The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-16

a grand bunko combination, with head
quarters in N'York, and various men,
bers of the push as travelin' agents on
the road. And the buns, why they
wayIaid little Benny at every turn, a.
sayin' that the least he could do for
the boys when he went out was to give
a blowout on the island in the river. or
at the hoboes' headquarters in Ohio,
with lamb tongue and pretzels and a
kag for each man.
And that amt all, kunnel- Every
man jack was a calculatin' little Ben
ny's time, to- see il he could not strike
hirn.when he was out. Those who were
lucky enough to have the same day
with him. put on airs and became
regular aristocracy, acceptin' fayors
from the boys in the other shops who
couldn't get a word with the grand
mogui hisself The short timers. as they
went out, played their cards for all
they was with to git back agin, as the
rumor went around that each man IN
side would receive at least a hundred
cold plunks when Benny's time was up.
You kin see, kunnel, that the deputy
had reason on his side when he put
the millionaire up here.
II was a'stayin' in the 'orspital then,
kunnel, with my first attack of rheu-.
matiz, and so I seen the hull surcus.S
Little Benny didn't do a thing. but take
Jakefs side room, and have his break
fast served about10lG, NJ You couldn't
keep the cooks away: they was a-run-
MIN up all day long with dainty mos.
sells to tempt his appetite. And with
the cigars the screws struggled in and
the ,dfspensary whisky thatgthe5 student
sent toihim in two-ounce ointment Jars
you'd have fought it was a lord 1t was
to see him. a-settin there and a-openin.
of his mail,
''They used to bring it@up to him
from the. office. kunneI, lin a clothes
basket; my, it was. a lib'ral eddieation
jest to help look it over. j should say.
on oat', that ivreYl old maid in the
country took a whack at him, and 50
did livery benevolent society and col
lidge. And they didn't all want some
thin out of him, neither; 1eastwise, not
right away. You'd be ssprised. kunnel,
at the offers he received One museum
managerlagreed to5put up 500 bones at
oncf, IF he'd pledge hisself to- q mont's
engagement. Little Benny lost. no time
intcoppin' that, you may be sure. Then
there was offers of assistance, loans,
of which were sent on to
Simons to make the most of.
IS Sorrow Over Benny's Relase.
lit was marvellous, kunnel, how many
people in all parts of the country be-
came suddenly convinced that little
Benny was inherent. Every mail there
was notices that sech and sech petit
lions for his pardon had been sent on
to Washington. have heered that that
is one reason why the department of
justice found their quarters inadequate
and got jolly good appropriation only
last winter for an extinsion. OF course,
there was no chance of the president
dom anythin' for him, havin' his rec
ord clost to hand; but this didn't phaze
his admirers. They formed the Inter
national Society for the Release of
Benjamin Paterson and hired the best
lawyers in the land to take up his case.
$50, one day, when little Benny and
1 were a settin' up here, surrounded,
you might say, by livery luxury, with
obsequous attindants and the best of
bot mortal and spiritooal food, word
came that an appeal had been taken in
his case and bail allowed. He was free.
looked at little Benny and little Ben
ny looked at me; and, while a wink
trembied in my eye, blow me if tear
didn't vibrate in hisn. Has it come
at last, Smithers,' he said, says he,
most sorrowful; and is my pleasant
dreams at an end, jest when 1 was
learning to have fait' in my fellow
MANI And he wept, kunnel, on my
shoulder, blast me if he didn't, as he
whispered that his FORUM was nothin'
more nor less than a slick game that
he had put up with Simons for his own
protection against the wrath of the Off
Gals here.
''well, there is but little else to tell.
Little Benny went out that night, for
they didn't dare release him during the
day for fear of tumult among the
men. AS it was, I've niver heered sech
bowls and yells Of disappointed schem-
ers as went up when they send him a
passin' t'roo the main hall, jest afore
the gong rang, with check clothes loud
enough to wake the dead, and a dress
suit case chock full of slippers, smokin'
caps, broidered wipers and other be-
jooterry, all the gifts of unknown adj
mirers. Think of the plans that was
upset by his suddint departure; think
of the hopes of booze and long green's
and stoopendous jobs that was trod I'M
der foot by his patent leathersI Why,
even Jake here was left to his own bit
ter reflections. 1t seems, kunnel that
as his term expired the very day little
Benny'S orter hev', he had concocted a
plot to kidnap the young Midas and
tortor' millyons out of him."
Yes" growled Jake, land if we'd
ever got hold of him he'd have regret
ted working such a game on his fell
lows in distress"
Two weeks later" concluded Smith
ers, Shorty was a-runnin' around the
tier like mad. communicative the partic-
ulars of this slick game. One of the
papers had come out with complete
exposur. But there wasn't no yeIlin'
or howlin' then; but a genooine sigh
of admiration that sach things could be
did. And neither little Benny or ST.
mons, the lawyer. was ever heard of
agin, kunnel. One way and nudder
they had made good money out of the
plant, and they doubtless required
peace and seclusion to enjoy it prop
eriy.
80 you see. kunnel. so you see, Jake,
that, while it may be true that the
upper classes find difficulty in reaching
the true sintaments of us poor crimi-
nails, there amt no difficulty when the
pictur' is reversed. Give any one of us
the chanel that little Benny had and
we'd work it to the queens taste
wouldn't we, Jal<e?"
ooh, no, I guess not" replied Jake,
with fine sarcasm.
DANNY EATEN