, 1858-04-02
NiscsIIaRg.


MT. ScruDOS was SnOTN, thlSh-seG, PHNhIS-
icky old chap, who had been sent to the
Legislature for Eve years. But Scrubs
was some pumpkins, and if there was any
thing going on in the House that required
tact and cunning to command success, he
was sure to be engaged by the interested
parties, by some means or other Scrnbos
has pair Of twinkling eyes, that seem to
take turns in the visionary service they ren.
dered, it being very rare circumstance to
find more than one Of them open at a
time. @
Scrubs could talk like book, and some
times, when IL was highly desirable to gain
time by delaying the taking Of question, as
% . bill before the House, he would make
tremendous long one, tOo-bringiDg in Bun
ksr Hill and Mrs. Kidder's Cordial, York
town and Lees Pills, Lexington and Shang.
hai Fowls. In short he could puzzle the
House and the Speaker to such an extent that
they scarcely knew what the question was
before them, and certainly knew nothing Of
vhafScrubbs was driving at in his hete:ogen'
ous speech and conglomerate Of talk.
Once Scrubs found himself in minority,
and, very much interested in the passage Of
. certain bin, he had counted noses, and found
that four Of his reliable voters were away,
and could not return to their seats till the
nsxt day. What was to be donel He had
talked ior an hour and . hall, and from sheer
exhaustion was forced to yield the floor to
he other side. He heard his opponents
argument, and saw its effect upon the House,
and observed that the question was about to
Be put BY the Speaker His cunning was
nster at fault, and justas the Speakers ham,
msr rallled on the desk, preparatory to his
Going through the form, and when he had
sIussdy commenced to speak, Scrubs jumped
up and aid: gfg5a
aMr. Speaker isisassfsss
But thAs fbnctionAEy would not hear him;
indeed L was out Ct order for Scrubbs to
re nt tlnf moment. NH
aMr. speaksrlo reiterated Scrubs, peep
inr fr.l from one eye and then the other. !,
aslt down. Mr.. scrnbbsI'' at last said the
en.at,r. fslatu
aBuk sir, must speak. The fact is-p
Orderl ordsrln shouted the House.
But sir-s continued the inveterate
suubbs
aThe gentleman win take his seat" reit-
Grated re Speaker. - .5s'N
M. Speaker, there = danger" +
uOrdcrl ordern y
eruhh1 saw Il was Of no use to attempt
toPslks and 90. raising bis arm he pointed
70 ono corner o. the ceiling, Is much as to
~, You'd better hear me.
Ths members were puzzled; the Speaker
pan,s1 N dinazenent ed ~ lei4aQs
soIzing the opportunity, Scrubs said:
= aAlr. SPEAKER, I don't wish to speak to
De tnl' but. u, here i imminsns danger
hanging over u" !" s.~,s
aWhatisiti Ehatisitlg cried fifty voices
4 uucu, ALLOWING with their eyes the still
ouis,rulchsd arm of scrubbs
uInmtold. liF, that the ceiling has par
fiIIy given way, and you win see, sir, the
lr1s eraek yOnder."
ThcFo Vas visible commotion among the
members, and some Of them moved towards
~ eoqf TrlH az tg .s93u
II propo1s sir, that We adjourn, and that
COMMITTEES beappolnisd % inquire into the
,ln,t q ~ ceiling above, for am told il is
not 1lIs 70 F6nlin hpro 3 minute longer."
Some Zen Or twelve q he opposition here
uilh1roN. 10 1aiiala saiiissnl
Ihs pszl day he e0mniiiss reported that
tls ceiling and roof were perfectly safe.
oaubbs's ftlends had arrived from the cOun-
". he question vas put, md be carried the
dly ). ..-s,a 'i.s'lili
sndh was scrnbbssL Legislative manouvre
a postpone he question. dxgos r75pgl
-, EhaFlng = notp-
Old sklnaint vas the most celebrated
broker IN Philadelphia; his @shasing +"
ope-alIons xsre famous, as he generally
took oG not only beasd and whiskers, but
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