The Saline County journal., 1880-04-08

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the rostrum, in public capacity. he has
few equals either for force. readiness,
| shrewdness or elOquency of argument.
Meeting him privately and hearing
him publicly presents him at his
worst and Mt his best. You could take
his brains and set up half the republican
party of Kansas in business with them
and still have q surplus Of capital.
You could take his coarseness and
vulgarity and endOw a community OF
blackguards, you could take his soul
up and drop it into mosquitoes blad-
der and no search warrant in God Al
mighty's world would ever find it
again.
THE MUTUAL HATERS.
A pen stepped in gall and guided by
the archdemOn of envy could not de-
scribe the deep fervent and boundless
hatred with which Lcgate and ID. r..
Anthony regard each other. Legate
once had dream in which the world
seemed to have come to an end, His
soul responded to Gabriel's trump and
scared to realms Of bliss. Pausiu2 Mt
the pearly gate, Legate's soul knocked
for admission and the venerable st.
Peter quickly made his appearance.
AHA, Jim, said Peter, Il was Just
thinking of you, and what made me
think of you was the fact that 1 lust
admitted ID. r. Anthony on a free
pass"
"What, d. r. Anthony here ~
shrieked Legate's astOunded soul.
"Well, you needn't unlock the gate
for me, for if d. r. Anthony isin there
l believe I'd rather go to the other
place."
Anthony and Legate are a good deal
alike in numerous respects. Both are
Overbearing, both wilful, both persist
ent and both splendid haters. Antho-
ny is impulsive and Legate cunning.
Anthony has, / believe, been accused
OF temporary sincerity, but have not
heard Legate spoken Of in that connec-
ton. They are antipOdes in personal
appearance, for Anthony il scrawny
and scraggy and rawboned Many Of
his acquaintances here call him
"HoOk-NOse Anthony" out of respect
for his prOminent-nay, conspicuous
nasal organ. Both Anthony and Leg
ate are violent men, but they are VIC.
lent in different ways. Anthony might
forgive man, but Legate couldn't.
Anthony is more impulsive than his
more brainy rival he is a bundle Of
PREJUDICEs AND CONTRADICTIONS,
With all his glaring faults, d. r. An
thOny is probably a safer man to tie to
and bet on than his cousin, Ex-GOver-
nor George T. Anthony. The latter is
here with quarters at the POppendick
House. He is one of the brainest men
in Kansas, but as heartless as bedbug.
He is a sort of John Sherman in
many respects. Ice water would scald
him. Frigidity is his warmth, a polar
wave his laugh and icicles his tears.
Selfishness is charity with him and 80
cold Is he by nature that he really be-
grudges the love he bears himself.
These two cOusins-Daniel r. and
George T.-have the most cordial and
avOved contempt for each other. There
is an irrecOncilable feud between them,
1t almost broke cousin Daniels heart
when cousin George was nominated for
governor.
James d. Snoddy, who came with
the delegation from Linn county. is
regarded as one Of The foremost men in
the party. He has pleasing address
by the way, he is one of the fat ones
and his abilities are highly spoken
of. SnOddy was down on the first pro-
gramme made out by the anti-Ingalls
faction when they had an idea of run
ming the convention to suit themselves.
+. r. Baker told me all about that
programme the night got here. He
it was
4 AN UNHOLY CONSPIRACY,
He said the anti-IngalIs men were in. |
ee0ding to run Ben Simpson .5r per-
manent ptesidept Of the convention
md John Knderson for first dele
aU9atlarge. "But," added the know
ing old gentleman, ''they have given
up that scheme-they find it won't |
work they find we don't propose to
suffer any such deliberate insult to
Senator ingalls, as they would be-"
l wish could picture the venerable
MIR. Baker as he uttered these grand
and prophetic words. He sat i'm o cane
bOttomed rocker, his short, fat legs
over in front, and his red,
plump hands clasped over his round
belly. As l gaZed with reverence and
awe upon this good man, methOught
MS face and form were not unlike those
IF the illustriOus Samuel Pickwick,
Esq, when, seated around the festive
'Oard of the club his immortal name
lad made famous, he heard the brutal
md Infamous attack of an envious cav
Ter upon his theory of the tittlebats of
Ponds. Bakers face is
at and fOrid, and is fringed with q
border of gray whiskers and white
lair; his eyes are blue and his mouth
s large He wears black-rimmed spec-
acles on his forehead, and a nickle-
plated watch chain bangles from the
bird buttOn-hole of his vest. He talks
n conciliatOry tone of voice, and is
very cautious in his utter
'nces. His principal diversion is l.
THE GAME OF WHIST.
)ut in room next to his business
'fiice is a little table about which con.
'enial friends gather every evening
or rubber or two. If there is q cali
or copy" the game goes on. Ifa
nan brings in an advertisement. he
must wait tillthe hand is played. And
is upon this principle that we find
he Oldest daily in the capital of Kan