Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-20
\ Little Comedy of ErTOts'
BY s. s. MORTON.

Ndl, Wall, uO",-SlllGLu- aAA talSin' on about it, MT. North, since l see you're willing to ack fair an square," said MT. Archer in modified tones and with an obvious wish to make peace. "l hope you won't take no offense at what I've said, sir. Busi- ness is business, you know, and has got to be tended to-"
 And civility is civility," rctorted North in mental aside, but you have behaved toward me like a bacllwoods- man and a boor!''
 Nevertheless he smiled with superf- cial suitability and glanced ncrvously up the street and wished dcvOutly that Warner would really hurry.
 Its q fine, ba'my day, on the whole," continued old Mir. Archer, aS he gazed upon the clear skies and the radiant sunlight with the condcsccndingly ap- proving air of competent critic giving his opinion of fine effort that nature hld intended expressly for his benefit
 "BusncSs is businesS,'" thought North, magnifccntly, and it forms the only conceivable connecting link be- tween yourself and mo. You will please c0niinc your observations to that one subject: it is the only common ground upon which we can possibly meet"
 Nevertheless he bent his stately head to the inrNOrablc yoke of "policy," and uttered the most suavc acquirScrncc.
 "Pollytics seems to be pretty much the order of the day, just now" pur- sued MT. Archer, probably with the benevolent intention of drawing out Mir. NOrth's conversational powers which at that moment appeared to E. somewhat limited; as with the point 0: his stout ivory-hradrd cane he indus- triou>ly lluoyl;rd the loose stones and pebbles off the pavement with as ear nest application to the task as if it had been his regular occupation in life. "I hear that your prospects is mighty good, Mir. North"
 "Ah! Here's my OPP rtuuity tp dis tin%uish myself" thought North, with n sudden inspiration of reckless nou- sense. "lll make this simple old voter think that I'm model of disintrrcstcd patriotism!"
 Therefore, assuming an air and atti. tuLe of suited dignity, North answered with a slight wave of his hand as if Inc thus rrie, ted all political ambitions anG hOnOrS:
 "Oh, have scarcely considered my prospects, Mir. Archer. The truth is, do not desire office unless l should be come convinced that it was my duty | thus to serve tho public interests; ana as to the present canvass, l may say that have been the least active of all | the candidates now in the field. If | am elected, shall accept my clrcti0r | as the unmiStnlablr call of duty, speak ing through the still small voice of tho ballOt;' but in the meantime l shal | give myself no concern, and to the | probable issue very little thought. am perfectly content to be the humble instrument to execute the will of tho people. Duty, sir, duty is the grand | pivotal point on which all my desires | and ambitious turn."
 Mir. Archer stared and nodded witl an air of being very much impressed | and before North had time to recover l from the severe mental exhaustion con l srqurnt upon this effort, a hand wa: | placed lightly on his shoulder. Turning around quickly he saw Wur nCr convulscd with laughter l "I say, North. don't put it quite SC steep! Too much allowance for stag, | perspective for an audience of onr!
 were hls low-spollcn words as, thrust
 ing a roll Of crisp hAnllnotes int
 North's hand, he hurried off bcfor,
 another syllable could be spoken. l North looked after him with nl
 amused air; then turning to Mir, Arche
 he said courtcously:
 ''If you will accompany me to m.
 office now, Mir. Archer, we will con
 clude this business at once"
 Mr. Wcscott, claboratrly disposed il
 an easy chair after his own peculiar uc