The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-08-14

Colonel James Hagerman, the bril-
liant st. Louis lawyer, who was in
Washington recently booming the Lou
isiana purchase worlds fair, tells this
incident of the particular campaign re-
ferred to above:
"The Indiana Democrats had a mon
ster meeting in the south part of the
state at which j. Proctor Knott, Boyd
Winchester, Dan w. Voorhees, and 9th
er famous orators were advertised to
speak. All the speakers except Noor-
bees put in an appearance and for
hours made the welkin ring with elo-
duence. Governor Knott says that his
own opinion is that he did himself
proud on that occasion. After the
speaking was over many crowded
around the orators to congratulate
them on the handsome manner in
which they had acquitted themselves
At last an aged and stalwart Demo
crat from Wayback approached and
was introduced to the lions of the &C.
casion. The old man addressed Knott
and said:
"Governor, listened to you and the
rest, but where is Dan?
"Knott replied, Senator VOORHEES,
was unayoidably absent
"'Waal,' answered the veteran .
am dadburned sorry Dan warn't pres
ent for | walked ten miles to hear
some real speaking
serenade, but Not Charivari.
Jrnon one occasion. when Major Har-
vey Salmon of Missouri was in Wash
ington, he was swapping yarns IN the
cloakroom with the boys and told this
one. which he attributed to Colonel
Henry A. Newman, reported to be the
best story teller in the state: Henry
Newman has a new tale about an Irish
mans impression Of the Salvation
Army.
For the first time the freshman
heard the drums, horns and tomtoms
of the Salvation Army outside the
window. He listened. The name of
Jesus was repeated in varying tones
amid the din and confusion. He turn
ed angrily to a companion and said:
"'Well. now, I don't like that bust /.
ness. 1t may be all right to serenade
Jesus. but these fellows oughtn't to be
permitted to charivari him..
Didn't Fit.
One of the greatest wits ever in the
senate was Governor Jim Nye of Ne
vada. Dozens of stories-good ones
TOO. but a little shelf worn-are told of
him. While by no means Beau Brum-
mel or even a Beau Hickman in dress
he generally wore a silk hat, or stove
pipe, as it is usually called.
Just after he had on one occasion
provided himself with brand new tile
of that variety Horace Greeley visited
the senate. Nye's hat was on chair
Horace sat down on it and mashed 1t
fatter than pancake. Nye looked at
the ruined hat, then at Greeley and sor-
rowfully remarked, Horace, could
have told you that it would not fit be-
fore you tried it on!'
General Joe Wheeler's Military Ardor.
Whenthe Spanish war was brewing,
General Joe Wheeler of Alabama was
the most rampant patriot CT Us all.
Senator Vest Of Missouri, himself an
ex- Confederate soldier, met him On the
street and said:
General, why are you so keen for a
war;"
Because it's my trade, sir - my
trade" meaning thereby that he was
West Pointer.
His daughter said: Father, surely
you had enough of war to satisfy a
reasonable man from 1861 to 1865. You
stay at home with us and let the young
men so this time" Now, daughter,
if a fish had been oct OF the water 80
years and came in sight Of nice look
ing lake he would wiggle a little, st
any rate" And the kindly old hero not
only wiggled little, but wiggled him
self into impershable renown leading
a charge on Cuban soil.
Dollver of Iowa, who was on the
committee of ways and means with
General Wheeler, was trying to dis
suade him from quitting congress for
the tented field.
"Oh. I'm going" said the general. Il
will have one advantage over the rest
of the officers-I am such lightweight
that | can ride horse all day without
firing him particle.'