Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-09

rected en- to do everything that wa
done and they did it.
my great sir" sed !, in astonish
ment at the power he weiled, "wh,
don't you go over to the hall ant
direct the Convenshun?"
my gentle sir" retorted he will
q bland smile, ez he dictated q mes
sage directin nv the Convenshun t.
cheer when the rejection of tn.
Tammany delegates wuz announced
my dear sir, I AM THERE! There,
q hundred Nv my throats a shoutir
this minit-there's q hundred of m,
hats a goin up to the ceilin this
minit-there's two hundred Nv ma
hands clappin vociferously at this
mint. There's . great many of me
in that hall"
After the adjournment nv the
Convenshun for dinner, the Chair
man Nv the Committee on Resoloo-
shuns came into the room to sub
NIT the resolooshuns they had pre-
pared, that they mite be shoor they
wood meet Mr.. Tweed's idees. The
great man read EN- attentively, and
handed Nv EN- back.
"rhey won't do." sed he, senten-
tiously.
"In what respeck are they faultys"
asked the Chairman, obsequiously.
"Woodent it be well enough" I"
said Tweed, with a smile still more
bland than the first, "woodeut it be
well enough to put in a resolooshen
denouncin corrupshen, in general
terms, Nv course, specifyin par
however, the especial cor
rupshen nv the Nashnel Govern
ment, and that Nv States which is
under radikal control ?"
The sublimity Nv sich q sejestion
comm from Tweed struck the chair
man all Nv heap.
Certainly I will, Of 700 wish it,
said he, ''but 1 sposed-that is, my
dee wuz-in a general way, you
know, that tho least sed about cor
rupshen, in view uv-well, I am
list now holding aplace which pays
like ten thou-but never
mind, it shel be done"
"Then agin," said Tweed, smilin
It'll blander and with the faintest
'ejestion ov a wink in his left eye,
I would sejest that you pledge the
Democratic party to a honest and
economical expenditoor Nv the
public funds I"
The Chairman turned pale with
surprise, but he coincided. Every
,ody comedies with Tweed.
"And while 700 are at it," con-
inued the great chieftain with q
mile, the blandnis Nv which can't
'e described, "yoo he'd better put
n q resolooshen denouncin the
'roAigacy nv the management Nv
in Moo York City, but
maxim it, mind 700, ez the legi-
innate result Nv Radical legislashen
our years ago. Draw up this re-
olOoshen so ez to make it plain
hat it's me yoor drivin at, without
xactly namin me-"
"Why, what shell we"
Don't 60 on, my friend" said
weed, smilin q smile which for
landnis excelled the most delishus
Don morning, cts much better to
ev the corrupshen denounst by us
han by tho enemy, pertikerlerly ez
re know more definitely about it. |
nd I would sejest that 700 hev q
ssolooshen, boldly challenging q
omparison between the Republikin |
nd Democratic administrations nv |
be State and city governments, and
here he smiled with q blandnis |
'ich was heavenly, ez he fingered
lost gigantic diamond on the little |
nger of his left hand, and slipped
glass Of champagne) any little
hing wich 700 kin throw in ez to
:e necessity nv . return to the sim.
licity Nv our Puritan fathers wood
o we'll"
The Chairman wuz too affected |
say q word, but he made the ne
,ssary notes, and castin one look
' astonishment at the greatness of
is cheef, who sat there smilin
andy. retired from the presence.
But the great mans work wuz
ot vet done. He promptlv tele-