Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-10
A PaQe Who Needs Spanking.
HIM Young Boosters Learn to Grow, and
How Their Combs OUGHT TO be Cut.
tSt. Paul Pioneer, August 81. ]

a bright, intelligent page of The
United States Senate is a pleasant
subject to interview. 4 reporter
-oC-the Pioneer Press tell in with Ont
the other day, who was making
trip to the Yellowstone country
and found him II regular daisy
Turning to the reporter, the pag,
said: 81 can give you II little incl
dent of some historical interest.
"What is itiT 81 was in charge ol
the Presidents room ut the capito
when Grants last term of Office tx
pred. just at L. o'clock, meridian
time, Acting Vice President Ferry
brought down the gavel, and Cap
tain Bassct, superintendent OF the
pages, Watching him, sang ont,
Gone, and ], holding the Presi
dents door half open exclaimed,
'It's up, SIR President Grant rails
ell his hand the instant ! spoke and
turned to Mr.. Fish and asked,
'Iiave | u right to finish itf lie
had signed II. 5. CIR to Il bill.
Tho whole cabinet was present, and
q general consultation lasting five
minutes followed. ] don't remem.
Der what was said, but it was de-
cided that he had right To finish
his signature. ! got the bill grant.
Ing pension for General Blair's
widow signed. y member of the
House came TO me and said, The
Presidents time will be ont in u
half hour. | will give you any.
thing you want If you will 20 III
and run over the bills and put the
widow .Blair's bill on top Frank
Blair had done my father u service
once, and | was glad to comply
with the members request. There
was a great pile of bills before the
President, tar more than he could
sign in the short time left him. |
went through the pile and picked
out the bill, asking the President
to sign it,
"Did he do it''
"Likc a little man. lie is not
half as big n fellow as some Of your
second licutenants.'
"Didn't somebody's bill get lett
on account of your irregular move.
mcntf'
ayes, but | couldn't hcllshat. |
took advantage of my position to
help u friend, and General Grant is
always too much of gentleman to
snub poor page, even if he is II
Democrat, as am. | like Grant.
He was good to us boys"
"You were around when the cleo,
toral count fight was in progrcss"
"Ies, sir; you probably remember
that there were two sets of elccto.
raj returns from Vermont, and that
one of them was stolen and found
in Secretary Gorhams room. | and
another page were in the room
when it was determined TO send
them back. We had dropped on
the gentlemen who had them in
custody. 1t was not known whether
they were the legitimate returns or
the false ones, but the thieves weak
eued and hired us to take them
back. Before We left the Sccreta.
rvs room we were sworn never to
divulge the names of the men we
saw present. We were each pre-.
seuted with 5000 and covered with
promises that we would never want
tor q position while they had any
influence ut court or elsewhere.
was offered $500 for that same en-
velope and its contents, but we had
contracted to deliver them on Rep.
rcsentative Ilcwitt's desk in the
House, and we carried out the con.
tract. We both went to the hall
together, aud my friend passed up
to Hcwitt's desk and laid down the
envelope. He was 80 nervous that
he deposited the envelope with the
written side up. lIewitt's eagle
eye fell on the inscription so quick
ly that my partner had not time
to run before the New York dys.
peptic was on his feet, shouting,
'Mr. Speaker, the last Vermont re.
turns have just been laid on my ia
BILE by page. Who was hei
Where is her skedadled back to
the Senate chamber, but my broth.
er in sin stopped and gave himself
up. He also gave the speaker my
name, and the Sergeant at arms
soon marched me into the speakers
presence. We were placed under
arrest, but our confinement was
short and rosy. We said we would
never divulge anything that would
give away those who had trusted
us. l suppose there was too much
influence behind Us and probably