The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03
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Old Fool Millington, of Crawford County, has
amused himself by writing silly cards against Prem
tbs, correspondent of the Champion Prentis bided
his time, and at last got in his work Millngton.
in the words following, to-wit:
The venerable Millington, who has done nothing
during the session but brood this important
question. and write silly cards about it in the Com
EaonIredih of course opened the debate The speech
a very remarkable one, but, unfortunately, n
great deal of il bosh. One of Mr.. Millington s
pecuarties is that great deal of his oratory in
ternal if the words reluctant to come out Of
the aperture in his countenance which, by courtesy
is called mouth and so his lungs appear at times,
to be conversing with his bowels. He was indis-
tinctly understood at times to be saying something
severe about the Champion, and the representative
of that paper in this city. We dislike TO put any
man record making such asinine observa-
tion, but Mr.. Mngton was understood to say that
he regretted that he had not expelled the reporter
from the House, because he had once said, in let
ter, that Millington not handsome Having
grumbled and growled, and chewd wind for awhile,
the subject of the Champion Millinston sailed on
in pursuit of Col Snoddy, and belabored him for his
attack, the other day, Mrs. Maloy to which Snod
dy, like the cheerful and accommodating gentleman
that he is cried, Consent" As all this truck" did
not to have any particular bearing the suf-
frage question, member rose and asked the belly
aching orator from Crawford which side of the ques
tiOn he was talking on. This seemed to operate
the old gent like red rag on n somewhat aged and
decrept bull, and he tore around in a dazed and
laundering sort of way, and said he was talking to n
lot Of men who hadn't the brains to understand him.
This compliment to the intelligence of the House was
received with roncal cheers and in fact all through
this exhibition, which lasted about an hour there
was a succession of noises, which never greeted
Gates prOudest efforts. Mr.. Gates was very happy.
too happy in fact to speak The discovery that the
House had found another laughing stock besides
himself, almost too much. He was called for,
hut did not speak He was too happy in seeing Mil
lingtOn make an of himself rather, carry out
Natures plan, in this respect
There was, however, disagreeable side to the
affair. There n very large audience present in
cluding many ladies of intelligence and refinement,
who sincerely believe in the rghtfulness and practi
cability Of female suffrage. They had come up to
the House in good faith, expecting to hear their
creed triumphantly vindcated hut when they found,
as they did in few minutes, that their champion
was but hafwitted, their anger disgust, and morti
fcation, be better imagined than described One
ardent lady suffragist distressed that she
spoke to n member sitting Mngton, saying:
'Oh, can't somebody get the old fool sit down T.
To all this, however, the champion was sublimely
impervious When he had shut of, he stumbled
to the ladies' corner, expecting TO be warmly
congratulated, but met only the solitary smile Of
Me- Malax-