The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04

tivated and knowing by this time. His
style was some nigh class and dignifed
for these parts, but he knew politics like
he did his private deck, and he could fan
his guns speedy and efficient. And the
paper he got out kept things woke up
fine.
.'One day me and the mayor and a
hunger named Norton, which had come to
Arnim just previous, was standing in
SAINTS place, when the mayor he got to
talking about what a trouble 1t was to
keep cultivated In this hero town. Ran
dali amt so bad, says the mayor, but
he aih't genial enough. He's got his
views, and there amt nobody telling him
nothing. What we want is somebody
which can write loose and easy, SO as to
suit most everybody. OF course there's
some of tho boys which wouldn't be suit
ed noway, but the law-abiding citizens OF
this town wouldn't stand for no decided
expressions of their views
1.-THE hunger he looks pleased and an
ticpatlng after the mayor quits Ginning
and he says. anxious-like, I amt never
wrote for newspaper. but believe
could do 1t. I'm pretty well informed on
political and other subjects. and 1t would
kill time at any rate
.'Then the mayor he looks solemn and
allows 1t would kill time. swift and easy,
and just then there come n couple of
shots, nimless and disconnected, and then
about dozen more. mostly continuous.
The lunger-the same being new and
skittisll--jumped about n foot. hasty and
undignified, and when he comes down he
says swearing previous and sincere. For
Gods sake. what was that.
The mayor he gaZed regretful and
pathetic at the floor, where the hunger
had spilled his liquor when he Jumped,
and he says. cold and reproving: There
amt no call for strong language or ex-
citement. The Arnim Weekly Conserva-
tive has Just about come out, and judge
by the signs that the personal column is
some pointed and entertaining
The lunger didn't say nothing, only
reached sort of amless and wandering
for the mayors glass of red-eye. which
was removed sudden and pointed, and
when the boys brought in Jim Hicks, of
the bar-cirole ranch-him that the per-
sonal had been about--the Hunger tainted
clean away, and there was lot OF
good red liquor sluiced around external
and careless before he come to- And he
didn't say anything after that about
writing loose and easy for the boys even
when Randall went out sudden and I'M
expected in his office, having shed his
hardware, casual. and unsuspecting, to
ease his hip.
'Wm remembering. along of this talk
about newspapers and such. when Badly
| Wilson, which Is the headquarters for
hardware and things. come back to town
one time and brought a lotSof newspapers
| to distribute, friendly and impartial. They
1 was mostly about the Republican conven-
| ton roundup in Chicago. it having come
of just previous, and { amt never made
up my mind since whether them papers
was deceived or whether they just lied
easy and uncarlng, Anyway, we was
sitting In SAINTS place the next day read
| ing, when Jim Hicks-the same which
was famed by Randall--jumps up and
says loud and racuous: Il amt going to
| read no more of.that I'm sure fond OF n
man which can stretch his tongue smooth
1 and entertaining, but amt standing for
| no regular liar, That paper says this
/ man Roosevelt got tho drop an about a
/ Thousand delegates to this herr Repub-
liean convention round-up--all W them
being dead SGT against hlm-anL msde
| then, step to music. brisk and enjoying.
iThat,s aure plumb tpollshness. I aln't got