The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
CHAPTER XXv-Continued.

Yes; manners. and convictions, and
couTage-abolitionist tendencies and fight
ing ptroclivities. She is firebrand-
a revOlutiOnist, fresh back from the Old
World, and armed with weapons of
whose use we old fogies are utterly ig-
norant. Having apparently nothing to
lose whose loss she breads. she is care
less of all consequences. You, my dear
sir, speak OF your moral adherence to
some new party. You consider yourself
one Of the lamented Free Soil party, and
hope a resurrection. This woman does
not pause there-no. She comes here to
Washington at precisely the time of our
final compromise, when all is peaceful,
even slumbCrous-and she breaches the
crusade of fire and sword. My dear
friend. II you seek a prophet, here is
one; and If you want leadership in your
dogma Of no slavery north Of thirty-six
degrees thirty minutes, here is prophet
and leader in one! And, believe me, one
with arguments which make her dam
gerous to one man, two men, or any
collection of men"
The other pondered. Il have never
seen the lady" he remarked, at length.
rs she acquainted among the abolition
lists of the North"
mo. She trains in no ones camp
Indeed, socially she has been neglected
in the North. for reasons said to have
been urged in diplomatic circles"
Something of an intriguante, eh?'
AT least enough to excite the anger
and suspicion of Austria, the interest of
England. the concern of France-that's
ALL
''Of what age is she?"
''Of about that age, my dear sir. which
our children or grandchildren might
claim. | should say, twenty-three, twen-
ty-four-not over twenty-six. perhaps. 1t
is difficult to say. l have met her but
rarely"
You have me at disadvantage, even
So smiled the other. 1T is, however,
unnecessary for You to settle your
cravat. 1t is quite straight; and besides.
think we are quite safe from intrusion
OF women here"
You have never met this fair enthu-
siast? You are behind the times re-
torted the WHY Kentuckian. Perhaps
you would like that hcnor? I think it
could be arranged. IndeRd," he added,
after moment spent in careful study of
his companions face. Il would even un-
dertake to arrange it. My dear sir, with
your well-known charm and manner with
men, and women as well. You could in
that case win the lasting plaudits of
your country, If you but possessed the
resolution
In a cause so noble, 1 would do what
I migat! But what Is the cause? And
is 1t proper for one of my place to
engage IN it?"
You could. say. be hailed by the
administration in power, not as the
father of your country. perhaps, but as
its savior. Take this woman out of our
camp. and into your own. Flock your
own fowl together, YOU Free SOilers, Take
her out OF Washington, get her back to
Europe-where she belCngs,-and. without
jesting, my dear sir. you shall have the
backing next year two years hence-in
lS5S-any time you like-Of the men who
make this administration, and of the
men behind this compromise. A ma
jority OF the House, an even division
Of the Senate Listen, my dear friend:
this IS not idle talk. and these are no
idle promises. I am serious. I speak to
YOU in no wise ill-advised. To tell you
the truth, we are frightened. She has
stolen all our peace of mind. and stolen
also some of our Thunderstorm of our
Cast-off and unthundered thunder
In what way"
"Oh. nothing. 1t is of very little con-
sequence. 1t is bagatelle. All she pro-
poses TO do is to purchase all the slaves
in the United States-out of her own
funds-and ship them out of America"
Great Cod
Yes. We didn't dare do it. She does
We didn't begin. She has begun. And
since it has begun, who knows what
army of the peOple-wkat new party
may fall in behind her? We want you
to forestall all that. We don't want you
to head that new party. We think you
will do better to fall in with us, to
accept the compliment of a European
mission-and to take this fair firebrand
with you. We are afraid to have her in
Washington
The other listened with a flicker of the
eyelid, which showed his interest, but
feigned lightness in his speech.
In matters of gallantry, my dear
friend. why does Kentucky need a sub
stitute, or even an ally?"
Kentucky, in the difference due to so
great a man as yourself, yields to New
York! VIII you have snuff, -sir?"
Il thank you, 1 think not. But tell
me, what is 1t that New York must do?'
New York. my dear sir, must transport
manhandle, murder, wheedle, bowstring,
drown, and permanently lose Josephine
Countess st. Auban-herself late back
from Missouri. formerly of God knows
where. I promise you, this country IS
only a tinder box, waiting for that sort