Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-09


friend acted as prompter, for the great
statesman was a trifie muddled. Well
Webster got up.
Tariff" whispered the promoter.
1.-The tariff, gentlemen" said Webs
ter. "ls subject requiring the pro-
found attention Of the statesmen
American industry, gentlemen, must
be-"here he nodded little.
National debt" Kissed the prompter
Says Webster:
"And gentlemen, there's the national
debit should be paid"
Here he was interrupted by loud
cheers, for the rest Of the crowd was
feeling pretty convivial The cheers
sort of reused the great New England
er. Drawing himself up with owlish
solemnity he declared:
"Yes, gentlemen, II should be paid,
and I'll be hanged II 1t shan't be-
reaching in his coat and pulling out his
pocket-book-'I'll pay 1t myself. How
much Is it?"
This to a man sitting next him, and
all with majestic gravity that had
the whole crowd roaring with delight.
It made 1t all the funnier because poor
Webster was always In debt himself,
and his friends frequently had to raise
money for him.
It was a senator from Rhode Island
who said of Henry Clay:
"If you knew him as well as do
you would credit any remark he may
make before 10 o'clock at night-after
that, owing to the strength Of his night
caps, there may be doubt"
It was about this time that Ole Bull,
the famous violinist. gave a concert in
Washington. Society was there in full
feathers; father took me, remember.
He was a wonder, VIII, that Ole Bull,
tell you. Well, sir, in the middle Of
one Of his most beautiful, soft exqui-
site strains, a man got up in the back
Of the house-it was General Felix
Grundy Mcconnell, q representative
from Alabama and he yelled:
None of your hifalutin', but give US
Hail Columbia and bear hard on the
treble" rr.- &, n,n'
Throw him out!' people shouted all
over the house, and so they did, but
the policemen had their hands full, for
Mcconnell was husky chap, and full
of spirituous encouragement that would
have made him tackle mountain hon.
Nice performance, wasn't It?
They had big times at the White
House during President Tylers term.
He may not have been much Of a
statesman, but certainly he was good
host. Tyler was virginian, you know,
and he had the old fashioned southern
notion of hospitality; he never let a
guest go away without drink. Inthe
family dining room there was a well
stocked sideboard doing duty all the
time. .a fG
Every stranger who came to the
White House and was introduced to
the president was urged to come out
and visit that sideboard. In addition
to wines and whiskies, there was al
ways bowl of punch there In winter
time and in summer time a bowl or
mint julep. Tyler spent good part OF
his salary keeping up the hospitality OF
the cavaliers.
They say he was "joshing" John A.
Wise one day about the funny little
one horse shay that Wise used to drive
about Washington. "a candle box on
wheels" the president called It. Wise
retorted pleasantly by pointing out that
the carriage in which the president had
been riding for several months was
second hand and had been purchased
at q sale Of the effects Of Mr.. Paulding,
secretary of the navy under Van Bu'
rem.
And what's more" said Mr.. Wise,
"the Paulding coat of arms is still on
the door panel"
well, WELL" said the president,
laughing, "Tll have 1t painted over"
The darky walters at the state din
ners at the White House used to wear
secondhand liveries that. had been
picked up at a sale at one Of the for
eign embassies. But the president GER
tainly set out good liquor; even his
enemies had to grant that.
And now, they say, the White House
will be dry. It won't seem much like
the old dys, but probably it's better 80,
even II It won't be as picturesque