The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-17
stand by Your rri,nd. !.

I'VE must all stand together" be said,
looking severely sskant at the supposed
delinquent; and the other man present,
being the one addressed. and ouly g
party echo, and we'll paid for it. said,
with a corresponding look in .he same
direction. "Yes. We ought, surely, all to
stand together" And with that over
whelming argument. doubtless they
thought they had settled the matter for
then and all time.
1t was q scene worthy OF Dickens or OF
Mast. Pity we have not the latter here
to serve up the South Carolina ring in
the same style as Tammanyi Pity the
SCOTT, Parker, Neagle and Kimpton
faces should not grin out at us every
week from some Southern Harper, with
the force and righteousness they go veil
merit, and with equal effectiveness On
the public mind. If there is suoh q
large constituency in New York that
rpictures can best reach and enable to
comprehend the situation, so, much
more clearly. there is larger one here.
"Onght all to STAND togetherr' Now
that their villainy is being uncovered,
this is their cry. Stand close together.
80, dear friends. (how very dear some
friends suddenly become in times of
tronbleD and cover US when threatened
with we'll deserved punishment and dis
grace; bear for us the evil name We ha We
made for you all. the shame and discre-
dit We have brought upon our cause and
people in land already too little dis
posed to regard us with favorl Stand 5v
usl Stand close by usi
what II we do fleece you all, friends
and foes, so nicely; rob you of every
available penny; refuse to pay our bills,
ana Keep your money to build our own
fortunes upon. til! having kept it 80
long, 1t comes to seem quite as though
~ belonged to Us, and We mean to keep
1t altogether. What of that? We are
fellow Republicans and friends. Won
know; you mustn't say word! And
being friends, we don't exactly like to
ask for it; but if you want bill paid.
why, you simpletons, don't you offer us
that nice shave We have been waiting for
30 long-only half OF ito divide
around among us. a la Tammany; and il
you have not enough ca. cs tbs rest ot
1t to pay the employees and other ex-
penses, and are obliged to take for your
selves considerably less than nothing,
why, that is no special business of ours,
that we know of. Weare bound to have
the lions share, anyway, seeing we can.
That is our friendship, ind clan ship,
and party-ship, and whatever else you
may call it. when you come down to the
honest truth of it..
Thank you. our very dear, sweet
friends; we didn't know what the
Dickens and Fanny Fern style oi
friends was, till we became acquainted
with you; but we think we understand
1t now pretty thoroughly. It is all ex-
ceedingly nice-for you, we must ao.
knowledge; all these little games you are
SO well up to with friends and everybody
else; but with bright Gail Hamilton, We
fail to find stirring within us the gracious
promptings to accept any such "call to
martyrdom. Friendship is a very good
thing IN its way, but we are unromantic
enough not to think it worth starving
for. When it comes to asking people 10
go without clothes and to live on air; to
consent to be dunned every time they 20
in the street, having no means to pay
their honest debts because you will not
pay yours; you may be very dear, sweet
friends. indeed; but you are not worth
| that. ASTREA.