The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-10

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i How A FELEow BROUGHT IN TIKI
REFuaNs. = In a county hard BY, an cleo
lion was had for the office oi High
! Sheriff Three popular candidates were
Tin the feld, and their chances Of success
were about equal. Never,is is said, did
thhs yeomanry Of that county entor more
4 ho,ly into political contest, than on this
y occasion. Thousands Of dollars had been
s.aked on the result, and this circuIn-
stance, perhaps, len: much TO the en>
Iihusiasm manisfes.ed by The people; aa
/ On the morning Of the election, Tun>
liners, provided with feet horses were
dispatched 10 all the different polls in the
| country, who we're to bring in the rs-
turns 10 the county seat--a hotel in which
being the headquarters Of the three par.
lilies. asifa Igaa2 p li'sLsaf .Hi N 3o.
We will pass by the many exciting
and amusing occurrences Of Tho day,
and Iecur 10 the closing scene Of the
might.
! The returns we're all in with the ex.
cepiion OF one s,ownships and the contest
thus iar, was 40 close that the disparity
between the highest and lowest cundi-
dates was less than ten votes. The fate
OF the three caudidais hung upon the re-
suit Of that one poll. Each candidate
had claimed q handsome majority in
the remaining township--but as each had
Ibeen deceived by no votes Of the ball
ance, The result in THE was matter OF
extreme doubt. The three competitors
become exceedingly alarmed the friends
lof each were thrown into state ol
painful anxiety, aud the sporting gentle
mon felt as though they had embarked
!, in a hazardous enterprise. N cid ssr' p
i In the stiffness Of the night, the clat
tering Of a horses fee, was family heart
in .he distance. The shout Of she!
coming, ,''gaye general notice Of the fact
| As The messenger nearod the crovd-hi:
! noble animal flying as il were, undel
whip and spur---they fell back on eithel
I side, and opened passage to receive
him. In lie dashed, regardless Of hu.
man life, on so important mission, and
E hauling up suddenly undet the dim light
ofa Iamp, with watch in hand he ex
! claimed---iFiye hundred dollars that bet
tar time was never made Ten mile
in only twenty minutes! and by thre'
wear old colt al thai" am4glls % as5
n A dea,h.like stiffness pervaded ,h'
crowd, asibe runner continued to expa
tiate upon the speed and qualities Of hi
| colt--a matter In which none but him
, SELF seemed TO feel any interest, just a
that time the returns being the onl,
thing which could interest ihecFowd q
this jnncture. pNa e4aa.aaaA "
"The retmnsi" interupieda voice Il
the crowd.iaa3 ,aaaUGY ~ { aN aai9'
"7haty>eight majority !!'answered 'h'
runner. mHh'sal o'i 9EGrl9 eaaal AHa
"For whus" demanded the same voic'
in the crowd. n9 O. t5lsaT hge ,Eag
i l"Genilemen, all 1 know about il i
that some fellor got thirty-eight majority
but who the d--l il was, l swear Ican'
tell you; Gut one thing do know, ant
: that is, that you can just bet yourli OF
this hoss." 81 ia017oD 1910 ioii bas n
i We have since frequently heard ol
this maR, who IS now universally known
aud called, in this niehborhood, by The
cognomen} of ssthe fellow that broaght in
The returns. .n--O. S. Democrat. a19g {