New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10

between members OF the parties was aoo'
ished. and even the children OK INC opp0.
ing creeds were not permitted 10 asSoo'".o
freely with one another. MADISON ""' ot,
outspoken Republican, and was
hv his political enemies OF Deihg sym
ns,hizer with the revolutionary party III
France. One day a clergyman VINO hao re-
cnntIv come over from England TO take
oharee NJ the church OF which Mr.. Madison
u,as a narishioner. and who was militant
Federallst called 10 demonstrate WIN '"e
former Congressman.
"TIow would you like to have a Sulhouhe
erected I'm this very parish. SIR demahdeu
the excited dominic, made desperate ny
AR Jadjson's apparent sympathy with the
doinqs I'm France. How would you INC
IN sec II IN operation on the grass p'o' oe-
fore your very door, IT..
NV dear sir" replied Madison without
tho suspicion Of smile, could you DC
brought 20 realize how much troupe
have had already in getting that grass pio'
N grow. YOU would never suggest anything
! of the kind. No, sir. IL the guillotine must
come. let It stand elsewhere
William Henry Harrison inherited lIoi''
his iocose father, jolly Governor Harrison
Of virginia. 4 capacity to extract anuse-
mont from many situation tnat pronlseu
"a erd seriously. After he had been Gov
or,or Of the territory Of Indiana for twelve
ynars he was accused publicly BY a
veaIthy old Scotchman named Mcintosh OF
! having defrauded the Indians III the urea ,
Of Fort Wayne. The Governor sent LOT Ills
ldetractor and asked him II he were pre-
nared 10 substantiate his charge IN court
OF Law. o-,.
"That can do we'll enough, captain
Harrison" declared Mcintosh, stoutiy'
but I wadna gae 10 the expense mon.
| 1T have made up my mind to sue you LOT
defamation Of character" continued the
Governor. land am sorry that 1t VIII cost
| Won a considerable sum. However, s''aii
devote the money awarded me TO some
charitable cause. am seeking vindicauon
only"
The Governor brought suit and won
coroplete vindication. Four thousand dol
rare damages were awarded, half OF which
he distributed among the orphan children
If those who had been killed In battle ana
| he returned the other half 10 the ama1eu
and chastened Mcintosh
! Zachary Taylor's humor was Oh 'ne
trough and ready" sort that accorded wen
with his nickname. 1t was one OF MS Pc
| culiarities to affect to think lightly OF thy
solderly fitness Of any young graduate OF
West Point. Education and fighting, nc
maintained, were incompaubles, and there
! was no use I'm trying 10 combine them
Young West Point men assigned 70 Ills
command were apt to become victims OF
his wit. One day fresh arrival presented
| himself at Taylor's frontier headquarters
arrayed in all the splendor Of brand new
dress uniform, with all the gold lace and
! differing equipment that he could carry
| The old Indian fighter looked him over
carefully and admiringly from head to foot
"Bub," he said, finally, you don't mean
| ia tell me that they've sent you out mere 10
fight Indians"
IT was ordered to report to you, general
tho Young soldier returned, blithely.
Then you go right back and tell EN-
saw you're too pretty to do anything OF
the kind, and that won't have you spolleo
by lot Of mussy redskins"