The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-29

held them ont for inspection, with
an air of proud satisfaction that the
comicallity of the whole affair over
came for the moment all the others
chagrin, aud laughing outright she
said bluntly. in answer to Mrs. Blum
kett's look of half angry inquiry:
HThose beans never saw China
they are some that grew in our gar
den, and | gave them to Colonel
Absalom myself this very day, be-
cause he wanted some to raise him
self"
Mrs. Biunkett looked first incred-
ulous, then angry.
''The old humbug!" she exclaimed
wrathfully; then, with a natural
grasping at "straws:" "But are you
sure these are the ones2"
Certainly" aud Mrs. Mason's
tone softened, as she passed her
hand with an involuntary caress
over the little satchel.
"This bag was" (she paused for a
moment it was not easy to speak
that dear name then and there, and
she went on hastily it was made of
piece of one of grandmother Ma
sons gowns. l should know it in
| Guinea"
Mrs. Blunkett gave grim smile
of acknowledgment.
1.-The rascal won't make much by
this caper, tell yOu. A man thaill
lie about 8 pint of beans, III lie
about bigger matters, an l know oi
two men in this house. that won't
vote for a liar no how"
Mrs. Mason nodded her APPROX
al.
eff the man had grain of COM
mon sense, he would have bestow-
ed his wonder beans on somebody
further of. He might have known
he would get found out here. /
wouldn't give any more for his wit
than l would for his honesty, after
this
That evening, as they rode home
together, in the cool, purple twi-
light, John Mason remarked to his
wife, with touch of regret in his
tones:
81 heard Watson say something
about Colonel Absalom tonight,
that l didn't like. The bar-room
was pretty full of men talking
about the election, and BlunketI
said that the Colonel was sound on
the temperance question, beyond a
doubt. just then | saw Watson
wink at man he was pouring out
a glass of whisky for, while he said
in tone he didn't mean for the
rest to hear. 81 guess the Colonel
won't be very hard on the people
he patrOniZes SO well himself. ]
sold him a bottle of my best old
Bourbon not three hours ago, for 4
travelling companion, as he called it
you see he has put up at temper
ance house just now, for the looks
of it, and needs something to com
fort him." They both laughed as i
it was capital joke, but l coul6n'i
help feeling uneasy, though l can't
believe it after ALL"
Il do"
John Mason gave the reins a JerE
that made his mare start aside with
a vicious toss of the head, while he
tried in the gathering darkness Il
read his wife's face.
"Why, what do you mean?"
asked, in q tone of blank amaze
ment-a question whose answer
comprised the whole story of tht
az
companied by such energetic eX
pressions of feminine disgust anC
scorn, that the young farmer laugh
ed till the tears rolled down hi
cheeks.
''That's too good to keepw wa
his laughing comment, and that
there were others who held to tia
same opinion, was proved by tn
fact that before a week had gone by
every man, woman and child 10
miles around, had heard and laugh
ed over Colonel Absalom's beal
story.
The dispatches were coming il
thick and fast. "Good news, yOl
: are still ahead, CoIonell" was tn
5 report that brought a proud, til
| umphant smile to the Colonel
handsome face, and Volley of con
gratulatOry cheers from the group
of excited friends who were keep
: ing watch" with him on the even
8 ing of the eventful election day.
'Ali in but B, and"
, ooh, I'm sure of a majorit
> there" interrupted the Colonel
, running his finger4 with an air o
, graceful self-consciousness throug
a the abundant locks that sixty win
) tiers had as yet scarcely frosted.
! al took Roberts ADVICE" with
> polite nod and smile for tina: gen
! tleman, "amd IN Ide friends with til
6 feminines On my tour through tha
, region, aud l might say withOu
q vanity, that l made decidedly ia
!, vorable impression"
"Ah, Willis" as the young Raa
@ entered with the dispatch.
4 From B? All right BH
q what" and the smiling face gre,
q fairly pallid with rage, disappOint
. ment and sharp, bitter sense of IL
4 feat.
"They haven't failed your" ven
tHred friend, and the firm lips act
: uslly quivered beneath the smil
I forced upon them, as their owne
!, replied, in a cold, hard tone:
1.-THE whole town has given m
!, cent majority would have saved IN,
I've lost my electiOn-so good nigh
: gentlemen" and with an effort s
= away, crushing in his hand the fat.
poISA AA0C PLONCG IuC dCcbIL
blow to all his high politial hopes.
otis hard on the Colonel" re
q marked John Mason, as he lai
t down the newspaper from which b
r had just been reading the eleciio
returns. eff we'd only given his
i any kind of vote here in b
g he'd have been elected by sma
g msjority, to be sure, but really cleo
Il ed. But the truth Is, and he laugh
l. ed at the remembrance, shat sffai
r of the beans ruined his prospeci
4 here and made everybody susp
q cious of him. Even men who don
Il care for lack of principle in a car
Is didate, won't vote for q man VIII
9 has made himself laughing stoc
e for the whole community"
d "Poor mani" echoed mis- wifi
=, alphabetically, but there was
touch of sarcasm in her tones, as sh
= added with significant smile: al
J. ought to be a firmer believer tia
t ever in the power and influence {
calico in the political world, cor
sidering that it was that calico ba
that lost him his election"
Both laughed st The idea, and Nj
}" son turned again to his pape
Ie while his wife. as she threaded he