Show prom from the true flag A story for politicians BT BY REBECCA A few since wishing to ride out a fw ff vr miles from froia boston I 1 called at a stage office the liy day was wag rainy ramy and I 1 was the only passenger r at the office kind tod I 1 expected of course I 1 should be the only one ona iu iii the stage but just as the driver stalled stai ted led fr rr a the door two gentlemen hailed him bim aud arid wi hi 0 to ride thy thew at s aped in and were apparently betig engaged aged ill in earnest earlif i tt political conversation each cast a glance at me but evidently decided I 1 should be no obstacle on oo stacle to tile free expression of their opinions of course I 1 should know or understand nothing of tile the conversation convers Aion alon ion lon of political leaders these countenances were both fa mili tr to im mo I 1 and I 1 recognized them as smith and jones two flouri dfouri flourishing hine busy politicians politician po liticia ot of the day dav they tiley talked for half haff an hour and li ia that time I 1 lear learned ried ered that there were three candidates then in mark marh and green one onel I 1 learned went for southern interests another for lor northern white tha tile third professed a deep interest in both loth mr jones I 1 boon soon leay lear learned ried had d decided aided t to 0 go f for or green mr smith for brown and they finally became so to excited and arid talked so loud in their quarrel argument I 1 suppose they would call it that everybody we bawd stared with open eyes at our vehicle mr smith said the leaders 1 to the green party were humburgs humbugs hum bugs mr jones said browns lenders leaders were ras ris rascals nals cals and so they kept on until their fever its height aud then they began to ewel f el somewhat calmer now coues sald said sinith smith after a few moments 9 silence as lie patted him on tile the shoulder son sou you yon had better belter decide to go for brown crown theres not the slightest possibility of greens election better take hold hoid for green replied jones A year ago you prof professed eased a deep dee interest I 1 ii i the principles of our party parly what has haa destroyed it so suddenly 1 I teli teil you jones jone it is wasting wasti wasfi urs drs time ta toworu work for green you wil will have your labor for nothing corn tako take hold for brown he continued in an undertone and land ill insure you a living for the next four oun our years if he is elected you insure me I 1 dont dout understand you smith well tell me you will go ro to work for brown and arid ill engage you shall it lauve tive live an appointment that will pay three thousand a year at least here smith cast cist a sideway side way glance at me roe to see if I 1 understood but as he went on be he probably considered me an original know bothin nothing 1 afe are you authorized to mike make any ducr such app appointments sint bint asked jones 11 1 I am and what hat I 1 say shall be done 1 11 I have thought before replied jones that it is throw throwing ing time away ariy to work for G green reen it certainly is you may depend upon that you cant unite the north and south it is an impossibility lity 1 smith mith lis lija eyes brightening at his success but I 1 look at the tha principle of bf the ihirg replied J lones jones 0 lles ties thoughtfully as he be examined the toe of his bis boot my sympathies are with greens Gree jis ois party 01 gol dont talk about sympathy in politics po lifts replied smith Sinith unless you wish to bo be ridden over ever roughshod rough shod by the majority you yon must do what is ls is 19 for your own interests if you are in the minority you can sea see what will be the re result stilt ye yes that is plain enough but if we sacrifice bacri fica principle to interest u what hat will be the result ll but bat you are not riot sacrificing principle our party is framed upon a principle pia pla as sound as ever founded a pofi political party must admit that replied jones evidently ly bewildered by tile the glittering pile of taree thousand added to his hia income abu but what appointment ar ars ahm ahr 6 you to have if brown is elected 7 smith in a confidential tone said something about seat in cabinet appointments and 3 rs forth and after a few minutes of earnest conversation which I 1 made no effort to ilear hear mr jones replied and you have his promise for thisel this yes and I 1 pledge my word you xou 5 ou shall have the appointment if you will take hold and arid go toworu 11 1 I am not riot to be bought replied jones with ith a smila but I 1 will examine more i into to the ole principles and prospects of each party pirty I 1 ebo eho should uld ee be as glad as any other man to unite our parties if it can be consistently done mr smith talked a long time lime uon uron the perr ct lon ion lion of brown and his party and in d mr jons jones heard h ird it offering a word his ineL t the tire coach reached its place of destination arid and HIP tile two gentlemen alighted apparently political friends frienda although they entered bitter ener enemies riles A few das days after I 1 baw saw an account of an en br wo maetina me n etine etina aid und ald in ng the SH ik ers ere wi a mr jones naine nain tile the editor calli d t e attend a of the r rader redder ader to tile the to how show how fast bron was naming gaming friends now if mr brow bron n is elected president of the united steeg I 1 shail watch with some interest to see mr sinith smith take lake his ins seat in the tile cabinet and when he tie does so I 1 shall then watch with equal interest for mr jones three thousand dollar appointment pon till tili ent ahr in in the depths of wf interest and moral degraa tion can you ou find the principles of poll poh tic ticiano ians lans and if our gou pou country continues coull in the hands of such managers where will her glory be hi rn a few ci 8 will someone noine one well read in the his hi tory ol 01 tile the past and who can irate cause and aad effect through a series of the tha benefit of less liss on enlightened tightened ight ened ones |