OCR Text |
Show GETTING A SENATORSHIP. John A: Logan was tho late candidate candi-date for tho Konatorship from Illinois. Ho was the favorite candidate, the popular aud successful candidate tho Herald candidate and hence he was elected. But few know how busy his wife was in electioneering. Hero is how Mrs. John A. Logan's "better half" earned tho election, as described by an exchange1. (If eour;o John doesn't commence with a "G" or the whole thing would be spoiled : The levees which Mis. Logan is constantly con-stantly holding in her parlors of the l.cland bnve not, been properly "writ-ten "writ-ten up,'' but Iheir interest irt certainly siillieienl lo justify mention. Here, directly over the ln-wlquui-lun of the 'eneral hiuiiell', jri tt ,:Vei!. always in ' '"" presided over by Mrs. Loiein, who a.-.', .id by her husband',. youn-;er brother , ,;., M!1 i.ous:n, Miss Logan. In this room all are welcome, aud ail are graciously received, re-ceived, and to this room all of the members of the first, second and third houses have beat a retreat at some time during the heat of the contest. It is where they go to escape for a moment from the fetid atmosphere of politics. In parlor No. 20 politics is not among the refreshments. It is an oasis of peace in a desert of wrangling. It is a retreat a neutral ground which tho combatants of both side fly to, to get their soured hearts sweetened sweet-ened with music aud "their bewildered brains cooled by sensiblo conversation. conversa-tion. Mrs. Logan is a native of Missouri, transplanted to Southern Illinois a small, fragile lady, with an attractive face, a mass of turbulent black hair, and sharp eyes selected to match it, a wide experience of the social world, a good lund of information, abundant wit, and a ready tongue, freighted with complaisance and suavity. She cer-taiuly cer-taiuly impresses very pleasantly all who come within her influence. Having accompanied her husband in the field, she is familiar with camp life in its varied phases. At Belmont and Fort Henry, at Donclson and Vicksburg, she hovered on the edge of the battle, and kept her eye fondly on one particular partic-ular flag. Is it extraordinary that she should follow his fortunes with equal fidelity now '? And is it anything less than infamous that her fair name should now be made the subject of insults in-sults in the Chicago Republican ,v,hoe editor, when a correspondent in the field, broke free bread at her table for weeks together, and rode her husband's horse and. drank gratuitously of the commissary whisky ? This eveninsr, about supper time. Oglesby and Mrs. Logan, old acquaint auces, met in the hall, and after a change of compliments, a dialogue ensued, en-sued, somewhat like this: Mrs. Loan. Ah, General, I fear you are forgetting the old school politeness po-liteness that used to become you so well ; you have not called ou me. Oglesby. Well, madam, the fact is, I am afraid to subject myself to your blandishments. You are making trouble here ; I am afraid I might leave your presence a Logan man. Mrs. Logan. Now, General, don't joke ; I would like to see you sociable ; you would meet a good many pleasant people at my rooms. It would do you good. Oglesby. 1 am not suro about that. I wish you would leave town, Mrs. Logan, Lo-gan, Vou seo I am forgetting my politeness. po-liteness. But I really think it is an unfair advantage. Mrs. Logan. Not at all. You are suffering one of the disabilities of bachelorhood, as you ought. It seems to me obvious that John ought to have the Seuatorship. He has uot received re-ceived any'promotion since the year he left the army, an 1 you have been Governor for ever so long. Now.Gen-eral, Now.Gen-eral, you see, you can be Senator next time or what do you say to Congrcss-man-at-large ? Mrs. Logan was as gracious as could be, and the fact that she did not mean to be impertinent rendered the last proposal exceedingly cunning, and the old oold'er smiled a broal, lung, deep, thoughtful, profound and penetrating smile, and withdrew, promising to think about it. |