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Show WISE JIMMY FRiCKjjD WITH REMORSE ! Ah the Wi'iyeutlons were over Newsy ' exected to find Wise Jimmy not only ns radiant its the morning sun but big and twty with self-conceit. Jtut as usual there was disappointment for Newsy, lu-stcad lu-stcad the two-faced man was depressed, de-pressed, dUpirited, lugubrious ns if he were sorely conscience stricken. This struck the pcncll-punlier as most extraordinary , for he never supposed a olltlcuiti, especially this one, tn have a conscience or to he capable of feel ins: remorse. Viee Jimmy's sanctum wns stilling with reproachful nir and hung with grott gobs of reviling self-censure so recently emitted that they seemed seem-ed yet hot front the depths of the boss's remorseful, noill, Timid little Netfsy felt like he had ilrnjtpid ililu the ubyrlnal caverns cav-erns of i)a nit's inftHml regionn whelu the monstiDiis lJrtbiis wj-b supreme In nil his Vile and loath' rattle conjurations, Instead of the switch Btuiul of a (treat ioiltical machine wicre!n the manipulator with imeertatu eyes, should greet nil comers, friend and foe alike, With the, same bland, artful, crafty, J deceptive smile. If Newsy could lavo,-redliced Ins piping Voice to the softhcBs'' ul un evening Kephyr he would have done no In the hnjie of jarring as little as possible the nerves of 'the political enllant. Newsy made some insinuating remark re-mark about a bad night and a swelled heal) tlia morning atler lint the big bow fo'wtnwHliy further criticism by 11 mniirmfiibgroan thst convinced Newsy' lilroubho were real. "No Noway us liot u chdin-paigne chdin-paigne bad tafte In Uimoiith that ails mej no, nof !JJj)t' i't! ft a wife of 0 niicie iiv, Itna'j nil. A fellow's bet'er self vl;afHCrt hself once iiiH while usl tii -hiw him what h IhwbI he 'ispAVp, th;s is string language, Nt-ay, but a fellow fel-low has a ierfect' rjittto lite it on himself especiully when every word of it is true. Thu truth Is, 1 must confess it, thut I'vp'ijwfn u political tralllcer, been (o1ibJlleiillilg so ilong, doing the beW.ll df'Titherft that that ntos sacrexkof all wuiils, ,,C4)nsenl,,, (li'WlilexprfcVt milih tn Ipiatitlty Of quality with tefer-eixu tefer-eixu to niytelf, NaMre made man to be honest, candid $uw ceiiernus. Man niakco )ittiiaefjf fu!jur, tin I toil to-il lis, dti ritful. kAh!NeJvisy, there iibv'er whs a tilteryiiiglian "that Ulan is his bVu' Wratjwifemy," and j In more Woyh ih i,n 'tW lxikitt int what am J? 'Ijayiin ,4e von talking ubutit lespecti antl esteem. 1 Pm a man only InnainW 1 know it, Newsy. No tijtlli vm deceive liimsetfi 1 walka(ong ilia streets nnd Jieoplb BalutBIie with a smile, while In their hearts,' ty despUe inu. They are bojlnblu and ihiii-veutlonal ihiii-veutlonal to my fVn so not to offend of-fend me, but tohhiiP'iny back they will me 11 trm.'klu ugo-betwceii, 11 tralllcer iu political favors, for what else is 11 boss but niVjVnscriipiil his trit'kstei? Don't talk to mo about li'iiwr," Newsy, thu word cuU mo liken dagger. And what have 1 received in return for all this loss of manhood but n paltry bit of lilthy lucre that 1 might have gotten got-ten much cutier iu an honorable 1 business. SoinutluicN my bread hukfrt me nt the table knowing i)y( , what "circuitous roiitu" it comes to me and hpw dearly 1 ImvVpald for if. And how do 1 appear to thoto wlitve bidding I do; whote tool and Jiukepfttal 1 am, but a contemptible idiot' Yes, Newsy, these are strong (woids, but un one knows belter than J that they urettuu. Ills no fuse jolt saying that others Ore truckling too. What excuse is that for nit,' lfoW do 1 look upon ( those- who come pleading for ufllce at my buck door but with loathing and- contempt'.' The man who Is honorable, Independent nnd unfettered, unfet-tered, the Very mull who would dignify all olllce by his character uud inunliood is the man 1 must light and defeat in favor of the man who crawls on his belly und plitn his brow in the dust before the bosses. You talk iibottt the burden of Work, it is in. thing to this. Olllinta 1 haVu looked upou men ut work with their IiuiiiIm und their bodies' and it seemed to me they were resting. rest-ing. 1 have even looked upon the farmer pitching hay and he appeared appear-ed to me in a halo of glory. You ask urn why I don't (piit it, Newsy, , Well oh, its an easy way to iiiake ii I i ylttr. |