Wise, Thomas A. / 2008-07-02 00:00:00

EBOOK A GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI ***


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[Illustration: THE SENATOR AND "BUD" HAINES.]


A GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI
A NOVEL
Founded on the popular play of the same title

PRODUCED UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF WM.A. BRADY AND JOS.R. GRISMER


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE SENATOR AND BUD HAINES
"FROM NEW YORK, EH? THE VICKSBURG OF THE NORTH"
"STRANGE, HOW THE LANGDON'S TREAT HIM AS A FRIEND"
THE SENATOR ACCEPTS AN INVITATION TO TEA
THE LANGDON FAMILY
"YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR MEDICINE LIKE A MAN"
"TO-MORROW, AT 12.30"
"AFTER I HAVE FINISHED, I DARE ONE OF YOU TO DENY A WORD"


_INTRODUCTION_

_Here is a story of an epoch-making battle of right against wrong,
of honesty against corruption, of simplicity and sincerity against
deceit, bribery and intrigue. It is the story of to-day in this
country. It vitally concerns every man, woman and child in the United
States, so far-reaching is its influence.
The warfare is now going on--the warfare of honest men against corrupt
political machines.
The story tells the "inside" of the political maneuvers in Washington
and of the workings of bosses there and elsewhere--how they shape men
and women to their ends, how their cunning intrigues extend into the
very social life of the nation's capital.
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