Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1860 — A Congressmas and his Wife. [ARTICLE]

A Congressmas and his Wife.

A Washing'-,.-t !«-i-.»-r-u rtl.y jiivrp the f»l----.I'jwing incident •of the long' contest for tion elements to unit;; on McGlernand, a lady in one or tin? front seats in the gallery was observed to become very much evciteai. S-r otriughed, made s-fgns, ;i;h! I>v other means ,u----teiiristocV to-a*tract the attention ol ;s in m.ber he!.'>a . \.,t siu-eovdinff she lea.m-d t.ic over the bade--.tty. an 1 in art audible y* uisper exclaimed:. “David! David! change v<ur vote, you booby!” The honor tide member looked up. recognized his better h >F. zolor.-.d, hesitated, stammered, and then instantly changed his -cat. A small, del it -Ut* fist was shaken a! h:ru from the gallery, ami.i the surprised mirth of the spectators.’’