The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-09
!. cooUETERs ON THE CRIs1s.
AhsG h2sGssnsiIine Portion OF the Conalnuniiy.
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The night before last tho Utica Cro1
Duet CLUB composed entirely OF young
ladies--hald its second meeting foy the
season Of 1881. Two new members
were admitted, and proposals for mem
bership were made. The committee On
..s4olniinna made their expected report.
The resolutions siaYe written on scented
paper aud penned With yioletin After
the business >,f the evening had been
sfinished, tho young lady sitting on the.
sottoman suddenly exclaimed:
"Ob, my. girls did you hear about
"No. What Is itY" said the four
misses on the settee in one breath.
"Why, ne's resigned" |"
Resigned to what. Ha' be been dam
gerouo,y eick z" said the SECRETARY.
"No. no. Can't you upderstsndf He
has given up his Senatorship.0 l9-
Goodness gracious Amt that too
bad z"
"How much did he get for IT," queried
tne girl with the album in her lap.
"Why, you silly thing: you ought to read
the newspapers. Senator ConkllDg got
dissatisfied with something Ia Washing
ton and resigned his Office into the hands
ofGorernor Cjfnell. There was misur-
derstanding between him and the presi-
dent about come man named Rob-Rob-
ert-Roberts--Let me sec. Robinson
mo, that ain'tit. On, yes Robertson.
Dear suzi They usy the whole eour :
try 10 in O crisis"
~ read all about that" said the presi-
dent Of the club, knowingly. Senator
Conkliug aud this Robertson bad son,e
kind ola fuss--while they were trying u
lawsuit. Come to think. Mr. Conkling
wanted to give him come .Jtructions and
Robertson Wouldn't haveit Then the
President appointed Robertson TO collect
money in some ward in New York City
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"Thas wasn't it," interrupted the first
speaker. "The President told Mr. Rob.
ertson to stand at some !ock--a deadlock
they call it-and;see that the canalboat
captains paid their tolls. The man who
was put out ofga. Job by MT.. Robertson
getting the e3silpasless used to 60 10 school
witt. Mr.. Conkling." M
"What / want to know" said o young
lady, 'is how could the President order
these men around so? Didn't read in
apaper the other day that Mr. Copkling
was tile boss ?"
"My ugkes! that's funny" calculated
the eeereiary IL heard my brothef ssy
il was q man named Blaine, who came
here from Canada, apdIwanted to run
the whole country, who caused the dis.
turbance. The President made this
Blaine present of O cabinet organ, aud
then he never stopped begging until he
had got whole net of furniture too.
That made the other other men who
didn't get anything Jealous"
"Whst were the guns firing for TO-
day7" asked the girls on the settee.
"You SEQ, the Senate helped Robertson
TO get this ioh," answered tho frat speaker
and the Half-breeds Eefe &C glad they
borrowed some capnons.". ,H "a
"Who ore the Haif-breel1f Indians Z"
II ara not sure, but I don't think they
are. They must haze come hero when
the canal opened"
"Girls,o exclaimed the President os
the meeting, "do yon know ] think that
firing was q real battle? i read In the
paper last week about tho war Oh the
President! lent it awfuI?n.
aOh, those lorrid Half.breeds" ejno-
ulated Eve voices at once. *,
Eyes," continued the PRESIDENT .saud
believe they are going TO be commanded
by that Gen. Mahone, who came 10
Washington With o red shit and tried TO
acate every body.H s 63.1 4 ts5@ Il {.
"I'm going home," faintly said the Sec
LET us oil 60" said tho girlD on the
Hettee.
"oh, I hope ue'woa't meet any Half
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