The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10

she went Ia person TO nave a heartto-
heart talk with the leader Of the fac
ton arrayed against the Babngton
political interests, and she found him
only too ready to make any kind Of a
combine looking to the overthrow OF
the Machlavellian schemes which men
aced the palladium Of the nations
liberties by the nomination of Lionel
L. Babington, Of Cheyenne
Don't say a word" he said to her in
hoarse whisper as she left his office,
after the deep-laid conspiracy had been
fully mapped out and pegged down.
"You bet l won't" she hissed be-
tween her set teeth; and she did not
although being a woman, she found
it extremely difficult not to- Her in
satiate thirst for revenge upon the
perfdous Lionel had unsexed her.
Lionel Babington, secure in his self,
confidence, calmly awaited the ap.
preaching convention. Already he saw
himself carried on the shoulders of his
enthusiastic followers to the platform
to thank them for the unsolicited honor
they had conferred upon him, and he
sent another hundred simoleons around
to headquarters just for good feelings
At last the fateful day arrived. No
cloud bad yet darkened the Babing
ton sky; there was no portent Of storm
visible; it was going to be a clean
walll-over for Bah, and he chuckled to
himself The preliminaries of the
convention were hurried through, and
Colonel Chugwater arose and grand.
iloqueutly placed the name of L. L.
Ba bington, of Cheyenne, in nomination
for the Legislature. The nominating
speech was an oratorical wonder and
Mr.. Babington, who was in an ante
room listening through the crack Of
the door, determined then and there
to give the Colonel any Office he asked
for.
But stay; what means that shout; that
wild hurrah? Has the nomination Of
Darlington been made unanimous,
without a ballot being taken?
Aha.
But, no.
1t is the opposing factions opening
roar, headed by the Hon. Sawmil
Johnson. of Laramie, and they are
shouting the name Of Muggins.
"Nluggins Muggins! Muggins"
they yell, and shout, and vociferate,
and storm. "MUGGINS! MUGGINS"
Who the dickens is AIuggins? Can
1t be that the bankrupt bullionaire has
gone into politics?
Babington, forgetting discretion and
the traditional ditfidence of the candi-
date, showed open the door of the
ante-room and rushed out into the
lobby of the convention hall.
Sawmill Johnson had mounted a
table, exclusively reserved for report
ers of the press, and was franticaly
waving a red, white and blue shirt,
waist. The Babington forces were
paralyzed, speechless.
mfr. Chairman and fellow delegates"
johnson shouted in fog-horn tones,
"the chivalry Of the West is the most
gallant and glorious the world has
known since knlghthood was in
flower, and every delegate in this
grand aggregation of the representa-
tive men of Wyoming is true knight
(Vociferous applausel Can there be
one who will prove recreant to the
sacred trust of beauty when he is
called upon? Loud cries of "No, no,
no." Is there one who will not re-
spond, even with his hearts blood,
when woman, lovely woman, asks his
help? Cries Of "He hadn't better"
"Show us the slob;" Lynch him."
etc) Thanks, gents; and Wyoming
said NO. in thunder tones when she
gave the right OF suffrage to heavens
best gift to man. Shouts of Bully
for Wyoming" etc. Therefore. Mr..
Chairman and fellow delegates, i
place in nomination the name of one
to whose supernal loveliness we are
all truly loyal-I nominate Miss Susan
Muggins, the belle of Laramie, the
charm Of Cheyenne, the wonder of
Wyoming"
The respone to this chlvalrous speech
was instantaneous, vociferous and
unanimous. Never had there been
known such enthusiastic unanimlty in
the political history Of Wyoming, of the
West, of the world. Lionel Babington's
towering ambition went down with a
dull and sickening thud in the tumult-
uous rush that followed Mr.. Johnson's
spell-binding eloquence, and on the
first ballot Miss Susan Nugglns re-
ceived every vote cast, save one, that
of Colonel Chugwater for Babington.
And the Hon. Susan Muggins wa'
avenged.-San Francisco Argonaut.