The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-06-10
ON THE CRISIS.
AOp the Political Sensation SfrWck
the Feminine Portion or the
Community.

Utica Courier.
The night before last the Utic;
CrOquet club-cOmpOsed entirely o.
young ladies-held its second meet
ing for the season of 1881. Two new
members were admitted, and pro
pOsals for membership were made
The committee OH resolutions made
their expected report. The resOlu
tiOns We're written OH scented paper
and penned with violet ink. After
the business of the evening had been
finished, the young lady sitting on thu
ottoman suddenly. exclaimed
"Oh, my! Girls, did you heal
about Conkling 7"
mo. What is it 2" said the fOul
misses on the settee in one breath.
why, he's resigned!"
Resigned to what. Has he beer
dangerously sick!" said tho secre
tary.
No, no. Can't you understand
He has given up his Senatorship."
Goodness gracious! Amt tina,
too bad ?"
How much did he get for it 2
queried the girl with the album in
her lap.
Why, you silly thing; you ough,
to read the newspapers. Senator
Conkling got dissatisfied with some
thing in Washington and resigned his
office into the hands of Gov. Cornell
There was misunderstanding be.
tween him and the President about
some man named Rob- Robert-Rob.
erts-Let Inc see.' RObertsOn-No,
that amt it. Oh, yes-RObertson.
Dear SUI! They say the whole coun.
try is in a crisis"
- read all about that" said the
president of the club, knowingly
" Senator COnkling and this Robert
son had some kind OF Il fuss-while
they were trying a lawsuit. Come to
think, Mr.. COnkling wanted to give
him some instructions and Robertson
wouldn't have it. Then the Presi.
dent 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
IA deadlock, they call it-and see
that the canal-boat captains paid
their tolls. The man who was put
out of Il job by Mr.. Robertson get
ting the situation used to 60 to school
with Mr.. Conkling."
What want to know" said Il
young lady, sis how the President
could order these men around so !!
Didn't l read in a paper the other
day that Mr.. COnkling was the boss?"
MY sakes! that's funny" ejacu-
lated 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 a present of a
cabinet organ, and then he never
stopped begging until lie had got IA
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! In
dams p
81 am not sure, but 1 don't think
they are. They must have come here
when the canal opened"
Girls" exclaimed the president
Of the meeting, do you know l
think that firing was real battle? /
read in the paper last week about the
War OH the President Isn't it aw.
full"
"And 1 saw How the bomb
struck"
"Oh, these hOrrid 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 OH and tried to scare every
body"
Pm going home," family said the
secretary.
LET us all Co." said the girl on the
settee.
"Oh, hope we won't meet any
half-breeds."