National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-18

elective franchise bestowed upon them by the
Constitution they will be protected in the at
tempt by the great North and West. If they
90 to the polls with the determination to exer-
else that privilege, and are assaulted by the
White Line mob, they will be avenged. Let
them go unarmed and quietly discharge the
duty they owe the Republican party, and If
harm comes a retribution will follow which will
teach the rebel and lawless elements of the
ex-Confederate Democracy that by the force Of
arms and the triumph of right they prs.been
conquered in war, and will be made to observe
and respect the laws in peace.
''Murder will out" Plant an onion seed
in a bed of sweet-scented roses, and the odious
thing will come up with unblushing etfrontery
and fill the spot with its nauseating fragrance.
Put Congressman Blue Jeans Williams in the
House, where nothing but the water cooler
fourishes, and, ten chances to one, the next
time you find him he will be lowering around
the lemonade pail in the Senate. This is
prediction we made two weeks ago, and now
we claim the power Of prophecy. 1t has turned
out just as we said. Blue Jeans has been
caught lowering around the lemonade pail in
the Senate. Not only lowering, but actually
drinking deep of the cool and refreshing bev-
erage. He evidently did not intend to be
caught, but you cannot tell what day may
bring forth, especially when the thermometer
stands $50 in the shade, except it be perspira-
ton. He was caught by a page, who de-
scribes the scene as follows: 81 noticed old
Uncle Blue Jeans standing in the door of one
of the cloak-rooms, and also that he appeared
to be uneasy. Now and then he would smack
his lips and spit cotton. Then he would
look nervously into the cloak-room in
the direction of the lemon5de pail.
Senator would occasionally step up and take
in delicious draught, which would cause Un-
Gle Blue Jeans to twist about and num- mum.
After a while the cloak-room became deserted.
This was the moment Old Economical had been
longing for-this the hour and the time of his
Sdliydtion. He glanced furtively about the
Senate chamber, then carefully into the cloak
room, and, finding the way clear, he stole eau
tiously towards the lemonade pail. 1t was an
impressive sight to see the gaunt form of the
stingy Hoosier, half bent and stealthily, NOV
ing along towards the beverage which he but
day before, in the presence the ex-Con-
federate House of Representatives, solemnly
Congressman's stomach. On he creps, peer
ing hither and thither: that no one might see
him unbeknown. He reached the pail aud
seized the glass. In a moment more the CUR
gle, gurgle of the beverage, as it slid by the
@sophagus and rushed rapidly down towards
the inner man, was distinctly heard in the
Senate chamber of the nation. One, two, three
and four glasses were thus emptied, but Just
as the sly old Hoosier was dipping for the fifth
one Senator stepped in and startled him go
that he dropped the glass into the bottom OF
the lemonade pail, and, turning to- the Sena-
tor, said why, how dye dos Have you got
any water yera I'm very dry The Senator
pointed to the lemonade pail, but Uncle Blue
Jeans shook his head, and said: 'Oh, no; not
for the world : and at the same time he
wiped off his chin"