Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-09-21
How scrubb's Carried an Adjournment.

Mr. Scrubs was a short, thick set, phthisick ,
old chap, who had been sent to the legislature io.
hye years. But Scrubs was some pumpkins
and II there was anything going on in the Hou>,
that required tact or cunning to command sue.
cess be was sure to be engaged by the interest eC
parties, by some means or other. Scrubs had
a pair of twnklng eyes that seemed To take
turns In the Missionary service they rendered il
being very rare circumstance 20 find more han
one of them open at a time.
Scrubs could talk like book, and some
times when it was highly desirable to gain time
by delaying the taking of the question, AS to
bill before the House, he would make a tremen-
duous long one, too,--bring a Bunker Hill ano
Mrs. kldders Cordial. Yorktown and Lee =
Pills, Lexington aud Shanghai brace of fowls
In short he puzzled the House and the speaker
to such an extent that they scarcely knew W hat
the question was before hem. and certainly
knew nothing of what Scrubs was driving at
IN has heterogeneous speech and eonglomerable
of talk
Once Scrubs found himself in "a minority.
and very much interested in tie passage of a
certain bill, he had counted noses and found
that tour OF his reliable voters We're awav and
could not return TO their seats till the next day
W nat was TO be done He had talked Tor an
hour and half, and from sheer exhaustion was
forced TO yield the floor to the other side He
heard his opponents argument, and saw lis eff
feet upon tue House, and finally observed that
the question was about to be put by the Speak
er. His cunning was never at fault and lust as
the Speakers hammer rattlc.i on the desk pre-
paratory to his going through the form, and
when be had already commenced 10 speak
Scrubs jumped up and said
Mr.. Speaker
But that functionarv would not hear him in =
deed. 1t was out of or3er for him to rise at thai
moment.
Mr.. Speaker p reiterated Scrubs. and peep
ing Il st from one eye. then from the other
sit down, Mr.. Scrubs :" at last said the
Speaker.
But, sir, I must speak Tie fact is
Order order r' shouted the House
The gentleman viii take his seat, reiterated
the Speaker.
Mr.. Speaker there is danger"
Order order -
Scrubs saw that ii was of no use to attempt
to speak, and SO. raising his ann, lie pointed to
one corner of the ceiling, as much as To say
q" oud better hear me-"
The members We're puzzled the Speaker
paused in amazement.
SEEING the opportunity Scr"5bs said
Mr.. Speaker. / don't wish to speak of the
bin, but sir, there is imminent danger hanging
over US"
What is it? what is it :" cried fifty voices
at once, following with their ewes the sui out
stretched arm Of Scrubs
q told, sir, that the roof has partially
given away, and you viii see, sir, the big crack
yondcr"
There was q visible commoten among the
members, and some of them moved towards
the door
g propose, sir, that we adjourn, and that a
committee be appointed 10 inquire into the
state Of the ceiling above for am told that it
Is not safe to remain here minute longer"
Some ten or twelve of the opposition here
withdrew. The next day, the committee le-
ported that the ceiling and roof We're perfectly
safe Scrubb's friends had arrived from the
country, the question was put, and he carried
the day. Such was one of Scrubs legislative
mauguvers to postpone the question.