The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-25

"Aulbee" from "TauIbee. - the eonorassns,
who was shot by Kiucaid. Even more ope1.
IS the name bradley Leonari.n He NAV
IshJ mat ne referred to Bradley Leonard
ne may give Ar. Leonard testimonial. but
VIII Mr. Leonard be satisfied with thats
feopie talk and talk, and insinuations mn
faster than retrsctions.
Inc character of Letcher Thomson ia
much talked Of He is known 20 most poll
tIcians at the capital His conduct was so
scandalous that he was removed from Office
and In portraying him Mr.. Bogy did uroba.
oly what almost any other writer upon the
subject would have done.
AN ABSTRACT OF SIN OFFICE
The story starts in Missouri town. It
tells how Tula Farleigh, a poor young
woman, the chief Inain-sray of her younger
brother and an invalid mother, has received
NOTICE Oh ner appointment as copyist in the
patent Office at $720 year. The congress
man from the district, Frank Friedrine-
haus, has been Instrumental IN securing the
place tor lula, and he writes her to come
Washington at once.
On the train a young man notices her.
de belongs TO Washington. He heard lula
tell the conductor she was going there, and
the young man rightly conceives that she is
about to enter one Of the departments. He
tempted.
lula is installed at Washington in the
boarding house of Mrs. Bolton, an inoffen-
slVe and inconspicuous person, whom Tula's
mother IN days of prosperity had engaged
as sewing woman. Various men and
women, servants OF the government, are
lodged in Mrs. Bottoms house. Notable
among them is Miss Buck. OF her the au-
thor writes:
Miss Buck was fine-looking young
woman OF %, who lived in adj ace e apart
ments Of her own aud took her meals with
Mrs. Bolton. She dressed elegantly, went
shopping in coupe, and seemed to have
solved the problem of securing moss of the
Injuries OF life on an income of $500 a year.
Divers young men about town had been
known TO speak of her familisrly as Buck,
and certain envious spinsters gossiped
lightly about her; but, on the other hand,
she was working for her living, attended d.
vine service regularly and paid her bills
promptly"
Immediately after settling at Mrs. Boil
toms, lula wrote Congressman Friedring-
haus OF her arrival. The congressman W s
young and Mr.. Bogy makes him to have
been something of gallant who has mar
ried well, and, in the words of his asso-
ciates, temporarily reformed" He had
never seen Tula before, and being a Con
noisseur," according to Mr.. Bogy, he was
at cnce struck with the fair face and fine
figure of his protege
TULA AND FRIEDRINGHAUs.
Here is a sample Of the description OF
their first meeting:
81 thought that / knew the resources of
of my district pretty WE'LL" he said but |
discovered that her fairest product was un-
known to me-"
YES. we will start at once"-smiling at
her embarrassment-"but six months from
now YOU will not be anxious to get there
early" he said; aiding to himself,
SO quickly in those cheeks Of yours, il they
are like most country roses that come to
Washington.
Congressman Friedringhaus conducts lula
to the patent office, introduces her to the
commissioner, and leaves. She Is assigned
TO duty in the southern division, the chief
OF which is Letcher Thompson. Mr.. Bogy
pictures him in this way: HE is heavy
set man of medium hight, about So years
old bis mustache aud beard, cut close
and parted in the middle, are quite gray,
though the thick black hair appears to have
been touched ocly lightly 10y the hand of
time. The forehead is broad, the eyes blue,
aud the mouth, almost hidden by mustache
and beard, large and harsh.
Believing himself possessed of an extraor-
dinarily prepossessing appearance, he
dresses well, and is generally conceded to
be a good-looking man: though a husband
and father he prides himself on his con
quests in the field of gal antry. He ha.
some means beyond his salary, and as has
systematized his household expenses to the
pettiest, with view to economy, he has
ample resources to satisfy his passion. He
Is an INSCRIPTIONS man, and has been en-
gagged in more than one questionable trans
action, but is shrewd enough to have kept
always within the letter of the law"