Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-18

,uPPosei put tney owred iittle patch OF
Isno ana novel, poor place enough, In
al e1nscienee out still Their own, and
-, Hhen her husband oied, Jennie sent
Ior me' anu now. instead OF picking up
Laes IN New iork, 1 am scratching the
ground IN hoxoury.
An, someth ng OF rise In mel
uaSs tne cnanae agrees with you
am ven enough satisned'
AZ least, you are WIN your own nesh
ma oIoou.
les; am tnat mucn better on, cer-
ss.nlv.
1our oaugnter mas children you saidf-
.esLsWo.
ana tney are sickf
very slcK,
~ nae - Ine matterf
Al 40 not know--l cannot anderstand-
nes doctor seen tnemf
uOc'9rl 1000 gracious! no" could
WsRey uocVori
ou' you must nave one. mere, go Tor
one az onee' ana ne onered MIN nVe-
oor,ar Diil.
tIe oia man stretcneo 1ortn MS mana
70 Ake " inen strange expression
game ln'9 ms eyes' ana quickly win
are"hg nls manu-, ne sala nurrieoly,
NO, NO! ana turning aorupty' nastened
away.
neianu gAzea slLer MN tor moment
WIN tnougntrui an, anu tnen, WIN
oowou neao, anu ms nanas uBntly
Siaspeu oenino nim' SLOWLY maze MS way
noWewso. W:
. "Nn az enUIl, ne ~ iasS succeeuec IN
tnrowng on tne olsaSreesnie impression
.ns quouoam Iag,plcker nau mace ana
py sne eime ne naa reacned Ms own door
nsu Utmost Iorgot.en MN;
II uIsn, ne hsu sometnIng 9ucn more
assoSIDie sseSa 70 Sis .ninn oi, anu couiu pu' con
sI:'l sIs.Iiate nlmsen On ms campaign
wnion seemea 70 nlni' noo Win OUT res-
@ son' W nave peen d ID mas'erPiece Oh s'ra'a-
gen.
Dy oi1ser miAsute VI AranAnsss anu
ITs Tnn.s 10 nau quloA1S en.is.eu oiara
en.on 4Iai.n - nis in.eiese' s ~ HrIM .na' moens
ING IeaiiAatlon q. nAs snpi1lous ureams
seeMeo s ai assured. Ior he was nos lgnorans
.;ato " % n0onpHi a .ue "a, VI wPan 20 .
assls'hnce, ana knew al tne power OF
those subterranean moyements which as
similata fem;nina ;nfnanca 10 The aacrat
and irresi stibIe inAuences Of nature
Another nolnt oained-be had astab-
lished secret between that prettv woman
and bimself and had nIacad b;wsalf on
a conAdential footing With her
He had oained the rioht to keep secrat
their cIandestine words and nrivate con-
varsat;on on5 Snch = ,os;t;nn cievarI,,
managed could mid him tn mass vsry
agreesblv tbe time necessary to 0ain a
Residence in Connecticut and the nar;od
occunied in his noliticaI canvaas
Leland. on entering the house. sat
down 70 writa to NM SIaaEIord 10 inforro
him of the onsnino of his onsrations
and admonish him To keen ouiet From
that day he turned his attention to follow
inc mn the two parsons who could controI
his election.
His policy az regarded Mr.. MetcaIf was
as simple az il was clever. Pro6tino bv
his growing Familiarity as a neigbhor he
went to school as II were. to the old Gem
tleman farmer. and gave him mn the di-
rection of the sadIay farm Nv this ou;at
compliment, enhanced by his captivating
courtesy, he advanced insensibly in the
good graces Of the old man.
After some weeks of almost daily in
tercourse, Mr.. Metcalf graciously praised
his young neighbor as a good fellow, an
excellent musician, an amiable associate;
but to make him Congressman, saw
some things which might disqualify him.
The young man, however, did not worry
himself SO much about the matter as
might be supposed, for his second ambi-
ton had superseded his grst; in other
words, his fancy for Clara Denton had
become more ardent and more pressing
than his love for political preferment.
We are compelled to admit, not to his
credit, that he first proposed to himself
to gain the affections of his fair neigh
Dor as simple pastime, as an interesting