The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-05-25
From the Washington CapitaLl
THE Il &SEAE' GszN EkER.
WESTERN AnMIRER OF THF PRECEDENT PRE-
sENTs HIN WITH A STUFFED GOOSE.

Jones. who is an Observant gentleman,
found himself questioned on the PeunsyIva~
MA Screw and Augur line of cars by man
tom the interior of where. lie was a
tHll raw bOued specimen Of humanity. cos
TUNED in the middle ages of the WcSt-that
Is. says Jones, as middle-aged man in Ia
drama, for example, gets mp his wedding ap~
rarel. The m,ddle-aSed man was accompa-
med by his vile aud two daughters and he
asked our friend where the Presidents house
was
''On Pennsylvania avenue" responded our
friend
Whats the numbcr?' demanded West
ern innocence.
1T has no number"
"No number?" ga>ped the qrerist.
'None " whatever. 1t Is the nigh privilege
Of the President not t. be numbered. lie ].
not liable to number or grade. lie is the
only man Except Muliet who is above the
Board of Public Works. the Board we g
IL order the Presidents house numheIed or
nsgan digging about, the President would
rise to question of privilege. aud then the
Board would be in devil of a tix''
You don't say 50? What would they
do To- 1t, do Won suppose ~
Il can't say precise'y-we never had a
precedent-but it is more than probable that
the Board would be split into kIudling wood -
Poor devil! Ne!l. stranger, want to
see the President" "
"D' YOU want n office ? If you d. you
must ste Cpukang" "
"Dou't want 20 ofIice;'
"Do you want an order on the New Yulk
Custom House for a j,b ?"
ID MT waut that neither. What want
is little secret between Polly and me
Poiiy's my wife"
'.Iadegd :"
Yes. and it's putty big thing, I can
tell YOU"
We'll, have no wish to pry into family
secrets. | will point out the house when v
reach it. 1t stands back in the ward, with
scarecrow in front to keep the Office seekers
from the Presidents garden sass. You 60 TO
the font door and riug-no. kick on it. aud
man will open it. That is not the Presi~
dent; but lie Will show you up to a room
where you will find small man attached 10
big nose. That Is not the President either.
although he thinks he is. Nusey will ask
you for a card. Dent give him a deck he
only wants your name on slip Cf paper to
send to the President. Then n ,sey viii saw.
SIT downp YDu uceda't be in a hurry Ia
do that; you will have plenty of time. AT.
ter staying au hour. you will be told that
the President is seeing Senators II you lo1 k
sharp you cHn them. They will come
IN with their ebeDCz7rS elevated as if they
smeiied a bad smell. Then you will be told
that the cabinet is in se,sio1-:o come next
day. The next day you will be put through
the same performance. and the next, and so
on for a week, and then the door will be
thrown open, and y"u will have the privilege
OF seeing his fxce!lercy smoke aud say no
tang for ten minutes"
Great thunderl Poll, let US take our
present aud 90 home"
Present. You don't mean 10 saw vou
have present for the President %
Yes We nave. Fact Is we have a stuff d
Co"ss-ths biggest goose that ever walked
It's perfect natural curiosity that goose,
and Polly and | determined TO fotch that
goose and our daughters on aud give it to
the President"
No express charges on it,"
Not charge; there it is, the biggest
natural curiosity Of a goose"
My friend, kick at the front door say
Present for the President and you'd see
him in three minueS. auI before You can
get home you'll be a postmaster"
Jones saw the litrle family and big goose
disappear in at the White House and al,
though The Star informs US that the Prtsi,
dent received that day, no mention is made
of that gpose.