Year: 1871

assure him that they were unshaken IN their belief
thai ne could prove himself innocent or the charges
callers had LEFT one by one. a HERALD reporter
dropped In TO see II the head OF the department
looked look anyway disturbed alter his experiences q
the day before. He was seated at his desk busy
engaged In writing as the reporter entered and he
iaid down his pen the moment he saw VINO his
VISITOR was. AS the latter shook hands with him
he was enabled closely to study the "Boss looks.
he appeared TO be as joval In mood as he ever was
IN his lile His countenance bore no trace what
ever which would have led one to suppose that he
had so lately undergone an ordeal that would have
made most men, guilty or innocent to nave passed


A VERY SLEEPLESs NIGHT
OF It. Indeed, ne looked iresher talked with more
cheerfulness and moved about with n more elastic
seat, and while Mr.. Tweed went about liking q
book here and slowing away document there' re-


II came here to see you looking very downcast
Mr.. Tweed. From all could learn outside you
were to use q vulgar phrase, very down IN the


the "Bossn turned ronnd abruptly. and as he
pressed his hand down upon The wafer OF an en-
velope TO a letter, with a wnack that made the
table near where nc was snake and shver, he burst
Out laughing and exciamed:-


..You don't say so. Well now 1t is strange now
people who don't know me ana probably never saw
me know all about me better than l do myself.
dare say you can 90 along Broadway now and find
a great many very wise individuals who VIII tell you
they saw me to-day strldlng up and down my Office
tearing my hair out by the hanosiu ana crrslng the
day VAS Dorn Why, met friend Of mine to-day
who met republican friend OF his who was almost
ready 10 swear had lost





since Monday. Now look very much like man
who ielt troubled, don't ~ and the ''Boss' sat
down In his chair, broa grin spreading all over
his lace.


'Then You feel today, Mr.. Tweed just as easy
about the hubbub that going on as you did yeSer
dayp'


II feel perfectly free from any feeling of anXiey;"
and the Boss" again laid down his pen. and lean
Ing forward and laying emphasis ON every word as
he spoke by bringing down his right hand upon the
open palm OF his left, went on


'Candiuly do not want you to think that the
/ rn-
spect-l have had TO bother about gettIng counsel
occupy great deal OF time In consultations, &c.
The mere Idea or being placed under arrest, no
matter for bow snort u time, is not pleasant one,
and most men naturally feel keenly the humiliation
OF the thing, no matter II they are as pure as the
angels. am human and | as sure you it is not
MOI pleasant TO De sought after by an oflicer OF the
law, with every scoier at hand TO ning the numila-
tion IN the face OF your family. But aside IRON This
aspect OF the thing l have iet no uneasiness from
the start about this


POLITICAL WARFARE


upon me and feel none now. l nave no reason TO
feel troubled ana when Get into the Courts where
they say they want to gel me. VIII be aple 10 prove
read"


''rhen You feel confident tnat when your case
comes on at Albany you VIII be able to dSprove
and every charge that has been made against you 9'
"lcan. II would be very foolish on my part now
10 let everybody know Just how my COUNSEL VIII
session anu now the wrong that has been done me
VIII be set right as lar as the law can do IT, bide
my time quietly, and when the trial Is ended my
friends, know, VIII not have to regret that
they ever put confidence In me as public oflical.o
IL was now growing late, and Mr.. Tweed rose To go
so as TO be In time for the train, and the reporter
thanking him for his courtesy, went his ways medi-
tatngly.