The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-27
THE HAvERHILL MULE

ana spicy cauSlto cuieoi i'
chusetts editor, who has been giving
the editor of the Estates" some Of his
back. talk:
The old sore-backed mule who edits
the Haverhill (alass.) Gazette. and OF
whom we recently gave very graphic
picture, is one of those mourntui FOOLS
who never know when they have
enough. He seems rather proud of tue
portrait we drew Of him and reproduces
i. in his paper. He reminds us much
of the obsequious fellow who, despite
the protests of the sentinels, intruded
himself upon the presence OF Napoleon.
The Emperor being busy, promptly
Kicked the fellow downstairs, the lat
ter immediately rushed off to tailor,
had the seat of his breaches, which bad
been touched by the toe of the imperial
boot, cut from his pants, put in
frame and hung up in his parior so
that his wife and children should
always remember that the great man
! had condescended to kick their dad
down stairs.
Our Haverhiil contemporary is en-
tirely welcome to the compliment or
compliments we paid him. 1t is seld-
ON we pay such, and we are overJoyed
that in his case at least they are APP
preeiated.
| Our Massachusetts contemporary
seeks in feeble way to return our
courtesy by saying that Ben Butler
did not entirely clean up New Orleans.
when he was here some years ago on
his spoon. stealing expedition. since he
evidently left one headed Qhe editor
of the States) alive. The Haverhill
fellow otherwise eulogises Ben Butler
and his career in New Orleans.
| Now. this is a depth of degradation
that we did not believe any human be-
ing could ever sink into. The history
of human meapness. baseness ana
cowardice furnishes no miserable
wretch who can compare to the COCK
eyed Beast who dishonored Iii the war
the great and grand State OF Massa'
chusetts, unless We may compare the
tumbl bug 10 the vulture; stencil te
a pestiience, and honor the iiayerhil
fool to his great position.
Not only is every Massachusett!
. man, woman and child; nay, not only
. that, but every American, nay. indeed
, human nature itself should be ashamed
of Cock.eyed Beast Ben Buffers carcel
! in New Orleans.
But, to waste not too much space OF
dead carrion and he who loves to seen
1 il. we shall mention one instance
During the cruel and brutal reign o
, !Spain in the Netherlands, the Duke
Alva issued from the Blood Council
. sentence which, by stroke OF his pen
a condemned to death every man, womal
3 and child IN these sorely oppresse'
, countries. After that no trials wer
Q necessary. All that was necessary Il
o bring to death man, woman or chill
{ was for Que of the Dukes followers t
a suspect him, she or it of heresy. an
: immediately the accused aud previous
r Nv condemned wretch was hanged
q his own doorway. roasted in prise
!. over slow fire. OF bound to the stak
9 and burned alive in the public square
o 1t seems impossible for the huma
$ mind to conceive of more cruel. hrr
: tai. deyelish scheme than this. Yet tn
r. wretch, Ben Butler. discovered NOR
IS shameful and diabolical method
g scourging New Orleans than that d
n vised by the Duke of Alva.
If there was in the fair and nobl
ia woman of our State and city one VI
N tue more glorious than another it ";
Il their patriotism, their fearless and vi
II shaken love of the Confederacy, an
\ devotion to our soldiers in the fell
# The result was that. when Butler wit
is his bands of toughs invaded the Cit
~ thew met with small courtesy from Il
a fair ladies of New Orleans. This
10 Infatuated the Beast that he issued
nj villianous order, throwing every W
s. man. irrespective of her virtue az
in social standing, who refused to treat
at rabble soldiers with condescenslon Al
r. courtesy upon the mercy and bru'
SO lust of as vile an army of niaraude
b. as ever entered a city. When histo
re writes the history of this shamef
ch business. the ouly comparison {.
be future Gibbon will find for Butler W
to be the Duke of Ava, and the judgme
II. will be that Butler was the mean'
h. bascr and viler of the two.
Yet this Haverhill mule, because
I'D complimented him; because we {
ly scribed him as of fair skin, with BIS
or parted in the middle and sunny rim
IN. lets streaming down his back; vi
IN. pink-tinted ears, straight legs, fl
ri. round belly with Fat capon linee
lie. and as an altogether lovely jacka
no cheers for Ben Butler, and only wish
nd he had exterminated the editor OF
ID States before he lost bis grip. Sc
raj Git ont! We kick you; why, w
70 rather be long, lean, hungry, yal
Sc. cur-dog with bob-taii and bay
nm moon than such a Roman.
TO- Aside. however, old Harerhiil.
m. candid now, swallow full tumbler
,ar Massachusetts s'tangle foot; tt
or brace up and tell us like, like a lit
asst man, how many silver door plat
of gold and silver spoons, ladies' me-
m. less, breast-pins and finger rings u
rly old Cock-eyed Ben stole from the lad
An of New Orleans have you in your fal
lid ", aud that you received to take C
ri of the postLumus frame OF the
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