| Show I TOMFITCH ANDBIULSHARON HowTom parcd te Flay Bill and TIicuKoasted Sutro The San Francisco correspondent of the cnespnden Sacramento Bee relates the following story of a sensational fight in Nevada The mention of Sutro recalls an old story that I heard told again by one of I the actors some evening ago In 1874 Sutro as well a Sharon was a candidate for the United States Senatorship The Hon Tom Fitch arrived in Virginia and took Editor Daggett of the Enterprise Enter-prise since Congressman and Minister to Hawaii to his rooms at the hotel j Lie down there and smoke a cigar Dag said the orator of the silver I tongue I want to read you something I some-thing And he pulled out a manuscript and read for an hour I was a fearful I scorcher devoted to Sharona fire of I ridicule abuse and soaring eloquence I of the most virtuous and defamatory I kind Daggett who was doing his best 1 to elect Sharon yet enjoyed the oration immensely in his character of a literary man manWhat do you mean to do with that thing Tom he inquired when the grand broadside of a peroration had been fired firedDeliver it from the balcony of the International In-ternational Hotel a week from tonight Im having the posters printed for billing the town tomorrow But why should you go for Sharon 1 Its none of your fight you know True my friend but it would be a great calamity to the country t have such a man as William Sharon in the United States Senate Ive come all the way from San Francisco to prevent i Could nothing induce you to forego vour intention Well said Mr Fitch thoughtfully I suppose I might be coaxed not to deliver de-liver this speech The manuscript was carried to Mr Sharon He sat down to read it before the fire in his room behind the Bank of California At the second page he jumped up At the third he swore and sat down again At the fourth he was with difficulty I prevented from throwing the whole thing into the fire i Fitch nor no man living will ever getup I get-up in public and say such infamousthings as these about me f cried Mr Sharon furiously fu-riously when hehad finished Here I he shouted seizing his book and writing out a check for 10000 take that to the villian and choke him withit Stay he added as the lawyer who was acting as intermediary reached the door just wait a minute The millionairewrote a second check for 5000 and passed it over j Please hand that to Sir Fitch with my I I compliments said Mr Sharon courteously i cour-teously and say to him for me that his arraignment of Sutro is capitally done I I mosteloquent and truthful The public l interest will be served by its delivery i j And on the eventful night when the I I unbought populace turned out before the j International to enjoy the expected flay I j ing of Sharon they were given Sutro for j a victim instead I was the speech i I word for word that had been read for Daggett Only the names were changed It I I Mr Sharon is one of the most forgiving f forgiv-ing men living He and Fitch are today the best of friends and are quite fre i l j quently to be seen by those who have j I the entree to the Palace card rooms r sitting together like brothers playing I i poker I |
