, 1876-10-14
WORSE THAN PHELPS.
Tie Adventures Of a Democratic Re.
form Candidate for Congress.
lie Accidentally Meets and Proposes Mar
ringc 10 an Estllnablo Lady,
In Spite Of tho Fact that He Has u Vito
and Three Children.
The Letters in Whiph the Aspiring
Statesman Told His Love.

The following Interesting and amusing story
will be read with grcat deal Of interest by the
mnnv fricnla - III =, i. Dov,I n ncnt,emnn
, % .,'1" :. ~ 1,,.a,,. 49,, ,..,ss T.. o,,.
,ls,1atu for Congress on tho Democratic ticket.
IT. WI prove cspecay ntttacl,ve @ 10 a.. wiso as'
lght IN romance; VI Mf uays n,'.c IS s,.o".' low
canoss tnas ~. ~ hoa wfc su n rsc chron
II" ,i"",.y oots uIAu' a." ~. ~. ~. ..s
md hns tccn desperately smitten by the charms
of mn est{mable widow lady. In tho latter pnrt
~ 1nno Last, whan ttls Congressional asntrant
u suno as', wnsa sn,s ,.Safo, =, 1aal ap"s s
Rcform," :" and baatenei to St. Louis for the pur-
nose Of tlauctue attendance on tho National
Democratic Convention, no little dreamed lint
he WIS
curr1yo HIS THROAT rob,r,cAti,Y,
, .,t.,o, ~ n.o,i,nin.rr .o .tan. ."'.n.,,. TO-,
nlsl,ng the 0lole. Democrat with tho raciest kind
Of .orIay sansnt,on. De M. as n mav. Mr.
Davis, OF Eureka, kan., reached st.. Louis III
snfcLy gazcd with wander on the big brll,9c.
plnycd an active part In Dorslcmcr's clrcus at
p1s2su ""' .'S|''o rA'S ~ Do'oHsHHet ..'s"e ~
tAG Cha1noer OF commerce, ehW Nil tAat EaS 10
be seen, and then started for Kentucky. On
~, .n..o +~,,,, .ho.x .o. ,,.,1,,r 1,nv ,n;7 tor
1ne same tfa,m thero ' was Willow auy h to MSe
LILLY uaafneeIi WIZ We5e a,sn & ea tunts 10 rne
!srk 9iu poouy ErounI to y,s,t son,c Ista.'Ss ~
years Of age. uvr "lovely, beautiful, sad face,
with golden hair md heavenly cyes,n played
Mas Nasoc Will '''' nehf' Oh INC congressman ilo
w." sNr7rEy Ar FIRST stonr,
and in order e gain ~ Eood vii q, ot The, Tho
anGser, yelj nasu'f .uc !' 4..1 mi.n MT
shild. Hc pettsu ana earcsscd it!o M little one IN
at was accomplished. The lady. anil hcr aInirer
entertained each other Us travellers who ure at
gilcntly thrown together usually do, and when
fcsn" ~ fap rrrret M NJ, ono ala at + Ira least Th
v,,lnW Ind hcs,, in i1cr nrv homn sniv a .,ny t,r
Two when sho received = letter from bayls, re-
lIestiny tne pleasure r, OF oea1E a!sowea lo eoa-
respond W.T., wtSh s,,' ilsr Il,e request was Ernntea,
" ,ret alie@%yis ~ H used Cd u nan an ' iours tims
ana ~ crats worth o. in tE TIC
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Va "es Iovr .xn ny, ,r,cs
ha1 a.t 1,s ss = 'aoi ~ ,,aa.t hn ~
eeno 81 e u az cssa
Il % esaiasses @ IT, nd S sss %
with when you respond; @ M Aftsr ,sedlnx yoa, lst.
an is ns s ti xoa aht waa ns fss u ays Rs
you; aises reading Il second ana hsd tns felt
easa aent Fifth f1Sm s tSut t@ am !asS1y il 7Gn i
M pM!srr avsn 70 70 o.a.seIatIon. Jos AM not know
IN ias g!yeH TO tiatsry. Il there f. ANYTHING cnn
r ",' and IN nj, wouen VI Whem yo u1' ta in
,"r thnt @ nv ,ctcrs nrc s.sinr,ra nnH mnpiy WI,
la1l .nr compliment tlmt prize very highly. /
Lave
In my life; have met great many cn1rmIng women
IN my travels. but never until mot yUI did meet
"nc Mh0 80 completely and ehectnaliy won my ad-
hatom 1,s "ns PET 'nn @ saGtc! 1n wosa a nov
S,s +'9Is ~ ,,r..t"t mr, n ~ aeSa tmt M
in,uy tint wo;Id nc,Ir III, ccnsarc Of tbs ,n6rt
ins,Isous. whri, / tcli yuu no In biscs snd white
. From tas ;lmr parted from. you ut slcLean.boro,
,nw nv,,J Aitbs.,,u,