Jasper Banner, Volume 2, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1856 — Washington Anecdotes. [ARTICLE]

Washington Anecdotes.

From tlr Corrttpundiuct of the N. 1”. Tinas.

A WITTY METflob OE MAKING A SPEAKER. ( Is my letter too long for a good joke or two? It not here goes. Hon. Geo. S. Houston, of Alabama, is a ■jolly wag, as good natured as he is , honoest and sensible. Ihe other ; [day after several votes lor Speaker, had been taken without elfect.— [ Houston crossed the representative [ hall to the scat of the member from j Utica district, when the following di-; , alogue ensued: Mt. Houston -Matteson don’t you | know how to make a Speaker? . Mr. Matteson —No! do you? Mr. Houston—M ell, 1 can tell you. Mr. Matteson —Tor Heaven’s sake [ do, then,Houston. ’ Air. Houston—Why, let fie I3an/s i i su.p'nd! — [An cx]>!a.-ijn occurred ju.-t here.] ; i , —— TVV O DRoMM lES A 1 When your laugh is out over that i/pecimen of pure wit, here is another “good one." Our host of Guy’s National Hotel is thought by some to | bear a striking resemblance to Gen i iCusiT you may ju L* ' when 1 am done. A stranger, who { supposed he knew mine host very | [ wi 11, put up at the National the oth- [ er night. Since this house has be I ' come the crack hotel at the Capital it is quite full all the time, and the i new comer was nece.-sarily, for the ! first night, sent to the upj>cr floor to! sleep. Coming down stairs in the j morning, a little cross, he met Gen. • £who has a fine suit of roonnn , here) m the hall, stepped up to him. and in’ a language more forcible and rapid than elegant said: “Air. Guy, I I’ll be if I’ll You've put me at the top of the house. 1 must have a room somewhere lower! down. General Cass, (imposing, and ner vously)—-Sir you are mistaken in the person you address. lam Gen. Cass of | Stranger confusedly—beg your pardon, Gen. Cass—thought it was Imy old liienu Guy. Beg a thousand i pardons, Sir. Alla mistake 1 assure \ ou Sir. The. General passed out of the building but soon returned, and as luck would have it, the stranger met him at full face again, but in another position. This time he was sure he . had mine host, for the Senator-fcom ! AJichigan he knew had just gone out. j So stranger stepped boldly up, slapped the General heartily and famili.mly e:i the shoulder, exclaiming:—: By Heavens, Guy, I’ve got a rich sell tu relate. 1 met old Cass up stairs! just now, thought it was you, and be-1 gan cursing him about my room. I Gen. Cass with emphasis —Well! i man, you've met old Cass again! e shq>e<L, and diasen't been ! heard of since. L l Q uarlorfr ~ who will think the stranger was not so far wrong in taking the General for a goy of the first water.