The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-12

the polls had closed.
ssAman cant live forever, you know. PEI
leg" said Simpking, in the way ofconseia-
ton; and you've been about here a good
while, it cant make much diference-after
you've voted There with be plenty OF us
Ieft.n And thus finding no encouragement
among bis friends, on either side Interference
to his favorite project, Peleg abandoned the
idea ofbeing sick, especially as he remem-
bered that the voter in a cab haring with pla-
cards and streaming with banners, has no
chance at all. Political cabs are always dis
tincily and decidedly for somebody; and
those who ride in them, are likly TO be set
down as being for the same person.
at won't de,n groaned Teleg; "a man
cant possibly ride IN Two cabs, or in more
than one bus-not at the same time. If
must go Ill walk-l've got two legs any how
ia leg on each side, a hand on each side,
yes, and a sharp eye on each side. ALI
want is a vote Oh each side, so that | might
go into 'em right and left swing corners ;sas-
hay, and lemonade all round"
Chance! 1t struck Peleg that he would
have recourse to chance, to sortes Vigilance,
10 decide upon what should be the nature of
his vote, from a feeling that perhaps a genius
hovers in the air, who, if properly appealed
TO, will directthe arratic and doubtful steps
ofthe great family of the Ponders. He be-
took himself to a by-place, and after looking
cautiously around Peleg drew a penny from
his pockel-Heads is Simpkins' side, tails
Timpkins' side' Tired of coppers he, drew
lots, weared with lots, he had recourse 10
-. - II. o--.I,,f % ho nnVpr foH
sufficiently satisfied TO stop, these devices
LEFT him pretty much as he was before. Il
wisEl,n said Peleg, 81 could only come across
the man who was fool enough TO invent these
elections I'D like 10 know who found out
about voting, just 10 plague me every year,
Nice business to be sure, TO be compelled TO-
think-to do something when You don't
know what TO do, and to be something when
YOU don't know what to be, just as if all a.
mans time was 10 be taken up in thinking
and doing, aud being, SO that he can never
be done. What side is Peleg w. Ponder on?
Side, what do care about side? Why can't
a man be on his own side, and know who
going 10 win, that he may hurrah right, and
have some loaf and fish? That is the kind
Of side | want-inside-that suits me-; but
somehow or other, always get outside wrong
side, t'other side, downside, instead of up
siden and peleg sighed beside, as he ~resoly-
ed that he would exercise the utmost Judg-H
mani ON the nccaSinn-w which was about To-
~sooent ttself, that be might arrive ans stde
up with care for once in his life, and have
a lucrative side at last. Ii not he would be
beside himself.
"Men ask me what think of this candi-
date and his principles. Stua!-what do the
the candidates think O Peleg w. Ponder and
his principles? Which of them is the most
sensible man, and thinks me a good fat off
ce and a big arm chair, the tumpingest sala-
airy and plenty of other people 10 do the
work, while | cut my name on the table with
a knife that | didn't have TO buy?
He's the right kind of a man, he thinks
10 the purpose; andifI was sure he'd be cleo
led, I'd vote for him as often as they would
let me, and ask no questions.
"IfI had only thought ofitin time, would
have organized myself into a town meeting
land appointed myself as a committee OF Cor
~respondence, 10 write to the candidate II ask
them their sentiments. What's your cadid
opinion, public or private, of the claims ofPe-
leg W. Ponder upon this great republic
what do you think his services are worth; and
and in case of your election, what do you
[ Ipledge yourself 10 give him, no back out,
and no lodging around the corner?2n
] Slowly saunired Peleg TO the election ground
for Timpkins and Simpkins-both side
had promised to come for him in case that
/ be did not appears at the polls in the course
+ of the morning. Peleg stopped at The head
quarters, and took tickets from every body
/. who offered him one, until his pockets were
5 quite ful. Indeed, he carefully read each
j ticket, as it was thurst into his hand, and as
g ked whether they were quite sure. II was
K right. He studied all the placards. as if he
e sought to relieve his mind by the recreations
e oflight literature, and by the graces oil elias
steal composition and he nearly winket
his eye out, by working his visual optics
right and left, to the leaders of The party, II
II convince them all around that Peleg w
;, Ponder is the man to be relied on at a pin
f en-.
W GAN this nice enough said Ponder, "
man don't require a side for this sort of bu
%siness- but what shall | do when | go TO tl
window-how then"
a "Hurrah, there, Ponder, Ponder!" erie
Simpkins and Timpkins in a breathe, as eac
d ofthem, with hostile tickets and conflctin
= placards, rushed i%oyously towards the doub