, 1879-04-14
gnrds It ~ duty which fe owcs to himself antl
tho world to help 1efent that particular project.
TILE f.trrf.A ditIHE MIMH

gnr1s It as duty which l,s owes to himself arsl
tho world to help 1efeat that particular project.
THE 11rrLH 1ntHE MIMI
was, as il generally known. sold some mnutts
s"t to uepys peqrs Vi sEe M al tf:so fss
PARTIES, for f:O0,ntO. Tile greatest ctnbhrrass.
ments wete p1acrsi IN tho way Of making that
ta!e ty incn In I.eauvil!c TclcQrafuh sent fru.n
Chicago t" agents Of the a!uve-name1 gentle
nsclcs fsotn f.cadvfiie were ncver allowed togo
tvcs the wires. II hfs becn tlnre than hus-
pcctca sIncu ttcn That tho telegraph opcrators
IN j.easlYiile Were tn Icn9us with ilIs opposing
prevent communication between Chicago anl
t.cadyillc. '1le Importance Of fE,s telegraph In
such casc may be bech whcn IL - remembered
TINT sx 70 eiatt daya We. Fero required fot tnss-
Now the tnaila have becn 50 Rysse1natlnd that
nnly five tU xix tinys arc required. Flnaly, IS
last resort, TIM day hcforo tho closing np Of the
sso h ononst' zen. ai,nnn an e'n,s,ary IN, Mp
poiut, WHARF. he chopped down a treo
40 ltiat it fell across thu telegraph wire,
and thus cliectually cut oil all comnlln-
cation with tic outer world: Hal It not Been
County Dnnk, who PROMPTLY advanced the
funds, t.,a sato would fIayu been broken of.
Stc,, into the Tonltue Restaurant at any hour
Of the day or evening. You vii! zee
GROUPS Or MEN In Twos OF TnnsBs,
sitting With their chairs drawn close together,
their heads touching, their hans]s and arms
RrasptnE tho CHAIRS Tor suppot, ret trembling
with excitement. md all ,cconyetsltg III eager
whispers. Now and then .tla:y will glance sud
denly hltl cuiltiJ around to gee II anrbodY Is
observing Or Itstcntng TO them. Ono wUu.d TIM
aQine they were gangs Of burglars, organizing a
scheme to piunder a bank. Hut tier nre not
crmtnats,-n lcast they are not discussing u
crime. II You should bo Interested enoughto
IIstan TO their eager conversations you might
catcl, occasional fractions ot scutences, such in
"Suro thing" "siust strike M ''1'Lirty
pluces," "Fortune made,n etc. These
aru Tue cousp.rators, The ysslonartes,
who are. a!waYb getting rich, but never
acquire ricllus. Sco low hard they breathe,
lluw their ores sparkle, and how, In their nerv
ounness, they ara constantly changing thc!f
nstttudest Aud they, are slasp, too. They
pride themselves upon knowing 50 much more
than anybody else about tic prospects OF Lead
yll.e.-upoM being on the iastile Of things, rs 1t
were. AMI tllcy nre not seruplslous cithcr. Let
ono Of tlntu Out on Chestnut street a|onc. lie
sees RrUnr Of capitalists talking on q corner.
How quickly he Buttnises tlat "so,ncthtng IL
up,'t ,ui,d with whnt an atr Of Indifference hs
Holno object on the summit Of the enowy
Range! Probably be takes out m cYc-glass.
a,ul scans the hurizon with oil the appearance Of
discerning the weather sgus. Of COURSE he ia
not listening to the RirhuRnrs who are talking
bchiud htn,. But whenever by chance he Is
having . confidential interview with anybody.
,le Is continually shifting around, as II ho ex-
valuable lore. Tless arc tic men vito dcspc-
rataIy oppose all scllen,es IN which they nto not
themselves Interested, and who chop down
trecH, mid wnylay telegraph boys to prevent the
consu summation Of sales. They nre charactcrs OF
Leadyilc. u.E. W.