North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-06-23

He says the pressure was terrible, and
he knows. But the office was not va.
cant till August; Tompkins knew his
men too well to let the matter rest in
this shape, and wisely judged that
promises wrung from the coward, con.
trary to his better judgment and con.
science, could not be relied on. In the
meantime, your correspondent" Biles'
appears on the scene of action. New.
ell had put in his protest, and Doug.
lass, the subtle and crafty tool and
fawning sycophant, had even dared to
object. Allison might discover tn G
trap; they dare not trust too far to his
obtuseness and want of discernment.-
Benton had yet two months to serve
he must be bought off. For sum oil
money he sold out and resigned, rec.
ommending Tompkins as his success
sor. This was the browning act OF
treachery. Benton owed too much to
Allison and should not have taken adj.
vantage of his weakness to treacher.
ously lead him into the snare of his
enemies; but he did and for that pur.
pose, and that alone, resigned. "This
was the unkindest cut of all.n
| "May lifs's unbI,.ssed cup for him,
| Be dregged with treacheries to the brim.'
Armed with Benton's resignation
Allison is again hunted; like a fright
ened fawn, he has fled and sought
shelter in the busting scenes of the
lefty New York, but he has not evaded
his relentless pursuer; his rooms at
the Brevourt House are searched, but
he has scented the danger and fled to
Philadelphia as city of refuge, but
even the sacred shades of the Quaker
City could not protect him; he is not
safe even there with the keen scent OF
the bloodhound; merciless Tompkins
has tracked him and this time almost
gets his iron grasp upon him, but he
evades the clutch and flies back to N !.
| Y; he is here brought to bay, and
| with one wild shrek for mercy, one
look at the savage visage of his perse-
cutter, one sigh for his outraged con-
stituents, signs at the same time his
own death-warrant and the necessary
papers to secure Tompkins his COM
mission, then faint and weary flies to
the far Pacific coast to seek sympathy
| with the homeless red man.
Tompkins has but one more duty,
that is, to secure the proper bondsmen;
bis matchmaking tactics, so potent in
securing names to recommend him,
soon furnished the necessary security.
In few days he will take charge of
the Office and will performthe duties as
well as any man can, and when the
sore edge has rubbed off the disap-
pointed aspirants, the appointment
will be satisfactory. Tompkins has
deserved success, for is not the battle
TO the active, the vigilant and the
brave.
Well, Benton retires to his farm
there to runlinate on the uncertainty
of Off cial honors, but to dwell with
pride on the honors acquired in swing
ing round the circle with Noble and
Andy, and to regret that he did not
take for wife one Of the everlasting
Dent family. Burlingame did not get
office and has retired to his lumber
yard with sullen vengeance. Little
Grant bites his lips and is content to
hold the office he has. Newell bristles
up a little, but Tompkins will whip
him into line. Douglass, like whip
ped spaniel, ticks the foot thatkicks him
still blows for Allison. declaring, with
dogged obstinacy, that, anyhow, ALI
son did not steal the Sioux City r. r.,
and Drummond, the great neutral
sneak, the Buenavista rpet-bagger, is
fattening on Federal Pap, and think
ing seriously whether he will conde-
scend to be the next president! ALI
son, the last heard of him was on the
highest peak of the Nevada mountains
Looking far to the south nd west where lay
Extended in succession ea,.
Deep waving fields of living green,
Win g"hfle slopes and groves between.
A melancholy illustration of the want
of decision in the right. Had he, with
proper firmness, carried out the prin-
ciples of representative governm ent
and consulted the wishes of his con-
stituents, he might, to-day, have had
more self-respect and not have been an
exile. RATTLEHEAD.