Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-04

How the Political Sensation
struck the Feminine PoK-
ton of the Gem
muniaYs

The night before last the Utica
CrOquet Club-conposed entirely of
Young ladies-held its second meet
ing for the season of 1881. Two
new members were admitted, and
proposals for membership were
made. The committee on resolu-
tiOns made their expected report.
The resolutions We're written on
scented paper and penned with viO-
let ink. After the business Of the
evening had been finished, the
young lady sitting on the ottoman
suddenly exclaimed:
'sOh, myl Girls, did you hear
about C'onkling ?"
"No. What is it2n said the four
misses on the Settee in one breath.
"Why, he's resignedli'
Resigned to what. Has he been
dangerously siek?" said the secre-
tary.
"No, no. Can't you understand :
He has given up his senat0rship. :"
"GOOdness gracious =! Amt that
too bad?"
"How much did he get for It 20
queried the girl with the album in
her lap.
"Why, you silly thing you
ought to read the newspapers. Sen
ator Conkling got dissatisfied with
something in Washington and re-
signed his office into the hands OF
Gov. Cornell. There was mis-
understanding between him and
the president about some man
named Observation-Disclosures
me see. RobinSon-NO, that ain't
it. Oh, yes-Robertson. Dear SUI
They say the whole country is in d
crisissp
al read all about that" said the
president of the club, knowingly.
''SenatOr COnkling and this Robert
son had some kind of fuss-while
they were trying a lawsuit. Come
to think, Mr.. COnkling wanted tC
give him some instructions and
Robertson wouldn't have it. Then
the president appointed Robertson
to collect money in some ward in
New York City"
'fThat wasn't it" interrupted the
first speaker. 1.-THE president TOLD
Mr.. Robertson to stand at some
lock-a deadlock, they call it-anC
see that the canalboat captains PAID
their tolls. The man who was pu
out of a job by Mr.. Robertson get
ting the situation used to go tC
school with Mr.. Conkling."
"What / want 10 know" said 6
young lady, sis how could the pres
ident order these men around so
Didn't l read in a paper the Other
day that Mr.. COnkling was the
boss p"
"My sakes that's funny" ejacu
lated the secretary 81 heard my
brother say it was Il man named
Blaine, who came here from Cana
ola, and wanted to run the whole
country, who caused the disturb
ance. The president made this
Blaine present of a cabinet organ
and then he never stopped begging
until he had got whole set of fur.
niture, too. That made the Other
men who didn't get anything jeal'
GUS"
"What were the guns firing fol
to-day ?" asked the girls on the set
tee.
''You see, the senate helped Rob
ertsOn to get this job" answered
the first speaker, land the Hall
Breeds were so glad they borrowed
some eannOnS."
"WhO are the Half Breeds? In
dians?"
"I am not sure, but / don't think
they are. They must have come
here when the canal opened"
"Girls," exclaimed the president
of the meeting, "do you know ]
think that firing was real battle
/ read in the paper last week about
the War on the President Isn't il
awful ?''
"And / saw How the bomb
struckl"
"Oh, those horrid Half Breeds ~
calculated five voices at once.
"Yes," continued the president,
sand l believe they are going to be
commanded by that Gen. Malone
who came to Washington with 4
red shirt on and tried to scare
everybody"
"I'm going home," family said
the secretary.
"Let us all CO." said the girls OF
the settee.
"Oh, 1 hope we won't meet any
Half Breeds"