The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10


 els she acquainted among the aboli- tionists of the north?'
 No. 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"
 ~Somethi@g 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 allr'
 ''Of what age is sheT'
 "I should say twenty-three, twenty four-not over twenty-six, perhaps. It Is difficult to say I have met her but rarely.T
 You have me at disadvantage, even SOL smiled the other
 You have never met this fair en- thusiast1 You are behind the imesP" retorted the willy Kentuckian. Per haps you would like that honor? l think 1t could be arranged Indeed,' he added. after a moment spent in careful study of his companions face, 'T would even undertake to arrange it My dear sir, with your we'll known charm of manner with men, and wo- men as we'll, you could in that case win the lasting plaudits of your coun- try if you but possessed the resolu- tionF'
 "In a cause so noble would do what miKhtI But what Is the cause? And ts 1t proper for one of my place to engage fn itT'
 You could. say, be hailed by the administration in power not as the fa- ther of your country perhaps, but as fits savior. Take this woman out of our camp and into your own. Flock your own fowl together, you Free Soil ez Take her out of Washington, get her back to Europe. where she belongs, and, without testing. my dear sir, you shall have the backing next year, two years hence-in 1S53-any time you lIke-of the men who make this admin fstration and Of the men behind this compromise. I am serious. I speak to you in nowise i'll advised. To tell you the truth we are frightened She has stolen all our peace of mind and stolen also some Of our thunder-some of our castof and unthundered thun- der. She proposes to purchase all the slaves in the United States out of her own funds and ship them out of Amer ica-'
 Great Godp'
 .'Yes. We didn't dare It. She does. We didn't begin She has begun. And since it has begun who knows what army of the people-what new party may fall in behind her? We want you to fOrestan 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 1rebrand with you We are afraid to have her in Washington"
 Inc 1E<fa iaI-o ,R the eyelid. which showed his interest but feigned hghtness in his speech.
 But. tell me, what is it that you would have me do?'
 My dear sir,. you must transport. nianhandle, murders sTheedfe. bow string. drown and permanently lose Josephine. Countess St Auban, herself late back from Missouri formerly of Cod knows where.''
 But I could not we'll carry off this fair lady by main strength. My own IlaIs unfortunately require some at =ention- And I think that even were the triaing difficulty of the lady's con- sent overcome I could not easily as- sume the role of savior of my country before the time of the departure of the next ship for Europe. even granted my enemies the Whigs. will give mission
 
 myself
 Not that should not experience the most pleasurable emotions both in say ing the country. my dear sir. and of saving it in the company of so charm ing a person as this young lady is re- ported to be-"
 They looked at each other and broke into laughter Yet minds so keen as theirs long before them had read be- tween lines on the printed page under the outward mask of human counte- nances.
 Stranger things have happenedr' said the gentleman from Kentucky.
 My soul and bodyi My dear sir, you do not speak seriousIy?" His surprise was feigned. and the other knew it.
 -I was never so serious in my life. At this time. when our diplomacy abroad is none too fortunate and when our diplomacy at home is far more deli cate and dangerous. you yourself. known the country over as a man of tact and delicacy. are the one man in the world to handle this very mission. 1t Is the Old Fox of the North. after all. Free Soiler or not, who alone can smooth down matters for us. Our country had supreme confidence in you This administration has such conf1- $snce still-''
 Do you speak with authority other fsan your own7"
 ''It is not yet time for me to answer that" Yet you dare approach one who is in the opposing camp
 But one whose camp we either hope to join or whom we hope later to have ln our own" My faith. believe you are serious In this. Have you really formulated any plans7- He was safe in the trap. and the other knew it sir. will not discredit you by choos- sng methods As to the results desired 1