Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-11-12
THREE CIIEERs.

keep your eyes open to-day, Jerry. \
wavs see what's to be done, and do
Remember that the saving of one vo
may put one into office, And one thlr
in particular want you to bear in MN
-Thcre'n be some speechitying, and
course, III be called on; so, the nome
YOU hear my name proposed l want ,y'
and your friends to be ready with IN
cheers,
Jerry had thick skull, and az
brain but after considerable scratching
the Uranium, he frightened up, and sa
that he understood his master pertectl
and that he could depend upon him.
CHATS right" said Mr.. Trimmer
"N-ou are stupid fellow, sometimes &c
ry; but you make yourself useful wh'
You hy. Now do your work; and l. IL r
ward YOU. And Jcrry-d6nt forget u
three cheers.
The polls were opened, At first, Il
election was dull business, but towar
the middle of the forenoon, thc gcGRle z
<, ".s,vmnie Ss'.~-.S,S'-''iuel''' ~,
n, was raised The party to which
NJ Trimmer belonged made the heu
# crn their headquarters. Liquor was
d-nkin the bar-roOm and speeches made
q thei steps, all for the public good
n Tnmmcr's purse was opened ana SO
10 mouth. He treated the crowd
1ldyliQuor and worse harranSucs WINE
-r Al the same time was making HIM
fastful. Affairs prospcrcd tavoraoly
lcn,, after a number of speeches were
doArom the door steps, somebody cal
fof "'rrimmern
.Fimmcr! Trimmer" echoed the
rwd M
Now was the critical moment The
,ndidatc for constable had done his
.hrFe of talking that day, hut this was
the first time he was called for speech;
He passed through a crowd and reached
he opcn space allotted to the speaker
"Trimmer! Trimmcr!" cried small
10y in the crowd.
Trimmer bowed. Trimmer cast his
YES about him to sec what had become
i Jsrry. r..
!isconcrrtrd.
..Sp"t'"r through" screamed the
small boy,
Trimmer bowed, and attempted to
smile. But he had set his heart on the
fbrec cheers, and he needed them to en-
courage him. After some hesitation
however, he began:
"FcIIow citizcns!'-
A dead silence followed.
.Ilcml-thc day is onc-of-ot I'M
mcnsc Importance to the country!
: Trimmer glanced his eyes around him
6 -. ...,,,,, r,oTiEestation of approbation.-
How he cursed the stupid Jerry IN his
hear. for not breaking the cmbarrass,
ing silence with tumultuous applause!s
IA day fellow citizens"
He was cut short by the most provo
kim of spectacles, Jerry and compan-
ion were elbowing their way through the
crowd, towards the speaker,
:" Give us room !" cried Jerry. g Out
of the way, here Let us pass. "
Having attracted the popular eye, and
drawn attention entirely from the spca-
lcr To himself, he immcrgcd from the
crowd wilh his companion, and placed di-
rcctly under the eyes of the horrihed
Trimmer stool and two chairs.
"What does this mean ?" whispered
Mr. Trimmer, turning white, and then
flushing Very red.
" Wal :" said Jerry, loud enough to be
heard by the crowd, | couldn't do no bet,
ter You said YOU wanted three cheers,
but we couldn't get but heo cheers o"d q
stoolr
Up went a roar of laughter, and down
went the Disconnected candidate. The
confusion WAS great, spcechifying was al
an end, and Jcrry's mistake about " three
cheers " defeated Trimmcr's election.
Carpet Bay.
A YANKEE TRIcK.-Unclc Eb, as we
used to call him, among lot of goot
aualities had failing. He did love Ii
Juor, but such was the state of his credi
hat no one would trust him. He there
fore one day resorted to trick, to answer
the great desire1of his appetite. He tool
two case bottles, put quart of water in
to one of them, then put bottle into eacl
pocket, and started for the store.
=, 'I'll take quart of your rum" sait
uncle Eb, as he placed the empty bottl'
upon the counter.
The rum was put up, and the bottle re
placed in his pocket, when uncle Eb pull
from his purse what at distance nigh
seem quarter of a dollar.
"This is nothing but tin, Uncle Eb,
said the trader.
"Eh, now its quarter" said uncle Eb
cts TIM" said the trader. 81 shan
take it,
"It's all I've got"
every well, you can't have the rum.
Uncle Eb, without much demurring
pulled from his pocket the quart of wa
ter The trader took it, poured it int
his rum barrel, and off walked Uncle 81
chuckling.