Show With Perquisites f Uca Observer Senator Ponieroy used to tell of a local preacher in Kansas vho had forced himsclf upon the stump after Lincolns nomination and who demanded demand-ed recognition of the party for his services during the campaign He said > he would like to be sent as minister plenipotentiary to England or France and when told it was Impossible insisted insist-ed on being appointed consujto Liverpool Liver-pool Finding that the powers that be considered that equally preposterous preposter-ous he was quite offended at what he considered a lack of appreciation of his services in a state that notbin could have turned against the Republicans Finally Senator Pomoroy said to him Im going t Washington In abut two weeks time Think the matter over and if you should light on something in reason Ill aid you in getting I In ten days he called on the senator again his head still away up in the clouds and being assured of the impossibility of getting what he thought was about his due said Senator cant you think of acme place that would suit me Yes said Potneroy Ive thought cf a place that would suit you aritl that aU would suit and that there iS a possibility of getting for you Its an Indian agency An Indian agency Whats that 1 queried the tfreacher Wellk you are to look after the welfare I wel-fare of our red brothers and see that their supplies are properly and honestly delivered to them do1verE1 te What is it worth One thousand five hundred dollars and perquisites returned the senator Perquisites what perquisite Well you see my friend the gov I ernment contracts icr so irany head of beef cattle > averaging about catte averagfng out sp many hundred pound JQVVV r deUverfns these ate they arecountedf while 14 ing driven into the encTcstire and1C a yearling should happen to slip fra now and the you are notro > make fqantucft fuss about it al r Jke wtllf Hcd youi perquisites TMn it oven < J Ill take it saldfthe reverend gekr tleman Ive alread y thought over t and do you know senator thipS veaf iSI a blamed sight > betfer > thanbeef for I Indians anyway1 |