Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-04-30
A WOMAN,S VIEW OF 1T.
The Senate Deadlock and
HIS Confusing Connections.

DYKE, hOiuiDg piece OF lace 10
her overskirt and wondering
whether she had better plait it on
or tull ii in; who is this Congress-
man Lock who HIS just died
What Congressman Lock =
asked Mr.. Spoopendyke.
why, i read in the paper this
morning that they couldn't DO any
business because of the death Of
DIR. Lock. Did you know him ?
That amt a Congressman, said
Dir. Spoopendyke. You read
that there was dead lock in the
Senate. Wasn't that it p
Yes, and j read it all through,
and when / found that Mr. Conk.
ling felt so bad about il thought
Mr. Lock must be Congress
man
No, he isn't, either. The dead
lock means that the Democrats
and Republicans can't az te.'
Coed graciou Have they
had another falling out
shouldn't think the Republicans
would fl hit the poor Democrats
any more. What have they been
doing p
'They havn't been doing any
thing. Senator MahoEe of Vir-
GINA went over to the Republic
cars
Il see,' interrupted Mrs. Spoop-
endyke, "and Mr.. Conkling won't
have him confirmed. Though ]
can't understand why they should
interfere with Mr.. Mahone's re-
ligion. Ifthe poor man wants to
join the church, ID
who wants to join the church ?
Who's church Think Mr..
Conkling's biship? Got an idea
he's an altar? S'pose he's dod
gasted chapel with ivy all over
him, q spike fence and chime Of
bells us Stanley Matthews he
don't want confirmed
i read about him, too, rejoiBed
Mrs. Spoopendyke. He's Mr..
Garfield $ collector, isn't ne p
No, he amt. That's Judge
Robertson. Mr.. Garfield wants
Judge Robertson for collector, and
Mr.. Conkling is opposed to him
II don't see why he should be.
Though, Of course, | should sup
pose Mr.. Garfield would rather
have a man ike Mar. Malone, who
as going into the church,
Where's your senses p snorted
1Ir. Spoopendyke. what dye
want to mix things up for? Try
ing to make grab bag of promi-
nent Americans Stanley Mat
theWs is candidate for Judge.
Mr.. Malone is a Senator and Rob-
erlson is appointed collector, but
like Matthews hasn't been con-
iirmed. Can you see through
that 2
'Of course, | understand that,
but l don't see any excuse for
fighting the Democrats, unles they
think that Mr.. Robertson would
collect money from Mr.. Malone,
and MIR. Matthews would send him
to Jail. In that case it
In that case it would take you
TO straighten 'em out y snarled
Mr. Spoopendyke. 'Whatre you
trying TO get up now, an idiot as
sylum Are you planning for
murder and trying 10 get up an
insane plea What dye think
Robertson going to collect, hens ?
Got a notion that Matthews is a
penitentiary, 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 own foot hand
les by way of illustration. 'Conk-
ling is opposed to Matthews and
Robertson. He says they shan't
be confirmed, but he is a friend of
Mahone.'
That's what | didn't see,' said
Mrs. Spoopendyke. Il am glad
Mahons win be confirmed though
1 don't care for Matthews and
Robertson. 1t will teach them to
repent their sins and not fly into
the face of Providence. I'm glad
Conkling is good Episcopalian''
sob he's a prayer-book ~ said
Spoopendyke You've found him
OUT! You've got him ! All he
wants is red cushion and rack
nailed up in front of him to be a
dod gasted mourner's bench !!
Didn't / tell we he was a Senator?
Do you know what Senator is I?
Its something shaped like pie,
a measly pie! Understand it
uow?'
'And is Malone a Senator, too?'
asked Mrs. Spoopsndyke, new
tight dawning upon her.
mo, he amt a Senator y grin
ned Mr.. Spoopsndyke; he's light
ming rod to keep bowling idiots
from falling overheard. Begin to
see into it? And they want him