The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19

attention to the next higher round of the
political ladder, and had bis eye on minor
county Office His courtroom was situated
q Z little shanty that stood at 2 corner OF
the main street in the incipient coun-
try town where l was staying. It had
once been used for baIber-shop,
and suEdTy shelves, bottles and other
paTaphernalia still remained mutely in evil
dence Of that earlier use. Half dozen
La,f-grOWn boys ana one or two men had
s-rolled in, attracted by the unusual sight.
q that peaceful community, of a prisoner;
g setter dog was shifting inquiTingly around
The legs Of the assem- bled thTong. and stop
ping in front Of the m7nacled prisoner the
animal began to lick the swollen hands and
wrists, Wagglng his tail and by LOOK and
gesture expressing bis wondering sympathy
as plainly as though he had spoken.
was writing up that section Of the country
Tor an Eastern publication, and had been
talking with the postmaster Of the little
town when the prisoner was brought IN
from the outlying country. That official
had asked NE 10 90 TO the courtroom 10
witness this variation in the usual monOt-
onY Of the towns life, and accepting The in
yitati0n ] at once became interested in the
90 me entirely new experience.
The Justice took his seat at q little
aiued wooden table and called bis pTimi-
We court to order. The whole scene at
lrce assumed an air OF SOiemnlty that
seemed to impress everybody but the pris-
rneE Apparently he was the only one pres
emit who was unaware that the strong arm
"A the law WAS about to perform its func-
lion. The agent began to tell his story. be
was a tail man who would have presented
Inc appearance Of great ply steal power. but
for a certain shamb.ing looseness about his
build. While he had occupied his chair he
sat on his backbone" in genuine American
style. Standing erect his hands hung
Imply at his sides and his shoulders
bent forward, not as ii the man had
ACQUIRED a stoop, but rather as though the
spirit within him bad lOns since ceased to
take enough interest in Its habit3tiOn TO
maintain it erect He had prominent eyes
and r projecting under liz, P well-shaped
mead, with short, clay-cOi0red hair, and when
be spoke he had a trick OF only moving one
half Of his upper lip. which was long and
very thin. His face was smooth snayeD,
aud he presented in lis Heli-bruShed city
garments and sleek hat a strong contrast to
Inc country people surrounding him. lie
~ rs bland and courteous, even mildly lace
liOus. as he related his case. He expatlated
UpOn the wealth aud power OF the syndicate
he represented, the confidence the men
composing it had shown in the future
ol our great State IN investing their capital
here, although they themselves resided
abroad. He reminded the Justice that tho
entire people Of California owed it to these
trusting capitalists to uphold peace and
order IN the State. If anarchy and rebel
lion were suffered TO go UNPUBLISHED in our
uidst it would render capital timid about
Investing among us. and the Industrial III
ture Of the State would be blighted. Rass
nussen, the Dane, had rented the land OF
him for the past two years, but had proven
a troublesome tenant, and having secured