The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-14

One evening not long since. the ru.
ca Croquet Ciub-compo.ed entirely q,
young iadies-held its Second nae,;,,
Tor the season Of 1881. Two new mar'
bers were admitted. and proposals for
mem bership we're made. The Com.
mittee on Resolutions made their ,x.
pected report. The resolutions were
written on scented paper and pennet
with violet ink. After the business Of
the evening had been finished. the
young lady sitting Oh the ottoman sud
denly exclaimed.
oh. my Girls. did you hear about
Conklingr
No. What is it?' said the four
young misses on the ssttee 10 one
breath.
why. he's res.gnedr
'Resigned 10 what? Has be been
dsngerously sick 2 said the Secretary.
mo. no. Can't you understand (? He
has given up his Sen.torship.'
toodness grsciousl Ain't that too
bad r
How much did be get for it,
queried the girl with the album in her
lap.
Why. you silly thing; you oagh. to
read the newspapers. Senstor Conk.
ling got dissatisfied with something in
Washington and resigned his Office in.
to the hands OF Gov Cornell. There
was Misunderstanding between him
aud the President about some man
named Rob-Robert-Rober.s-Let me
see. Robinson-No, that aint il. Oh
yes-Robertson. Dear suzl They say
the whole country is in a crisis
real all about that. sail the Pres
Lent OF the club knowingly. Senator
COpkling and this Robertson had som,
kind OF a fuss while they were trying
a lawsuit. Come TO think, Mr. Conk.
ling wanted to give him some instruc.
tipos and Robertson wouldn't have il.
Then the President appointed Robert.
son to collect money in some ward in
New York City -
That wasn't it, interrupted the first
speaker. The President told Mr. Rob
ertson 10 stand at some lock-a dead
lock they call it-ard see that the
canal captsins paid their tolls The
man who was put out OF Job by Mr.
Robertson gettiag the situation used
to go to school with Mr. Conkling.'
What want to know said Q young
lady. rs how could the President order
these men around sog Didn't read in
o paper tbs other day that Mr. Conk-
ling was the boss =
My sakesi that's funny. calculated
the Secretary; Il heard my brother say
1t was msH named Blaine, who came
here from Canada, and wante to run
the whole country. who caused the dis
turbance. The President made this
Blame n present Of q c.binst organ.
aud then he never stopped begging
until no had got whole set of furni-
ture. too. That made the other men
who didn't get anything Jealous
What were those guns firing for to-
day Z asked the girls on the settee.
You see. the Senate helped Robert>
son 10 get this job. answered the first
speaker. and the Half Breeds were 30
glad they borrowed some cannons
Who are the Halt Breeds i? Indians?'
Il am not sure. but dom. think
they are. They must have come here
when the canal opened
Girls exclaimed the President of
the meeting. do you know I think that
firing WAS real battle / read in the
paper last week about the War a the
President Isn't IL awful z
And saw How the b,mb struck
oh. those horrid Half Breedsr ejac-
ulated five voices at once.
Yes. continued the President, 'and
| believe they are going to be com
mauded by that Gen Malone. who
came to Washington with o red shirt
on and tried to scare everybody
I'm going home. family said tho
Secretary.
Let US all Co. said the girls on the
settee.
oh, hope we won't meet any Half
Breeds