The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13

cept for two small worries that she had ;
she feared that her uncle. Louie Gratz,
with whom she lived, or one of her few
friends, might, when they found she
was to marry Toby. allude to him as 4
"dago," in which case she had an in
tuition that he ttould slap the offenders
and she was afraid of the smallpox.
which had caused the quarantine of
two shanties not far from her uncie's
house. The former of her fears she did
not mention, but the latter she spoke
of frequently, telling PietrO how Crate
was panic-stricken and talked of NOV
ing, and how glad she was that Toby :
gran palazzo" was I'm another quarter
of the city, as ne had led her TO believe.
But when she thought of the new
home-far across the city from the ugly
flags and lanterns-she forgot both her
troubles entirely: for now. at last the
marvellous fact was assured: the $500
was pinned into the waistcoat pocket.
lying upon PietrO's heart day and night
The good Republican set election day
for the happiest holiday Of his life, for
that would be his wedding day.
He left her at her own gate the even
ing before, and sang his way down the
street, feeling that he fioated on the
airy uDlift of his own barcarolIe be
meath sapphire skies, for Bertha had
put her arms about him at last.
Toby she said, "lieber Toby. I am
so all-lofing by you-you are stitch q
good mani am so-so-I am yoOst
all-lofing by you" And she cried heart
ily upon his shoulders "Toby. uf YOU
ain'd here for me tomorrow by eckseck-
ly dwell O'CLOCK. uf you are Won min
utes late. I'm going yoOst fall down
deaf. Don you led nothipEs happen
NIT you, Toby"
Mr. Pixley, again seated upon the
barrel which he had used for his inter
view with Toby, beheld the transfig-
ured face OF the young man as the
chestnut vender passed the mouth of
the alley, and the committeeman re-
leased from his soul a burdening pro-
family in the ear of his companion and
confidant, a policeman, who would be
on duty IN Pixiey's precinct on the
morrow, and who had now reported for
Instructions not necessarily received in
a too public rendezvous.
do we need this gang bad?' in
Quired the policeman deferentially.
Il need everybody bad. This is a
good sized job fer me, and L want TO
do il right. THROWN the precinck to
Maxim is goin' to do me some wrong
they don't git ON that it was thrOwed,
and want to throw it good I couldn' [
feel like I'd done right if 1 didn't. I've
give my word that they'll git a major
ity of sixty-eight votes, and that'H DE
Jest twice as much in my pocket as a
plain majority. And I want them sew
en- DagOes: I've give up on vOtin' 'em;
it can't be done. The most that can be
done is to keep 'em away from the
polls"
Cant you git 'em out of town in
the morning.
"D'you reckon amt tried that? No.
sir That Dago wouldn't take a pass
to heaven! Everything else is all
right. Mike, I don't like to brag, and
amt around THROWN no bokays at my
self as regular thing, but I want TO
say right here, there amt another man
in this -city-no, nor the state neither
that could of worked his precinck bet
tern 1 have this. I tell you I'm with
in five or six votes of the majority they
| set for their big money
Have you give the Dagoes up alto
gether?''
NO by ~ cried the committeeman.
harshly, bringing his dirty fist down on
the others knee. Now, look here. you
listen TO me-" he said lowering his
voice. I'm guin' to turn the trick.
And / ought to do it, too. That there
Pete he ain't worth the powder to blow
him up; you couldn't learn him no pol
itics if you set up night after night for
year. Didn't 1 try? He's onsrateful
| that's what he is. Well. him and them
| other DagOes are gUih' to stay at horne
! for two weeks beginnin' tonight"
| III be dogged if l see how" said tho
! policeman, lifting his helmet to scratch
his head.
"I'll show you how. I don't claim mr.
! credit for the idea, but I'd like fei
! somebody to jest show me anv Other
/ man in this city would have Thought II
| OUT Now. you look --ere: YOU see that
! niger shanty over there. with the
! smallpox lanterns outsider
The policeman shivered slightly
Yes"
Look here: they're rebuildin' the
! pesthouse, Amt they?''
Yes
"Leavin smallpox patients in theiI
| own holes Under quarantine guard fiji
| they git place to put 'em, amt thew
"Yes.''
You know how many niggers in that
! shack?"
-Four. amt they?"
.sYessir, four of 'em. One died TO-
| night. another's goin to. another ain'i
| teilin which way he's goin' Wit. and the
! last one, Joe Cr.bbins, was the first r.
! take it, and he's almost plumb as pond
| as ever ag'in. He's up and around the
| house helpin' nurse the sick ones and
| fit fer hard labor. Now, look here,
! that Niger does what I tell him anr
| he does ii quick. See2 Well he knows
/ what want him to do tonight. So does
! Charley Gruder, the guard over there
| Chatley's fixed; I seen to that, AMI
/ knows he amt goin' to lose no lob fer
| the nigger's gittin' out of the back win
] der TO go make a lit -elsociable call this
! evening"
What" exclaimed the policeman
| startled. Charley Amt goin' to iet
that niger, outl'