Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-10-04

inviting mo 10 an interview dt Lne ihir
woman's lodgings. found her surround
ed with elegant upholstery, and yet more
fascinating in the delicate morning robe
that SO adorns beautiful woman by the
concealed effort to adorn. A tall, square
built, iron gray man of an intensely re-
spectacle appearance was introduced as
her husband, and as long as he remain
ed no allusion was made to the past 9th
er than the few words of introduction as
an old and valued friend. Soon as he
| left she turned and said:
"How kind of you not to recognize
me yesterday. My poor heart was in
my mouth when l saw you approach.
But you have such tact-you have such
kind heart. was relieved in mo-
men. when | saw that you stared as if
only attracted by my charms"
"Why, wouldn't your husband put up
with the part you are, | suppose, con-
cealiug from him? p
"My husband !'-and she gave a sill
very little laugh" my husband, that
fellow Why he isn't my husband we
only make believe. But if the Hon.
you saw me with yesterday were
to suspect for moment, l would be ru-
ined."
"Come now, this is interesting; tell
me all about it. What little game are
you up to? Believe me, l won't betray
you."
"That's clever you never have, and
| don't add to the risk by telling you.
Well, am no longer detective, spy ;
| am lobby agent. 1t is my business
to try and persuade honorable members
to vote for our BILL"
What is your bill p
"The one / am employed to worry
through"
"Well, does it require sham hus-
band, a handsome carriage and all this
sort of thing to set up lobby agent p
Certainly. Without husband ]
would not be respectable; without car.
riage and all this evidence of wealth, /
would not be attractive. 1t pays, how
ever. | could retire now on hundred
thousand. | am horribly ambitious;
want million-only think Of it, must
have million. / have sold myself fol
money and l want good price"
And do none of the honorable rep.
resentatives know who you are?"
Why, you goose! thought yor
knew better than that. Why, the ring
always reaches into the House and Sen
ate, and some of our directors are the
most respectable men in Congress. There
is one, the most benevolent, pious, phil
anthropic individual in the world. He
Is SO intensely pious that he never speaks
to me; nevertheless he pays me heavily
There is another, most respectable gen
r tleman, who bows to me profoundly, il
the gallery and on the avenue, and pre-
sents me to his family with lofty air
who would look at me with intense as
constituent if l were to thank him fo
my clothes, carriages and servants. Ye
: he contributes"
why, this is SO damnable / cal
a scarcely credit"
eyes, it is very wicked, and I'd rathe
| you wouldn't believe it. But after tn
schooling you gave me in deceiving. yol
ought not to wonder"
You mean that for hit. You for
2 get that that service was in behalf o
!. your beloved country, and this"
! as in behalf of my beloved self"
But do you mean to say that men il
/ high position connive at this wicked
9 ness 2"
e "Look about you see the enormou
Y fortunes realized by officials, and yo
will find that mine is not the only car
. riage rolling about Washington that is
fraud, and that am but among the hos
of the wicked. You are too much
man of the world, colonel, to be astonish
ed at finding a good deal of sanctimoni
:, GUS respectability covering rascality. /
is the cheapest cloak to get and the easi
est to wear" -...
"And how do you influence these So
! Ions"
Sometimes one way, sometimes an
other; but always in being very quie
and exclusive. The men bought cheap
ly are not worth buying. My bushes
is among the higher sort, that will no
stoop to common carrion, and will carr
with them great moral character, tha
:, not only covers themselves, but all tn
little rogues who vote with them"
"And you often fail p
= "Sometimes not often. You remem
!. Der the temptation Of st. Anthony -
r "0f ali the devils under the skies
Devils wicked. or devils wise.
t Devils short or devils tall,
pretty woman with laughing eyes.
e Is the greatest devil Of them all.
: " My mission is to capture the leaders
The lesser lights are left to coarser means