Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-05-09
M | S G Z L L A N Y.
AN ELECTION sTORY-HOW SHE WON
THE FURS.


have a good story 10 tell, you must read
me patiently to the end, in order that you too,
may enjoy what has made my poor sides ache
with'laughter, as they have not done for many a
day You remember pretty little Mrs. L.,
whom you met here last summer! Did or
did not tell you what perfect witch she is,
and how she contrives TO twist her husband and
everybody else around her finger almos, with
out an effort! Well, she came dancing in, yes
serday morning, wearing the most superb set of
sables they must have cost little fortune
No one but myself would have seen them, for
the bright face above them was radiant with
beauty and gladness, and would have riviled
the gaze of the coolest cync in creation But
have been prosecuting I. for SET of ermines
and of course my eye fell upon the sables and
] exclaimed
"You ex,ravagant creature, Where did you
get them!'
"ExlTavagant !" said she, "not bit of it.
Where did get them! My husband, of course
See what beauties they are They mus, have
cost an immensty-poor fellow But then he
had to do it,"
"Because you fascinated him I" said |.
mo, indeed won them on the election "
son the election! How! you haven't GER
tanly been betting on Buchanan Z"
"Not |. wouldn't have bet pin on him;
though they say ne has gained the Gay. iii
tell you all about it but first let me take this
thing off my neck-your parlor's like an oven"
So saying, she pitched her cape at the cat,
and, laughing TO see how the creatures back
rose at the insult began thus :--"You know
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tion-he was for Fillmore, and for Fremont;
and how many times he has tried to silence me
by saying that women know nothing of politics
which, by the way, don't in the least, be-
lieve. Do look at the cat"
''Never mind the cat go on with your story
"Yes, certainly. Where was !! o, yes.
Well as said, we did everything but devour
each other. 1t was such modification to me
TO have him vote for one who would "stoop to
conquer" as Fillmore has done. So one day
said swell, | shant let you vote I; shall
keep you at home. He laughed heartily, and
replied:
"'That's more than you can do my dear
will you give me leave to try!'
"'Yes and more I'll promise you set Of
sables, if l don't cast my vote for Fillmore OH
the fourth of November
'' Honestly and truly!
'He promised-"Yes.' That was two
weeks before the election. Just look at the
cat ;-here, puss, puss." 1t was plain she
would never get along with her story while the
cat remained in the room, SO picked up pussy
without saying word and put her out.
''That means go on suppose" laughed
Sophie. 'Well, as said before the fourth
and from this time didn't open my lips tc
George upon the subject. The next day thu
Il. came to make US visit, and our time wal
so completely occupied with catering for thei
amusement, that the election was scarcely al
luded to; as for my bet why it was quite for
gotten. But you may be sure my brains wa
busy enough, revolving ways and means to wi
The sables. whispered the secret 10 the rs
who entered into my feelings entirely. An
no wonder, for one of them has no furs at all
and the other carries muff which she declare
is seven generations old. We concluded to in
vite company for Monday evening, and so O
the morning Of that day we drove around anon
our ympathizng-that is our Fremont-frend
and neighbors, and gathered up as many as W
could get at conveniently. In the evening W
mustered twenty, ourselves included, all on tiy
toe to dance till morning, if necessary, TO III
success of our plans. George who dearly love
merry-making, was delighted al The prospect ,
romp, though he wished had deferred it vi
I'll after the election when il would serve as
celebration ofthe approaching Fillmore victory.
Here interrupted Sophie, to tell her no,
ridiculous such an idea was, and added that
thought her husband knew better She file,
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