The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1857-12-08


bread, and was looking around upon the
gaunt idlers about her.
'Gct the votesl' l inquired in surprise.
How can that bel Men cannot cast their
votes in the bosom of females Dress
They are generally deposited in ballot
box, where they cannot be trifed with
'Cap'n, you're soger and officer in.
terrupted Sim. You are probcrbly coura.
geous and hero, but if yeou want tow
be scratched off the list of livin' men jest
ycoa attompt to trife with them votes
what Polls got.'
Tho lady mentioned drew up her claws
cat-like, as if she would like TO witness
such proceeding herself. I concluded
that the operation would be dangerous, anil
so left the votes N their stronghold.
We'll, Mr.. Longman,' l commenced
'TallmanP interrupted Sim; 'Tallman's
mans my maiden name.'
'Wcll, Ta'lman, then, we will not quar-
rel. think that when you have explain
ed to me how can vote for you as senator
from this district, in advance of the elcc.
tion, I will do it. Come, let's liquor
Lickcr! Well, that's sensible. Cum.
Poll, takc sumthiu'.'
Poll stepped with her husband among
tie crowd to tho bar and drank some red
eye without winking This was, to me,
the best proof Of her adaptibility to from
tier life.
After we had 'liquidated' all around, wo
again adjourned to tho door yard, when
Corporal Dix suggested that the aspirant
should define his position,' SO that the as
scmblcd party might vote undcrstandingly,
if at all.
That's righteous and just, sim,' said
Poll. 'Yeou kin dew it; and dew 30 luv
tew hear yeou spread cout on pollytix.-
Go inp
Without further invitation, Sim respon-
ded to the call, and mounted a sort of ta-
bio that had been erected around tree for
the purpose Of outdoor drinking. Poll,
like Micawbcr's wife, unwilling to dersert
him, stood near him. Soon after he had
begun his peroration, the boys commcnc.
cd wild game of tayo,' or something Of
that sort. But the orator. with Poll for
an attentive audience, went on speaking,
unmindful of the hubbub around him.
'Feller subjicks,' he said, Il stand yere
the exponent of universal freedom! the
candydate of everlastin' liberty. The ge-
MUS of our commin kuntry calls aloud from
the tops of tho Aleganys to the answer
ing echoes Of the gray beard Pacific, to
put down tyranny and compression. And
I'm jist goin' tew dew it, tew. I have
heard from my mountain hum the cry of
distressed Christians speakin' in thundcrin'
whispers TO the independent voters of the
world, and askin' them in plaintiff words
to riskuc her from the grip of power. Men
and wimmin of Ameriky, ask yeou If
these things arc TO 60 forrard uncheckedr y
No! Mo- cried Poll, whose excitement
was being worked up as rapidly rs was her
orator husbands.
'Of course not fellcr men, continued
Sim, 'the blood of the old foxes martyrs
forhids it; tho old man tottering on the
brink, raises his pasied hands agin it; the
infant rocking himself to slumber in the
pa entail cradle of centuries is averse to it;
the spirit Of our four fathers won't stan it;
and I won't stan it, neither
Say suthin' about Gineral Jackson cried
Poll, as tho eloquent man paused for
breath.
'Y,s, feller men! the eggsample Of the
great hero, Gineral Jackson, tells us how
tew act He waded at the fight in Lex,
in'ton, up tew his knees in mud. Shell
we not dew so tewl In the CRATE battil Of
Niagary he split his boots with glory
Let's do likcwiscr
Now GO to the hifalutin' licks and scrip
ter suggcsted his prompter.
'From wall to wall of this crate land,
the voice Ct nashuns call our souls to aims
We anser the invite; and hangin' our Dig
nifty on the north pole, sweep to the south
with overwhelmin' power Who would
not luv his kuntry? Recollembcr what
scripter says: It's easyer for q needle to
90 throu' the eye NV kamel, than for a
man to hate his natf land
had heard enough Of this bombastic
and making motion of raising
the hand to the mouth, and draining an
an imaginary goblet, called him down.
After drinking Poll inquired
'Haint he sum on pollytixP
'An honor to his country answered.
He must be elected. The State needs
him. Texas cannot survive without him
But como, Sim, you have not told us a
bout the manner Of voting
No! then l will replied Sim. You
'cc, cap'n, the way is this: II give avery
ritter on 'em piece o paper, with the
name Of Simeon Talman writ on EN-
Wall, the party puts their LANES on the
,ther side; then chooses somc one out o
he crowd to play me game Of euchrc.-
Ef l win, they jist hand Polls the tickets,
md she keeps them till lleckshun, and then
puts them all in ter wunst. Ef loses,
Why the whole lot on 'em is torred up.'
"A fair and equitable way Of doing the
business. 1 for ono will acccde to tho
olan.'
In a few moments had explained the
nodo of proceeding to the crowd. They,
ike myself, were up for any diviltry, and
elected me rs the opponent Of the would
20 senator We commenced the game.
Sim won tho lead. Whatever might be
aid against bis excellence in speaking,
here could be nothing against his 'cuchre'
Sim rose the winner. The votes properly
were handed to Poll, and placed
N her "a itb tbosa formerlv obtninod