Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-17

disappointed struggler remained nobody:
but the old magnetism sparkled afreSh
through the sympathy which, by round
about wires found its way from the heart
,, OF yore TO to the heart now aged with hope
deferred. In point of fact, BlarnaDy had
never discouraged the hope in Mrs. Shicks-
per's mind, that, in the sweet time coming
called '1some day favorable circumstances
might enable him TO escape from the clutch
of all-consuming ambition. ana find time to
recover his youthful health and happiness
in the renewal of his early love. Meantime
his influence had gained acceptance for her
writings in many of the newspapers, and
public characters are keenly appreciatlve
OF the service done them oy the craseleSS
shower OF pretty paragraphs in their praise
as out-of-the-swim readers are amused at
their apparent trumperincss.
Blarnaby was disposed to think il was
bad politics" in Euphemia to flourish d.
schoolmarin 5 cane in The face OF a budding
president.
The Countess of Ossulstone. All, The
Countess of Ossulstouc. our readers Will
be delighted TO learn. will soon be led to
the altar of Westminster abbey by Hon.
De Witt NJ. Biarnaby, president-elect of
the United States. The two greatest ma
lions of the world may at last congratulate
each other on so suspicious an inaugnra-
ton of a new era of closer relationship.
which insures the triumph OF peace and
good will over the Vaccinations of the enc
mics of both.
This is what Blarnaby's prophetic eye
read in an imaginary Court Chronicle as he
feverishly fingered the picture OF his lady
fair, stolen by naughty Cupid from the
crested album i'll the library. The vision
made his pulses Ounce as he walked grand
wedding march along the royal abbey aisle
that led TO the forecastle gangway.
As for the political campaign. time
enough to think about that when he landed.
The development scheme! Ges-that
was now in good train Fifty thousand
pounds from two persons-quarter of anil
lion dollars. that looks like success. And
all the coronets to follow suit, too. That
fellow Tyrwhi1t-(must be careful not To
call it Ter-whitt any more)-is all right
capital fe]low-will help ME elegantly. Con-
found that wretch. In the Mall, too, OF all
places. If it was Terwilliger I'd give Il
round thousand this moment TO set him up.
Daren't be seen around the police court
though. so lost him. Hope the case didn't
get in the papers. Sir John amt likely to
trouble about 1t now, sure" And so he
marched and unused.
After nine days and nights of castle build
ing and unbulding with these materials.
Blarnaby awoke for the first time TO practi
cal work. The Fortuna arrived IL quar-
antine. He was aroused from a dOZe by the
rush overhead of Blobbe, Fotheringham
and host of friends. frantic to cOngratu-
late him on his nomination, which was
achieved At the convention on the Friday
previous. If the excited citizens had known
that he was coming by that ship they would
Lave liberated their bursting souls in the
most monster Of mammoth leviathancSQue
parades. BlarnabS was pale but calm. A
lordly smile OF approval gave his masterful
face sort OF Notwithstanding for-your
selves expression, as he addressed his
friends in these StateSmanlille words:
Gentlemen, l thank you. You have done
me a great honor, of which am unworthy
Nav it prove 10 be i benefit to our country
through the triumph of the noble princi-
pies of our party. whose interests we ever
have most at heart.
The distinguished patriots ambiguous
little speech was received with marvellous
enthusiasm by the little crowd, and each
received the honor of their hero's hand
shake.
A conference was at once arranged for
that evening, FOtheringnam undertaken" to
make the place and hour known i'll the
course Of the day.
Blobbe and B!arnaby locked themselves
i'll the latter'S sitting-room in the Grand Ma
tional hotel.
We'll" began the great man, unbending
from the ducal statelineSs of the morning
reception, 80 you've worked things TO sue
cess. Let NE heartily congratulate you,
old friend. guess we will carry it, eh!''
Il guess we can, if we can. See! This
campaign is going to cost ii heap more than
ever before. so put that in your pipe and
smoke it. my boy
Why So?''
''Why because the woods are full Of
bowling cranllS, Of every nation and kin
dred and tongue; crankS on labor, cranks
on internal revenue crankS on whisky,
cranlis oil immigration, cranEs on silver,
ice reform cranks, who are sex between
the two
They don't amount to much, anyway,
Blobbe''
What. Wait bit. Why, there's your
pretty friend Hogg, whose little finger you
think more of than of my whole 30 pounds
avoirdupois; nice friend. Hogg is he's go
ing as dead against you as a pig goes for
broken gate
Rlarnaby turned to get light for his
cigar. After lighting it slowly, lie said:
Sure of that, Blobbe,''
Why certainly; and there's going to be
bolt. The workingman wants 10 know
thing or TIVE, God only knows how We're
TO keep the party together, for I'm damned
if do
See here, Blobbe, you mean spot cash:
that's good enough, amt it,"
''Omnipotence itself! But we can't raise
1.-THE of what is needed
Lets see. There's your fee. and
"Ha-ha-ha. That's good. Blarnaby, I'll
go bargain with you, my boy; my pen,
tongue and wire-work are yours, free,
gratis, for nothing, il we lose; if We win-1
go to the court of St james,
Done: shalle,''
And they were pair of solemn shakers.
Much more passed between them. and it
was now that Blarnaby, perhaps indiscreetly
confided TO his friend his hopes regard
ing Lady Ossulstore and the influence of
her ariStocratic circle. BlObbe listened
with puzzled look. bobbed around in his
chair like peg top slackcning speed, and
opened his mouth only to his glass.
Fotheringham secured room for the lit
tie secret caucus III the private house Of an
acquaintance of his vino was a friend OF the
cause. This was Nh. Hiram |. Dcker. an
eX-preacher, who had given up his remote
village charge on finding that he could la
Dor more profitably in the conversion of
recalcitrant voters than in eiIlargIng the
hearts OF stingy pew-renters. Nh. Fother
ingham opened the business.
We have with US. my friends, the gen
tlemen whom we delight to honor, and
who-if we do our duty like men-will by
next November be the chief magistrate OF
this magnificent republic. Thank you,
friends, but applause only shortens precious
time. and We are here for business. ! have
thought it best to call you here, because thesI
reporters are sure not TO expect that our
first caucus is being held so far down town 1
as Bleecker street. Our friend-our host
| may say-Mr. Hiram l. DECKER is known |
honorable candidate on his good fortune in
and n