The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-10-13

(JOke, patent appileu IorJ.
There are various theories as to
the cause of the fire, and | naturally
have mins, which differs somewhat
from the others. | firmly believe
that it is a Judgment visited upon
the Department for not giving me a
position that I once had the temer-
ity to ask for. / have been labor.
ing hard to convince the Depart.
ment that such..was the cause, but
somehow they absolutely refuse to
entertain the idea, and laughed me
to scorn aud even went so far AS to
intimate that their opinion of me
conceded with that OF Mr. Small
weed towards Mrs. Smallweed
namely, that I was "brimstone
IDIOT" This, in the language OF
Dick Swivelar was San ulmitigated
staggerer" and | have not fully re-
covered from it yet, & iak ! hear
one of your readers saying, "them
air officials can tell the truth, ever
if they amt got no hatchet; that's
jes' my opinion of them too)."
Nobody seems to grieve over
poor Uncle SamuePs loss, but son
the contrary, far otherwise" they
appear to think it jolly sort Of en-
tartainment, and remind cne Of the
story of the parrot and the sailors.
which. as near as | can remember is
as follows:
Two sailors while on shore, on
one occasion went to see a slight
ot-hand performance, whose exhibi-
tion-room was directly over a pow
der magazine, and TOOK with them
pet parrot. The sailor. and the
parrot were the sole auditors, and
were very muoh pleased with the
performance, and at the end OF each
feat, the sailors remarked: "Thats
pretty good trick, wonder what
he'll do next" One of the old salts,
who was smoking, emptied his pipe
on the floor, and the result was the
instantaneous upheaval Of sailors.
parrot and juggler. A short time
afterward the parrot was seen in un-
dress uniform-or rather no uniform
at all-sittipg medltatively on tho
curbstone, and upon being shook
up by a passerby he said in earnest,
anxious tones, "That's pretty good
trick, wonder what he's going to dc
next" So with the public; they
stand by and watch Uncle Sans
houses destroyed, and not thinking
that it is costing them their plumage,
they applaud, and say, "That's =
pretty good FIRE, wonder what he'll
burn next"
Congress meets in q little less
than three weeks, and it is hoped
that they win take some measures
toward having the public buildings
made tire-proof. Steps have already
been taken to investigate the con
dition of the Capitol, Treasury and
State Departments, and it is stated
that each of the above buildings
are 10 a more dangerous condition
than was the Patent Office.
The Indian delegation, consisting
OF twenty-five Sioux and three ARA
pahoes, arrived here last Monday
and were the "Indians not taxed'
who viewed the fire with the rest OF
the boys. Young-man-afraidof-h his
horses, was heard to remark that 1t
was 'Sheapdamburn," and Little Big
Man signifed his approval of the
scene by scalping q small bootblaek
who was endeavoring to sell hlm a
box of blaoking for war paint. They
will have a "big talk" with their
Great Father as soon as he returns
from his medicine dance in the
South.
Members of congress are gather
ing here from near and from far,
looking for rooms for the winter
and laying their pins for the Speak
ership.
Randall seems to be ahead for the
position, SO far, and, notwlthstand-
ing the great effort being made to
the House in the interest
OF the administration it is probable
that he will be successful. G. A. ID.