the arm at Fort Pike. 49,,
The Generals face softrned, aud that soldier PROB
ably had hc easiest examination that General Butler
ever gave witness. When the recess was taken
Butler asked; 80,
How much pension do you get y
d,n't get ANY, was The answer Il tried for
one but the LAWYER took what little money had aud
gol nothing for me-" 49,,
10 make "A long story short. the man had his claim
p,,t through and received iot back pay larger
Than any he had ever possessed. The morning mat
he got his money he thanked General In,ler aud said
General. will y0n take hall OF TINS
Take half Of il ." said the General WHY. my
gicnd | have got a thousand times much money
a. yolI have GO back and pat that In the bank. III
you meet any more of the bSs OF the Eighth MtS;a
rlsetts with whom life is going hard ard with whom
InrIr sam Is not doing the Right thing. tell them 10
and see me-
HOW IF SwORE OFF SNORING.
From The Boston Globe
Until 1883 General Butler smoked a great deal
I'm the fall OF i-s3 he coaidcd 10 his private secretary
mat re thought the habit Of smoking had Crown ON
him Zoo strongly. ana h was beginning 10 link that
Ills viii might be- Weakening
on the day after the Isl Of January. 1883 hc
sent for his private secretary 10 come Into the ENcch
tive Chamber at the State House. The private
tary came and seated himself at the desk that he
usually occupied
Hand me thai paprrwrehi.' said the Governor.
pontng to "A heavy glass weight the desk.
II was done. and then Governor Butler quyZlcally
inspected the private Srcrafy's desk at I'm. range
and said IN the low grumbc that characteristic
Of him
hope Won haven't any missiles there"
Why. Governor" snid the private secretary.
he grOwled. when tell you that i've been Id
fool enough 10 take New learO resolution. when
the old went ont the other night. said to my
self. ~ finished my cigar that would smoke no
more while | lived
This resolution. as everybody KNOWS. was saoredly