Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-23
MRS. JENKS.

MRS. JENKS.
Har Arrival in New OrIeauB-What
Rhe Thinks of Butler. Potter, Kel-
lOgg, Packard and Others.
New Orleans Democrat, 6th.l
1t was shortly after 2 o'clock,
while the reporters were busy at
work before Mrs. Stenger's sub
committee at the st. Charles Ho-
tel, that one of them noticed the
passage down the hallway Of a lady,
and that lady looking so much like
the now famous Mrs. jerks that
individual left his seat and went in
quest of her. Waiting in the little
ante-room adjoining the ladies'
parlor, there sat the lady herself, |
as composed as if under the guns
of Ben Butler. After shaking
hands with her the reporter com
menced:
Reporter-So, Mrs. jerks, you
are back again after your journey, l
see.
Mrs. Jenks-0h, yes. Not the
least harmed, however, by the trip.
Rep. How did you feel while
before the committee? Did it per-
turb you?
Mrs. J.-Perturbed? No. You
know l always keep a cool head.
Fortunately / have that happy fac
ulty. Before the committee | was
treated by General Butler much
better than 1 anticipated. He
didn't try to bulldoze me in the
least.
Rep.-How about Mr.. Potter?
Mrs. J.-0h! lie, from what l
saw of him, is a perfect gentleman.
He acted very nicely. / had i'm
agined him a very different man.
Rep.-What is your opinion,
Mrs. jerks, after what you have
seen and heard, about all this?
Mrs. J.-Thlnk about 1t (laugh-
ing); that's hard to say. Now,
don't you remember before 1 left
here asked you if you believed a
statesman like Sherman could
write
SUCH A LETTER
as that ascribed to him; don't you
remember that?
The reporter answered her that
he did.
Mrs. 1.-THE idea of Weber 90
ing on the stand and swearing that
that letter he destroyed. Grow
ing excited. Why, wouldn't dc
: such thing Tor $40, 100000. That
not me. He has actually excom
: municated himself, The idea! No
i / am not of that kind, l tell yol
+ (tapping her fan nervously on tn,
t palm of the right handy Yol
Democrats would have had a harde
| time than you did in unseatini
: Packard if | had had my way. D
Q YOU think l would have sat pas
: sively and allowed myself to b
driven from my position as he wa
= from the State-house by your Nc
neyerl would have poured crap
+ and canister down those streets OF
# my opponents, and if they blew tn
c walls Of the State house about m
i ears
!, WOULD SINK BENEATH
y them rather than give up, and
a would then leave a name that woul
: deserve Immortality, What wer
WEI We were the ship of stat
: when those pirates-the MeVeigh
/. Harlan statesmen - boarded u
: You were the foreign port. The
2. got on board our vessel, put us !
n irons, and then sailed our ship {
IS state into yours, the foreign por
l. and delivered Us over into bon(
ic age; that they did.
c. Reptile slavery is notnnplea
20 ant?
d Mrs. J.-No, not that; but to 81
le those who have claimed to be me
Sc and leaders act in so cowardly
N manner. / believe I'll become
r Democrat now.
os Rep,-Do so; I'll put your PR
ID nunoiamento in the mornings p
per-
in Mrs. J,-Oh, no; don't do tina
IN l think I'll 60 to the West and E
it tablish o kingdom, But who W
IS be my Blennerhassset2 win yor
in Rep will Establish hel
y, But now, talking seriously, are yc
ies going into the lecture 6eld9
he Mrs, J.-[laughinglyl-
he THEY MADE ME oPBERs
th Of that kind in Washington, II
De. ceiyed q number of letters to tn
&c. effect. ! would accept willingly
he thav wonld oat the memhera of I