Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-26
cnoauErras ON THE CRISIS.
UMea Courier,

ing for the season Of 1881 Two new
members were admitted, aud propo-
aala for membership were iaade, The
committee on resolutions made their
expected report. The resolutions
were written OF scented paper, and
penned with violet ink After the
business Of the evening bad been lin
ished, The young lady sitting Oh The
ottoman suddenly exclaimed
ooh, my Girls, did you hear about
Conklng9"
"No. What stir said the four
misses on the settee, In one breath.
why, he's resigpedW
Resigned to WHAT Has he been
dangerously sick y said the seere'
tary.
"No, no. Can't you understand !
He has given up his senatorship.'
Goodness graeiousl Amt that
too bad"
'fHow much did he get for itf'
quelied the girl with the album IN
her lap,
"Why, you silly thing; you ought
10 read the newspapers. Senator
Conkling got dissatisfied with some
thing in Washington, and resigned
his office into tie hands Of Coy. Cor
nell. There was u misunderstanding
between him and the President about
some man named Rob-Robert-Rob-
etts-Let me see. Robertson No,
that amt 1t. Oh, yes Robertson.
Dear SUI They say the whole coun-
trS Is ID q crisis
II read all about that said the
president Of the club, knowingly,
"Senator Conkllng and this Robert.
son had some kind of u fuss, while
they were trying n law suit. Come
to think, Mr., Conkling wanted to
give him some instructions, and Rob
erts0n 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 ut 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 60 to school
with Mr.. Conklng."
"What | want to know said II
young lady, ais how the President
could order these men around 80 !
Didn't ] read IN u paper the therday
that Mr.. Conkling was the boss. y
"My sakes that's funny ejacula-
ted the secretary; heard my brother
say it was Il man named Blaine, who
came here from Canada, and wanted
to run the whole country, who caused
the disturbance. The President made
Blaine u present Of u cabinet organ,
and then he never stopped begging
until he got n whole set of furniture,
too, That made the other man who
didn't get anything jealous"
"What were the guns firing for to-
day 7" asked the girl on the settee.
"You see, the Senate helped Rob
crtson to get this job" answered the
first speaker, "and the half-breeds
were so glad that they borrowed some
cannons."
"Wllo are the IaIf-breeds {? Ind.
ians ~
81 am not sure, but ! don't thinI;
they are. They must have come here
when the canal opened"
"Girls,' exclaimed the president q
the meeting, "do you know that
think that firing was q real battle
! reed in the paper last week abon
, the WAR on THE PRESIDENT Isn't /
/, awful y
"And ! saw 'llow the bomb struck =
ooh, these horrible half breeds =
calculated five voices ut once.
: "Yes," continued the president
: "and | believe they are going to b'
commanded by that Gen. Mahon'
, who came to Washington with ret
, shirt on and tried to scare everybody
lI'p, ,,n;ro, homo = family said th,