The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-04-04

fAarAttNGIoh3 ~ NJ AldESii 81.
The Observation-Disclosures who comes
on now TO seek his claims gets precious
little encouragement from his Sena-I
tors. For couple Of weeks following
the Inauguration there was great en-
thusiasn. Tho Senators we're willing
to do all manner Of obliging acts.
But change has come. Going up to
the White House almost daily and
coming away with no notable addition
to a mesger stock of information is
very monotonous, not to say tiresome.
Some courage is required these days
to talk Office to Senator Vest. Mr..
Cockrell's manner Of freezing ont the
candidate is not so rapid, but equally
as effective, One of Representative
Dawson's constituentsfrom "the swamp
deestrictn got in yesterday, and fell
low Missonrian promptly steered him
off in the direction sof Senator Cock
relfs residence. The wonld-he post
master came back down town looking
crestfallen. He was pleasantly re-
ceiyed, it seems, and encouraged by
the Senator's genial manners, com
mepced to talk postoffice vigorously.
Mr.. Cockrell seemed much interested
until the visitor put question as to
when the particular rascal he was in
terested IN was going TO be turned
ont. Then the Senator suddenly
asked m
Flows the spring ont in Missouri?
Pretty backwards" sss,f sfH
The southeast constituent said the
season was sway late" Flowing was
behind, and there was no telling when
the farmers would catch up He re-,
sumed The thread of his discourse
about the postofiice, and went on until
he reached another interrogation point.
''Do yon know" said Mr.. Cockrell,
utterly disregarding the Question, shat
I've pften thought if l lived down
where yonr folks do, I'd make a for
tune on early vegetables r.
Mr. Dawsen's friend replied that
there was "a right smart chance" to
do we'll with early vegetables in the
southeast. Old man Dean, down near
Charleston, had got rich on nothing
but "Water millions" actin
Once more he brought the CONVEX
sation around to that postoffiee. He
talked himself into another position
where an answer from the Senator was
absolutely necessary.
Mr.. 0orkrell, wholly the sway, was
smoking cob pipe, reached out his
long aHh and got hold ola box
gHaye q cigar p he said. ~ 4
The visitor took one.
"IlaYe anether2p he said. s4ss
The visitor took another t-
Mr. Gockreh commenced to talk
abont the relative merits Of Missouri
cob pipes and Washington cigars. The
caller listened for couple Of minutes,
and then lblarted out:
fSee here, Frank Coekrell, this is
albright, but what ] want 10 know is
somethinggabont outapostOficept q
"WeIl," said the Senator blandly,
but cmphatlcally, II don't know a
dcrned thing about that postoflice Or
any, other Missouri postofFiee, ard
what's more can't find out"
The swamp district man put his Two.
cigars in his pocket and walked down
town. IT wasn't long before hesfell
in. with HISTORIAN who had been.
hcrestonger than be had. He took out
the Senatorial cigars and gave one to
his friend, who accepted II, and com
lnenced work on it, The giyer lighted
his, but didn't smoke. Pretty soon
tho other asked what was the matter
3"lm waiting to see if it kills you.
If it don't I'll smoke mine," was the
answer.
Then he went over his visit'to Sem
ator Coclsrell and told in detail what
had occurred.