The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-23
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an one OF the les reporters sho eve
succeed in esitins an Interview ont o
Senator =. ssid an old newspaper nsn
naming q veil known western politician
snd / secured nine uuder very peenlis
circumstances, l was working on = ce
tain big news paper mp 10 The northeast
when the sens,or came TO town, aud The
editor 10 chief himself instructed me Il
get 9 talk out OF him on the ausneis
situation. | vas new man anxious tc
please. and ! determined TO bring in thai
story or perish 10 the sttempi. knew
the senator was svsrse 10 talking; so
didn't send mp ny card, but wsylsid him
in the corridsr OF his hotel, and be tnrn
ed me dowu With = JOLT that Jared my
very soul The No siri' that snapped
ont Of the. thin Tipped, tqusre-cut mouth
OF his vas ss chilly as lsdie Of liquid
air, and / realized fully that / was up
sgsinst it. Is the saying goes
My next move was to get = prominent
local politician to introduce me and say =
word in my behalf. The senstor cut him
short I've slready given this youns man
my answer, he said. and Id thank him
not TO molest me any further. That was
certainly discoursgipg. bnt didnt give
up, The senator was leaving for Wsshins
ton that night, and ] learned that be was
going to spend the afternoon visiting q
relative who lived al Q small village about
30 miles from town. As . forlorn hope
got on the train and went along, When
we reached the village. be caught sight
Of me aud favored me with = scowl Of min
eled wrath and establishment. Then he
hurried away, and l put in several hours
cooling my heels at the corner grocery,
l had TO admit that the outlook was dis
hesrtening.
The return train was an c0omodstion
and was due to arrive in the city 10 time
to connect with the Washington limited
When we we're within ten miles from |
home, and | had practically given up
the chase, The ramsbackle engine ran of
The track and the conductor announced
that we might be stuck there oil night,
We we're on y desolste, unsettled prairie
but when the train came to q stsndstill |
noticed couLtfy man driving an old
'pring wagon along q nearby dirt road,
md on the impulse OF the moment
'ushed over and chartered the outfit for
no to take me TO town. was on the
est. 10 possession, before the passengers
,sd recovered from their surprise aud the
irst man to reach me was the senator,
Where are you goineP be asked.
To the city, | replieI,
Well, | want you to take me along, be
sid, beginning to climb 10,
Sorry, said i, but l can't do 1t.
Oh, hang it slli be exclaimed, excitedly
We got TO catch that trainl How much
@ you want to carry me to the city2
What about that interview l asked.
Luckily for me. the senstor had some
pnse OF humor. and he smiled grimly. /
II right, be said; getting in Drive like t
lunder and fire. away with your ques I
ons, @
l had what l wanted to ask pretty we'll Q
1aped up in my mind and began i'm O
Iedistely. He answered freely enough Y
ntil came to the attitude OF the New
ork gold Democrats.
That's subject upon which I've dc
rmined not to express myself, be said
stily. q
Very we'll, said l. Whoa. there, Dob Il
nl and l stopped the team.
v hst are you going to do2 be inquired. II
I'm going to give you Q chance TO re 8
'nsider, l replied. 81
Bot, great Scott, man. I'll miss nv il
ain he almost shouted. 81
That's your lookout, / returned calmly, L
agreed to take you along on the eI 9
ess condition that you give me an inter IL
ew on the financial situation, and the st
lestion asked is essential to the inter b
ew. ci
l was considerably the bigger man
lysicslly or think We would have had 81
n then and there. As 1t was, the sens 81
! swore softly for . few moments and re
en- gave me my answer. Immediately "
,ipped up the team, and We had no
rthtr trouble. got frat class talk 81
d landed my passenger st the depot tb
srter OF 90 hour ahead OF trsintime, CO
Q parted good friends, and when we to
u sgsin. = year or so later. be shook To
nds cordially, Done anything more in be
. highway robbery liner he asked. o.
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