New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-24

men were combining against her. to keep her ir ber
becoming acquainted with some dark nisueeI ne
husband had committed in the past. susPoloII
She as Indignantly repudiated as she renemuc,vu
the respect Invariably accorded him by MS coan,r
mon or as she dwelt upon the honest sincerity Ia
his face. and his gentle, sunny temper;
She felt as if a load had been lifted from n, rI
breast one day when her husband told her Una. LII, MS
nresance was required at the mines. ana that 'rss
were 70 sail for America the following week. onc
sct obout her preparations for departure AT oho'
and discussed arrangements with HAPPY nea 80
They both agreed that, coming as they Werc W
- . considerable stay and possibly to estab-
fish their permanent recidence under repupno
form of government it would be IN petter 'asVe ~
make their entrance into American S1cie,S rn;on.
as Mr.. and Mrs O'Shaughnessy. The marchioh-
ess hcinp herself a sensitive woman VINO ciuns on
stjnatey to the aristocratc pre,udlces OF her Cas-
and therefore respected the Opinions OF 4'lss WIZ
they did not come in direct conflict with her OWL
delicatelv SUGGESTED that to make an assumption Oh
superior rank among people who nag no ILL., ILL.,
might hurt their feelines-relerrinB W '''o 80
nation in the abstract. This token OF sympathenc
forpthought called forth only dry smile from
O'Shaughnessy. ,,u;, sec ,,aor
His wife was not long in discovering It's mean ie.
inc Newsparers which were placed IN thnir
hands before thev had landed in New-l OH, loadly
bazoned the announcement that inc MARQUIS
O'Shau phnessy, one of the Leading miiLoiiares Oh
the Pacific Coast. was about to revlsit MS hauNe
land after n continuous absence of dozen or more
years and that he was accompanied by ms Deautl-
fui ard accomplished lady. the Marchion ss
O'Shnu phnpSSV.
t;nCuishcd linoagc-and there followed an elahor-
ate exposition Of the family pedigree OF the Mar
chioness for the dust is never allowed 10 gaIner
ON the volumes of Burke when occupy " oV On
snicnous mace in every newspaper library of the
Republic. 49,, -. o..or,-
where showered upon them, the ceaselcss On
of my Lord" and my Lady" SWEEP morseis 10
be rolled under republican tongues; the 1awnine
nattery of servants. astonished and perplexed the
Warehouses who had expected to find seti,r re
specting and independent nauon AZ w"s t noy TttIo
Ill they reached their final destination; the niue
mining town in Nevada. that she felt she had eoC
70 the real heart Of the people. There no one
called the MARQUIS by his t,s except IN pran
end " Back for good, l trust. Disturbances
greeted the prodigal on every hand Inc utmos.
| cordiality was shown TO the Marchoness, put IL
was pleasant to see that no fictitious value was At
faohed TO her person on account of her rank. She
fell in love with the mountains which reared ther
hoarv crowns against the clear blue sky with tne
dancing streams which leaped down STONY Pae ,,s
way on their way to the plains with the valleys,
whose emerald carpets were studded win nowers ,
with the bracing air of the high altitude ana mos'
of all with the people, true-hearted and sincere,
| scorninq petty affcctatons and holding splendid
| possibilities Of future development .
| The visitors arrived early in the spring and II
was late in the fall before they were ready TO nd go
and unexpected check. dcputatlon OF citizehs
waited upon aughnessy and rendered him the
nomination for member of Congress from that dls-
| trict.
| O'Shaughnessy returned his thanks for the honor
and regretted that he should be unable TO &C,
cept it, lie told them that of course they would
have no difficulty in finding worthier repre-
sentative than he could possibly have made; TO
all of which they listened without yielding an
inch of ground. The nomination was oIen 10 70
| him they wanted no better man. O'ShaughnessS
| reminded them of his long residence abroad, ana
| asserted that ne no longer an American CIT
zen. They called his attention to the fact thst
he had never formally renowned allegiance to
his native country, and showed INN minutes OF
the date of his arrival in Nevada, calmly assuring
him that sufficient period had elapsed to restore
his local rights of citizenship, and TO render him
lawful prey for the machinations of his fr1enGs
O'Shaughnessy protested that he hnd n9t st ~
reminded him that personal preferences and preju-
lces should lie sacrificed for the sake OF his
country. He declared that he would not accept
the nomination. They informed him that IT,, II III
ventured TO decline they would brain him OF
the spot. lie sulllily avowed his purpose OF
taking the stumn against his party. and con
testing hi, own election whereupon they threat real
ened to give him such a rousng reception WIZ
rotten eggs and other odorous missiles, that ut
was fain to capitulate. -,
They had expected to carry the election VIII
| fying colors, but II was soon evident that sOCih
| popularity is not always a sure tOuchsione u
POLITICAL favor Men who were his warm per
sonal friends took sides against O'Shaughnessy
DENYING that he had the necessary Quanncatlon
for legislator, and insisting that his long absence
from the State made him ignorant of the needs
Of the people. On the day Of the election as ds
matches began to pour into headquarters, II wa
evident that the question of his election or defea
would turn upon the vote OF his own county
In other quarters the vote appeared TO De eyeii2I
divided, for the reputation that he bore as hard
working and honest miner Offset the advantage
possessed by his rival, popular young lawyer
, who had made a thorough canvass OF the neiu
; But the large mines in the vicinity Of the tow
where O'Shaughnessy's property was locatel
Zach employed considerable body of men, VII
could BE- manipulated hither and thither by tn
word Of lender. Much to the disgust of IN
party OShaughnessy refused to secure voter
BY any methods not strictly OPEN and above board
He even went to the extent OF noIyg n4e me me
he did not desire 10 influence them IN any way
but that each must vote according 10 ms ow
best iudgment-a privilege which, 1t must De cor
coded they exercised to the utmost Barr
Conover who would have II lled to occupy cor
( spicuous position as campalgn orator. was Pre-
hibited by the stem command Of his employer, an
' constrained to limit his elOQuenrc to harangun
!, barroom audiences. and keeping villgant ey
l on the polls.
e The voting began at Z. At o'clock in n
; majority was diminished AT IL he was a hit
: behind. At he again made break ahead, bu
; il gas apparent by that time that his supporter
being chiefly recruited from the "or-,hs cla,Se
. , had hurried to the polls at their earliest oppo
, tunity and that there were few who had not pee
! heard from. The afternoon vote was ngh', pU
almost every ballot was cast in favor OF his opp'
nent At o'clock the latter was over 90 ahea'
The polls were to close at g. and 1t was pa9' eve
70 his most ardent supporters. that O'Shaughness
was morally certain to lose the day.
His wife was dismayed and oppressed with I'll
E sense of coming defeat. He did not feel very con
Portable himself, for although he had been 10Th
accent the nomination. he had no liking Tor u
role of defeated candidate; but he tried to rail-
3 the marchioness on her down hearted looks.
+ "What does il matter, anyhow? shall not !
pestered by oflice-seekers, nor obliged to knoc
ANYBODY down for coming around me with bride
! Keep up your spirits my dear"
4 She did not smile at his light tone or word
To her. defeat was equivalent to disgrace. Nor
over she had been thinking seriously OF the ne
aims and practical opportunities which would |
open TO O'Shaug hnessy by the possession of sei
in Congress. She was tired Of their listless Wai
= ter things.
: And you say there is only one mining cam
s to be heard from? How many men are thel
:, | in it?"
n Only about couple of hundred voters
i | third of the men are foreigners who have nev'