Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-01-02
ssHurrah for Old Zim :"

York Correspondence
ssHurrah for Old Zim -
In remote county Of Pennsylvania tn
scene is laid. The time was the year 1912, wheI
party spirit rose to l02 deg. in the shade, in ever
hamlet the length and breadth of Uncle Sam
glorious domain. The respective political par
ties met in convention at Bugsburg Ohe count,
seatO and made their nominations for county
officers. AS there were many aspirants for
the few nominations, it follows as d matter OF
course that there were some bitter disappoinL
ments-tO no one more so than to sold Zim,
who was confident of getting a nomination for
Sheriff.
Zimmerman, or sold Zim,' as he was familiar
| ly called, was miserly old codger, who was
well to do in the world, yet he had.an almigh.
ty thirst for office, and he was up at every con-
ton for nomination for something, from time
whereof the memory of man runneth not to
the contrary He was reputed wealthy-that
is, ne owned farm, and had money, but he
never showed the color of it, except he should
happen to get on spree, and then he would
sow 1t broadcast-but that was only bien-
nial occurrence.
| "A few evenings after the nomination above
small knot OF the dissatisfied ard divaffected
were congregated at the Biackhorse Tavern,
discussing the merits and dement's Of the for
tunate nominees.
Gentlemen said old Zim, ':merit and long
. service to the party is no recommendation in
this county The wire-workers and schemers
ave itall their own way
ave responded one of the bar-room loafers,
thy does the pckin' out, and they expects us
top the wotin'.'
ut, gentlemen continued Zim, sthey will
, ieIehlp against a snag or sawyer one of these
days Yes, gentlemen, by the eternal, I'll upset
theiraale-cart and spill their peaches I'll see
Wneuleits the people, or set of broken down
polltlcai lcks, as makes the county nominations.
BY Judas1'll break down the system-I'll run
as yolutes candidate for Sheriff, and if I don't
lay "a, EN- outqy name aint Zimmerman, that's
This deterIAaation was received with flavor
'half' for red-ey
Full soon ne vas in the field announced
through card moth papers to his fellow
citizens, pledging hmself to discharge the du-
ties Of the office WI impartiality-in case he
tcas elected.
Right Justify did q Zim 90 to work, and
things appeared to go swimmingly. He can
vassed the county, anohe people were pro-
fuse in their promises o,doing their best for
him. In one of his pereghations he met Wat
ties, the nominee Of Zim' m'sarty, who was also
on an electioneering tour.
'Ha! Wattles,' said he, Il. fine fellow. I'm
sorry to see you allow yourse to be the tool
Of the unholy, and corrupt CALI saw am
sorry to see you sacrificed, but lu're bound to
be beat. I'll show them that Ii freemen of
this county will not bear dietation,o nv friend.
if you wish to save yourself from 10 d;srraoa
Of a defeat, you had better resign nv ia
vor'
Wattles expressed his convictionthat be
should feel very much used up in such ]. event.
but at the same time he had made up Ii mind
to stand the hazard of the die.
Election day at length came, and my w.thv
friend armed with hat full of tickets, sta,n-
ed himself on the ground of his own preci.t.
and commenced dealing out his tickets, al
urging his claims in the strongest kind of wa
miser as he was, he made his friends swim i'll
Monongahela long before the polls were clos.
! ed.
The election over, evening came on apace
anG the eager expectants gathered in the bar
rooms to await the counting of the votes, and
| the returns to come in from the different town.
ships. Old Zim was flourishing about, treat
ing the crowd, expressing his full confidence
in the people and the success Of his efforts to
| break down the system
Seated in remote corner were number
Of wags, in low but earnest conversation, and
any one who might have chanced to see them
would at once have concluded that something
was to follow. The consultation soon broke
up, and the plot began in about fifteen min
utes to develope ITSELF The cIatter ofa horses
hoofs were heard on the frozen ground-a
solitary horseman rode up to the door, and
fnging the reins over a post rushed into the
bar-room, where he was soon raised on ta-
BILE, and silence commanded.
Here said he, drawing strip Of paper
from his pocket, ARE the returns from Lower
Buffalo township Wattles SO, Macgregor 40,
Zimmerman l6O! majority for Zimmerman,
10!
'kine cheers for old Zimr
sHuzzal huzza! huzzar
sGentlemen,' said old Zim, taking off his
hat-I'm obliged to you for this expression of
your-that is to say, let us take a horn all
round!'
OF course the crowd acquiesced in this pro-