The Washington times., 1905-10-22

cially as the orator was just then inter-
rupted TO allow another dispatch to- be
read. which said that the citizens Of
a town to the south had risen in mass
and taken the station there from the
| hands of the strikers. This news pro-
duced a feeling of isolation and discour-
agement which grew to positive panic,
| an hour later, On the report that a
brigade of troops was on it's way to
Buffiand to restore order. This report
was, of course. unfounded, as a brigade
of regular troo,s could not be got to-
gether in this country in much less
time than il would take to build a city,
but even the name of the phantom army
had its effect. and the crowds began TO
disperse from that time. The final blow
was struck. however. later in the day.
Farnham learned IL from Mr. Temple
at whose counting-room he had called,
as usual. for news. Mr.. Temple greeted
him with a volley of exulting oaths.
It's all up You know what 1 told
you last night about the attack that
was preparing at Riverley. 1 went out
there myself. this forenoon. 1 knew
some of the strikers, and 1 thought 1
would see If the - would
not let me send my horse Blue Ruin
through to Rochester tomorrow. He Is
entered for the races there, you know,
and / didn't want. by - -,
to miss my engagements, understand?
Well. as / drove out there, after / got
about half way. 1t began to occur to me
that 1 never saw so many women since
the Lord made me.
THE room was full OF them in carts.
buggies, horseback, and afoot
thought a committee of 'em was going;
but 1 suppose they couldn't trust a
committee. and so they all went There
were so many of 'em 1 couldn't drive
fast, and so / got there about the
same time the head of the column be-
gan to Arrive. You never saw anything
like IL in your life. The strikers had
been living out there in a good deal
of style-with sentries and republican
government and all that BY the great
hockey pokeyi They couldn't keep II UP
a minute when their wives came They
knew 'em too well. They just bulged
in without rhyme or rule Every wom-
an went for her husband and told him
TO pack up and go home. Some of EN-,
the artful kind-begged and wheedled
and cried; said they were so tired
wanted their sweethearts again. But
the bigger part talked hard sense-toid
EN- their lazy picnic had lasted long
enough, that there was no meat in the
house. and that they had got to come
home and go to work The siege didn't
last half an hour. The men brazened Il
out awhile; some were rough; told their
wives to dry up, and one big fellow
slapped his wife for crying. BY jingo, II
wasn't half flash before another fell
low slapped him, and there they had
M
till the others pulled them apart by the
legs II was a gone case from the
start. They held meeting off-hand;
the women stayed by TO watch pro-
ceedings, and, not to make long story
about It. when ] started back a dele
CATION of the strikers came with me
to see the president of the roads. and
trains will run through tonight as usual. |
am devilish glad Of it. for my part
There is nothing in Rochester Of any
force but Rosin- the Bow. and my horse
can show him the way around the track
as If he was getting a dollar an hour
as a guide"
THAT is good news certainly. Is 1T
generally known in the city?"
.I think not. IT was too late for |
the afternoon papers. / told Jimmy |
Nelson. and he tore down to the depot |
10 save what is left of his fruit. He
swore so about IL that l was quite |
shocked
What about the mill hands?" asked |
Farnham
''The whole thing will now collapse
at orce We shall receive the PROPOSE |
tion of the men who left us tomorrow, |
and re-engage on our own terms, next |
day. as many as We want. We shan't |
be hard on them. But one or two gifted |
orators will have TO take the road. They |
are fit for nothing but Congress. and |
they can't all go from this district. If |
were you, Arthur. by the way. | would |
not muster out that army of yours TIL |
tomorrow But l don't think there will /
be any more calls in your neighborhood. |
You are too inhospitable TO visitors"
The sun was almost setting as Farm
ham walked through the public square
on his way home. He could hardly be-
lieve so sudden change could have |
fallen upon the busy scene of a few
hours before. The square was almost
deserted. Its holiday appearance was
gone. A few men occupied the benches.
One or two groups stood beneath the
trees and conversed in undertones. The
orators had sought their hiding places.
fearful of the ven
geance which never. in this happy