Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

owhood. The ambitious young procraStl-
nstor grew up to d somebody. and the poor
disappointed struggler remained a nobody;
but the old magnetism sparllled 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, Blsrnaby had
never discouraged the hope in Mrs. ShickS-
per's mind. that, in the sweet time coming
called 'isome day" favorable circumstances
might enable him to escape from the clutch
of au-consuming ambition. anu 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, aud
public characters are keenly appreclatlve
OF the service done them by the ceaseiess
shower of pretty paragraphs in their praise
as Out-of-the-Swim readers are amused at
their apparent trumperlness.
Blarnaby was disposed to think it was
s:bad politics in Euphemia to flourish i
schoolmarm'S cane in the face OF Il budding
president.
The Countess of Ossulstcne! All! The
Countess of OssulStone. our readers Will
be delighted TO learn, will soon be led to
the altar of Westminster abbey by Hon
De Witt NJ. Blarnapy, president-elect of
the United States. The two greatest ma
lions of the world may at last. congratulate
each other on so suspicious an Inaugural
ton of 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
fevershly fingered the picture OF his lady
fair stolen by naughty Cupid from the
crested album in the library. The vision
made his pulses dance 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, Yes that
was now in good train. Fifty thousand
pounds from two persons quarter OF mil
lion dollars. that looks like success. And
all the coronetS to follow suit, too. That
fellow Tyrwhitt-(must be careful not TO
call it Ter-whitt any more)-lS all right
capital fellow-will help me elegantly. Con
found that wretch! In the Mall, too, OF all
places. If it was Terwilliger I'd give a
round thousand this moment to set him up
Daren'U 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 it now, sure" And so he
marched and unused.
After nine days and nights of castle-build
ing and unbuilding with these materials,
Blarnaby awoke for the first time to practi-
cal work The Fortuna arrived at quar-
antine He was aroused from do2e 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 oil 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 leviathanesquc
paradeS Blarnaby was pale but calm. y
lordly smile of approval gave his maSterfui
face a sort of .devilish-gcod thing for your
selves expression, as he addressed his
friends in these StateSmanlike words:
Gentlemen, ! thank you. You have done
me 4 great honor. Of which | am unworthy.
NAV it prove to be Il benefit TO our country
through the triumph Of the noble princi-
uleS 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 undertaking to
make the place and hour known in the
course of the day.
Blobbe and Blarnaby locked themselves
in the latter'S sitting room in the Grand Ma
tional hotel.
WELL began the great man, unbending
from the ducal stateliness of the morning
reception. so you've worked things TO sue
cess. Let me heartily congratulate you,
old friend, L guess we will carry it, eh.H
I guess we can, if we can. See This
campaign is going to cost 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 cranks, OF every nation and KIN
dred and tongue; cranks on labor, cram ks
on Internal revenue, cranks on WHISKY,
cranks on immigration. cranks on silver,
male cranks, female cranks, and civil SER
ice reform cranks, who are a sex between
the two.
They don't amount to much, anyway,
Blobbe-'
What! Wait bit. why, there's your
pretty friend Hogg, whose little hnSer you
think more OF than OF my whole 230 pounds
avoirdupois; nice friend. Hogg ls-he's 60
ing as dead against you as Il Pig goes for
broken gate
Rlalnaby turned to get light for his
cigar. After lighting 1t slowly, he sand:
sure OF that, Blobbe!
why certainly; and there S gong TO De
bolt. Inc Wofklngman wants 10 know d
thing or two. God only knows now we re
to keep the party together, Tor I'm damned
II do!'
See here, Bloboe, you mean spot cash ;
That good enough, amt II
"Omnlpotence itself! But we can't raise
g tlthe OF what IS needed
Let S see Inefe your lee. and
''Ha-ha-ha! THAT'S good, Blarnaby! I'll
go Il bargain with NOlA my DON. my pen,