The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21
RIP VAN WRINKLE OUTCOME.
/. Wonderful Changes Wrought during
Captain Burton's Absence at sea.

teamers OF the Occidental line, plying Nc
weeH this city and Havana, arrived Yesterday
rom round trip of ten days duratlon. Inc
,ap,ain is an ardent republican. NhcR lie
eft home his mind WAS oppressed with
,loom. Tie electoral commission had con-
concluded It's labor, but i! seemed the settled
1urpose of the democrats IN the house to OBJ
,truct the progress of the count 10 such an
.ytent that II would be impossible to have a
peaceful inauguration, while many were in
lined to think there would be new election.
',apt. Burton was, therefore, relieved on land.
no to learn that the inauguration had taken
place. He went to his iavorlte resort the
Union League Club, to learn the particulars.
There he me, his old friend, C0l Snowdritt,
Who always knows the news.
"Glad 10 see you, john said the colonel,
and know you arc rejOiced to hear that the
country is safe. | was Just reading q good
thing in the Bulletin, giving Blaine sharp
rap. BY the way, what AZ ass he has made
Of himself"
"The Bulletin? Ass? Baine?" replied
Burton. Surely the Bulletin has not gone
over to the democrats"
ooh, no; but Blaine's course, you know, las
,een too outrageous for anything. The idea
his antagonzng the administration at the
Lkry start"
IN" Blaine Gntagonizing the administration -
EM Yes, as the Bulletin says:
EW when the public business of this nation
intrpsted to men Of proved fitness, who
y III remain in place to do the work to which
.ifey are trained, it is possible that the cleo
tive offices will be filed generally by men
who have some other claim to them Than
their capacity for making promises to the
mob of place hunters, and of beng hail fel.
low well met with every ragamuiiin who
has longing thirst to taste OF the stream that
flows from the public treasury
II wonder how the Camcrons will take that
kind of talk?'
Capt Burton stared at his friend in amaze.
ment. Was it possible that Snowdrlit mad
turned reformer? No. 1t could not be; this
was a guy. lie snatched the paper III his
friends hand Yes, it was the BnLett", and
the words read were correctly quoteG. But
why this fling at the Camerons?
II am glad to sec,' continued Snowdrift,
Chat old Simon has been beaten at least. But
the cheekies. thing he has ever done Is this
attempt to put Don in the senate"
"D0n in the senate? Then Wallace is dead?
| You don't mean it"
Nothing of the kind but Of course he
wasn't going to stay in the senate after
| Schurz and Key had been crammei down
his throat"
"Why don't you know that ScLuM and Key
were appointed to cabinet Places
"Schurz and Key. Who is Key"
"Why, the rebel general; you know the
one who was democratic senator from Ten
pessce. He was great Tilden man, and, OF
course, it was right to give him show
Can't. Burton was agitated. as it possible
that have been misintormcd? Did Tilden
get it after ALI
"Why, no, you stupid fellow. But conclii
alton is the watchword under the new regime
As the Ndtio1,aL Republican remarks, the 'ad'
venturers must withdraw and leave The orlgl
nal inhabitants OF the south to control then
own affairs in their own way and as the
same able paper says in another place, inc
CORY garment NEST be buried"
"You puzzle me beyond measure, colonel
never expected to hear THIS sort OF talk from
you?"
Don't see anything astonishing about II
The president Is in earnest, and with SHERMAN
and Schurz in the cabinet, Matthews ana La
mar IN the senate, and Garfield and Gibson
in the house, the bloody shirt will never ha!
in the morning breeze again"
"Who is Matthews and who Is Glhson:'
"Gibson is one of the best of our cX.conted
crates He is from Louisiana; noble fellow
Matthews? He is going to the senate II
place of Sherman! Garfield is needed IN the
house, as the president says, to aid in The
work of pacifcation. A few weeks more
and Packard Chamberlain and all the r,st o
the carpet-baggers will be packing their trap
"What. 1t is1t proposed to throw then
overbOard?"
"Of coarse, old boy, Of course It govern
ment that can't sustain itself has no right Il
exist. The secretary of war and attorney
general will attend 10 the carpetbaggers
never fear"
Now, Colonel, you are carrying this qul.
too far. | was half inclined to believe you
but when you say that Cameron and Tat
have gone back on Packard ana Chamberlain
you must take me for grecny."
"Taft and Cameron, the - Why They're
not in the new administration. What uSC
has Hayes for such BOurbons:'
What! You don't mean to say that atteI
electing Hayes these good republicans have
been sent adrift?"
81 don't mean anything else Such Oh
structionlsts are no republicans. They mus
70 to the rear, sir; they must 90 to the rear
But YOU are behind the age; 1t vii! take tO'
much time TO get yOu straight. Read th'
Times, old boy, and see what has been going
on for the past ten days, and then come up t
the club room tonight and fall in line, Ar
nit Brown and Wayne McVeIgh are gong Il
speak, and they'll make it lively for the car
pet-baggers. lIa! ha"
This capped the climax. That Snowdrt
should advise any one TO read the Times
Durton's worst suspicious were realized. Hi
friends had gone over to the democracy
Nevertheless, half doubling whether he wa
awake, he picked up the Press, and found, II
running over half dozen issues that tn
halt had not been told. ITS RIP Van Win
Kle outdOne.' he mutterei as he sadly LEI
the reading room and with determined treas
went down 10 Seventh and Chestnut to hea
the truth from lips which are never faithles
10 party Phlade'phid Times.