The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-14
Tho Member from Alligator.
Vile.


bccn introduced to public life by the
Fifteenth Amendment. The appear
ancc oI "ihc colorcl member" Mt q
public supper given by the Governor
is thus described
Pompey had never before drank
champagne, but his lifelong studies ia
whiskcy enabled him to master the Sc
crct ut the first jump, and he ire
tricyably damaged a quart bottle ol
Numm's Imperial The result was
that hc soon became such a cheerful
man aud brother that II all tho other
inhabitants OF this foo,stpol had been
in the same condition it wOull have
boen the iolicst footstool under the
canopy. lie had some su,h cxhlcra.
ting sensations as il every curl in hi,
wool were a jcwsharp, AMI all these
jrwsharps were combined ia an orchcs
ira which played simultaneously every
jg in creation. Things went on 10
his brain in cross-ogcr-anl-luwn.
tho-miljlc style, as if,t were tn, dance.
room oi Il sailors boarding-h)nsc, and
the crew of n frigqte had Just been
paid of 10 tie ncighborhojl. Ills
tongue was l)oscd, like that Of Ia
looms as, aud he talked rs sllbly as
that qnairupcd, though less wisely
lie whistlcd, and showed or step or
Two Of hi, fyoriio breakdown, and
slapped perfectly unknown law-givcrs
ou the shoulder, and laughed like
even thuudcrs altering their voice.
At last his two million or so Jews.
harp, revealed to him a message TO the
fleet that he ought to walk with .
white laly. Tho speakers wife was
hat evening flirting mjs'cllancou,ly
with the c,lored members, for the SAX
Of securing her husbands recollection
10 hi, honorable AMI lucrative position
So for halfa minute Pompey Howard
among the stats with the
white kid glove Of 20 llc,s Of iI.hioa
lust touching the sleeve Of his slop
,acp coat.
"iIayc you been presented to the
t, Governor p asked the speakers wife.
who hal souowraily acquired kuack
pf getting ril of people. and whp was
to get ril Of the member
from Aliigatcryillr, if she had to push
him out Of u window.
"No. Wbar is hc ? answered Pom
pcy falling into the trap. though he
wanted TO yalk moro with tine wLitc
lady.
So the Spcuker's wife introduced
him TO the Governor. who shook hands
with him and beamcd on him a. if he
ovcl him, and then ~ quick as lsht-
pipg introduced him I, a par,icular
friend of his. whose business i, was to
tate ol colorcd mcmbcrs onl dunn
,hcm at a distance rs if they wcrc :,
MANI loads of garbage.
.Jus, n. pompey found himself dunn
,d the doors Of the suppcr-room were
thrown omen Immediately there wa,
.uch n rusb as there used 70 be into
The dinnip, halls Of American hotels.
in ,hc Good old times when tho GENTLE.
manly proprietor ALWAYS set half a
ioz,n chairs l.ss thon were necessary
10 seat his guests. The white mem.
hers and the colored all ran and ram.
,,,od ,oco,bsr os If !, werc u,1crstooA
'ho, ho doviI had a claim an ,bc hind.
most II w,s lik, y dam breok,no
AWAY and corr,in, witbitan ice flood
rb, o,oror-room wos rocLsl bcC,re
Tho first man conld swallow - pickl, Il
,ys,or and ,ho cr,sb ror,icnlnrly
,ronpd the toblc, was enoa.h TO make
Iouoh Of \ rhinocercs, Every law.
river took his brotber bv the collar
and thrust his elbow under his Grtb
rih and did far him