The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-03-16
Rip Van winkle Oatdone.
THE WONDERFUL CHANGES WROUGHT DUR.
INC CAPTAIN BURroN's ABsENcB
AT SEA.

AT SEA.
Captain John Burton, master of one of
the steamers of the Occidental line, plying
between this city aud Havana, arrived yes
terday from round trip of ten days dura.
ton. The captain is an ardent Republican.
When he left home his mind was oppressed
with gloom. The Electoral Commission had
concluded its labors, but it seemed the set
tied purpose of the Democrats in the House
to obstruct the progress of the count to such
an extent that it would be impossible to
have peaceful Inauguration, while many
were inclined to think there would be new
election. Captain Burton was, therefore,
relieved, on landing, to learn that the inau
guratiou had taken place. He went to his
favorite resort, the Union League Club, 70
learn the particulars. There he met his old
friend Colonel Snowdrift, who always knows
| the news.
| "Glad Is see you, John," said the Colo
mel, "aud know you are rejoiced to hear
that the country Is safe. was just reading
good thing in the Bulletin, giving Blaine
sharp rap. By the way, what an ass he
has made of himselfY"
| THE Bulletinf ASS? Blaine?" replied
Burton, surely the Bulletin has not gone
over to the Democrats r'
| "Oh, no; but Baine's course, you know,
has been too outrageous for anything The
idea of his antagonizing the administration
at the very start"
Blaine antagon izug the administration
"Yes, as the Bulletin says"
When the public business of this nation
is intrusted to men of proved fitness, who
| shall remain in place to do the work to
which they are trained, it is possible that
the elective offices will be filled generally by
| men who have some other claim to them
than their capacity for making promises to
the mob Of place bunters, and of being "nail
fellow, well met with every ragamuffin who
has longing thirst to taste of the stream
that flows from the public treasury.
81 wonder how the Camerons will take
that sort of talk p
Captain Burton stared at his friend in
amazement. Was it possible that Snowdrift
had turned Reformer7 No, it could not be;
this was guy. He snatc he'd the paper from
his friends hand. Yes, it was the Bulletin,
and the words read were correctly quoted.
But why this fling at the Camerons?
81 am glad to see," continued Snowdrift,
"that old Simon has been beaten at least
But the checklist thing he has ever done is
this attempt to put Don in the Senate"
"Don in the Senate Then Wallace is
dead? You don't mean it?
Nothing of the kind; but of course the
old man wasn't going to stay in the Senate
after Schurz and Key had been crammed
down his throat"
81 beg yon to explain"
"Why, don't you know that Schurz and
Key were appointed to Cabinet places!"
"Schurz and Key Who is Key9"
"Why, the ex-rebel General, yon kn ow
the one who was Democratic Senator from
Tennessee. He was great Tilden man, and
Of course it was right to give him show"
Captain Burton was again agitated. "Is
it possible that have been misinformed I
Did Tilden get in after all ?"
"Why, no, you stupid fellow. But con-
ciliation is the watchword of the new reg
ime. As the National Republican remarks
the adventures must withdraw and leav,
the original inhabitants of the South t.
control their own affairs in their own way;
and as the same able paper says in anothe
place, the CORY garment must be buried.'"
"You puzzle me beyond measure, Colonel
l never expected to hear this sort of IA u
from you."
81 don't see anything astonishing. The Pres
ident is in earnest, and, with Sherman and
t, Schurz in the Cabinet, Matthews and Lama
in the Senate and Garfield and Gibson il
the House, the bloody shirt will never AaI
. in the morning breeze again"
"Who is Matthews and who is Gibson ?
:, "Gibson is one of the best of our ex-con
federates. He is from Louisiana; noble fe
low! Matthews? Don't you remembe
Stanley Matthews? He is going to the Ser
ate in place of Sherman. Garfield is need
ed in the House, as the President says, I
aid in the work of paci6cation. A few week
more and Packard, Chamberlain aud all th
J. rest of the carpet-baggers will be packin
: their traps"
u What! 1t isn't proposed to throw thel
}. overheard p
al "Of course, old boy, of course govern
ment that cannot sustain itself has no rigt
to exist. The Secretary of War and Alto
Il ney General will attend to the carpet-ba
,f gers, never fear"
r. "Now, Colonel, you are carrying this gu
y too far was half inclined to believe yol
D. but when you say that Cameron and Ia
N have gone back on Packard and Chambe
II lain. you must take me for greeny"
TAFT and Cameron, the-why they're n
lie in the new administration. What nse h
10 Hayes for such Bourbons p
E. "Whst! You don't mean to say that
ID ter electing Hayes these good Republican
re have been set adrft?"
70 ~ don't mean anything else. Such o
structionists are no Republicans. Tn,
e. must go to the rear. sir they must 20 to i
V rear. But you are behind the age; it W
W take too much time to get you straigh
~ Read the Times, old boy, and see what b
y been going on for the past ten days and th
" come up to the club house tonight aud f
y into line. Armitt Brown and Wayne Ma
y Weigh are going to speaE and they'll ma
; it lively for the carpet baggers. Ha! Ha
'e That capped the climax. That Snowdr
should advise anybody to read the Time
!" Burton's worst suspicious were confirme
40 His friend had gone ever to the Democrat
IN Nevertheless, half doubling whether he W
'u awake, he picked up the Press and found
u running over half dozen issues the h,
's had not been told "It's Rip Van Win l
20 outdone" he muttered as he sadly left t
u reading room, and with determined tres
went down to Seventh and Chestnut to he