New-York tribune., 1885-09-20

your sgnature-is all should think OF asking
you. And pray remember that ask It as a faxor' M
Coone-l have not forgotten It, II you have;Iyou
| placed me in your debt to an extent which ha'o
not yet been able to re1ute." o.,o, ;tp
"Ah well. YOU are very kind to mention ~.
replied the other, with what seemed to me rather
embarrassed smile and be wiped PEE nost ns bsnpg in
with his !ne h .o;red sd neee Ds of napeI and
nervouslv wrote a few words upon IT, concn,9ihhs ~ hs
with his signature @Will IT, that =; be ;da sufficient hO
Nothing could be better" the latter reioineId,
putting he note in his pocket How uncom,nonly y,
well Won are looking Colonel in spite OF tne hot
weather! But remember high temperature has no
terrOrs for yon. Well, we won't detaln you ahy
longer but we must dine together before d lo,R.
and renew old times. Au reyor~ And we mad9
our salute which the Colonel returned, and
Departed. aprtSt .,n,,., hsri,ri,ep y remarked the
Prince as we went down stairs. " Inc Coiohei
was particularly kind; he is not always 80 arSoo
ible; ; but wo old army men have sors W iaeo rec
masonry among ourselves. n lou ddressed bv all
manner of names and titles: as Shakespeare ss}
Zone man in his time plays many parts. 10
number of persons appear only IN the euise VI
their most ntimate friend. Well, oar next inter
Wow must be with my honored assoclIIo' tan
Judge. And, in good timc here we are lo no t"" f
the bell of a stately residence, at tho door ol
which we were standing Ii was opened Dy . % hegio
servant in livery. " Is the Judge III = inquirer NY
aSot at home, sah," the footman replied
promptly. o,,os aud
The Prince looked straight in the negros eyes anu
sad All Pompey, 10 y1H IN ma y SS1ibSe tbe word and
| I'll see about getting Won another - -,
The staiwart footnaDs lace ana hguie hgnp,sb r6,
suddenly to contract and wlther beneath tlo
friendly gaze of the Prince, and his fesohaV WIN
lost all its depth and Volume. ~, ar ,.,. ,ool,i,
Sakes alive boss" lie Ialtercd. was iooelh DOE n
| ~ ,;other cen,lnm-I was for a facl You'll fin dc
| Judge IN do back sittn'-r0Om lie muihpIted
| something else which | did not hear; Dut tle
Prince nodded and SAID, " Another t'ino' anu We
Tie .judce.-a wiry. keen-looking man with n
! sInooth-shaven faco aud heavy dark eyeOIo"SSIL IL
received us POLITELY lut with a certain reserve. Ic
| listened attentiyelV while my friend made known
the object of our visit then paused a low mo"cnts
if in deliberatlon, ana ilhally sdlu ~ ,;r
sorry, but really don't sec my way 10 meet Soui
glanced at the Prince. but his calm features did
| not Ueiray tho slightest change. IN taas ohSr,
LEFT us say no more about It," lie remarked. hho"
YOU too well not 10 know that you must naNg
conclusive reasons for your decision. but , s'i.o
am here NAV as well alude 10 another matter
| that had almost escaped me- You rcc0ilect, aO3ut
twelve or thirteen years ago, when YOU N!ote tl'S
| mastery alignment Oh the great bribery case
was fortunate enough you remember, to hc able ID
put you in possession OF certain documents nciI'iis
upon the matter which had sone inHuence Oh yoai a
opinion One of them was letter irOn tue acCu.eu
party, addressed toilet me see!-what was tho
| name Of the gentleman = hi;
| The corners OF the judges mouth dropped ana MS
face turned ghasily pale. " Was 1t YOU who-l bad
fhou rht il w;ls-I was not aware" lie s;anmeTcd'
Meanwhile tho Prince who appeared 10 nave oern et,
4
| / have it! the name %. The person addressed
strange | should have FORGOTTEN so distinguished
an individual even for moment Was d roi.irc
! STAY - nterp0sed the Judge hastily. ana raising
his hand which viSby trembled; stay, tne wIioie
thing comes back TO me now; Geg you VIII pardon
INV pfeoccupatOn. | will have all the documents
forwarded to yon this evening One has 50 many
"of coursc-of course~. rejoined tho Prince
onietly: do not incommode yourself. my dear
| fellow: y: any time will do; | merely wanted to pat
you in mini Well" he added rising. am sorry
| that my friend here
! 70 me-by the way did | catch this gentleman's
! name rightly You said 1t wasII
The Prince repeated my aPpsliiatGn.1 lat 1o o,,oh,,,
nv hand with great show OF eOrdiality and
shaking it hard. " where could my ears aud WIS
have been this afternoon My dear slr'. be cont II
ued addressing NE. this has all been 4 mistake,
a ridiculous mistake. assure you! You are all
right You arc just the man we want; tie Secrc,,
tary was inquiring for you only yesterday. ana
asked Inc whether | could prevail npon you 10
acceut this very place we are taking about 10h
already have tho vote all the strongest in tho
party sad as for newell. the PRINCE here can tell
you whether am likely to advocate your claims Vr
nOtW
q And now your Hrghuess" said !. rs we emerged
upon the avenue l." how can requite the service
YOU have done me You have SHOWN yourself
omnipotent in municipal politics, 1t not also IN
those OF the Nation at large; tut feel that have
no right to demand that yOu should devote 80 much
time and trOnble 10 my concerns. IL any one IS
oyerrun with business, you Ought 10 De-
Not at all" he replied: "and as to your hight >
TO command me- you underestimate 1t altogether.
Tie very existence OF man Ike yOu is of ines-
prcs,ible comfort aid assistance 10 ne. and cannot
Sufficiently acknowledge It, However. yCu
object to feel even the shadow of an objection.
will tell you one thing you can do which will far
more than square accounts between us.
spray tell me what IL is " | returned eagerly:
The Prince took from his pocket small black
volume. All people have their h0bbes,' said ne
and have mine. For many years 1t has been nv
habit ana delight 10 collect the autographs of
eminent persons. This book contains the names Of
many of the most distinguished men in history,
ancient and modern. IL will not he complete until
! YOU have added your own to the list"
have taken my Bible-oath never to give my
| autograph TO any One,' was my answer; aud
added thoughtlcssy. May the devil take me II do
| that even Tor you!
| IL seemed to me that | sustained slight shock
| and for a moment did not know where was
| When came to myself was sitting in my chair at
| the uptown cafe. just as WAS when my cOnycrsa
tioa with tie Prince began; but the Prince himself
was no longer opposite me. Had inadvertently
| dropped asleep in the midst Of our talk Aud had
my IiterocutoI thereupon lett mo IN disgust But
| the Gig lr he had given me was still Letween my
| fingers about half smoked and remembered that
had lighted IT Just as set out on our expedition
| On the other hand. had not got my appointment; ;
! and have not got it yet. JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
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