The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-11

DANGER OF rELECTIoNEERING.- Pic
ayune rejoices in the possession of a live Yankee
as a correspondent, Who having wandered as far
South as Louisiana, peddlng notions, has settled
down in the Caddo country, or some other undls-
covered region of the State, and there concluded
to run for Congress. The following extract Of a
letter 10 the editor Of the Picayune, describing
one of his eectioneering tours, is specimen Of
the luck he had In this delightful business:
"Well, put up with irst rate good natured,
feier, that met at billiard table. went in,
and was introduced to his wife, fine fat woman,
who looked as if she lived on latin, her face was
SO full Of fun. After awhile, after we had talked
about my gal, and about the garden, and about
the weather, and so on-in came three children =,
laffn' and skippin' as merry as crickets. There
warn't no candle lit, but could see they were
fine looking fellows, and started for my saddle
bags, in which had put lot Of sugar candy for
the children as went along.
"Come here. said |, ''you little rogue, come
along here, and tell me what your name s.'
The Oldest then came up to me and sajs he
"hly name is Peter Smith, sir.''
"And what Is your name, slr:" said |.
"Bob Smith, sir"
The next said his name was Bill Smith, and
the fourth said his name was Tommy Smith. -
Well, | gave 'en sugar candy, and old Mrs.
Smith was tickled, that she laughed all the
time. Mr.. Smith looked on, but didn't say much
"Why," said /, "Mrs Smith, wouldn't take a
good deal for them four boys, il had 'em, they
are so beautiful and sprightly.'
"No," says she latin, 81 set a good deal Of
store by 'em. bu, spoil 'em too much.''
''Oh no." says |, ''they are ra'aI we'll be-
haved children. and gracious, says !, pretend
ing to be startled by sudden idea Of striking
resemblance between Them boys and their father,
and looked at Mr.. Smith, 81 never did see any
thing equal 10 it, says I, "your eyes, your
mouth, your forehead, perfect picture Of you,
air, says tappin' the Oldest on the pate. !
thought Mrs. Smith would have died laffin' at
that; her arms fell down by her side. and her
head fel! back, and she shook the whole house
latin.
"Do you think SO. Col. Jones:" says she, and
she looked towards Mr. Smith, and thought
she'd 60 Oft in fit.
eyes" says I, al do really think so''
"Ha, ha, ha---howr' says Mr.. Smith, kinder
half lafin', ''you are too hard OH Inc with your
jokes
81 amt jokin' at all" says I, "they're hand
some children
Just then gal brought in light, and I'll be
blasted if the little brats didn't turn out to be
Iattoes every one Of 'em, and their hair was as
curly as the blacklist nigger's. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith never had any children, and they sort OF
peted them little children, as pla yihings. never
felt so streaked az did when seen how things
stood. If hadn't kissed the nasty little things,
could have got over ii but kissing on 'em show
ed that was in earnest, (though was soft soap
in on 'em all the time.) How to get out Of the
scrape didn't know. Mrs. Smith LATED so hard
when she seed how confused WAS, that she al
most sutiocated. A little while afterwards there
was whole family Of relations arrived from the
city, and turned the matter off; but next morning
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brance of what said, and do not believe he II
vote for me when the election comes on. Fspect
Mrs. Smith kept the old fellow under that joke
for some time