Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

In the heavens or not, was still his in her
heart and still held out to him q mute hope
that she would some day be his in fact
In the passage of months William had be-
come imbued with the idea that his coun-
try's veal called him to Washington He
yearned for wider field, a broader scope
and he began to work a set Of wires that
conferred in the person of the political ruler
of the state, the Senator with influence ana
10! IL was but the scratch of a pen that
made William a servant of the great repub-
Nc The word was flashed over the wires to
tne hungering swain that here was awaiting
MIN a comfortable and profitable place in
the United States Capitol, as an attache of
Ihe senate. Visions of legislative renown
mashed through Williams head as he was
whlried northward. and. in Imagination, he
saw himself rising, rising, going ahead step
by step, until the climax of his vision pre-
sented itself, with a picture of the White
t nouse and william going through its por-
tails. between rows of bowling menials, and
happiest thought of all-with Tidy on his
arm.
That idea of Tidy set William to thinking
once more on revenge, and on love- and he
made 1t one of his first missions TO invade
the Post Office Department and to find out
Just the standing of Pop. To his sorrow he
learned that that worthy individual then had
JUST Two years 10 serve and he was told that
II would be the policy Of the Department to
allow holdovers to complete their terms un-
them. "e''
IL
IAN breast, fight between his sense of
fairness and his desire for vengeance. At
iast ne compromised the matter and com
posed a letter. Composition was not eaav
to William. His earlier EFFORTS had haen
painful, and the prospect of a diplomatic
note 10 Pop now gave him fit of nervous
ness that lasted for days. When at last he
secured the right amount of courage Jy,II
lam sat him down and wrote thus:
esteemed sir: / hope YOU will NOT ob
Je '1 10 TINS, as IT Is my first. 1 hope you
VIII not open it thinkin' it's to yore doter.
as 1t Is to you. i want to meet Won heIif
wa and L want to be fair with Won as Won
have not ben fair to me and / want to
snow you l can forgive your rongs I have
pen pen taiKln with the general postmaster
here at Washington and he says to me that
you can Keep yore offs the rest of wore
time II you behave and no one brinos
nothin against you. Now you know as well
against you in mint. and you know and
know that you have opened INV letters
to Tidy time again. You know that 10
rong and the General will not stand 1t.
Now here it is. sir IL you don't Iet me
marry Tidy will go to the general most
master and tell him all about YOU and me
and Tidy and ask him to put a good dem
ocrat in your place Answering hv 49,
convenience Will oblige yours truly,
WILLIAM RIRD,
The days went. and the letter ar last
reached the region of the Stats that ba rr.J
Pops face into partial eclipse from he
world. Pop was surprised when he s,w
the outside Of the letter. but he was ,ror.
so when he opened and read It, Raadinr
was not a joyous task for Pop. and William
did not write in his best hand being nav,
Gus, and Williams best hand was not like
print. Pop read the letter through once
and settled down in his chair for a second
go. Then he read IL over and over, and as
he read he sank deeper and deeper in his
chair. until he was nearly out of sight
There was t~ial and trihulstion on his face
and contending emotions played over his