The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-22
A CHARLOTTE TIN-PANADE.

rendered Messrs. Butler and Henry in
Charlotte at the Auditorium by Some
of Their Boy Admirers--Mr. Henry
Lost His Temper. but Could Not
Catch the Boy--The Boys Named
Henry. Buffalo BiiI.''
A passenger from the 1 o'clock train
yesterday had great account of the
Butler Henry speaking at Charlotte,
Friday night. The passenger, in ques-
ton, was a sympathizer with the two
popuIist orators, and, of course, his
story must be taken with some grains of
salt.
The meeting was held in the
auditorium in Charlotte, and the
narrator said there were two thousand
people present, and that things started
well, Butler leading off. He had not
been long speaking, before some tin pans
were heard in the rear of the hall. There
were me boys there with some pans.
OF course, this was annoying, and the
spirit of the boys was interpreted to be
that of yiciousness. 1t did not occur to
the narrator that the tin-panade might
have been meant in complimentary
spirit to the Senator. No, this thought
did not once arise, and five hundred
men arose as one man and made
charge on the boys, who, of course,
scampered.
Then the Senator continued; but
presently the sound of rocks was heard
against the building, and after that
noise like pistol shots, and then rumors
spread through the building that some
body had been shot. But maybe this
was not the boys; it has not yet been
proved on the boys.
hr. Henry got up, and began gesticu-
lating with that dumb bell motion of his
arms, ard called down Kings mountain
and other disagreeable things upon the
heads OF the boys, who were evidently
listening under the window.
OF course the meeting came to an end,
and the speakers started to the Central
Hotel to bed. The boys came out from
the shadow, and. lining themselves be
hind the orators of the night, began
again their tin-panade, and presently
came the refrain, joined il by all the
boys;
ooh, Mary Ann oh, Mary Ann
ION i you weep loi INT
The second verse of the campaign song
went like this:
'Hooray! Hooray!
Hooray for Buffalo BillI''
Theiryoung chorister voices rang ont on
the highly summered one hundred degree
night air, and at the close of the refrain
Henry, turning to Butler, muttered, Il
wonder do they mean me by that last
Buffalo Bill stanza," unbuttoning his
Prince Albert for the first time that day.
"Confound their little Democratic souls,
Butler, / feel as if / could whip fifteen
of them right now; shall do it2' The
Senator counselled calmness, while the
boys went back to the MARY Ann" stan
"a in order to give Henry time 10 cool.
OF course the boys stood ready TO make
the race with Mr.. Henry, but this was
not necess airy. The two statesmen con-
tinued their itinerary to the hotel, and
the escort stuck to them.
Now, if these boys are really guilty OF
all these charges, Mr.. Henry's remedy
was to have chased them up and spanked
them well, if he could run fast enough.
If Mr.. Henry would exercise his legs
with indian clubs and dumb bells as
much as he has his arms he might be in
shape hereafter to catch small boy.
But Mr.. Buffers judgment was right
the other night.
Mr.. Henry could not catch small
boy now.