The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-06-20

his way through the streets is clear and III
embarrassed. Nobody nsqueezes his han
and asks for his influence. He is no, oblige
TO peiplex his brain for the coinage of piquar
reples, in answer TO fat and wearsome com
pliment. Success must smile,, BUT defeu
may indulge in his humor. .,;,o,s, r.:.., n
/ And then, what care he for, securities D.
He is sale enough in himself His affairs
too, may stand as they are--no winding vi
and packing up; no changes to disturb hi
household goods, OF to distress his adhes;ye
ness. No winter In Washington or s6iouir
at Columbus to be provided for; no per
plexilies about other peoples business, n,
cogitations about how TO remain popular, ant
how 10 satisfy all the world and the world
wife. He whois defeated, may think as he
pleases, say what he pleases, 20 where M
pleases, aud wear what he pleases. He i.
neither compelled 10 have opinions nor Ia
''defne positions" He has no dignity ia
support pinching him under the arms, and
rendefing him as uncomfortable . an ,nac-
cusiomed coait and whe ther he is aristocrat-
ic in his department or otherwise, nobody
knows and nobody Cares. ~ 90 -
! Who, then, lei us ask, Who would hot lie a
defeated caudida,es Who would not be,
like Jafiier, "ih love and pleased with ttins''
ltis fol, the Hcohstituency" 10 repent OF blum
ders, moi fot HIM the Ifee, the uniramhielled,
the independent, the unvoted FOR. If the af.
fairs OF the republic 60 wrong, let others
weep---'thou canst not say did IL" ~
But The gentleman whose portrait is given
above ythe Gazette has an apt and Happy
wood cut Of the sDefeated One, y in an atti-
tude before his glass; shows by the fierce
ness 0f bis expression, that he,, at least, has
not yet learned the philosophy Of politics.
Hating before the thift6r from his hasly ira
verses about the apartment, he exchanges
scowl for scowl with his image, as if dispo-
sed TO divide himself and 20 10 buifeis. He
would also see whether he is mistaken in
the merits Of the man, who had been presen-
ted for suffrage, and had been denied. But
he can discoye. no change--no falling of,
aud his wrath increases. II is plain, alas,
that Stentor Stubbs is not used TO il; and
that he is as yet unable TO take that philan-
thropIc view Of the case, which would tell
tha, il he had been successful, the other
side must perforce have. been sad. If you
listen carefully, each hurrah has its counter
vailing groan; and the benevolent man whose
luck iiis--whether il good or bad, We shall not
now undertake to decide--no, to be elected,
might do much towards consoling HIMSELF by
rejecting upon the happiness derived BY 9th
ers from his mischance. Ought We not-le,
.he query be pondered --ough. we not, in the
INSTRUMENTATION of our humanity, to desire
defeat for this very purposei What triumph
over salishness, TO be able to say: "'Twas
that made 'em crow-but for my imperfect
running, they would now have been in tcarsl'
SteniorS Stubs, however, in the first flush.
es Of bis disappointment, caified on the war
differently, fiom not generalizing enough. -
When the result was ascertained, SteniOr1
S,ubbs hammered his hat upon his brow, as il,
unlike Patrick Henry, he was determined nev-
sr, again to ''bow TO the majesty of the speo-
pe." II seemed as IL it were proposed that
his hat should be, from. this time forth, in.
stalled as a fxhne--Siubbs and his hat, zone
ind indyisible.n Stubs buttoned his coat
clear up TO the chin, with an air that told plain
sr than words could speak, that his charities
we're hereafter TO remain at home, and that
Ill popular avenues to his heart were closed,
now aud forever, with "No Admi,tance"
:halked over tho door-"No, adIni,tance ex- ,
;ept on business" to the bosom of S,enior
Stubs. He took his defeat as the inexperi- ,
,nced are apt 10 take such thngs--as per.
onal matter. He thought that he had been
made game"' Of. To be "game" of your
'wn accord, is an honor; but to imagine that |,
ther folks are 'making game" of you, is
Productive Of an. unpleasant sensation, when
ou are not exactly used to it. s.
"Don't 90, Stubbs," said brother poIiti- 6
ian, as he. pu6ed his cigar, "wait for the !
ull returns. want know how much you're
cause made a be, that you could. !,
\ comeiit. Then, there's the rest Of the 7
cket---n 5gS i& ~ Fise sll I
.Tbe furies take the rest Of the ticketl'' ii
jaculated Stubbs, ashe pushed through the &
rowd and strobe Indignantly along; "I'll go Il
traight home and break something. I'll N
mash chair over the table-l';l Jam my II
lick right through the window--l'l dance n
n the top Of the tea.'hings. Not elected!!! s,
lon't let any body ever Try TO speak TO me al
gain, il they don't want 10 ketch il. But if
ley have any thing TO say, now's the time. /,
here's the watchman---what does he mean c,
y b,awling 30, as if the whole town didn't
now what O'Clock II Is. Pve great mind tol o,
yes; il he wasn'lso big, would--and if l el
. como across little one, Ill shake Char. b,
y all TO pieces, this very night Ill COM b,
liz isjus.ifable homicide. z aa'.is ~ w
aHa! hap lsughed Stubbs hysterically; m
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