Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12

0yAC1 uOeS pAScc Oh lace 70 0o1
oveFskirt and wondering whether Chi
had better plait it on or full it in
"ny dears Who 10 this. Congresses
Lock who has just died?'' .-
Whist Congressman asked Mr.
Spoopendyke.
why, read in the paper thi.
morning thas they couldn't do an,
business because OF the dead Mi
Lock. Bad you know hlm?'
THAT amt . cengressman," said
Mr.. SpoopeDdyke. -You .Iead tAa'
there was a deadlock in The Senate
Wasn't that it?'
.Yes,a and / read it all through
and vhen i found that Nj. Conklins
felt 60 lad about it, / thought AIR
Lock must be a congressman"
mo he isn't either. The dead.
lock means that the Democrats and
Republicans can't agree"
GOOD gracious! Have they had
another falling out? I should moi
think the Republicans would fight
the poor Democrats anymore. What
have they been doing now"
"They haven't been doing anything.
Senator Malone, Of Virginia, wen,
Over 70 The Rspublicam and"
81 see.'',, interrupted Mrs Spoop-
endyke. !ssand Mr.. Conkling won
have him confirmed. ThonghI cant
understand Why he s6ould interfere
with MI. Mahene's religion. II the
poor man wants to Join the church E.
"Who wsnts u join the church !?
Who's church? Think Mr.. Conk-
Inns a bishop? Got 40 idea he's an
altar? S'pose he's q dod gasted
chapel with ivy all over him, azspike
fence and . chime Of bells? It's
Stanley Matthews he don't want con-
irmed." =
81 read shout him, too" rejoined
Mrs. Spoopendyke. ".He's Mr..
Garield's collector, isn't he
"No, he ain't. That's Judge
Robertson. Nj. Garfield wants
Judge Robertson for collector, and
Mr.. Conkling is opposed TO him."
81 don't see Why he should be.
Tbo0gh of course I should suppose
Mr.. Garfield would rather have . man
like Mr.. Mahone, who is going into
the church." ~ - a
.sWhere's your sense?" snorted
Spoopendyke. "What dye want to
mix things up for? Trying to make
. grabbing Of prominent Americans?
Stanley Matthews ID . candidate for
Judge. Mr.. Mahoae is q senator,
and Robertson is appointed 4. col
lector, but. like Matthews, hasn't
been confirmed. Can you see
through that?"
"Of course, I understand that, bat
1 don't see any excuse for fighting
the poor Democrats, unless they think
that. Mr.. Robertson would collect
money from Mr.. Malone, and Mr..
Matthews would send him to Jail. In
that case it,"
.sIn that case it would take you to
straighten 'em out?'' squealed Mr..
Spoopendyke. "What're you trying
to get up now, an idiot asylum? Are
you planning for q murder and trying
TO get up an insanity plea? What
dye think Robertson's going to col
lect, hens? Got . notion that
Mstthews-+is > penitentisry, sitting
around to be leased out? Imagine
Malone to be the National debt?
Well, they amt; they're men, l tell
We. Men with legs" And Mr..
Spoopendyke kicked out both his
foot handles by way of illustration.
''Conkling Is opposed to Matthews
and Robertson. He says they shant
be confirmed, but he is a friend of
aThat's what I didn't see," said
Mrs. Spoopendyke. "I'm glad MI. !
Malone will be confirmed, though 1
don't care for MIR. Matthews and Mr..
It. will teach them to
their sins and not fly in the
face Of Providence. I'm glad Mr..
Conkling is COED Eplseopalian."
"Ohl he's a prayer-book," howled
Mr.. Spoopendyke. "You' We found
him out! You've got him! All he
wants Is a red cushion and a rack
nailed up in front of him to be q dod
mourner's bench? Didn't /
ye he wss . senator? Do you
know what . senator il? It's some
hing shaped like pie, q measly pie!
Understand it nowT" r
"And is Mr.. Malone q Senator,
oo?', asked Mrs. Spoopendyke,
lew light dawning upon her.
.No, he amt q senatorl'' grinned
dr. Spoopendyke; she's lightning
cd to keep bowling idiots from fall
ng overheard. Begin to see into it?
md they want him confirmed, SO if
'e finds any dod gasted old female
'amed Spoopendyke stopped into a
anal he'il slam q church on top of
err! Got the idea?"
'GUpon my word, my DEAR" re-
Ars. Spoopendyke, you
ak extxavagsntly. Mr.. Malone may
ght Democrats, but he would never
o around throwing churches at
Fomen. "-Brooklyn Eagle.