Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-01

that pursued him, aud came t,
Florida.
Here his brilliant career reall,
opened. Although Il fugitive from
Justice IN q State that neighborec
FLORIDA, he at once became masteI
of The situation in Florida. III.
succeeded in getting
FOUR MILLIONS DOLLARS
worth of bonds at one haul, and
then set up as man OF wealth.
He purchased a lovely site and
built him home that duke
might have envied. His equip
page, WI b its four blooded horses
Its liyeried outriders and its gold
mounted harness, eclipsed tha,
one with which Jim Fisk used to
astonlsh New York. lie lived like
Il prince. He lacked not a single
desire, His slightest whim was
5raiIhed. lie actually bought a
United State Senatorship. One
day while looking out from the
nest of safety, took a notion to 90
to the Senate. But there was no
vacancy. lie paid Mr.. Abijah
hilbert, who was then sombrely
and silently serving Florida in that
capacity. $4,000 to resign, having
previously arranged with the Gov.
error that In consideration of
$4,000 IN HAND PAID
he would call an extra session Of
the Legislature, that he might be
ut once elected. AS he already
owned majority of the Leoisla,
ture the scheme would have gone
through whilling, but for the AS
tnteness of high toned Abiiah.
who having received SI5. 900 Of the
m 'rey III advan e ,ard having bonds
up 10: collateral for the balance.
was sharp enough not to resjnu.-
This was probably LitllefieId's frs;
disappointment, and led to his su-
ing Abllah for the bonds he held
rs collateral.
PESsIoNING A LEGISLATURE.
1t is curious 10 think how Little
held penslon"d the law makers OF
hat day. He literally owned a !
majority of them, and had mort-l
cages on many Of the others. He
ed them with liberal hand, and /
hey did his bidding without oues- I
ion. Has papers in his possession
,hoWlng the payment Of 81 800 to
3urman, then Il member, now n
Congressman. They used to press
nm so steadily for money that b.
'dopted system of putting pri-
ate ma Ks on such checks as he
Irslred to have paid end when II
elbow who did not deserve any
more applied for sugar he would
ave him Il check without this pri-
ate mark, smile blandly iu his
ace, aud hand him the guilt edged
raud.
PAYING FOR A SUPREME COURT.
On one occasion Litllefe!d went
o lar as to pay a Judge of the Su-
'reme Court. He wanted GER.
ain opinion from the Judge IRAN
lall) Alberger, friend of RandalPs
old Llttletield that if he vould
'ay ST 500 for house that Ran
all owned, the decision would he
II night. Lit letield did this. and
hen presented the house to Alber,
.er. 1t is proper to say that there
5 nothing TO show thst Randall
new where the money came from
hat the house was purchased
nth.
OF course there are scores of
nen who became rich th1ouph
he association with Llttlefield.-
lie paid one law firm
sll5 900 AS LEGITIMATE FEES.
He holds the KEY to many q
hatacter iii Florida. lie is FL
lous for laying away every xcrap
t paper that he ever haudled. and /
9 has many scrap that is lively
eadlne. lie was princely in his
berality. No poor man sver went
way from his house with empty
ands His expenses were estl-
lated at any where from $40. .UOOI
, lou O0OO per annum. His little
Inc suppers were pei feet gems.
1at yet hold fragrant place in
1e memory of many u tloridian
} this day.
And now this man who scatter {
d fortunes, as boy would throw ,
peanut is, without dollar him
elt. He is as poor as the bow |
iat used :
TO BLACK HIS BOOTS. :
He has lost everything-his .
alace, his equipage, his paintings 1
IS money-all. He lives by a
ut OF sutferance. 1t is true thar
Is sole claimant in Il suit in !
hlch eight millions of dollars arc 5
stake, and is confident of get t
ng 1t. But that don't feed him !,
DIV. Consequently, before these /
nes are read, he may have been Y
reed to eat that golden too,hpick 5
lat SO dazzled my untutored ewes 4
he rocket that we sqninted a, /
st night is the stick that wo 5