The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-13

WHY, only the other night, when Sonato
Misnancy and Judge Fitzwaddle were here
after making him tell his story-whieh yo'
know, think he really believes-I sang
There Came to the Bach Poor Exile o
Erin and my husband told me aftcrward
was worth, at least a dozen votes.
"But about this rival of yours--this nice
/ Of Garcia's"
"Anothcr Of your blunders; you men know
nothing of women. Firstly, shes swarthy
little brunette, with dots for eyes; and strides
like man, dresses like a dowdy, don't veal
STAYS, and has no style. Then, she's single
woman, and alone; and, although she affects
70 he IN artist, and has Bohemian ways
don't YOU se she can't so into society with
Tout a chapcron or somebody to go with her.
NonSnse7
But persisted Wiles, "she must have
lsome power; thereNs Judge Mason and Sen
ator Peabody, who are constantly talking
about her; and Dinwidlic, of Virginia, e'
corted her through the Capitol the other
day
Mistress Ioplinson laughed.
"Mason and Peabody aspire TO be thought
literary and artists, and Dinwiddie wanted
to plquo me-"
"But Thatcher Is no fool"
as Thatcher a lady's mani qucricd tho
lady, suddenly.
Hardly should say responded WiIe"'
"Ifo plytenls 10 b. absorbed in his Swiudle
and devoted to his mine; and | don't think
that even you" he stopped with slight
sheer.
"There, YOU are misunderstanding me
again, and what Is worse, you are mlsunder-
standing your case. Thatcher Is pleased with
her because he has probably seen no ono else.
| Wait till ho comes to Washington and has an
lopportunlty for comparison and she cast a
frank glance at her mirror, where WIcs,
with a sardonc bow, left her standing,
Mr.. Gashwilcr was quite as confident Of his
own success with CONFESS. 1--WE are within
a few days Of the end Of the session. We
will manage to have it taken up and rushed
through before that fellow Thatcher knows
what lie is about"
If it cou.l bo don, before he gets here"
said Wilcs, it, r,s ...uly sure thing, He
IS delayed two days, e.. might have becn de-
layed longer I,cyr Mr. Wilcs sighed If
the accident had happened on a mountGi1
road, and the stage had been precipitat"d over
the aJyNs. what valuable time would have
been slyel. AMI success become a surpty' But
Mr Wil,s functions aS an advocate did not
include murder; at least he was doubtful if it
could b. taxed as costs.
I'VE need have no fears sir, resumed Mr..
Gashwiler; the matter is now in the hands OF
the highest tribunal of appeal i'll the country.
It will meet, sir with inileXble justice. l
have already prepared some remarks"
BY the way" interrupted Wiles intellect
ously. where's your young man-your pri-
vate secrctary-Dobhs''
The congressman for a moment looked con.
fused "lIe Is not here. And ! must correct
Your error in applying that term to him. |
have never put my confidence in The hand. Of
any one
But you introduced him to me ~ your Sec
rotary"
"a mere honorary title, sir. A brcvet
repose such a trust In him. But was do
ceived, sir, MS | fear am too apt to he whea
crmit my feelings as man to overcon:e
my duty as an American legislator Mr..
Dobbs enjoyed my patronage and the oppOr-
tunitv il gave me to introduce him into pub
lie life only TO abuse it, He became, fear,
deeply indebted His extravaganza was un
limited, his ambition unbOundcd, but with
out, sir IA cash basis. advanced money to
him from time to time upon the little prop
erty you SO generously extended TO him for
his services But it was quickly dissipatcd.
Yet, sir such is the inGratitudo OF man that
his family lately appealed to me for assist
ace felt it was necessary to he stern, and
refused. | would not for the sake Of his
family say anything, but | have missed, sir,
books rom my library. On the day after he
left two volumes of patent Office reports and
a Blue book of congress, purchased that day
by mo at a store on Pennsylvania avenue,
were miSsia J-mi,Sing! had difficulty, sir,
great dlllNullN III h'cIlllb IL tipil 'H' l'dP'lH'
As Nj Wies had heard the story already
from Gashwiler's acquaintance, with more or
less free comment on the gifted legislators
economy, he could not help thinking that the
difficulty had been great indeed. But he only
fixed his malcyolcnt eye on Gashwilcr and
sal /:
SO he is gone, ch''
YES
Md you've made an enemy Of him! That
bad.
| VI. Gashw Her tried to look diGnifedy un-
concerned; but something in his visitors
m...n"r made him uneasy,
/ -,y it is bad, If YOU have. Listen. BE
10Y. left here, found at IA boarding house
where hc had boarded, and still owed a bill, d
trunk which the landlord retained Opening
it, found some letters and papers Of yours
with certain memoranda of his, which
thought ought to be in your possession. ~
an ALLEGED friend of his, redeemed the trunk