, 1879-08-09
MATCII~BONDS.
Judge Aldrich Has a Word to
Say tor His Friend
Smith,
WHO Intends TO Do tho Honest
Thing by tie General Gov
ernm mt.
Congressman Aldrich Also Takes d Hand
tho Game.

Tic speaker wss m ollIsll man, dressed in a
somowbat dusty nnd faded blue flannel suit, n
cotton shirt, q standing collar very much awrv,
and once whfto nccEtio that had worried pretty
we'll around to his Oh enr. lie was covcFeat as
to tlis head, with q black s1ouch Int. Wllero
the dasl is intertccted in Ills a5rapt e1clama-
tton aboyc, hs mentioned maine. mentioned
It in deep, scpulchra,, but altogether Inds-
ttnct, voice, ~ II Il uas out Of ta question TO
suppose that tho reporter, un whom f1o had
pounccd as ha mt writing array at bis desk IN
TIE Tn1nuNE local room, didn't know HIN
without going through the formally Of at in
PRODUCTION.
"Kuow me, don't YOUTH he added, however,
u moment later, as tho reporter sat scratching
hia head and trying to cali over the names Of all
judges l,o had evcr met or heard Of.
mo. raul say that I do"
"1Nlatfn
"Fact+"
"lfM JUDGE 4LDnIcH."
This time lie made himself heard, though at
the cost Of IN apparent e1ertion.
"Front namoa"
"Judgc d. Carr Allr!c,,."
"Wcll. ANY relation to the man who called
90 Judge Drummond day before yesterday to
tell about Smith and tile Baxter match+bond9"
1.-THE sane.n replied the old man, rIibly.
"You see, young fellow, I'm Smiths lawyer.
Now, Cyrus, you sec, ia pretty good sort Of a
fnr1ner,-rot lots OF broad acres. and all that
sort Of thtng,-but lie dill ret roped In on this
'crc tond husincss, mud wants TO settle the thing
up so thought I'd come up anl give you line
about It. Ntel,be you'd like II, ct3''
''Ccrtaiply." replied The reporter, oucourag-
ing1y.
"Welt, the way Of itwas this; YOU sec, when
Cy found out lie WAS caught, he carnu To me nrti
stated tho en-ttre facts; said ho signed the
bond, .ho s'posed,. in blank. told lin,
II was valid bond. Well, he
said, somo attorneys had told him be could CO
rtd Of II. said honesty would be the hest pol-
lev Ia a matter where tic Gcncrn1 Government
was concerned, and he held OH to my superior
Judgment. Invent t. sec judge BANGS, but he
was absent from the city. llkcwlfo presented
my card 10 Judge Drummond. the eminent
turist, who referred mo ta Judge Bangs ms the
man / wur1ed to Sec couldn't SEQ Judge
bangs because ho was away, but saw Ills two
co.opesativc-assistan sistants-or-we'l-h!s two CO.
operative Deputy. United States ATTORNEYS.
Young Baldwin and Dovcls-no, TINT atn't It.
bulls-nor that ultl1cr-Doalcs, th!nk 1t la
aid they wcrc very courteous, but couldn't do
4 thing fnr me, and told mG to sce Judge
Bangs. Well, I just say Judge hanes iait tht
this was: rhe matter was ont u Ills control
and Jurisdiction. and tle couldn't doa thlns
about it, but referred me to Me-1've got
his name on card l1erc--the
HON. .oHERSuHAuM, CON-"
"Whatl" asked tho reporter. In alarm.
The old man put OF, bis glg.'amns md aaid he
,,.,osooff ha lnflfft raid IL ttt6t rfrhf. Tim
poTtcr agreed with him, md helped him ont.
'tOh, yes, that's It. The Hon. Green d.
1sauln, Commissioner Of Internal hcvonue nt
Washington. He's tho fellow I'm ro!o9s 70
hoping to meet that OBLIGATION Of tic
General Government, for believe my client to
be IN honest n.an,-God's nob1cst work, SO tho
poet REMARKS" ,..s.,
''Ho's only been here shost time, and asn't
known him worry long, but he's heen In tho Guv-
crnncut service: was III The Mrxean war:-1uas
,nakc mote of tlat.-.lr'ta served II tho War to
ind was honornoly discharged, Ihen hc was
postmastcro,,-"
.'Didnt tell mo tho town, but aofno town IN
master, United states Cattle Inspector. lad SO
on, mil IN nil his tons to the Gcncral Guy-
csnmcnt he's settled I'D honestly anl llonora-
hIy. aud Ao wnn,s to do SO now Fut tint
down, II f0n l1ke,'
.tCan ne do III Has hp got any propcrtyl"
"Prnpcrtyl Well, hear mo. Hos got broad
nc.cs In tl.p finest wheat belts OF tue Stntcs, uni
he's willing to. turn 'em over to tho ueueral
Government 1t their FUR market casli value u1d
pay un this s3l,S $50, cyory cent Of IT,
''Cau't llo ret oae or two Of tho other bouds-
rncn TO t!cln him out ~
awe u,a.lerst IND thoy an't worth cent. at
least Tin Gil informed: But e,nEth ts aelS aMa
S1g aog to pay up o. ao@ t &C. f 5 sn a
child, und he wants to gct out Of this musa hun
est'y Md h0norably-put tlat down-Oy paying
the General Government oyery cont h8 ,wcs It.
adsised him to DO it, aud Ao took my butter
advtcc."
slow WAS I'LL norap INTO THE FRAUD ANT
swell, Baxter sold some bonds or something
for him, md he always believed Baxter to he MI
honest ulan TIL fe run away"
What ID aoes ,I be Il ''ropos' to do with Baxter II
"WelE, told Judge Drummond That II we
could ever reach Baxter. BY any dua process Of
law,-of course yoll can't gst HIN now because
he's out OF tho turiadlGtion Of tlu General Gov
uiat'll do It's any good.-whY, then we'd, OF
course, want to have l}axtcr pay hin back"
"But Smith IL wtlliu4-anxious-to square
%%'!sg .s to tn ov0F bis 'a"d' at their cash
"rhesa is',!is,-you hnyo spoken OF them
generally, Where aro thuYfH
.".Woll,. in Missouri anl Iowa, Mostly"
"Are ltey i,nproyadfn
!, ''No," replied tho old man, quickly; "but
they're
THE NEXT THING TO IT.
They're right by tho aide Ut improved planta-
t!ons, aill he'll turn 'tm over tn tic uc,lcrAI
Government. No question ubout It. Tic 1cs,-
snittec to look oyor tile Mnls, md they'll linl
them alt correct anll attAlCEt, froH UHcG Sulnts