Not the slightest allusion was made to him in his speech.

The nervous temperament predominated in the man, and he was easily annoyed.

While speaking, a large flock of guinea-hens came along, whose peculiar and noisy cry all will remember who have ever heard it.

Arnold was greatly disturbed, and at last requested some one to drive the fowls away.

As soon as he had finished his speech, Crockett again mounted the stump, and ostensibly addressing Arnold, but really addressing the crowd, said, in a loud voice, but very jocosely: "Well, General, you are the first man I ever saw that understood the language of fowls.