The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-01-08
WRITTEN FoR ''THE RIPLEY ADvERusER. y
'IMC White Rose
MEMPHIS. -
BY W. O. FALKNER.
CHAPTER XXI.

Immediately after the lunch wa
dispatched, Ivanhoe offered his arl
to Scottie. "Come, take a stro
with me-" he said as he held ou
bis arm. 81 am dying to speak wit
you alone; think a crisis is abou
to be reached at last"
EDO pray tell me all about it,
Ireelied Scottie, as she was led on
of the saloon by Ivanhoe."
81 have been expecting some
thing awful to happen, for | had
horrible dream last night; some
thing always goes wrong when
have such Dreams
"No doubt of it; something il
bound to go wrong when one eat
like you did for supper last night
bad dreams never fail to follow sucE
indiscretions."
@lt that is all you had to say to me
you may go talk to some one else
l can find more agreeable compan
ions; the Duke of Wellington has
been trying to get up "a Irritation
with me; and think | shall leave
you to yourself and go to him."
mo, 40! Scottie, implore your
pardon; don't compel me to jump
over board, just before the great
crisis arrives"
"What crisis are you talking
about!"
"The seedy men are going to jump
the game to day."
"What do you mean by jumping
the gameg"
"They are going to crib the corn
that is they are going to pen the
pig"
'In the name of common sense,
will you tell me what is the mean
ing of all this rigmarole?"
"RigmarOle! rigmarole! Scottie;
please don't say rigmarole in my
presence; it conjures up unpleasant
"Reminiscences. That word reminds
me of my legislative career. There
was a despisable rascal in the Leg
islature named Swartz-a carpet
bagger, who formerly run a whisky
saloon in Brooklyn, New York.
Rigmarole was his fay0rite express
sion. When a good argument
would be made, against any favor
lite measure of his, he called it a
rigmarole. He used the expression
SO often, that the other members
began to call him rigmarole; and
finally he was known by no other
name but Tom Rlgmarole. By the
by he made five thousand Dollars
in one year, in mostsingular man.
ner.p
"How was that~ inquiredSc
"Well, you see Tom Rigmarole
was very handsome man, rather
fancy in his dress, parted his hair in
the middle, used lots of perfume,
wore imitation diamonds in abun-
dance, talked slang, and cut a bold
dash among the colored women
generally. He was the acknowl-
edged leader ofthe oolored mem
bers of the Legislature, and man
aged to make them vote as he wish
ed them to-especially when raid
was to be made on the state Treas
ury. Tom Rigmarole was a great
faVorite of the Governor, and man
aged to put through such pet meas
ures as his excellency desired. 1t
was generally believed that they
were full partners in all little
schemes to plumber the Treasury.
The negroes looked up to Tom Rig.
marole as something far superior to
common men, they worshipped him
Wltha Dllnd devotion, his slightest
wish was law and gospel with them.
Haven't / fought and bled to
make you frees7 he would ask when
a crowd of negroes would surround
him. Didn't these rebels hold you
IN bondage-didn't they buy and
sell you like mules and cattlesl
Wouldn't they have held you in
bondage now, but for me and my
sorts Haven't / killed at least al
thousand rebels during the war;
Just look at these scars, that | have
received while lighting tomake You
free. | carry at least d pound oil
lead in my body now, that was shot
into me BY rebel slave drivers.
Just look at yourselves now and
compare your present condition
with what it was. before we made
you free. The bottom rail has at
asst got on top. Give these rebels
lell whlle you have 4 chance. Tax
EN- heaVy-put yourselves in Office;
fthere ain't Offices enough make
more; make the rebels furnish the
music for you 70 dance By. Make
he tnxae al hiQh IA lan5o fkat tha