American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21

Pullwool. coutidentialIy. "A little turl
through the state. you understand, to sti
up the country districts"
20, exactly" chuckled Mr.. Boniface
rammin@ his hands into his pockets an'
cheerully iingling Il bunch of keys and !;
penknife. for lack of silver. And you
rooms?" he suggested. ''How abou
them -
Il keep Them replied the lobbyist
/ grandiy.as If disappearing rhe eXpense--tt
Boniface. ..Our friends must have a littl,
hole to meet in. And while you are about
it. Mr.. Bonitace. see that they get some
thing TO drink and smoke; and Wen set
tie it between u.s."
.'Pre-cisely - laughed the landlord
rs much as to say. My treat ~
And so Mr.. Pullwool. that PericleS anC
Lorenzo lie Medici rolled in one, departeJ
for a season from the city which he ruled
and blessed. Did he run about the STATE
and preach and crusade in behalf OF Fast
burg.and stir up the bucolic populations
| to stir up their representatives in its IA
| ver' Not 4 bit of it; the place that he
went TO and the only place that he went
| to, was SlOwburg; yes. covering up his
tracks in his usual careful style. he made
direct for the rival of Fastburs. What
did he propose to do there? o. how can
we reveal the whole duplicity and turpi-
tude of Anauias PullwOol?
The first person whom this apostle of
lo1byism called upon in Slowburg was the
MAYOR of that tottering capital.
My me is PullwOol,'' he said to the
official. and he said it witt, an almost en-
viable ease OF impudence. for he was used
to Introducing himself to people who des-
pissed and detested him. Il want to see
you contidentially about this capital ring
which is making so much trouble
81 thought you We're in it, replied the
mayor. turning very red in the face. for
he had heard OF Mr.. Pullwool as the lead
er of said ring and being an iracund man
he was re; dy to knock his head off.
I'm it - exclaimed the possessed one.
81 wish l was. It's a tat thing. More
than fifty thousand dollars paid out al
ready -
Good gracious - exclaimed the mayor,
in despair.
by the way this is between ourselves"
added Pullwool. You take it so | hope
Word of honor, eh?''
why, if you have anything to commu-
nicite that will help us, why. of course |
promise secrecy stammered the mayor.
~ 5. certainly word of honor"
well. I've been looking about among
those fellows a little, continued Ananias.
''I've kept my eyes and ears open. lisa
way have. And I've learned a thing or
two that il will be to your advantage to
know. Yes. sir! fifty thousand dollars
the city has voted it and paid it. and the
ring has got it. That's why they are all
working so. And depend upon it, They'll
carry the legislature and turn Slowburg
out to grass. unless you wake up and do
by heavensl'' exclaimed the iracund
mayor. turning red again. sits a piece
of confounded rascality. 1t ought to be
exposed"
No, don't expose it, put in Mr.. Pull
wool, somewhat alarmed. That game
never works. OF course they'd deny it
and swear you down, ior bribing witness
es is as easy as bribing members. I'll tell
you what to do. Beat them at their own
weapons. Raise a purse that will swamp
theirs. That's the way the world goes.
It's an auction. Th highest bidder gets
the article"
We'll. the result of it all was that the
city nIaynates of SlOwburg did just what
had been done by the city magnates of
FaStburg, only, instead OF voting fifty
thousand dollars into the pockets of the
ring. they voted sixty thousand. With "A
portion of this money about him. and with
authority to draw for the rest on proper
Mr.. Pullwool. his tongue in his
check, babe farewell to his new allies.
Leaving SlOwburg by the cars, he encoun
tered a gentleman from Fa-tburg, who
saluted him with tokens of amaZement.
and said. 'What are you doing here. Mr..
I'ulIwooI?''
80. just breaking up these fellows lit
fle,' whispered the man with the Devil in
him. ''They We're making too strong a
light. l had to see some of them, putting
Dne hand behind his back and rubbing his
fingers together, to signify that there had
been taking of brides. but be shady
about it: For the sake of The good cause,
keep quiet. NUNS the word
The reader can imagine how briskly the |
light between the two capitals re-Opened |
when Mr.. PullwOOl re-entered the lobby. |
now had its adherents, and they |
struggled like men who saw money in |
heir warfare, and they struggled not in |
vain. To cut a very long story very short,
10 sum the whole of an exciting drama in |
,nce sentence, the legislature kicked over
BOARD the bill to make Fastburg the sole
seat of government. Nothing had come
)f the whole row, except that the pair OF
simple little cities had spent over one hun
lred thousand dollars, and that the capitai
ing. fighting on both sides and drawing
)ry from both sides. had lined it's pockets,
while the great creator of the ring had
his to bursting.
''What does this mean, Mr.. Pullwool ~
demanded the partially honest and entir-
,ly puzzled Tom Dicker, when he had
discovered by an unofficial count OF noses
low things were going. ''Fastburg has
pent all its money for nothing. 1t won't
10 sole
never expected ir would be" replied
'ullwOol, so tickled by the Devil that
vas in him that he could not help laugh
ng. 81 never wanted it to be. Why. it
would spoil the little game. This is a
rick that can be played every year,
''Oh :" exclaimed Mr.. DECKER, and was
lumb with establishment for a minute.
''Didn't You see through it before 2"
:rinned the grand master of all guile and
ubtlety.
Il did not, confessed MIR. Dicker, with
mixture of shame and abhOrrencc.
We'll" he presently added, recovering
himself, shall we settIe?''
so. certainly, if you are ready" smiled
'ullwoOl, with the air of man who has
coming to him.
'.And what, exactly, will be nv share?"
sked Dicker. humbly.
'What do you mean ~ stared Pullwool,
pparently III the extremity of amaze
nent.
''YOu said snacks, didn't you?" urged
)icker, trembling violently
''Well, snacks it is" replied Pullwool.
Haven't you had Il thousand ~
Yes admitted DECKER.
''TiIen you owe me five hundred 20
Mr.. Dicker did not faint, though he
anne very near it, but he staggered out of
he room as white as a sheet, for he was
Utterly crushed by this diabolical impu-
ence.
That very LAY MIR. Pullwool left for
and the Devil left tor his
lace, each sure to find the other when he
wanted him. if indeed their roads lay
part. w. DeForest, in December At
antic.
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pples- peel, quarter and core enough to
over the bottom of common square tin.