Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-16

some weehs in North Carolina. and I
know he was in Baltimore on Labor
Day, u Of employment as usual, but
with a little money in hand. He used
TO keep a grocery store in Statesville,
with a bar at the back, which made his
wife's people oppose the match. She
was a Catholic aud he a Republican, two
facts which served TO make existence
slightly frigid for the young couple In
the Protestant and Democratic section
from which they came.
Miss Brady was engaged 10 another
nan when the black mustSche and curly
locks OF Mr.. GlsScock caught her nine
teen-year-old fancy, and straw rides
and skating Kinks did the rest. They
were married. Expenses increased
faster than the money came In to meet
them. Glascock sold out his business,
less drifting, landed in a clerk
ship in the Richmond and Dam
Vile Offices at Washington,
with a salary Of $50 month, a sum
which will hardly keep the bucket wet
in Washington, so Mrs. Glascock went
hunting government position. And
here Is where Senator Stewart comes
into the play.
MRS, GLASCoCK TELLS z STORY.
Mrs. Glascock sat in 3 rocking chair
while she told her story, aud punctu-
ated it with shifts at a bottle Of SMELL
ng salts.
81 had been from pillar to post" said
she, looking for a position, and tbs
nearest l had come was a ~charwoman's
place in the Pension Office, which the
appointment clerk wouldn't give me
when he saw l was a lady"
Mrs. Glascock called it "corewo-
mans" place. but that is a ~colloquial-
ism, her speech being generally that
Of q fairly educated woman.
though she denounced Senator Stew
arts charges of ~blackmail as a lot Of
base representations"
II haunted the corridors of the Capt.
tol. One Representatives won't give
his name, he is a candidate for Cover
nor now-approached me and opened a
he asked me il l went out
nights. l told him he had the
advantage of me, aud turned
away. Finally il was suggested that
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada, was a
kind and generous man, aud that he
might help me. | was of. He promised
to try aud get me a position, but never
did. l went to see him frequently, and
he gave me money TO aid me.
This was a year ago, during the special
Then he went to Mexico, and
he had been back some time before l
il. called on him at mis- Office,
No. 60 Corcoran Building. He had just
finished q speech which seemed to please 1
him very much. | was not feeling well. /
had malaria, and be said he had some
medicine which he took for it, and
poured some out for me.
AS THOUGH IN A TRANCE.
'lt was sweet, like wine, and bitter
IS though there was Q%uinine in it. He
gave me ,.bout q gill. l told him il was
4 ten cent drink. can't tell you how
Il affected me. Wine goes to my head
1t once. / could feel IL TO the tips of
my toes aud fingers. 1t was as though
[ was in 8 trance. l could not speak or
move a muscle, yet was perfectly con-
Is gave me a delicious feeling
III over. While l was in this condition
Stewart took advantage Of me-"
Mrs. GlRscock continued. She up-
he Senator, and with stream
ng ewes nd on beaded knees he i'm
olored foha iveness. 81 rlented on ac-
.ount oi( his promiss Tat he vonld
urely at me q place. AID that he
Ee2Ans that / should Sever want.
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