Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-09

HN v EMMA 2 usually C1uSA-
hRA Nv ing, overwhelm-
l--74a ->7AA'' ing. \ famous
example occurred in congress. Butler
intimated that a prolix speaker was
transgressing the limits Of debate.
why, general said the member
reproachfully, you divided your time
with me-"
Il know did," rejoined Butler, ''but
I didn't divide eternity with you"
At another time-this was while But
Ter was still a Republican-he proposed
a Sunday session. Samuel J. Randall,
the Democratic leader, opposed this as
a desecration Of the Sabbath.
''Oh, pshaw," responded Butler. don't
the Bible say that it is lawful to pull
your OK or ass out Of a pit on the Sab
bath day? You have seventy-three
asses on your side of this house that
l want to get out of this ditch, and I
think am engaged in holy work.
General Butler was great lawyer,
but he was a terror to judges. One day
he had badgered an occupant. Of the
bench until the judges Gut Of al pa.
tience, petulantly asked, ssasIs.llat does J
the counsel suppose / anlos4 iii IS bench !
for?' Scratching his. head a IA mite,
Butter replied, "WelI, + confess syeur-
honor's got me there's"
General Butler once asked a young
lawyer to brief case. The attorney
did SO, but left the brief at home on the
table However, he said he had the
whole case in his head and could pre-
sent it from memory.
Young man." said the general, ''the
next time you have brief to prepare
for me bring me the brief and leave
your head at home on the table
A client oft-Butler had stolen a key
out Of a4door anaxEas arrested for lar
ceny. The genera got him OFF on the
! plea that a key when in door is real
estate and to steal real estate was not
then larceny under the Massachusetts,
law.
When a member of the Massachu-
sets legislature, Butler as minority
leader adopted dilatory tactics and rails
ed successive points Of order The ma
jority leader was named Lord, and he
opposed Buffers points. The speaker
decided in Lords favor invariably and
often adopted that gentleman's exact
phraseology in doing so, whereupOn
Ben said the presiding officer was in
the position of Saul Oh the road to Da-
mascus when he inquired, Lord, what
wilt thou have me do?"
Butler having legal advertisement
to place, the court asked him to desig-
nate a paper. He named an opposition
paper, the Lowell Advertiser.
4 don't know such a paper" said the
clerk of the court disdainfully.
Pray, Mr.. Clerk said Butler, do
not interrupt the proceedings OF the
court, for if you begin to tell US what
you don't know there will be no time
for anything else
Once while handling a witness rather
! disresDectfully Mr.. Butler was remind
ed that he was questioning a professor
of Harvard college He replied:
Il am aware of it, your honor We
hung one OF them the other day"
When in command at New Orleans
General Butler received a report from
one of his colonies that on account OF
q disturbance he had been Obliged to
shoot one Of the mutineers. The gen
eraI read the paper carefully and in.
dorsed on the back, "Shoot another
and sent it back to the colonel.
One of the most remarkable fast day
proclamationS ever issued in America
was sent out by Butler when governor
of MASSACHUSETTS. After requesting the
people to suspend secular occupations
on the appointed day he added, And
DO specially exhort the ministers Of the
gospel on that day to feed their flockS
the divine word and not discourse upoE
political and other secular topics which
divert the serious thoughts of the PEG
pie from the humble worship Of the Fa
ther''
At the beginning Of the war rather
Oficious lieutenant colonel detailed t
Butler the qualifications necessary t.
a successful commander. Butler LEI
him on till he had exhausted all tn,
young mans ideas on the subject.
do you think of any other qualifica
ton neces sary:' asked the general.
Tie lieutenant colonel answered il
the negative
We'll. colonel said Butler, II thinl
there is one thing more which you hav.
not named and which you evidentl,
doa't know anything about
''Ah. general, what is thatS"
Brains, colonel; brainsl"