The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-14
CRoQUETRRs ON THE CRISIS.
How the Political Sensation Struck
the Feminine Portion of the
Community.
From the Utica Observer

lol liz VI" NCAE
The night before the last Utica Croquet
Club-composed almost entirely of young la
dies-held its second meeting for the sea-
son of 1881. Two new members were adj
mitted, and proposals for membership were
made. The committee on resolutions made
their expected report. The resolutions were
written on scented paper, and penned with vi
olet ink. After the business of the evening
had been finished, the young lady sitting on
the ottoman suddenly exclaimed:
ooh, my Girls, did you hear about Conk-
ling?"
aNo. What is it ?' said the four misses on
the settee in one breath.
.'Why, he's resigned"
"Resigned to what? Has he been danger
ouslv sick ?" said the secretary.
"No, no. Can't you understand ? He has
given up his senatorship."
"Goodness gracious! Amt that too bad"'
"How much did he get for iii" questioned
the girl with the album in her lap.
"Why you silly thing you ought to read
the newspapers. Senator Conkling got
dissatisfied with something in Wash
ington, and resigned his office into the hands
of Governor Cornell. There was a misun-
Outstanding between him and the President
about some man named Rob-Robert-ROb-
erts-Let me see. Robiuson-No, that amt
IL. OD, yeS-hOUcTGSon. bcdT SUI. AIcy
say the whole country is in a crisis"
~ read all about that" said the president
of the club, knowingly. Senator Conkling
and this Robertson had some kind of a 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 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 at some lock-a deadlock they call
it--and see that the canal boat captains paid
their tolls. The mar who was put out of a
job by Mr.. Robertson getting the situation
used to 60 to school with Mr.. Conkling."
"What l want to know said a young
lady, "is how could the President order these
men around so? Didn't | read in a paper
the other day and Mr.. Conkling was the
boss ?"
"My sakes! that's funny calculated the
secretary l heard my brother say it was a
man named Blaine, who came here from
Canada, and who wanted to run the
whole country, that caused the disturb
ance. The President made this Blaine a
present of a cabinet organ, and then he never
stopped begging until he got a whole set of
furniture, too. That made the men who did
not get anything jealous"
"Nilat were the guns fired for to-day?''
asked one of the girls on the settee.
"You see, the Senate helped Robertson to
get this job" answered the first speaker, "and
the half-breeds We're so glad they borrowed
some cannons."
"Who are the half-breeds indians?
Il am not sure, but don't think they are
They must have come here when the canal
opened"
"Girls," exclaimed the President of the
meeting, edo you know that / think the fir
ing was a real battle? / read in the paper
last week about the War on the President;'
Isn't 1t awful"
"And saw '1Iow the bomb struck
80, those horrid halEbreeds". - calculated
five voices at once,
eyes," continued the President, sand l be,
lieve they are going to be commanded by
that General Malone, who came to Washing
ton with a red shirt on and tried to scare ev.
erybody."
81 AIN going home," family said the Secre'
tary.
"Let us all co." said the girls on the set,
tee.
"Oh, hope we won't meet any half
breeds.