The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-09
CooUETERs ON THE CRISIS.
How the Political Sensation Struck the
Feminine Portion OF the Community.
Bor, t6e Itioa Ob,trt;sr.

r Eton. tie Usica Observer.
"a Tbs night before last the Utica Gro:
i quet Clnb-composed entirely of young
{ ladies-held its second meeting for the
5 season of 1881. Two new members
vera admitted, and proposals for mem
! bership Mere made. The committee on
resolutions made their expected report,
The resolrtions were written on. scented
:; paper and penned: with violetin After
the business of the evening had been
sfhished, ,ythe young lady sitting on the
sottomans suddenly exclaimed:
Oh, my! girls did you hear about
Conkiing e
s.fo. What is it7" said the four
s misses on the settee in one breath.
IS Z. S1hy5 he's resigned r. it.s:-:ssl
Resigned to what. Has he been dam
) gerously sick Z" said the secretary:
4tNo, no. Can't you understand? de
{ has given up bis Senatorship, .s.s.a
Goodness gracious Amt that TOO
!, bad ~
81 How much did he get for it :" queried
the girl with the album ir her lap. 40.
.'sY Thy, yon silly thing you ought to read
tho newspapers. Senator Conkling got
/ dissatisfied with something in Washing
2 ton and resigned his Office into the hands
Of Gusernnr Cornell. There was amisun-
iderstandfng between him and the Presl'
dent about some man named Rob-Rob-
ert-Roberts-Let me see. Robinson
Il 10, that ainstit. Oh, yes Robertson.
Dear rsnxt They say the whole coun-
Stvy is in q crisis. -.
81 read all about that," said the presi.
dent Of the club. knowingly. Senator
,Conkliug aud this Robertson had some
Kind Of uss-while, they were trying a
lawsuit. Come to think, Mr.. Conkling
wanted to give him some instructions and
Robertson woaldn't hagei 1t. Thensthe
President appointed Robertson to collect
money in some ward in, New York City
8 2, :. :,
.sThat wasn't ii, 2 interrupted the first
speaker. s.The President told Mr. Rob-
erts0n TO ssand at some !ock-a deadlock
G fhey call ft-andIsee that the canal boat
captains paid their tolls. The man who
was pnt out ofsa, Job ibygMrs Robertson
getting thessituafion used TO gosto school
With Mr.. conkling.n 70 81
s:.sWhat / want to know" said young
lady. .tis how could the President order
these men around so2 Didn't I read in
acpaper the other day that Mr.. Conkling
was the boss ?n S. re-
ahfy sakes! that's funny .ejacusated
the secretary II heard my brother say
: il swas 4 man nameds Blaine, who came
here from Canada, aud1wanted to- nun
/ the whole country, who caused the dls-
& turbance. The President made this
Blaine present of % cabinet organ, and
{ then he never stopped begging until he
bad got q whole, set of furniture too.
That made the other other men who
! didn't get anything jealous
What were the guns firing for to.
day ~ ffs asked the girls; on the settee.
You see, tie Senate helped Robertson
TO pct this.iob, 3, answered the first speaker
Z l..and the Hall. breeds wefe so glad they
borrowed some cannons. .,sa :.
Who are the Half breeds IndiansT'
II am not sure, but don't think they
are. They must have come here when
J. the canal opened"
Girls, exclaimed the President OF
f6e meeting, do yon know ] think that
real battle7 / read in the
paper last week about the sWar on the
President, Isn't it awful r.
ooh, those horrid Halfbreeds !" ejac.
ulated Eve voices at once. -
Yes, continued the president .s'and l
believe they ara going TO be commanded
by that Gen.. Malone, who came to