Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-06-28

well, If this is the way you are
going to the Senate, you will never
60 with my consent she broke out.
Il heard you telling those men you
were always glad and proud to well
come them to your humble home,
and then / looked out the window
and saw that old Pitzmacker, the
saloon keeper. was at the head OF
them. If that's politics, I'd rather
have the mumps.'
But, you see, Pitzmacher is a
ember of the city central commit
tee from this ward, and the others
are officers of the ward club. They
came over to congratulate me on
my candidacy for the Senate.
couldn't do less than thank them
could /? They have arranged a
mass-meeting for this evening to
endorse me, and suppose I'll have
to 60 over and make them a little
speech
/ thought you wouldn't have to
turn over your hand ?
We'll, you know a candidate is
bound to get the endorsement Of
his home ward. Once | get
that fixed up, you see there'll be no
more trouble
An hour later Pitzmacher drove
up in an old hack and the Hon.
Thomas Brown descended to well
come him. His wife gave him fair
warning.
III you 60 riding around on the
streets with that man, Tom Brown
she called after him down the
stairs, I'll never be seen on the
street with you again. What do
you suppose the neighbors will say"
la the gray hours OF the early
morning the hack again drew up
before the house, and Mr.. Brown
entered his once quiet and happy
dwelling. AS the door closed q
crowd OF men and boys, who had
followed the hack from the meeting
place, cheerod loudly.
1t was nine O'Clock before Mr..
Brown appeared for breakfast. His
wife received him with a plying
smile in which tears and anger we're
equally mingled. She laid before
him a copy OF the local paper and
pointed in silence TO the headlines
over an article on the fret page.
Tom Brown Out for Senator it
read. Ridiculous Ambition Of a
Broken Down Pettifogger.' Hints
Of Sensational Exposures to be Made
About Him.
There, said Mrs. Brown, moth
| ing to make any change in our
home life, Oh? Elected without an
effort on your part? Duty to your
State? What do you say to that ?
Mr.. Brown lost what little appe.
tite he had. Then he read the ar
ticle through with anxious care.
Then he swore. The children look
ed up in surprise.
THE doorbell began ringing be-
fore seven o'clock this morning
went on Mrs. Brown. There was
procession OF all sorts OF men
neither You nor had ever heard
Of. They all wanted to zee Sena-
tor Brown. | want you to sue that
newspaper for libel
Ny dear, said the Hon. Thomas
Brown, with weak and pleading
smile, you musl't let that bother
you so. Public men, you know,
are subject to the attacks Of the
partisan press. Before ] forget it
there was one little thing which !
wanted to speak to you about. You
buy your groceries Of Hilton, do
you not? Well, change of to Hicks
on the opposite corner, and he ia
president Of the Brown Club
Mr.. Brown persisted his wife,
will you sue that paper for libel ?
Why, certainly not was the an
swer, but that publication makes
it necessary for me to stay. If /
backed out now the newspapers
would say that | withdrew under
fire. Then | should be coward.
OF course | wish for your sake,
since you feel so bad about it. that
| had never begun
well, they can't say your son is
coward, anyway. lie started for