The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-10
Had Honors Thrust Upon Him.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin reatef the stor,
of Samuel Swellout
It was happy moment for Samuel swelout when
the wife of his bosom pinned upon his breast the sill
yer STAR which should indicate to the people
the proud position which he occupied as common
councilman OF the city of Boston; and the said manly
breast expanded few inches than usual as he
walked with firm step and head erect through Goldfish
Square for the down town car
Lunkhead, the liquor dealer whom Sweout had
defeated in the ward bya triumphant plurality Of six,
stood upon the platform, and sautedb the
eiinan in the JOY Of his heart, with impressive
good morning" to which Lunkhead responded with
O curt 6 war ye2"
The conductor on the front platform, the car
began to move, when greasy Irish woman struggled
gA to the platform, and swinging her heavy market
basket against the pit of Swellouts stomach inquired
Does this CARR go to Elliot shtrate?n
" 1t does pass there, madam" responded the coun-
Gilman, with as much dignity as a man suddenly de-
pGived of his breath could assume.
"Shtop there for me, thin" said tie daughter Of
Erin, throwing the remark seasoned with Strong
bouquet of rum and onions, well into his face.
Swellout attempted to gasp something, when rag
ged urchin, who leaped upon the car, ammed filthy
bit Of currency and greasy copper into lis palm,
theirs your stamps old Beeswax," and disappeared
before he could articulate.
Lunkhead grinned and Swellout began to feel hot
when he discerned dainty dressed female making
the usual frantic signs of distress, with which the
generally indicate their desire TO arrest the progress
of horse With his accustomed pJliteness, Swell
out rang the BELL and stepping off assisted the lady
on to the csr Without the least acknowledgment of
his courtesy she ratified the closed door, and turning
to him with frown, asked:
s Will you open the door,? Z"
lie did open it, but regret to say, closed it with
slam.
Here's another customer said Lunkhead mali
cously pulling the strap and Swellout became
of pory red faced man, Harding the lean earth
in pursuit of the car with occasional pursy shouts and
attempts at whistle, which ended in fat wheezes.
Hosting himself up to the platform and depositing
two hundred pounds avoirdupois on swellout's pet
corn, he turned red, irate face, like flame from
blow-pipe on that row thoroughly bewildered ind
vidua and demanded:
.Why the ID didn't you stop the car, sir? I'll
report YOU at the Office"
Stop the earl roared Sweliout, performing a
dance Of agony one foot. "Do you take me for a
horse-car conductor"
4 Of course, do, II you aren't, why don't yout take
Off your badgef"
The newly made councilman glanced down at his
coat and the truth flashed upon him; his fond wife
had fastened his civic badge upon the outside of his
coat and for ten minutes he had been acting in
voluntary servant Of the Metropolitan Railway Com
pany. Hastily paying his fare with the newsboys
money, which he still held in bis hand, he limped
from the car, aud with the g haw hawi" of his de-
tested political rival ringing in his ear tore the proud
emblem of distinction from his breast and piece Of
his coat with it, aud walked slowly down town. like
common man instead of common councilman.
0BscENIrY IN THE RUNS OF PoapEiI-There is one
matter III relation Pompe that is seldom touched
on By writer's and which dare not touch too closely
to,wit The horrible deprayity Of the Pompeians as
illustrated by the frescoes, mosaicss sculptures and
bronze statues that are found. Hundreds of these
vile objects have been carried away to the museum in
Naples, and put in a room which woman is allowed
10 ysit hit there are still houses in Pompei that are
Kept locked and others that have such sculptures over
the doors on the outside that the guides hurry past
then when there are women in the party. Even in
private houses there scores OF frescoes-magnif-
gently executed, too-whieh one would dare to visit
9Hiy company with his nearest and dearest friends
e ladies' and in other houses pictures and statues than
FHiaL aaae can imagine anything I cannot
Understand why the writers these matters have been
xious to conceal the faults of the ancents Great
s3a5 what picture Of corruption in Imperial Rome
5 revealed to one who looks into Pompeii with any,
thing ike thoroughness. The very stones of the door
POSTS tells tale more damnable than was ever IN
vented by modern thought Sodom was clean and
aQmoroh was pure, compared with fompeii. Whera
vas ever people on earth, before or since Fompeii
tHat advertised the ways that lead down to he'll by
aeetRsares placed in the open light Of the street !?
sogf damned spot . cried the still infant genius Of
aoderr civilization and Christianity as it looked in
uIson ompeii, and Vesusius responded to the com
faan4 %nd sent his consuming fires to 90 the work
Correspondence Chicago Times.
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