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Governor Butler's Dignity

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Day
23
Month
February
Year
1883
Copyright
Public Domain
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I Governor Butler is perhaps the most dignified gentleman who has in many years filled tho Gubernatorial chair. ïho doors of the State House are loeked at 5 o'cloek every afternoon, excopt tho Mount Vernon-st. door, tvhich is left open in charge of .the watchman, and through this pass all persons having business within the building. Ono evening last week the Goveruor, having important work to iinish, roainecl alter nis clerks had gono. About 6 o'clock he descended to the frontdoor. It was lockcd. "You will find the Mount Vernon-st. door open, sir; this is always loeked at 5 o'elock,'' said Mr. Boynton, who by mere chanco was in the corridor. "Then you can unlock it," said Governor Butler. "Excuse me, sir, but the doorkeeper is gone." The üorernor folded his arma, struek a position and looked at thoyoung man. He can look very wicked. "But I ohoose young man Ut go out I Kin t j ah There was nothing moro to bo said, and niessengers wero dispatched to lind the man who could open the front door of the State House for the Chief Magistrate of Massachusetts, who stood meanwhilo n an attitude before the portal quietly waiting for the door to turn on its hinges. It was shortly opened, and with a triumphant twinklc in his eye he passed down the State House steps.

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Ann Arbor Democrat