The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20
WORSE THAN Phelps.
OF A DEMOCRATIC
REFORM CaNDIDVTE FOR
CONGRESS.
Aae Accidentally Meets and
proposes Marriage 90 ssn
EsIImable Lady.

EsIInlabIe Lady.
IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT HE
Has A WIFE, And FHREE
CHILDREN.
Inc Letters "a which the Aspiring
Statesman Told H. Love.
From the Globe Democrat.
The following interesting and
amusing story will be real with q
great deal of interest by The many
friends of L. L. Davis, a gentleman
VINO resides at Eureka, Kansas, and
, VINO IS candidate for Congress on
the Democratic ticket. 1t will prove
especially attractive to all who de-
hight In romance. Of MIR. Davis lit
/. tie Is known. except that ne is the
: possessor OF soft heart, an equal
~ SOFT head, wife and three child
rem, and has been desperately smit
ten by the charms of an estimable
, widow lady. La the latter part of
; June last, when this Congressional
asplrant packed his carpet.bae, la
oeied 1t "Tiiden and REFORM" and
hastened to ST. Louis for the pur-
pose or dancing attendance on the
! maternal Dem ocratic convention. he
little dreamed that he was
CUTTING HIS THROAT POLITICALLY.
and taking the preliminary steps
toward furnishing the GloDe-Dem-
ocrat with the raciest kind of a So
clal sensation. BE this as it NAV.
Mr.DaVis, OF Eureka, Kansas, reach
ed st. Louis in safety, gazed with
wonder on the big bridge. pIaved
an active part in Dorsheimer's cir
Gus at the chamber of commerce.
saw all that was to be seen, and then
started for Kentucky. On the same
tram there was a widow lady and
her little daughter, who were also
en- route TO the dark and bloody
ground to visit some relatives in an
interior village. The lady was about
tWenty-six years of age. Her Glove
Iy, beautiful sad face. with golden
hair and heavenly eyes," PLAYED sad
havoc with the heart of the Con-
gresham. He was
SMITTEN AT FIRST SIGHT,
and in order to gain the good will
of the mother, very naturally made
friends with her child. He petted
and caressed the little one in the
most fatherly manner, and the re-
suit aimed at was Accomplished.
The lady and her admirer entertain
ed each other as travellers who are
accidentally thrown together usual
ly do, and when the time came for
them to part it was with feeling of
regret-on one side at least. The
widow had been in her new home
only day or two when she receiv. |
ed lettor from Davis, requesting /
the pleasure of being allowed to |
correspond with her. The request |
was granted, and the politicians |
suit apparently progressed swim
miDgly, as on August 3d-a dav
made historic by Bret Harte-Davisl
used up an hours time and ten
cents worth OF stationery in indi-
ting the following humorous epistle
to his acquaintance of a few hours
LOVE AND POLITICS.
EUREKA, KS, Aug. 8, 1876.
MRS: =: L acknowledge with a great
9eaI OF pleasure the reception eff your last
letter. and am elated beyond measure at
the character of 1t, ana the promptness
win which you respond. After reading
your letter the first time, felt that I
the world that is mine to give If c6uId
put see you, look int your eve and talk
to you: after reading it a second and third
tlme felt an almost irresistible Impulse
70 Dasten TO you. Please don't think from ,
THIS that am rashly impuIsiYe for am
not. Please don't think that l am given
10 eXaggeraton, for L am not. know [
am not given to flattery. If there is any-
thlng can boast of it is being frank and :
Oan"iu WIN all men and women. When /
yeu said In your letter that my letters
are 'slncere and manly" you paid me a {
compliment that prize very highly, 1 | I
have ,
TRAVELLED GREAT DEAL I
in my life; have met great many charm |
Ing women in my travels, but never until ]
met you did l meet one who so com
tio ana enectuaily won my admira-
noW-as yourself. This is true. ami I | 4
Ieel that am not violating any rule of :
propr1ety or writing anything that wouId
incur the censure OF the most fastIdious, e
When tell you so in black and white. Z
From the time 1 parted from Won at /
your image has Constantly :
and continually been before INV ewes I
Although am trammeled and surround 4
ed by the cares OF business, and about tn | [
plunge into the whirlpool of noIitics yet T
L lind myself thinking of you, +
HOPING AND PRAYING p
hat may meet you again. and wander h
ng If fate has not rendered a decree in | \
which we are both deeply and yitaIlv in. =
crested. Tis strange, passing strange
hat you should have so much influence
over me upon an acquaintance as short as o
ours. But it is so-truth is stranger than n
teton. How l would like to be With Won =,
Ind enjoy some of the horseback rides u
you have. The exercise is delightful and
am exceedingly fond ofI
t, and used TO pride myself u6on he;no n
graceful rider, although 1 have never seen "
'ou on horseback. The days will seem v,
ong from now until your return ts Sf m
louis. l mean they Will seem long to N
me- for am determined to see more of IA
'ou, and know more of you M
BEFORE MANY MOONS X
wax and wane." My failure to accom-. ~
ANY you 10 ShaWneetown is a continual 4,
curse OF regret TO me. thought of IL al
nd would have proposed to do so. hut 81
vas afraid you would not consent for me -
o go. The truth OF the matter is 1 ouoht n
o have gone. L have forgotten the name a,
the lady who left the train with Won a
thought her very pleasant LADY
hall always have kindly reniembrance
her because she is intimately associate6
Nth my first acquaintance with Won.
nank you Tor your kind wishes for nv "
uccess politically. This Congressional u
istrict is very large one, comnoseG IF W
Wenty-elgh: counties, and the canvass N,
NIL necessarily be very laborious one -
shall o' IN
ANVAss THE DISTRICT THoRoUGHIYU
commence the canvass with a majority -"
800 against me, / am confident that I p
an overcome 1t and win the election, II
eel confident that you will meet a mem. ar
er of Congress when you meet me at 81. in
outs in few months. AS to the success nr
the national Democratic ticket there r
an be, think, but little doubt. The in Dc
ieations are all encouraging. Political 81
always runs high in Kentucky.
nd am quite sure the campaign will be =
white heat there this year. In nv IL
ruggles for success and victory, 1 shall no
ways think of you, and by that name i 81,
lall conquer. How very thankful I am I G
laS met you: 1nat good VIII come to no
9TH Of us in the near future there can be We
D doubt. think our meeting just as il !
.curred was
FOREoRDAINRD. ~,
Now am going to make a request of
III, which pray you will grant. Send
e pictures Of yourself and darling little II
ri. Please do this. Don't refuse me. N!
md it at once, and will be so grateful. cal
k0f w0H1 NH-fll 1