Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-10

ton 8nd possibly more. Dlu either
of YOU get an officer
"My friend is earning $3.50 per
month. Uncle Sam is his paymas
ter. He doesn't have to work hard
"You boys probably have some
clear.cu opinions OF Your superiors.
How do you like C0nkling for in
stancef'
"Ile is an Internal hog. He is 80
polite that lie isn't polite at all.
The pages all hate him worse than
any other man in either House of
Congress-
"Senator Thurman-how is he'"
ale is II good man. lie whirls II
big bandanna, and blows his nose
on schedule. lie is the snuff Sena-
tor. There is only one thing he
likes better than Ramsey's jokes,
and that is casino. He will play
casino all night
"Senator Bayard!'
ale is u very fine gentlemen and
is good to the pages. His weakn,s ~
il good gocrs on the road. lie is
like Grant and Bonner
"Thc Cameronsi'
"Simon was not much of q favor.
lite. lie subsidized one or two
pages and gave the rest the cold
shoulder. Don is the son Of his
father
Jim BLAINE"
"Oh! he is popular. Everybody
likes him. He is just what you
would suppose him to be from the
reports of the newspapers
"IIamlinr
ale is a good .natured fellow, but
doesn't know anything"
"Dawes and llOar, of Massachu.
setts!"
"Dawes always looks al the gal.
lcrics to see if anyone is watching
him while he is speaking. Iloar is
good na,ureT but somehow the
boys don't hang to him.
"Thc bonanza Scnatorsi"
"Sharon is never there; but Jones
is q brick. made $50 on one of
his speeches. Always got money
aud will trust the boys with his cr.
rands. have known pages to have
$4,000 OF his money at one time.
lie isn't suspicious"
"Thc Southern brigadiers!7
"Matt Ransom, OF South Carroll.
ma, is as good as the best. Gordon
and Lamar are pleasant, aud Ben
Hill is not bad man. tell YOU
who used to he a royal fellow
Flanagan, of Texas. lie was al.
ways fighting for the pages. Wade
Hampton is fine fellow.
"Congcr, of the House, the great
American objcctor, is COMPOUNDED
fool. It's object until you can't rest.
lie is civil service man, but took
care of his nephew all the same.
Fernando Wood is Il sumptuous
cuss, and the boys have no use for
him. burnside is the fashion plate
of Congress. lie got a resolution
through the Senate permitting skull
caps in the chamber, Townsend,
VI .NtN lplh, NdS Diit VI tilt btNt
fellows going. He used to take me
home in his carriage, and wanted to
send me To sea for good time on a
man of.war. Garfield is student,
and is not especially popular. He
is always thinking about something.
The colored Senator, Bruce, is IA
first rate man.
ado the pages make anythingi'
ave used to get 800 month,
but now it is only 80. The boy
that gets the Presidents loom is
rewarded with $l400 n year. The
pcrquisites for the pages are con.
siderable. a good one has no trou
BILE in making slO0 IA month. \
complete book of the autographs of
congressman and heads Of depart.
mcntS brings $50. A page made
$500 ont o! what was known as the
dead look picture'-a humorous
sketch. While the electoral com.
mission was III session the boys had
u good opportunity 10 make some.
thing. They specialized on the tx.
ira tickets the congressman SHIELDED
out. knew boy who made $50
of the bier of Charles Sumner. He
sold the flowers for 40; Wormley
paid him $40 for one bouquet. When
the caSkct was removed he watched
his opportunity, and cut the fringe
from the bier. lie sold it to the
colorcd people for $50, dealing it
out in pieces, on the same principle
that some people sell bits OF the
rope man was hung with. a
Congressman used to give me IS
for every note | carried for him;
suppose he thought was on to his
racket. There is also quite mar.
gin in the official documents that a
member leaves behind him when he