Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-05-30
Written f'r The Yankee Blade bv Gamboge.
How 10 Create Vacancy in D Crowd.


How 10 Create q Vacancy in d Crowd.
tits something ofa feat to gain seat
in the Senate Chamber al the Capi,ol.
when any of the ''lions"-a are to exhibit.
A few weeks ago, when Mr.. Calhoun
made his great speech on The war, par
~ Of our people " no had gone up quite
easily, returned with elongated counlen.
ances, a dismal report touching the pros
pect Of her ring the great southerner.
Nc "a new conner and an incorri.
gible wag) wPs yawning overa large war
article in the Union. and in just the dispo
sition 10 have bit ola lark!
DO really understand you to say chat
you wa-reafly could not get in Z" drrawl
ed MAG, stretching himself.
"Get in." growled =, ''you can /
see in! l tell you they're stuck together
like bunch of figs. Get in! | should
like to see you try it!'
"Perhaps!" rejoined Mac. "Well now
| don't approve Of gambling, but l would
not mind betting you a busheI of the b.
Uaires, that | can get in that chamber in
fifteen minutes" ....... ...
Done 70 shouted =, ''done !"
Macs listlessness vanished at once
He seized his hat and took bee line for
the capitol, while self constituted com.
mitlee followed him up to see the thing
done. He dashed through the rotunda,
and up to the front entrance of the Senate
gallery. There was no mistake in the
report. He could not SO much as see in,
and dozens were waiting to take advan.
tage OF the first vacancy.
Mac compre hended the state of affairs
at glance, and made a speedy retrograde
movement. he committee gave 4 uf-
faw" and followed; they thought he had
abandoned the attempt and were beating
a retreat, but in this they were slightly
mistaken.
There is passage leading to the Sen,
ale galleries from the north wing of the
capitol. that, from its position, is known
only to those who are intimately acquaint
ed with the intricacies oflhis building. -
Hiiher Mac bent his steps, and was quick
" treadi.g his way up this tor,uitous pas
sage. --7 @ s-
On reaching the top of the staircase a
new difficulty stared him in the face
There are two doors here, one opening
into the circular gallery the other int
the reporters gallery. Mac had expected
to get in at the latter as usual, but this
door was now fastened within by hasp,
and placard on the outside announced in
bulkey letters, 90 .
"PosIIIvELY NO ADMITrANcE."
Mac stared blankly at the placard, and
the PlacaId stared blankiy back upon him,
but not single idea was elected by the
collision. Tile matter was getting des
prrate; his Eileen minutes we've fast oOzing
out, and the chairman of the committee
stood few steps heIow-waich in hand
to report progress. Mac scratched his
nose in sone discontinue suddenly his
eve sparkIed respondent TO brilliant con.
ception in his brain, and jumping to The
entrance, he thrust his long neck over the
heads of the spectators.
''Is there doctor-a surgeon here 7?
whispered Mac Historically. +.
Instantly live heads were seen in mo.
ton - five hats were elevated above the
crowd, and five NJ. DIS grew red in the
face. as they struggled to get the prece
dence ON their way to the door. @ d
what has happened2'' inquired the
foremost OF Mac, whose optics were in a
fearful state OF enlargement.
"Oh, Sir, terrible casualty has occur.
red at the south gate-a nan in stepplns
down from an omnib0s has put out his
leg !"
Down bounded the doctors, and live.
Iy race commenced over the flags towards
the south gate.
Natura abbors vacuum, and so does
Mac, he slid at once into the opening-and
elbowed his way unconsciously through
the crowd, soon reached very desirable
position. Presently came tearing Up stairs
five infuriated NJ. DPS.
"W.w.w- where's the fellow that sent
us down?" suffered the tallest one, peer.
ing savagely in at the door.
"HereyOu Sir!" said he catching Macs
eye, ''t.t-there's nothing happened at the
south gate. Sirl There's no accident
at all. Sir! SIS sir, you're cheat, Sir!
There's no manthere, sir nothing Of the
kind sir I" -.
Perhaps suggested Mac mildly
"perhaps he ,cdlked awGy." r.
NV. w what. Sir walked away with a
broken leg man walk away with a
broken leg? That's likely" 1a
"But my Christian friend" interposed
Mac, 'arho said anything about broken
leg II merely remarked that gentle,
man in stepping from an omnibus, had put
out his leg. Now will yon be so good as
to inform me how in the ID man can
step out of an omnibus, without putting
has leg out Pooh Inonsense you mus,
| be dreaming Uentlemeno and Mao turn-