borrowed money, don't you? It was protested
two years ago, wasn’t it? You never expect
to got a cent, do you now? And you are an
unconiprimisihg friend of the railroad, while I
am an anti-monopolist to the backbone. Ex
actly. Now, let us understand each other. I
am running for congress, and this is a critical
state of affairs. If lam elected I maybe able
to pay my creditors. I don't say I will, mind
you, but there is a chance that I may. If I
am defeated, that is the end of it. I shall
have to get out of here and begin life over
ag.'i in somewhere else, and devil a cent of your
mincy will you ever see. Come, now, what
are you going to do?
And, to the liorrorof the raiiroad candidate,
the minority, reinforced by the congressman’s
creditors, swept the district like a whirlwind.
< >f the same congressman they tell me atthe
cliih (lie story that he came into the house one
day this week looking somewhat forlorn and
decidedly deinorolizcd.
“You look pale,” rent: r eed a sympathizing
friend.
“Ves, I'm so nervous I don’t know what to
do.”
"What’s the matter?”
“Well, you see. last night 1 dreamed I paid
off my creditors, ami I am so worried to kuow
where the devil I got the money from.”
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