The Red Cloud chief., 1879-09-04

the feeling that ne regarpen Dc KEY 10 ihe
solution Of the currency riddle as worth At
least 5000 for the purposes OF q lecture 10
the Oranges" and Yet he was willing To
take A. an equal parter in this lecture enter
prise any reputable person who would sd-
vance funds 10 pay for the new rolling-can-
vas diagrams. He wished TO let his light
shine, that was sIl-"and pay my debts" he
said with s shrug.
TheF talked an % or more tagether,
CraybiIl and the editor, mainly with regard
TO getting the corn-crib doctrine thoroughly
before the public; and al length the coBciu
! zion was reached that, all things considered,
the best way would be for Crsybill 10 go
forth among the yeomary Of the county and
seek their vote. He IN 20 tn an indie
pendent role, Of course, "scorning the party
lash," and ali that sort Of thing, and a-kiDg
favor only upon the genuine merit. OF the
corn-crib policy a. opposed 10 the ash-hop-
/ per and the store box devices. IL took con-
siderable argument To win CTaybilI over 10
the idea % striving for converts 10 his reform
by soliciting votes for himself: but finally he
agreed 10 make the trial. AT only they'll
listen 10 me-" he sighed; and the editor laid
they'd be sure TO when once be got fairly
started. And then arose 4 new question; To
get votes he must he n candidate,
and what should he run for; II would never
be known, ] suppose, whether or not the edi-
tor was serious in his suggestion Of the ONCE
~ ~ y a RaAh u - 'Pe saN ~ 10y
rate il was settled that the next Ner Era
should announce him a Peoples candidate
for Coroner. And upon this understanding,
they shook hands warmly and parted.
All nature was n giaddening harmony 10
! Craybill a. he trudged along the bottom road
that evening on his way home. He had
{ found a chance, al last: and H. re-created the
world for him. HE inner Joy, new-1orn and
exalting, went out from him Ike a benedic-
ton, and blessed every thing--o little does
il require TO satisfy us with life when that
little j. Just what We want. He lifted ni- hat
and walked with uncovered head under the
branches OF the clustered elm-, and In among
the great gnaTled .ycamores that overlooked
the biuf behind them like 20 many giant
sentinels. For the first time, the songs OF the
birds seemed 20 him not entirely aimless or
Useless. He even stopped and p,ucked a
casual bunch 81 wild daisies, they looked 20
uuaccountably bright and fresh 10 him; and
he carried them along with him a. indirfcr-
emily a. though he had been doing the like all
his life, never once thinking how odd IL made
him appear, until he reached home aud law
the look Of surprise and questioning In the
face which confronted him al the door and
brought him suddenly back TO himself.
II was not 4 pretty face, his woman's. II
was Of the pinched aud julceless kind, giving
an impression ~ it, having been blown upon
ALWAYS by "A north wind. The ewes were gray,
full, and vaguely engaging, but there were
curious little crea~es about the corners OF
them, like "gathers" in a piece 81 muslin, the
chin asserted itself prominently over 4 mar
! row white collar fastened with 4 small, in
tensely scarlet carnelian pin. And the form,
like the face. Also lacked the conventional
piUmpness, though certain cunning ameni-
ties OF d~rcss-which women learn, ] wonder
how:-dil considerable TO soften and dis
guise this unhappy fact.
The woman VAS Miss Abigail Munger, a
lind Of amateur goyerness in the family
her sisters ~family-though osten>ibiy a
l bOarder there, d. traybill was. She was
strong minded, after a fa-hion, and kept a
,~crap-boos, and was OF that equiyOcal age
which courtesy puts at %. She had no con-
tidence in any thing unlcssi could Toe demon
Grated, A. she expressed IL. She reckoned
seriousness (Which she confounded with
honesty am0ngthe first Of virtues; and when
she smiled, which she did hut rarely, IL was
with the precision Of a spiTit-leyel. Still she
was kind, considerable, and, in her WAY, ten
der, and | make no doubt that many a night
her sleep Was touched with spiendor by
those dreams OF apocryphal cavaliers on in
credible steeds which unmarried women
are said 20 20 on dreaming TO the end OF their
DAYS.
Unlike most of her sex, she was a good
listener, and this was probably her strongest
point IN ,raNbill'> estimation; for, OF all
things in human nature, Crayblil most liked
"A good listener. And then, Miss Munger
had a prediction for figures and problems,
and Crsyhili furnished them in abundance.
She understood, too, or seemed TO under
stand, every thing he said, which pleased and
encouraged him: and, furthermore, had she
not with her own willing hands made that
unique pillow-case in which he kept his
diacram>G Yes, they We're very good
friends. and when he stood there in the
doorway with his pillow-case on his shout
| der and the bunch OF daisies lying at his feet
where he had dropped them, and told her
in hasty, general terms OF his interview with
the editor" such a nice, reflective man.
be ssid-she actually looked almost de-
lighted enough to laugh; and then, at her
suggestion, they went into the house and
lat 10y the center-table, 10 discuss the good
news in detail.
The next Nerr Era contained the an
nouncemcnt Of Craybili'- candidacy, a.
promised, and the editor th~ou-hifuily di-
rected attention 10 IL in q neat local para
graph (Which Miss Munger cut out and
pasted in her scrap-book). saving, among
other things, that "the Office OF Coroner
being 80 closely connected with the most
solemn and tende episodes OF human life,
IL ought not 10 be made a football OF the
party caucus or y pcrauisite of the ordinary
political trickster." This stroke was in
tended, the editor privately assured Cray
bili-with what sincerity | can not say-"to
Nttlialt III 'lAu-tlNs aaL a Sbt SAINT
time, if possible, I" head of nominations by
the County Conventions" But in the latter
respect, al least, il failed. The opposition
paper promptly came ont with a scathing
column article d~enouneing what IL felicitous-
~ termed "this solitary horseman nonsense
A. an insult TO the intelligence Of "a people
whose fitness to select their own standard
bearers was their pride and security"
And so two other candidates were duly put
into the field against Craybiil-one an
eclectic physician of limited practice, and
the other n dealer in furniture, whose stock
Included "a full line of ready-msdec collins"
Craybill wasa good deal dismayed by these
movements, and il required all Of the edi-
tors knack OF persuasion, Reinforced 10y the
efforts of Uncle Cliff Tompkins, 4 Well know
local wire -puller, to prevent him from beat
ing q retreat BY degrees, however, he re-
gained his composure, and Uncle Cliff VOL
unteered To assist him n managing his can
vass. "rhis DOCTOR" said Uncle elf, is
what the Changers call a non-producer, YOU
know. He don't raise any thing, and you
can turn the farming element all against him
on that showing. And the cofi n fellow, h ;
a middle-man; he don't raise any thing
either. He lives on The hard earnings OF the
lsboriug population, and you can upset him
with that. And then those diagrams, that
s~tore-boX, that ash-hopper-"
"And the corn Crib" Craybill prompted.
"And the corn-crib," echoed Uncle Gilt.
" How are they going TO get over those, |
want to know: They Just can't do mot
this year. Mr.. Cray bill, when labor is UP in
arms and going forth to drive the money
changers from the temple"
And what a summer that was for speech
making in kausas..-....Men talked gliblv
of 1.-THE dignity of labor" who had seldom
tried any more serious eXertion than the
manipulation Of dominoes, and bawled
themselves hoarse over 1.-The tyranny of
capital" while they adroitly shifted their
property TO their wives names 10 avoid the
payment OF their honest debts. Meetings
were held almost daily in the several town.
ships; every school-house had its Grange;
in every shady corner lounged a group of
fatigued patriots, in their sunday clothes,
evolving opinions about 1.-THE hard
times."......
In this pervssive and Gathering chorus,
Crsybill's voice WAS heard as frequently a.
occasion offered, piping the virtues of his
corn-crib theory, and calmly, though point
eddy, denouncing the ash-hopper and store
box iniQuities. That he would succeed, he
hsd no longer q hint of doubt: as soon
would he have distrusted one of his own
diagrams. But Miss Munger, much As she
would have liked to share this view Of the
situation, was yet unable to smother her
mi giyings. She believed in CraybiI's doc
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