Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-08-31

9n sssE93GI sl.l ze- il-eue@- <-Ll -.A .s-
to him." sE n
'Ol then its a secret Like as not we've
got some OF your relations In prison, and you
want pardon
81 will tell Se Gouvenair, ven I see him, ze
ole Sing.''
eigners; we don't extend that thing to any of
them. except Ethiopiaus a1
Il not will ask some pardon of ze Gouve
nair.'' r.-.
Here interrupted the conversation, to say
NJ. De Lzarde that he might send a message
to the Governor. or leave-his matter with some
reliable funcfionary here. who could give at
tei,tion to his wishes. To which he replied,
very CURLY, thought tll
Monsieur. have someSing learn in zis
country. It is zls, zat not will speak about ii
if somezing wish. Now, since | come here,
it is several time, zat | have look for some
ven say Il like somezing we're much or 'Se
place it look beaufifur'-vy, it make every
time. zat ze price rise up; SO if will buy,
must GO back to France and charter one ship
tn bring money enough for. But, Monsieur, |
like not Ss country for farm-since, sometime
re magyar tell me-, ven [ leave pay him some
money tor-zat much serpent, scalawag and
screech-oul be in Se woods every we're, vich
make it we're dangereuse to live care"
Excuse me, Monsieur" said |, but has the
purchase of land anything to do with your Wis
it to the Governor te
"Vel, have hear ze Gouvenair have Rail
Road and some 0zer zlng tor gale
s''Ah Kurnel' said the Mankind speaking
up, There you kinder missed the figure, if
you had the ready But. now its too late;
the Rail Road scheme, we had got busted. "
''But not have wish ze Rail Road zat
bush-I no@ing wish zat bust. @
Wall, taint no use talking about that now
Arnt ther something el-e in our line you d
kinder like to bny? How'd you fancy the fur
niture in this shebang? rather guess we'll
sell. Come, Kurnel, I'll give you drive on
it.
81 not wish some furniture; ven [ do, must
know first who it was gat use him.
mo bugs. Kurnel. assure. Seems like the
crtturs c0uldnt get along with the Governors
feed and they seagreed and then vamosed the
rancho
''Vell, yes, bug-feed and ozkrzing will hav
nozing to do Eat EN- yourself.
wall, now don't be savage. Id hardly be-
lieve you rolywng, eat bnll-frogs, if you had
not showed the horns sticking out.
''My tren, [ not have had, before zIs time,
re pleasure of know you Zarfore, excuse me
it max. one mistake and suppose you might
be re bird vizout feather, yet pluck ze oze bird
for a business.
Monsieur said |, again interposing. 1T
seems TO me, you can attain nothing by this
aer of procedure. Suppose, therefore, we
nal MAJ :, your hotel and confer together on your
matters. ;,,rortant
.at [ know vat v. @.s oayc n.rr,nouy
elbow joke, ] am not "a. ''s'a ron ye .;m if
will presently find out ) >'uIe'hing OF a.
,ou please. ''sli As
M. de Lizarde then turned Fl 'om me to the
had not then learne q name for
lim and In more earnest manner addieSsed
lin.
Man, you live here and know something ?"
'Wall, in daytime. | in common revolve
'ound and at night roost most anywhere-how
omever, always with one eye open.
Then, suppo-e c, you know watts for zale.
Il guess as how do, right straight through |
he bill-you bet
No, nevere bet something in zis country. |
But now, you not will say anything about some |
business of ze Gouvenair, Eat may be tell to
ou?,' s
mot bit of it-sure-if it's in the money
,ersuation. You'd better bleve I'd not men
ion 1T even to the Governor himself till Id
one through it
9 ''Vel, now. said NJ de Lizarde taking me
y the hand and leading me up to the Man
and : zIs is my fren. for witness za bargain
fon say y'u know if meetings for saie?''
II don't, then nobody what does.
p "Fell, zen, re Gouvenair, does he wish some
money, You zink. yer mpoch ?' taat
"Ha tia kurnel-you arn't acquainted
nth him -sartaln, sure-vhy he'd climb
traght-up mountain backwards for it.
And, you have zink, he would sell most en-
ything?'
Anything on top of the earth-he could
ay his hands on.
"But, suppose zis might be something that
le like very much p
''He arnt fool to have such prejudices -
you be satisfied OF this, aud that he now
Vi>h money very strong, indeed?'
Look. said the Mankind, pointing down
t the Wrefched consumptlve on the t10Or, this
5 his Carpet Bag-,he fortune his god mother
ave him, when he fust started out fro u hum,
he gave him shirt, also, and pair of gal
owses-and them's all. All Kurnel, honest
Governors lose more by their office than they
make
rs it possible am SO sorry for ze Gouve-
'air of Virginia, zat will buy something any
,ow.E Vel. zen. vot you zink. know and sup
'o>e Eat re G,upenair. poor man, would take
or the Capital Square p
''The Capitol Square! Is that your hand p
come. kurnal, you carnt be on that scheme
or Sartaln
My fren, you cannot now say you will not
ell. .
''Kurnel, you kinder confuse me-"
Confuse ye diable, SO soon like you.
I'm sorry. but we cannot sell title to /
he nlace is bad.
''Vot is zis, you say? Ze title, it not is good.
w, you not say SO before, zen. have believe |
e title is good and you not will sell Eat you ask
large price for. - .r -.-. |
:. It's so, Kurnul, or my name arnt Simp- |
tins
M de Lizarde, said |, ''this worthy rep
esentative of unsanctioned power. has reluc-
anrly spoken that which is true The Capitol
Square was a conditional donation to Virginia;
houd the Capital at any time be removed from |
the property reverts to the heirs OF
he donor. Thus, the voraciOus cOrmOrant has
ished up something he cannot gulp down"
You surprise me-you astonlsh me-you
make me like as go mad and drown myself in
.e pump
Now. NJ d.. Lizarde started to walk away.
he Mankind speaking after him as he went.
20! be considerable riled TOO, therefore do
allyw me to jine in your distress. While you
was f curing yourself out cheap Capitol Square
was ching all over to pluck fine pigeon
ike YOU
This speech was lost to Monsieur, for he had
making short cut to the hotel.
followed after him, he was absorbed in thought
and only now and then speaking to himself.
''Possiblel such pity shame! Wy come SO
late; yot fool come at all. T"
"Monseur," [ ventured to say, You did not
suppose that you could buy the Capitol Square
surely"
Wy, not, ven l have hear zat ze Gouvenair