Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-24
SUFFERING sPIrEFULIY.

SHUIIEh1HQ GFIIEFULI1.
In tone so tragic that 1t made even
Oscar Harris Inc inctively place his
haud on his scalp, and all of the little
pages put their fingers in their ears,
Sparks spouted -5
'Sir, [ spur-r-r r II the gentleman's
right ar.r-m. His r-r-igght arm
would have about a. mucn effect uron
me as his canvass had upon the last
election.', Then the republicans
roared, and Sparks, mist aking their
mirth for applause, continued to fire
his mouth off with great fererocity at
Weaver. who smiIlingly remarked In
one OF Sparks pauses:
"The gentleman is mistaken In me !;
my fighting weight is ore hundred
and eighty-five pOunds.n
Your manner of accsEting my ex-
pIainstion," continued the savage
Sucker, shows you to be lacking In
the instincts of gentleman. I said
that you were sa'Ing what was not
true. and your failure to remedy il
showS, as your campaign showed, that
you are lacking In those instincts.n
This was the hair that broke the
camel's back. and as suddenly as dark
ness follows day ia tropical climes, the
light of good humor fled from Weaver q
face, and the baleful fires of vengeful
wrath lights up his steel blue eyes as
he cody and deliberately said:
1T DENoUNcE THE GENTLEMAN
personally as liar on the fl ,or OF
this house. .-
1t was worth q sec )nd. class ticket to
first. class menagerie to see Sparks as
he rose on the tip-toe of his hoof.
screens and shouted at the top of his
voice,
you ARE A sCoUNDREL AND A vIL-
LAIN.n
Ah 4! then and there was hurrying to
and fro, and whispering with brandy
breath, tThere's HI to pay nown by
many Statesmen. And indeed it did
look for time as if his satanic majesty
had claim wb ch could not bs liqui-
dated, owing to scarcity OF heated
tar.
Weaver at once left his seat, the
third one on the main aisle from the
space Ia front of the clerks desk, and
moved menacingly toward Sparks,
who occupied front seat to the right.
Sparks stood up and glared like 9
maniac, at the same time
'- GRABBING A CHAIR
and tlruing It's legs, abattis like, to,
ward tbs advancing foe, thus displays
ing familiarity in fortification such
as could only be expect I'd to appeit ain
to the chairman of military commit.
tee. Up to this time most of the m EN-
bers, taken by surprise by the unex.
pectsd turn things had taken, had
remained in their places; but now q
grand rush was made for the front
and before Weaver had come within
striking distance OF the intrenehed
Sparks u doZan members had seiZ 5d
his arms and were attempting to force
him backward toward the repu blican
side. Sparks, finding that Weaver
was pinned, then begaL ID struggle
violently, but was go hen med in by
his hastily thrown up and somewhat
necessarily defective-from an engi-
neering point Of view-barricade that
he was easily restrained. Bland, the
instigator of the row, aa
INCoNTINENTLY BoLTED, Ill
leaving silver streak and an argentif-
erous 0dor behind, Reagan retreated
rapidly. Jones, Of Texas, rushed tc
the front and began to remove bis
coat, gently remarking: se-->
Ii this is to be a free fight I'm id
If don't take O hGnd.n d
Mills, of Texas proceeded to peel fol
a similar purpose, when Randall, rush
ing to the chair, deposed Covert, seized
the gavel, pounded the desk, COM
manded order, and shouti to John G
ID carry the mace.
Some one seconded this motion by
| yelling. sgt the American eagle
loose,n and the next moment the ole
boss he-sergeant-at-srms Johnget
Thompson entered the door, bearing
the mace upon his shoulder. Th.
lower end cf the fasces bore heavily
upon his portly paunch, the bird o
freedom futtered wildly about his ear
| the mob roared wrathfully arounC
him, but in the midst of 1t all thi
brave man moved with majesty tina
so7n quelled the disturbance. Th,
game chickens quit cackling in tn.
presence of the eagle, the other fowls
few to their roosts, Covert crept bach
to the speakers perch, the committes
rose, the house adjourned, the daylight
departed, and the moon arose withou
a blot OF blood upon her fair counte'
nance. Selah! rr