Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-18
THE WAY To

The election is lIc borough of -
was closc At haod; there were Two candidates
10 the hsld, who's influence va, :, nal,
balanced that q meek sud mech contest ~.
eIp-ctci. Unlcf tl,cSo oircum.,anc. escr
vote was OF consequence. und The uimo,, 80.
cttlOns were usrd hy tie friends ot hotb -.
dida,ts to draw sitsgglots Gut of thei, ecno.
nents ranks. Among the siaunch sun,,rrr.
OF St John b. tlc Tory candidate ~.
an irritable old captain who had Threatened IN
SIT The housc dog on any dnc who might e,me
to ask him loo has vote foT a LIBERAL. The
morning before The election. the old o.p,a,n
was working VA his little garden. when h. prr.
walk.
"Ah' Howdy'e DO. captain Me, esor
Ing momias-pc coming up %nioely, / SEE
aid nt stranger as he approached.
u It's youI IsrdOn AT. bat | really dent
ieracihir' having the honor oi your s~cuuain.
lanor' NAV ! b. permitted TO ~inauirc your
ogsihcss rPlied the captain. dra wing hun.
sli OPP.
Oh certainly fm oanvassine COS SIS John
. s'd I've come to talk with you
about your vote
II think Sat John might have chosen a mon,
civil mode 90 requesting nav intepcsi.nt
That's got poshirg TO sso with ils nsaiter.
siF. TN hers 10 AK yoa distiactly. do yos,
mcse to gave lnm your vote aud INTEREST,"
said Tie stranger, pulling ifvm his pocket q
memorandum BOOK.
'Sif. ad the captain. ariting cyidenii,
angry, my political Opinions are well known.
] have ever supported the British constitution
80 church and state. and
Il esnDot sslow YOU 10 shirk the question
captain interrupted the stranger.
"Sf,fk, @ft-witat DO YOU nsrau sirf' ssid
the c~p,z,a. reddcning like a tuskey.eock.
Il mesn," replied the other, with utmost
GOODNESS. 80 ask you sgaia. will yoa give
yosH vote 10 SIS JoAnY 2"
What suppose YOU'RE come here "a
h~siiy sae--io iatlnsldate me-lo"
"by no means. captain. bat | must rep~st
nay question, will YOU gise yous vote io 81
John frnot - q Il sad lhe ca.yassrf. wsit.
ing. pencil IA hand. 10 whte dova sl.e old
fellow nyiy.
Sir std the csPsssn, who vas NV in
towering ~ps~sion. Il con.i,g,r Ih,. a mes, -,
senil.e.n'y, Insulting. std al,uEstler nws 81
fastable"-
viii you vote for Sir John. csp,sin -
''Sir, yOu msy tell Sir John
"Ilsas you viii vote iof hia ~
mo stGl-IIi zee him d--i fui. ii
rotr ~ the Radical Snoundfci, T.
wiHsm ! late. just 90 show So John that Ia
NOT 20 y haliiei INTO supporting = parpy Ik
D m-6ossi momo'g. ~, Coed mofnmg.
'G0ol utofuing. captain. Pay don e.
angry, a. a MATTER 81 no consequence whs,
svef, eid the stranger, a. he fciind R%ilistiif,
carrle~iy.
The old captain KEEP, hi- word. lie va
we % tbe hf.t who rendered his vote ed III,
eiefi ion ou the following DAY
fef whom do you vote 2 sstNl flr cicth
"fof Nj D. frplied tbe initiate
oapiein witi's look of dearnce tou ,tis \.
lTcfF caBdii8te.
"Hbanh sou captsm-thank Won eAri
frpttmsn, who wof the hbefst color - \,
presd gfssplng iis baud c0fiiail,. Il wa
We w p's9n whom ae dsy before csira =.
I'd ha on ishalf 81 Sis Jobu.
~ captain peTcervci be- sH instant h.u 4.
asd been hoaSed, bua u was too lsro - rene
- s's mistake asd n complete ia moftiG
'en W had'csi rs1dSiste 10 vho,u he D.,
gsen his vote wss tetumcd BY . majoaif i
eos, '