The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-07-07
caoQveTEas on the SITUATION.

The night before last the Utica Gro
quet Club composed entirely Of young
ladies-held its second meeting for the
season Of 1851. Two new members
were admitted, and proposals for men,
bersl,ip 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 finished the young
lady sitting on the ottoman suddenly
exclai med
~. oh H.. my! Girls did you hear about
mo. What Is 1t ?" said the four
misses on the settee in one breath.
"Why, he's resigned"
Resigned to what? Has he been
dangerously sick ?" said the Secretary.
mo, no. Can't you understand?
He has given up his SenatOrship."
Goodness gracious! Amt that too
bad?,'
How much did he get for it."
4uerie,i 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 Cornell.
There Was misunderstanding be-
tween him and the President about
sOnie man named Rob-Robert- Rob
erts-Let me see. RobinsOn-NO, that
amt II. Oh, yes, Robertson. Dear
SUE! They say the whole country IL
In crisis"
~ read all about that" said the
President Of the club. knowingly.
Senator COnkling and this Robertson
had some kind Of q fuss-while they
were trying lawsuit. Come to think,
Mr. COnkling wanted To give him some
instructions, and Robertson wouldn't
have it. Then the President appointed
Robertson 10 collect money In some
ward in New York City"
THAT wasn't it," interrupted the
first speaker. 1.-THE President told
Mr.. Robertson to stand ut some lock
IA deadlock, they call it-and see that
the canal.boat captains paid their tolls.
The man who was put out Of u job by
Mr.. Robertson getting the situation
used tO go school with Mr.. COnkling."
what l want to know" said q
young lady, els, how could the Presi-
dent order these men around SO?
Didn't read In paper the other day
that MIR. COnkling was bOss?"
My sakes! that's funny" ejaai-
lated the Secretary. I heard my
brother say 1t was man named Blaine,
who came here from Canada, and who
wanted to run the whole country, Who'll
caused the disturbance The Presi-
dent made this Blaine present Of . |
cabinet organ, and then he never stop
ped begging until he got q whole set |
Of furniture, too. That made the old.
man who didn't get any thing jealous"
What were the guns firing for Ia
day 2" asked the girls ON the settepi Il
You see, the Senate helped Robert |
son Ia get this job" answered the first
speaker, land the Half Breeds were
~ glad they borrowed some cannOns." |
"WhO are the Half-Bree,is? Indi-
ans"
81 am not sure, but / don't think |
theysare. They must have come here |
when the canal opened" |
"tiiris, !" exclaimed the President Of |
the meeting, "dO you know l think |
that firing was q real battle? / read
i'm the paper last week about the War |
ON the President?' Isn't Il awful"
And I saw How the Bomb |
Struck Z"
Yes," continued the President,
"and I believe they are going to I've |
commanded by that Gen. Malone, who |
came to Washington with o red shirt |
on and tried to scare everybody"
Pm going home, I" family said the |
Secretary.
Let US all CO." said the girls on the |
settrc.
"Oh, I hope we won't meet any |
Hall. Breeds III Utica Obser,,er.