Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-30
cnoauErERs ON THE CRISIS.
Utica Courier,

ing for the season OF 1901. Two ne"
members were admitted, and pfopo-
sails for membership were made. The
committee on resolutions made their
expected report. The resolutions
were written on scented paper, and
penned with violet ink. After the
business of the evening had been fin
ished, the young lady sitting on the
ottoman suddenly exclaimed
"Oh, my! Girls, did you hear about
Conkling?"
"No. What lsit7' said the four
misses on the settee, in one breath.
"Why, he's resigned"
Resigned to what9 Has he been
dangerously sick ?" said the secre-
tary.
"No, no. Can't you understand ?
He has given up his senatorship."
Goodness gracious! Amt that
too bad?'
Chow much did he get for it y
queried the girl with the album in
her lap.
"Why, you silly thing; you ought
to read the newspapers. Senator
Conkling got dissatisfied with some
thing in Washington, and resigned
his office into the hands Of Gov. Cor
nell. There was q misunderstanding
between him and the President about
some mi an named Rob-Robert-Rob-
erts-Let me see. RObertson-NO,
that amt it. Oh, yes-Robertson.
Dear SUI! They say the whole coun-
try is in crisis
81 read all about that said the
president of the club, knowingly,
Senator Conkllng and this Robert
son had some kind of a fuss, while
they were trying a law suit. Come
to think, Mr.. Conkling wanted to
give him some Instructions, and Rob-
ertson wouldn't have it. Then the
President appointed Robertson to
collect money in some ward in New
York City,
"That wasn't it," interrupted the
first speaker. "The President told
Mr.. Robertson to stand at some lock
"a dead lock, they call it-and see
that the canal-boat captains paid
their tolls. The man who was put
out of job by Mr.. Robertson get
ting the situation, used to go tc school
with Mr.. Conkling."
"What | want to know" said a
young lady, sis how the President
could order these men around so ?
Didn't I read in paper the otherday
that Mr.. Conkling was the boss. ~
"My sakes that's funny ejacula-
ted the secretary; heard my brother
say it was a man named Blaine, who
came here from Canada, and wanted
to run the whole country, who caused
the disturbance. The President made
Blaine present of a cabinet organ,
and then he never stopped begging
until he got whole set of furniture,
too. That made the other man who
didn't get anything jealous"
"What were the guns firing for to-
day 2" asked the girl on the settee.
"You see, the Senate helped Rob-
ertson to get this job" answered the
first speaker, "and the half-breeds
were so glad that they borrowed some
cannons."
"Who are the half-breeds p? Ind
ians p
81 am rot sure, but | don't I'll nix
they are. They must have come here
when the canal opened
Girls" exclaimed the president of
the meeting, edo you know that |
think that firing was a real battle /?
| read in the paper last week about
the war on THE President Isn't it
awful 2"
"And saw How the bomb struck :"
"Oh, these horrible half breeds :"
calculated FIVE voices at once.
"Yes," continued the president,
"and | believe they are going to be
commanded by that Gen. Malone
who came to Washington with red
shirt on and tried to scare everybody
"Fm going h0me," family said the