East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-09-02

| 'Oan you WrAlo
81 have written my name before
now"
The stranger drew newspaper from
his pocket, opened it deliberately,
pointed out an article, handed it to
the young man and said
"Read that y
"Aloud 2"
eyes"
The young lawyer complied, and
read trad Of tho most scandalous
and scathiIg nature, against one Miles
Gregory, tic Democratic candidate for
the State Legislature.
"Wellf demanded the stranger,
when il, had finished the article,
''what 40 you think of that ~
"Itls pretty severe"
al believe you. DO you 'spect
thars another man in the State of Az
kansas that can write as scorching
thing ag'in the Whig candidate z"
"lf there were the facts to Justify
it, l doubt not such an article might
be produced" replied the young law
yer.
"To thunder with your facts ?" cried
the stranger excitedly; "facts ha'nt
got nothing to do with politics; thar's
no facts in that it's all lies from be-
ginning to end. I'm Miles Gregory,
and l ought to know. I'll give fifty
dollars to anybody that'll write as saw
age n thing as that agin Joe Perrin"
"When do you want it ~
"Now-to-day"
"Without regard to facts ?'
"They ha'nt got nothing to do with
it, / tell you"
"Very well, if you will call in a
couple of hours, | viii show you some
thing to match it"
"If you'll do that, or the half ont"
said Miles Gregory, rising TO leave,
"I'll put you in u way to make for
! tune"
He went out, and returned at the
appointed time, and the young lawyer
had the article ready. Without de
scending as low as the model in vulgar
epithets, it was even more terrible IN
its whitening sarcasm. Gregory could
scarcely contain himself while the
young lawyer was reading it, and as
soon as he had done he bounded from
his seat with yell of triumph, and
seizing the delicate little hand of the
writer, almost crushed it between his
great bony fingers"
''You've done it, young man." he
cried with an oath, "and you'll soon
have something better TO do than sit
here staring at blank walls. Here's
your money-the only difference is,
I've concluded TO make il hundred
instead of fifty-but that's my busi-
ness, so none of your nonsense !"
ne rusIIcu Uut, wItn triumphant
laugh, leaving the young lawyer to
ruminate upon his first fee, and the
possible consequences of becoming a
conspicuous individual i'll that fighting
region.
The next week the article appeared
in the Democratic paper and created a
great sensation. One political party
was delighted and the other chagrined.
Who was the author? Nobody knew.
The 9Wid R~1ce were puzzled. Every
known writer's style was duly consid-
cred, but something in the article diff
fered from each. Could il be that a
new Junius had come among them
The Democrats were anxious to find
out, to do honor to their champion
and the Wings, that they might con-
trive way 20 silence him. Nobody
suspected the beardless lawyer. In
fact, if he had openly avowed it, the
chances are that he would have been
kicked for n boasting liar.
Three individuals only knew any
thing about 1.-THE writer, the candi-
date, and the proprietor of the paper
in which il appeared. To the last, in
deed, was due the fact that the secret
had been kept so close. The moment
he first read the article, he acknowl-
edged the power of the writer and de
manded his name. Gregory gave il
without hesitation. 4he Journalist
was surprised. He had seen the puny
lawyer he said but never dreamed
there was any such stuff i'll him.
How did you find him out, Gre
CORY 2"
by blunder. i got into his Office
by mistake, and then something just
kind of struck me TO try the thing on
IA sort of experiment, you know
"Does any one else know anything
about it ?'
"Nary one"
"Then, SEQ here-this must be a
secret of honor between us! / am
going to secure that young man TO
write leaders for mc-he is worth his
weight in gold but nobody must
know who he is, and am almost GER
tain he will never be suspected. Re
member, Gregory, if the secret gets
wind l shall blame you,"
"All right, I'm dumb"
That very day Arthur Granger was
secured, at a handsome salary, TO write
such articles as the editor required
from week to week and it was fur
ther arranged that the matter should
be kept profound secret and, to
avoid suspicion, the parties were only
to meet when absolutely necessary,
and then either clandestinely or openly
as strangers. Tho effect of the first
article we have already mentioned
but when, the succeeding week, some
three or four more appeared, of the
same stamp, if anything even more
caustic and cutting, directed against
the whole party and individual mem
bers besides, the excitement increased
curiosity became eager, and wonder
grew apace. And each succeed
ing week added fuel to the flame. =
The Democrats grew triumphant and
the Wings furions; and when--the
parties being nearly equally divided
the former carried the election by a
respcctaLle minority. the latter grew