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ular about it. Guess there's nothing in

it"
Mr.. Buchanan was not 10 be deceived
BY any such statement. Taking for
granted that Judge Black was indis-
pOSed to tell as much 90 be might, the
President added, ave sent for you to
tell you that / won't have this thing.
COBB must stop II. The Government
vessels are not TO be used in that or In
any other way for private purposes. l
want the arrangement coUntermanded
at once"
Judge Black directly perceived there
was "a case" The diplomatic corps
had been invited and here "the Squire"
had forbidden the whole thing. So he
added remonslratively, II hope you
won't insist on what you say. The
diplomatic corps have been atked, and
expect to 60. Il will be very awkward
to stop II now"
Realizing the situation, Mr.. Buchan.
an rejoined, but very reluctantly, II am
utterly opposed to taking Government
property for private use. It's very
bad thing TO take this vessel out Of the
yard for Cobb's party; but If It is done
/ want you to tell him expressly that
he's got to pay all the bills himself, for
the use of the vessel, and all the ex.
peDses. The Government shall not be
made to lose cent by this thing" This
time there was no doubt at all that the
"Old Public Functionsry's" determine.
ton was fixed.
Mr. Black departed, sought Cobb,
and said TO him with a face decidedly
long: "Cobb, the Squire's got wind Of
your trip, and he sent for me. had a
id hard time to get him to let you
take the Lane outat all. He was for stop
ing the whole thing, and told me TO tell
you II couldn't be done. However,
when ! showed how far things had
gone be agreed TO let the affair come
of, provided you paid for the whole
shot out of your pocket, and on no
other condition. There's no doing il
on any other terms"
For response, Cobb's only act was a
long, low, peculiar whistle, q habit of
bis when he was very much surprised
Nevertheless, the arrangements had
gone too far to recede.
The excursion came of, aud after a
day or two had elapsed "the Squire"
was on the lookout to see If bis condi-
tions bad been complied with. At the
next Cabinet meeting, In .u!l toward
the close, he said Cobb, how AbOut
the bills ofthe Hsrrie' Lane excursion ?
Have they been paid:"
The Secretary Of the Treasury, who
knew only too wei hat they chad
been paid" responded: "Yea, Mr..
President, and happen TO have the
accounts and receips with me-" and
with that he took from mis- vest pocket
and laid on the table "the accounts
and receipts"
On examining them, "the Squire"
found that this trip which Cobb had
arranged with The boys" had cost the
Secretary of the Treasury quite $1,000
out OF his own money.
II is hardly necessary TO SAY that
there we're no more 'frolics" with
Government property during thst ad-
How poorly Mr. Robe.
sons Tallapoosa trips, during Tue eiglt
years Of Grant, and Secretary Sh r..
mans present trips iu revenue cutter,
having already been coached" and
ruined, compare with this princ,,le
md practice Of honesty pre-, e,cribed b,
Mr.. buchanan, any reader can iud..
or himself, The junketiug business
IS worse than a dishonesty; It il A
lyprocrisy as Robson did and Sher.
nan does conduct It. A pleasure
party OF ladies and gentlemen is thinly |
iisgulsed, ii at all, under pretense Of |
Inspection, which insptcts nothing at
III, except the viands by day and the |
balls at night, which occupy the time
lot devoted to poker, cigars, filtration
md inhibition. Twenty years ago
be one the office.holders would scoTn |
o take advantage Of was the Govern.
nent they served. Now II is the first
'6ject with too many of them even to |
invent devices for appropriaung the
property Of the Government to their
'wn use. Mr.. Hayes should insis, on
better example being set by bis Office.
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