Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-08
Roundabout.


er for the New Orleans Times, filling
or trying to fill the same position
that Town Talk did on that Jour
nal, Immediately after the war.
Roundabout is, or rather has been
of course, decidedly Of fusion pro-
clivities, always representing things
as altogether lovely and encourage
ing fer that faction, but last Satur-
day, we observe something of a
change coming over the spirit of
his dreams. We can't give his signifi-
cant speculations entire, we wish we
could, they can be found in last Sat.
urday's Times. First he met a coun-
try member, az follows:
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
WHAT REPORTER SAW AND
HEARD
WHAT A COUNTRY MEMBER SAYS.
Roundabout met man yesterday
evening standing at the corner of
CarOndelet and CRAVEN streets.
He had n small package i'm his hand
which he endeavOred to secrete,
but which Roundabout discovered
to be ham sandwiches. However,
this is neither here nor there. The
party in question was a country
member of the 'lPeoples Iegisla-
sure,' and if he uasvelrrying these
sandwiches eff tO.devour them in
some retired spot, the fact has no
bearing Oh the conversation which
enSueu.
Knowing from his countenance
that the man had something on his
mind, Roundabout ut once accOsted
him.
Happily, he was an old acquain-
lance, and hence there was less
trouble in reducing him to the pro-
per confidential mood. A few words
OF "Reminiscences, Il playful reference
to the sandwiches, and the country
member was disarmed.
81 tell you what is, Roundabout,
things don't altogether suit me. Of
course We are right, and we are saw
ing the State, and all that sort of
thing. | don't object to the fact
that my plantation is lying idle, and
my seed-cane rOtting in the wind
rows. l don't regret the hOgsheads
OF sugar | am offering up on the al
tar of what yOs-eall-'em, or anything
of that sort. But have you noticed
that little trouble about getting
quorums Well, if ycu haven't, l
can enlighten you.
"YOu see we meet at II so -callcd.
We country members, being gencr.
ally disposed in uncomfortable 1,la-
ces, and having no earthly use for
our time, are always promptly OH
hand. But we don't have the de
sired quorum. Yesterday it WAS
12:4O before We got it /; to-day it was
loo. It's getting worse every time,
and have made some calculations
which demonstrate that, in just ten
more meetings, are 'front.' be ale 10
get a quorum til merit day.
.The-rest of the conversation can
be found rs above, and then Round.
about encounters city merchant,
who Aiscoursed as follows as far
as it goes, balance in the Times MS
before, all going to show that Meth.
er country member or ccitymerchant
took the most hopeful view of the
situation, either at present or in the
future
WHAT \ MERCHANT SAYS.
''The greatest cause for trouble
III our present political difficulties"
said "a promiaent merchant yester-
day, " is the feeling of uneasiness
which everywhere prevails. OF
coursef Roundabout" lie continued,
although itrnay sound unpatriotic,
it makes little difference to we men
of business who is in power. We're
a man strictly honest and disposed
to administer the State affairs ju-
diciously and economically, he
might be the deepest dyed Radical,
that ever breathed the breath of
life, for all we care, but in this infer
nal political muddle, every man from