Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-07-25
HAROUN AL -RASCHID CLEVE.
LAND.
A Midnight Tour OF Washington
with MesrOur Manning.

palace at Washington the other evening
slipping glass of forbidden waters,
"didst ever read that charming collec.
ton OF tales, 'The Arabian Nights
Entertainments"
"Indeed have I, your Excellency,
and been much diverted thereby. 1t
seems to me there is wonderful resem.
blance between your own career and
that OF Aladdin"
"Quite true, Daniel, although have
more than one lamp to rub. But Alad-
din is not the person had in my minds
eye. was thinking of the Caliph of
Bngdad, Haron. al. Raschid, who used
to disguise himself, and with his faith
full vizier, Mesrour, roam around the
city finding out what the people thought
OF him and his administration. Be.
shrew me, but have an inclination to
try the experiment"
"It would be we'll, your -Excellency.
You are certainly the Commander of
the Faithful, and could be your faith.
full Mesrour. Our adventures could be
written down in letters of gold"
"Do you think any further disguise
will be necessary, Danel2"
81 think it will, Commander of the
Faithful. You know we have had but
one bottle"
The proper DISCUSSES were obtained,
and the two sailed forth. Soon they
came TO four street corners, on one Of
which stood a group of ferocious. look
ing, tall, bearded men, who were grum-
bling in their boards and glowering
sayagely at the opposite group, which
was composed OF fat, sleek, contented-
looking men.
"Daniel," said his Excellency, point
ing to the looking men. "what
savage tribe of Indians is that?"
THAT" said the pro ten. Mesrour.
sis not tribe of Indians. Those two
bodies of men are Missouri DeEociSN.
The lean men look leaner because they
have no Vest. They ave also half or.
phans because they have no pap"
"And who are The men belonging to
the other two groups, with a ieai-r TO
each band with gripsack in his hand?"
"rhose men. your Excellency, are
Bill Springer Democrats and Bill Nor
rison Democrats. The Two leaders will
ere long take The train for Philippi,
where they are to have meeting"
"Let us haste from here, Daniel; by
the beard Of the prophet like not the
looks OF these men,"
Soon they came to man who was
running at the top Of his speed. "Who
is that, Daniel, and why does he make
such hasie2'
"rhat is an offensive partisan, your
honor, and he goes because he must
60"
Sand who is that villanous-l looking
man who goes sneaking up the alley
with a crowbar on his shoulder"
"That is an Illinois legislator, your
Honor. II he cannot get an office he
will open bank"
"Bismiilah! Daniel, knew not so
much was going on in my capital"
Soon they came TO crowd of fierce.
looking men who were savagely talking
to each other. ats - shame" said
one, "that when we took this Northern
mudsill out of his native wallow and
made him President, he should Growl
at allowing us two thirds of the offices.
Where in shcol would he have been had
it not been for the Solid South9'
"Tree," said another, "but this what
you get by eleeiing ESQ pounds of bull
beef 10 the Presidency"
And then they made such savage ges-
lures that the Caliph and his Vizer
skunk up an alley. Soon they came
upon another group Of excited men, of
yellow countenance, like those who live
in an ague country, who were savagely
cursing the President. "What does the
internal fool me an" said one, "by CIV
ing all the good Offices to lllinois2 Is
he such an idiot as to believe that he
could ever carry that S,ate2 BAIL said