Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-02
An interesting soliloquy.

An interesting soliloquy.
A correspondent Of the Indianapolis
Locomotive. has been overhearing the
solilquy of one Of the members Of the
House. He suppressed the name.
but every body who knows our Rep.
resentatives can easily recognize its
paternity. II Is so like both Of them
that the only question in dispute will
be which one il was. We hope Old
Franklin will duly appreciate the honor
she enjoys in being thus represented.
81 am here. Am n distinguished
man Of course, or wouldn't be here.
! anu here myself. right in this Legisla-
tive Hall. with all these big pillars
around me and the sky light above
me. And I'm one Of these men that
are sent here TO make Laws for the
people. There's the Speaker before
me. and the big clock right above his
head, were he can tell the time just as
well as any Of us, If he'll only turn
around when he wants to know it,
Yes, am here, n member Of the
Legislature. And what am TO do?
Pm modest man. / have no stem
torian voice. And there are at least
q dozen getlemen up oil the time, and
"Mr. Speaker" and "Mr. Speaker"
and "the.gcntleman from--county,"
and "thc gentleman from--county, I"
ringing in my ears oil the time
When will a small nick of time come
in which to arise and make my debut
Of "Mr. Speaker" Why, | might
as well stand upon the sea-shore and
breathe amid the tempest, expecting
to be heard. had no idea this was
such a place. But what else may one
expect when all the candidates Of last
campaign have met here to have q
general speaking? But what will my
constituents think Of me il sit here
with my finger in my mouth all session!
| come in in the morning. walk to my
seat, set my hat either at my feet or
place il between my knees, 60 to work
to putting up my newspapers to send
to my constituents to inform them oil
my having answered aye or no every
time the Speaker asked me to, and
sometimes. by mistake when he didn't,
and when that's all done / come to
anchor in meditative position, with
my head thrown back and my eye fixed
upon the novel doings of the Speaker
Yes, here l am in said position. My
constituents got up bill that I've beer
carrying'in my hat for month, and
havn't done a thing toward putting
it through yet. But I can't. I can
get chance to say a word. If eve
/ do get chance though, I'll make
but one job of putting it through
Nobody'll get the floor till the things
done. Then 1 believe I'll go home
for Pm tired of this place. That
all / was sent here for any how: to
make this law. I suppose might &c
treated to oysters every night almost
if l were to stay, but l can't stomach
them, and so / wouldn't make mucl
by staying on that score. / don't un
derstand the code, and don't believ'
any one else does well enough to ex
plain it to me, and l don't understand
law much any how, so think ma,
as well go home and 60 to work il
the natural way. Gen. Jakson's deat
long ago, and politics just had nothing
al all to do with the election. l didn'
see hickory pole during the who'll
compaign: and hard cider was contrary
to principle entirely. l don't believ
it makes much matter about the cleo
ton of Senator. I was not sent her
no that question. can't eat oysters
and therefore ! believe III let then
vote on that that can. l don't kno'
what can do here. I'm stumped.-
But what will my commitments think
| 90 home? 1t won't do. l suppos
must stay here, chew paper an
practice on oysters. May be ca
stomach them after awhile. Whel
will 1 get chance to put in,
Speaker" on that bill? Here it is i
my hat, between my knees, greas
) enough to make into paper lantern
Oh dear. but this is hard place.
Smart editors! The first thing l ex
pect some Of them will have me in tn
papers. I'd rather see the devil tina
one of them any time. They Away
tell all they know and a good dea
more" Here our friends cogitation
are disturbed by the question on ad
iournment. OF course he votes aye