The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-05
Advice 10 a Young WAN.

Il My son, may be that as you grol
/ older you will be seized with an am
bition to serve your country in ih
halls of Congress. To- this end yol
should begin now to oinquire that poIisl
and easy elegance of language wbicl
will enable You to shine in debate
Read the daily papers, and thus famil
iarize yourself with thelangaago anc
manners Of the American legislator
Cut out the official report Of the grea
financial debate between tho Hon. Mr.
Cleaver and the Hon. MnSnark, tha
it may be to you a textbook iupor
monetary matters.a l9 1tri amin
The Hon. Mr.. Cleaver---'sIn present
ing this ibillfo the issue Of 100000,
600 copper dollars per- diem, Mr.
Speaker, | am moved to say ual
The Hon. Mr.. Snark---eThe honor
able gentleman is dirty liar and
dassent take it up.ps 9s ILL., 1afs5il
The Hon. Mr.. Cleayer--ssSir Mr.,
Speaker, if the honorable gentleman
dosen't take that back in two shakes
of a sleeps tailI will kick the ever
lasting stutiing right out Of him, " M I
2 The Speaker ,"The gentlemen must
be careful, in the heat Of debate, not
to overstep the bounds Of courtesy aud
parliamentary usage" q gad hsl. AZ
g The Hon. Mr., Shark,-4aThe gentle
man is lop-eared son of Il gun from
a wooden shoe county, and he can't
whip one side of me-
The Hon. Mr.. Clcaver--"WiH the
gentleman step out from behind his
desk and put MP his maaleysl I Dance
to me, you sucker, ! only weigh a
pound.' G nj W o VIII. 6 aaa
The Hon. Mr. Shark -"i'll, slap
your nasty mouth,g you ycnqmops old
beast.nf 5.a u,tbeJis .at,da,
The Hon. Mr.. Cleayer-''Awrw
shut mp, skinny; what arc you giyin'
us "" ul#iiHtli ~ nailFieataR d.
3 The Hon, Mn! Groapar TqSas-
"Black his eyel Hit dhim in the
month"; ga NJ -i,t le -4yI ,fots4l Z
Other honorable gentlemen, from
various States, HS'nearhin one ! Send
him one on the pastelhQrn far luck I
Smack him in the snoot," s93 e
The llIen. Can, Mr. Handle, the
speaker, mildly-"Ihe hpnprable gen
tlemen will please keep within the
bounds Of parliamentary courtesy
ID The Hon, Mr. lcleaye5 jumping up
in the air and cracking bis heels To-
gether-YWhoop, | kin ehaw pp and
carry out any sopupfa thief between
Chicago and Gsirol lfyop don't be-
lieye 1T, smell of my boots n f.at n
The Hon, Nr. Snark--"IlolI me
down, soniebodylh I'm the bad ampn
from river district, and / eat raw
buffalo Where do you want TO be
bit first o. aaa saagrtys II
And just here, the police, on there
way to close disordeHy house in the
stepped in and closed
The debate. s'Eh6 = Tfl
From this page Of congressional llis1
Tory, my son, ynu can SEQ how to die
rect your reading IN order To acquire 4
sufficient knowledge Of financial mat
ters to participate in "a debate on the
funding bill II may be a grand thing
% 90 to congress, | won't discourage
you my dear boy, if yourambiiion leans
u that direction, still lso long as yau
iaye an alternate open, so long rs You
'an get steady situation as chamber
maid in d livery stable or clerk on a
aft, | wonld advise yonnot to set your
leart on congress. ~ I, 7
The American people really do not
laye very much respect for Congress
IS body. They are always sorry to
ee il in session. They are always
Had when II adjoums individually,
be members ef congress arc, Ibelieye,
GOD citizens, good neighbprs, good
iep. But for . lot Of good raw mn
erial, my boy, they can make the
neanest aggregate when they get tor
ether Don't worry about going to
ongress, Telemashps. Go to the 4
aines, or join The Aminstrels. Your
arents will think more Of yoa.-Ex.
This place is building up rapidly,I'
M 10 n imnpaypa ma fast In He npxts '