Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24
A COrnered Legislator.

"A BouIlculdu WHO HOW occupies seat
IN the upper branch of the New York
Legislature, but at the same time was a
member of the Assembly, relates the
following
Perkins was as honest man as ever
set foot in Albany. Money wouldn't
buy him, and 1 knew it, but thought
L would have little fun with him, so 1
went down to his room one evening, and
said perkins, what do you think of
the underground railroad bill? Are you
going to vote for it?'
"Well," said Perkins, 81 haven't
made up my mind yet, exactly. 1 am
inclined to think it is a good bill but
why do you ask?"
!" l thought you were in favor of it."
said 1, land as long as you have con-
cluded to vote for it, 1 Just wanted to
say to you that the men interested in it
pays five hundred dollars for votes, and
as 1t is coming up on its final passage
tomorrow, you can just as well have the
money as not; you'd vote for the bill
anyway"
Vote for the bill ! I'll be hanged
first" cried the irate Perkins. "No,
sir. Ii improper means are being taken
to pass this thing, as you say, for one
will vote against it every time. You can
put me down no"
Oh, don't care anything about the
| bill, said l. 81 was only trying to do
you favor, and / think | can yet, for.
to tell the truth, the rival companies
are here In full force, and are moving
heaven and earth to defeat it. They are
paying the same amount for noes"
and as long as you are bound to vote
that way, Ill get you the five hundred
dollars ali the same"
"Can such things be?" exclaimed
| Perkins, rising from his seat and tear
ing up and down the room in a whirl-
wind of righteous wrath and virtuous
indignation. "What a state of things
this is A plague on both your houses,
and won't vote at all!'
Gall right" said /, and I laid nv
hand on the door, "I'll get your five
hundred dollars for being absent"
And as the jolly Senator brought to
mind the horror of perplexity in which
his last proposition involved old Per-
kins, he roared with laughter.
Eli Perkins Publishes the Fashions for
1874.
For the benefit of many young ladies
who remain away from Saratoga, this
beautiful spot where
The weary cease from troubling aud the wicked are
at rest,
1 send the following account of the
latest watering place fashions
Shoes-Are worn high in the neck,
hounced with point aquille lace, cut
on the bias. High heels are common
in Saratoga, especially in the hop room.
Cotton hose, open at the top, are very
much worn, some of them having as
many as three holes in them. Cotton
plows are not seen.
Children-Are very forward this year,
but they are very often dispensed with
entirely for quiet toilets. They are too
loud. A neat thing in babies can be
made of drab pongee, gored and puck
cred to match the panier. Little boys
ruffied, futed, and cut on the bias to
match the underskirt are very much
worn. Many are worn all down to liv-
ing skeletons by such fashionable ladies
as Miss Management, Miss Usage, Miss
Behavior, Miss Doing, and Miss Guild
ance.
Bonnets-Are worn high-none less
than S35. They are made high in the
instep and cut decollete in front, trim
med with thedevilknowswhat. Low
neck bonnets with paniers are no longer
worn. The front of the bonnet is now
invariably worn behind.
Lovers-Are once more in fashion.
They are worn on the left side for af-
temoon toilets and directly in front for
evening ballroom costume. A nice
thing in lovers can be made of hair
(parted in the middle), a sickly mus
tache, bosom pin, cane and sleeve-but-
tons, dressed in check cloth. Giant in
tellects are not fashionable in Saratoga
this season. The broad, massive, thick
skull is generally preferred. The old
lover, trimmed with brains, character.
and intelligence is no longer worn.
Dresses-Are not worn long-none
over two days. They are trimmed with
Wooster street sauce, looped up with
Westchester county lace, with mono
gram on 'em. Shake well and drink
while hot. Inclose twenty-five cents
for circular. ELI DE PERKINS, Medist.
Hotel des Etats Unis, Saratoga, Au-
gust, 1874.
The Pullman Car Abroad.
Col. Thomas w. Knox, the Journal
list, who has been travelling in Europe
for a wear mast writes from Rerlin ON