Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-12-21

YOU can have full play. Bravo! bravis-
simo 20
Don Carboni expressed his readiness
"to accede to any accommodation of the
kind; especially as he had not intended
to ask the short term, for he would net
give up his present station merely for
winter; and for the other-it were best
perhapstto settle this first"
Alter some hesitation on the part of
Slgnor Iardy, it was finally concluded
that Don Juan should be their candidate
for the present.
by this time | observed that Signor
Phllotheos, having got his cue, seemed
anxious to commence operations. " Now
gentlemen" said he, "I'm not afraid OF
Don Ranger l think we can manage
the cards to our liking. But if you want to
beat the old cock as much as do, you'll
not be idle. i know some fellows that
must be managed cautieusly-if they
smoke US, we lose them. You know
the southeastern men: some of them
like old Ranger, and if you don't use the
convocation" with them, you wont get
them away from him. Tell 'em he help
ed the Antics last summer. I'll fix two
or three that dom, like the Yanuuoise.
We understand trap" Thus he went
on with Jargon that could not we'll un-
dcrstand, but which found the company
seemed to comprehend, and most OF
them appeared exceedingly pleased.
My curiosity was highly excited by
the frequent mention Of Don Ranger,
as an enemy that would require their
combined efforts to cope with. Sand
who is this Don Ranger? inquired Of
my complaisant attendant. 81 hear these
men speak of him as dangerous enemy,
Comes he attended with military power
to take the Office by force of arms p
Would the public interest be endangered
in his hands +? Or, are the people opposed
to his success %
" You have not exactly hit it," said the
genius. Don Ranger has long enjoyed
the highest stations in the gift of this pro-
vince-and has filled them in such man.
ner as to be elevated to an Office even be-
yond the provincial gift, with their warm
est appreciation. In consequence of mis-.
understanding of some kind, he volunta-
rily gave up this profitable and digniHed
post, together with all the emoluments
he had received with it, and now comes
asking to be reinslated in the station he
formerly held from the province, for the
few remaining months, in order that he
may have better opportunity to bring
the truth to light in regard to the mis-.
understanding spoke of. But these
consederates (most of,hem) are afraid Of
that, and therefore join to defeat him.
Asior force, he uses none but the force
of argument-and as to the people, il
there were time for them to make their
wishes known, he would be chosen al
most by acc lam alton. All !! here comes
an addition to the party. This person
values himself upon his descent from q
great man-without thinking how great
a descent it was"
The door now few open, and flin.
pant little fellow dashed into the room
twirling cigar in his mouth, and crying
OUT" Halo what the ID are you abou
here ? caucussing ?"
| "Do no, you think" said /, She nigh
have quoted Shakespeare appropriately p
|" What, Macbeth 10 the witches" sai<
my genius, throwing himself into an at
| titude and spou,ing--" How now, VI
black and midnight bags! What ist ye
do ?"-why yes, and l think the an
swer would not be amiss: "a deed with,
out name"
During the conversation (Which Of
course did not interrupt the men Of flesh
and blood, to whom we were invisible
audtors) Don Carboni addressed the
new comer--s' All! Signor St. Gamie,
| I'm glad to see you. We've been talk
ing over matters here liltIe-compar.
ing notes-and so on and so on-and Ia
king every thing into consideration, we
upon the whole think advisable to suDpor,
Don Juan-for the short term you know
| told our friends here that had no doubt
you would come into the measure"
t 90 yes-d--n it-any thing rather
than old Ranger" cried the youth
!" but do you know how the fellows will
! go ?-Devilish stiff at our house--can't
bulge 'em an inch. I've tried every
thing" ..e.i
/" Let 'em stick them" said Phiothcos,
81 know these men of old--d--d straight
coais--lhey'll never do any thing with
out examining whether IFS according to
the Bible--and that old mariners lust ss
unmanageable as any OF them-and the