, 1880-10-02

Our delegate, Mr. Brsnts, aPPss" TO
be possessed Of q peculiar faculty Tor
placing himself and his constituents IN
amazingly ridiculous positions. Fora man
to be subject of ridicule is to lose ms
dignity, and TO lose that deprIres him OF
all influence the following from the
Olympia standard We know tn be tact;
let the voters Of Washington territory
read and Judge for themselves:
"a very amusing episode OF Mr.. Brents
present political pilgrimage occurred at
Seattle last Tuesday. Of which the local
papers, very singularly, make but passing
mention. II appears that the republican
nominee, probably actuated by that parsi-
monv for which he is so noted, failed to
telegraph his contemplated movements
and made the passage on the Messenger
arriving in the middle OF the afternoon IN
stead Of the evening by the Annie Ste'oart
as was expected by the committee. The
s,alwarts had, of course, arranged the u.s.
ual clap-trap performance, to take place
on the arrival OF the latter boat. When
the Messenger had tied up 10 the wharf'
Mr. Brents in sadness and solitude quiet
ly wended his way To the usual Republi-
can hesdauaiers, the New England Hotel,
d posted hi, carper-bag, registered his
name, and presently, with detected AR,
salGed forth. Who should be the first
one he met but Mr. Baxter, chairman OF
th- republican COmmitte, who had Just
let the contract for manufacturing an un-
limiteI manifestation Of joy on the arri-
val OF the standard bearer of the party.
Almost thunderstruck with surprise, he
exclaimed: Where did you come froml
How did you get here!" Il" came from
Tacoma by the MESSENGER, was the reply.
- Well, you've played hob, was the.com-
forting rrjoinder, "were getting up re-
ception, and now you've knocked It high
er than kite But where have you put
upi' AT the New England. faltered
poor B. Il thought that was the repuS-
ican hotel" Yes, yes, it used to be /;
but then there is an object to gain. You
are TO stop at the Occidental After
some further parley, Mr.. Brents was in
strlcted to capture his carpet-bag and take
up his quarters at the Occidental, and re-
main carefully concealed from public view
until the friendly shades of evening might
afford means whereby the original pro-
eramme could be carried out. Night
came on, and at the usual hour the steam
er approached her wharf. At the sound
of the whistle the saloons disgorged their
usual quota Of useful stalwarts, the band
struck up, the cannon doomed and the
crowd assembled upon the wharf. As the
lines were cast ashore somebody on board
inquired What is all this racket about
..Oh, we came down to receive Brents,
was the reply. Brents be hanged :"
was the irreverant response, " he isn't on
board. " g Yes he is, persisted the stall
wart: "thcre he is now! as his eye dis
cried the form of Mr.. D., who had jump
ed aboard the steamer, and was then de-
scending the gangway. Immediately the
band struck up" Hail TO the Chief" the
Falls,atiian. procession fell into line, and
every thing would have fallen out accord
ing tpprogramme, if i; had not been for
the presence OF poor demented creature,
a deruut admirer of reDnblicanism, who
ranged herself alongside of Mr.. Brents,
and whenever the music of the band did
not drown her voice was heard exhorting
~ More power Mr.. Brents" Even the
beautiful bIue-lieht etfec: of the balcony
scene at the hotel was marred by the in
terpolations oI this ardent supporter, and
the refrain - More power, Mr.. Brentsi
ruse strong and clear over the silvery ac-
cents Of the gentlemen who had been to
Washington. These casual incidents
made a veri,able COMEDY of errors" of
what otherwise would have been very
I.r.Sv affair -