New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-27
NCOEE ONE EOH YUERBER

II begins 10 appear that Thurber Is the only
beneficiary Of that wood-choppng business at
Buzzard's Bay Certainly Mr.. Clevclands spirits
and appearance have not improved In consc-
quence. and quite as certainly the Democratic
cause here in New-York has derived no sort OF
dividend from It. Thurber assured US with
almost hystercal enusion that the President
greatly enjoyed the heavy manual labor In
VOWED I'm telling those big trees and splitting
them up into nrewood Not since that memorable
summer Of 1850 when Henry Watterson told the
world about the Hon. Samuel J. Tllden's gigan-
tic strength and his tigerlike agility. have we
heard such a hornblowing over great states
man, fat or thin. But the accounts since fur
nished by the reporters all go to show that Mr.
Cleveland since leaving Gray Gables has ex-
hibtcd anything rather than good humor. buoy
ancy and contentment Here he was morosr and
unapproachable. lie did not appear upon the
streets: he saw no one-not even Mr. Ollie Teal
or Mr. John Boyd Thacher Indeed. he did not
manifest the pC1f little symptom Of cheerfulness
that would haN been involved in sending for
John Dewitt Warner or Isdor Straus to come
and play and amuse him. AS matter Of fact
he came and ne went away quite gloomIly. OF
a less iustriOus and superior person II might
be said that he seemed sulky.
the capital If we may believe the account Of
that event as given in THE Washington Post"
Therein he Is represented az walking slowly
after he left the and having difficulty in
navigating through the darkness" Further
more 1t Is stated that "he did not look up or
speak to any one. passing along with his head
bowed" Even the coachman who touched his
hat received no recognition" The picture Is
Rembrandtesque throughout 1t gives one the
impression through the medium Of large but
misty outlines OF an elephant prone and ex-
hausted In the tolls.
But we think where Thurber comes
in to his advantage for II this wood-chopping
has so Frustrated Mr.. Thurber's chief that he
walks with difficulty and tets his head hang as
he stumbles, the chances are that he Will not
speedily repeat certain august performance
whereof hardly dare Ito whisper, but the
marks OF which Thurber is said still TO carry
concealed upon his person. The country has
never heard the narrowing details. nor is the
country irreverent enough to ask for them. We
do know. however, that some time during the
Buzzard's Bay sojourn there awful rumor.
to the effect that the President In spasm Of
! ungovernable fury had seized Thurber and
but our pen refuses to proceed. We only wish
to add that ignorant OF what the provo
cation was, whether the fish refused to bite or
Thurber had proved delinquent In respect to
angleworms. What the manner was-whether
the President adopted the methods of his great
and good friend across the sea- whether he
simply took Thurber TO the woodshed and there
shingled hm-is equally unknown to us. The
rumor vague as to everything save the one
important point. and 1t vanished as darkly as 1t
came. Yet there Is comfort In the present out
look for all who know and love the faithful
Thurber. 1t may be hard on the Democra Al tic