National Republican., 1881-07-21
For THE REPUBLICAN.


urutus nnd Cs,ssius I'm Washington.
CAssfUs. Brulus, do observe you now Of late,
You have not in your oountennncc
That look ofsercne confidence and case
That you were wont TO have.
BRUTUs. Cassius
You have been deceived. If / have vciled my look
it was merely to inspire my boarding mistress
With the notion that she would be remunerated.
Vexcd am Of late with passions of some dlifren
Conceptions only proper to myself
But let not, therefore, my creditors be wroth,
Nor construe any further my neglect Ito pay)
Than that poor Brutus, being broke himself,
Hath not tho scads " TO give to other men.
CAS- Then, Brutus, have much mlstook your
passion,
By means whereof this breast of mine
Hath buried thoughts Of n similar nature.
Tell me, good Drutus, who is your influence?
BRU. have none, Cassius but | have done the
party
Some service md had thought to be rewarded.
CAS- 'Tis Just,
And II is very much lamented Brutus,
That the party could not sec your eminent
Services so clearly as yourself
have heard where many of the best Republicans
at home
Have wished that noble Brutus were rewarded.
BIv. Into what dangers would you lead mo-
Cassius,
That you would have me seek for anything
Above an ordinary clerkshp2
have been here In Washington since the ides of
March,
Solely Mt my own expense had not thought
To accept anything below a Cabinet ONCE, but
now
But now would be satisfied with watchmans
CAs-Thcn shake good Brutus, for cassius
Is in the same boat Although 1 am n Democrat
myself
was promised position to vote for Garfield.
BRu-what arc the newsboys shouting about AL
bany2
do hope the people choose conkling for their
Senatori
CAS-. Ay, you do hope 81 Then must needs
think
That you would have II so?
BRU. would, dear Cassius, for love him well.
Besides fheis not elected, his party will lament 1t,
And, in the next campaign they will excnim:
"Oh, Roscoe Conkling; thou art mighty yeti
Although thou stayst thyself at home.
Thy spirit walks abroad and turns
Republican votes into Bourbon ballot t-boxr'
Cas- Well, Office is the subject Of my story.
cannot tell what you and other men may think,
But for my single self, had as lief stay home
On election day as vote for man who will not
give me Office.
am better Republican than Quinine Johnston;
For once. upon rough and rainy day, marched
In n Republican procession, carrying n torch,
squealed for Hancock and English
And this man is now become favorlte.
And Cassius lisa wretched creature
Dead broke and cannot pay his board-bill.
He had a relapse when Garfield was elected,
And whined for ofice like q sick kitten.
We gods! 1t doth amaze me, a man of such loose
principles
Should so get the "bulge on Republican like
Brutrs
Aye, thou art shamed Republican party,
Thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods
While half and rebel brgadiers
Usurp the benefits of Brutus' labor.
oh you and have heard my father say
If there were Democrat elected once
We could get consulships as easily as drink
BRU. That you do love me am nothing jeal-
ous
What you would work me TO have some aim;
How have thought of this and of these times
shall recount hereafter; but
For this present will only say
That all the appointments that await us here
Are dis-appointments, Let us leave our trunks,
Cassius,
For our board bills and. post with speed afoot
Over the railroad ties, back to our homes
Cas-. 'Tis we'll. Let us Off at once and wait
For new administration.