| Show when seward was VM governor one of the tha best stories william H seward used to tell was of a reception he be had while governor of tho the state he aavo it in honor of millard fillmore filimore A great many people knew neither seward nor fillmore by sight right fillmore was a splendid specimen of sturdy manhood pearly nearly six eix feet in height he stood at warda Be left and the difference between the men was st striling tri king of the throng that passed by those thosa who were not acquainted with either Sew seward ardor or fillmore saluted sainted as governor and he be turned to seward and said why do so many people mistake and I 1 call me governor I 1 ab said aid seward it is because in the popular mind there is an instinctive feeling that a great office should be filled by a man who is physically great as you are fillmore when people see me 9 they think some mistake has been made and that in some come way or other a boy has been chosen governor new york sun |
