The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-10
HANCOCK AND TILDEN.
First Authentic Account of Their Great
Interview.

From the burlington HaWkeye.
you see, Mr. Tilden," remarked the
General, confidentially, 1--WE are going to
make lively campaign of this. We will
take the offensive from the start, and we
must whoop her up"
"Oh, yesr' said the old man, in an i'm
pressive whisper, "that's all right; its
hooped up now"
And he smiled at the General as one
who should encourage another to pro-
coed but in different direction. The
General echoed the smile family, but
hopefully, and hitched his chair little
nearer.
You see," lie went on with kindling
enthusiasm, 81 am not much OF politi-
clan, and have everything to learn in the
management of these things, but I know
we must get ahead of them at the start.
You see?n
"Oh, yes, yes" the old man replied in
whisper more intense than before.
"Oh, yes; that's all right. We've got
ahead already. It's headed up, too; heI
he! Hoped up and headed up; you're
right; yes, you're all right"
And he smiled again, a smile that he
seemed to think was full of comfort for
his listener. The general looked at him
earnestly, and little shadow of anxiety
crept over his answering smile.
"You understand, Mr.. Tilden,n he
said presently, ''that need your advice
| and friendly COUNSEL
| The old man bowed again. The gen
eral looked up more hopefully, and went
on:
"You see what am trying to get
| ct
Eyes, yes" chuckled the old man
eagerly; II know; that's what they're
| all trying to get at it. Oh, yes"
And in thc pleasant mood which seem.
ed to have come upon him, he made
motion as though he would
have prodded the general in the
but suddenly drew back. The general
looked worried, but returned to the
charge with patient good nature.
81 don't want to make any bungling
work at the START he said; "because--'i
mo, no, no; no. interrupted the old
man, earnestly; mo bungling this time
you're right there; it's all right, never
was bunged up tighter; a bung starter as
big as maui wouldn't start it; oh, yes
you're all right; no buugling this time -
And the general fairly started, for as
he listened, he thought he heard the old
man whisper, under his breath, a sort ol
appendix, Mot darned bungle" He
set his teeth hard, and looked in the old
mans half-clOsed eyes.
"Mr. Tilden," he said, al will be frank
and open with you"
open ~ said the old man, with an
| interrogation point in his face. "Oh, no
no. Hoped up. Didn't you say hoop
her up, and didn't | tell you yes, 1t was
hoopcd up? And headed, too? Oh, no
not open. No, not open. Not open
Oh, nor he added, with grave and earn.
st deliberation.
| MI Than I,o lnAl-al ~ aranaTa1 oc
though he didn't exactly understand
him. The cold perspiration stood "oui
on the generals brow in beaded drops.
"Mr. T'ilden," he said earnestly, "listen
to me. You can not, you must not mis-
apprehend me. Do not stop me; heal
me through. You can not delay or aver
the inevitable; you can not stavt
i OFF,
NO" the old man said with startling
promptness and discouraging energy
mo, that's so. You're right there
drum" And he repeated with comfort.
able JUNCTION, Tight as a dunn, tight a!
: drum, Not hoop loose or a stayt
off"
The General turned uneaslly in hi
chair, and barely repressed groan. Al
it was, he signed, and with an appealing
glance into the old mans eye, he said:
This increases my fear and double
my responsibilities. This adds"
''What adj 2" asked the old man quick
ly, and with a suspicious glance at tn
Generals side pocket, as though he fear
ed a concealed weapon or a mechanical
instrument What adzen he repeate,
| in apparent alarm.
, the General rose in despair, abstract
" rubbed his hat the wrong way. A.
he stood near the door, he said:
81 will leave you now. will cal
| again, and may l not trust that on an
other occasion you viii listen to M
more inteliigently, and enter more yea
: ously into my plans May l not hop
: on
moi" the old man said, with mil
I emphasis, lyon may open nothing here
not even a watermelon; not q posta
! card. have no time. / have ellen
: who is
? He was suddenly silent, for he wa
: alone Down the darkening street
l saw the magnificent outlines of super
5 figure, clad in the splendid uniform {
+ the senior major general of the Unite
s States army. The superb figure wa
r threshing the air with its splendid arm
|, and now and then wildly kicking
! tree box with its magnif
e cent legs. The Pickering stree
G lamps shone On handsome face col
J. yulsed with a variety of emotions, anon
, which fiai-footed wrath was prominen
4 The old man could not hear distinct
r the remarks that fell from the finei
chIseled lips, but now and then I'll
breeze of the summer night waited bac
, faint echoes of reservation, profanity
and foothill objuFgations, and We
a Point cxpIetives.
a The old man checked sigh, an
: turned IL into a smile
? He icaped forward to gaze at the di
.. appearing tabIeau, and listened 4
I further remarks
\ But solitude reigned in the street
Is and only silence Knocked his lisieniI
= ears with voiceiess quiet.
q The superb was gone.