Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-26

AN INTERESTING SKETCH or THE fuGlriys I0E
BiEST-TROM An INSURANCE AGEST To \
WEALTHY, STOCK FARMER
Washin- -ton CorresponLoa,e % tho Patty t.rapbis
Bill King, aairm. without fear Of con
tradietion, has made raore money than any
go-between in Washington. lie ha,
made very nearly one million OF iollar-. A
keen, comprehensive business man. ingrel
to fatigue. tried 10 necessity taking 'hance.
with diminishing aesIc-iur the libby i,
the hall Of consclereo wher, =ll thar walk
boldly are only Disgusting eowardicc- Bill
King moved on the upper l,vd OF public
life.
To look at Bill King, be Is !attish. soft,
ill-iayOrsd man. Wit. cast in his Oluish-
gray eyes, a nervous look U! alertness. and
a rather sensual, indGlgeut, coarse type OF
features lie Is. say. fOrsy-eight to fifty
two years old and was raised in the interior OF
New York, where lie was bankrupt six
teen years ago. Striving to be resuscitated
as an insurance agent. his cheek was harden
ed, his plausibility kept in practice, and he
learned hard lessons OF life and riches. FL
nally be removed to Minneapolis, young
city at the Falls of the Mississippi, and
started a newspaper. His wife boarded the
cOmpost0rs and willingly shaved Tor him.
The newspaper, in course Ot time made him
postmaster OF the House OF Representatives
an humble Office, but IN the minds OF men
as supremely great as the postOthce is mig ht
ier than the Senate.
Thus he steadily increased, until he own
ed bluffs and hOllOws. prairies and lakes.
building lots, race course, stone quarries.
and cataracts, from the suburbs OF Minnea-
polls far into the country. His stock farm
would make Belmont or a Sanford crazed
with envy. Bulls worth so, ,000-eyery
cali from whose loyal IONS was worth
hundred-bent down their wrinkled heads.
the furrows showing the evaporation OF
such provocative vitality upon an Eremite
philosophy. A great barn Ike SOlomOn's
temple preside! over the herds and shelter
ed the living treasures in the luxurious
stalls.
An old lobbyist ike King had No bust
ness to be running for Congress. Whether
some desire to ornament his wealth with
hol0r impellei him, or the necessity for re
turning to Congress since there was no
more hope OF holding clerical relation
there. or apprehension that he must be on
the spot to protect himself, at any rate Bill
King ran. Egen the regular Democratic
papers supported HIM. Ills canvass cost
him large sum OF money. aud then lie had
the modification OF beng in the minority.
| suppose that made 10 difference. a. he
could buy Democrats q cheap as kepubli-
cans.
Nearly year beiore he could take hi-
seat this unfortunate hing ot the Lobby
was under Investigation. and his nerve.
which vas never 0i the best, i0rsook him.
lie disappeared in the interior OF New
York, where be had struggled IN earlier
and poorer days. and KEEP; vle loot pivoted
on the town vi Ma.Ouc, where the Fepians
invaded Canada. and with the uthcr leg
stretched out, describing an are through
the Qseen' doMIulGu-. The Deputy Scr-
geant-at-Arms fulloWol William Instincts.
and pursued hIn to the best stock farm ia
Canada, where, a. usual, he found Bill. lhc
cynosure OF attraction tor Alteraey iE1
Devonsnire cattle, Durham balls, south
down rams, Yorkshire ewes, anu impocted
Arabian sialliOus. MaDWgvriDg for posi-
ton where all this ntishing, loving, baa
ing. cock growing and believing came to q
focus, the Deputy sergcant-at-Arms had
only to reach cat his hands and put sub
pena into the paw 0f Bii. King
Rumor says that William then threw
back bis head. turned pale inr moment.
then burst iatO hoT>e-iaugn, and said.
:" You re a hell ot fellow Don't you
know how n1E to ind man any better tnan
this? lod'r Re intelrGptins me amidst
great national duty An improving The
shOrt-hOrns