Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-01-05
The Independent Candidate.
BY CAPT. NJ. d. ALEXANDER, L. S. A.

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perlenced the misery of frontier life can
Tor moment imagine the loneliness. dis.
comfort and cursed ennui of a residence
III Texan cities at that period of their his.
tory. AnNoualy awaiting orders tha,
would call me to some other station-na
matter where-I was fain to sa;ze u,o,
any and every source that could afford u.
moment amusement. Five months
thus passed had well nigh driven US to
suicide Horse racing had lost all its
personal attractions; euchre was unpro.
f'aole as no one had money to lose. and
. eau de VIE was conducive ,o hr,;, IA
Ser IN that broiling climate. We vars
literally at our wits' ends to fine some.
thing 10 kill lime, and prevent its killing
u.s.
One morning in August, as l crawled
from a bed made untenantable bv feroc;.
Gus gangs of bugs, who seemed to have
organlzed into relief pariies-one retir.
ing and another advancing to att,ct tho
! recumoent foe. l was aroused By a shriu
blast arising immediately beneath nv win-
dow Such an execrable "lcotine" had
never heard Had such sound salu,ed
my ears IN the days of rampant Miller.
Ism, l should have at once enshrouded
myself IN sheet, and thus calmly await
| ed Gabriel But / concluded ths, il wa.
made by some earthly deaizen, biped or
otherwise, and accordingly locked on, up
on the court yard below.
| saw that there was some unusual ex.
cltement, and with an alacrity astonishing
IN nmbs as rusty as mine had becoma T
dressed myself and descended to tbs
4 door.
Well, men, - l exclaimed, has ,be
Rio Grande burst lis suspenders. and coms
rolling down upon you! has Sata Anna
taken the national capital and made a
barrack of the Legislative halle come re.
port. What's ups
Why, Cap'n, IN UP, reckon" an.
swered long, lean, bony, one-eyed, red
headed, lantern-jawed individual. stalk
ing up 10 me, and fourishlng a tin horn.
some five or SIX feet in length above hi.
head.
" Up for what9 a close hug" | asked
eyelng the fellow narrowly and studying
my chances for clinch.
. No. sir, halt come down here for
fought. though when I'm to hum can
take down anythin' airthly. | kin skin
the best and Smartest human coon that
ever cooked eye over rife. | kin. bur.
Cap'n I'm down here on a lectunerrin'
sPeculashun- I'm goin' to run for the
State Congrcss-5y the greal creation. I
am
Way, it's more than month in ad.
vance OF the election" | answered.
In course 1t am, Cap'n; but I'm one
OF that air kind what takes time by the
top-not, L am You don't suppose that
slch derned fool as 10 wait until the
tune arroVe TO vote afore | present my
case, dew, you2 Sap?'
The wild devil gave another long and
hldeous blast upon the horn, nearly deaf.
enlns me with the internal clangor.
Hold up | cried at the top % my
voice, your instrument of torture is e.
nough 10 awaken the dead We can be.
l'svo you 10 be good blower ~i,hou, Z
practical demonstration"
Will you give me your vote then
Cap'ns"
u tell you that the time has not We,
come to vote"
And | tell you that the time HES
cum
Well, what are your claims for our
sunrlges!"
Idon't want none of yeou to suffer on
my account. Tain for that Poll Tallman
and me cum down herer'
"Whl you tell US why you came down,
then?"
BY the great boot on the foot of the
mounting, I've telled yeou already. You
see,feller subjicks, ne continu ID ,turnin Q
to the crowd, VINO were enjoying the fun
immensely, . emmygra,ed sum two
years ago to these parts, bringing with
me, as in duty bound. Poll Tallman,
thar Here, Poi, where on airth be
yeouz''
Thus summoned, woman m1de, fitted,
matched, anl expressly designed for the
ambitious politician before US, emerged
from the kltchenidoor, holding in her hand
a piece of fat pork, an1 slice of dirty rye
bread 10 fit, and walking cody up to the
speaker.
Here lis. Sim," she exclaimed taxi
ing another bite from luxur;es.
Feller s'rHicks and gentlemen. this
we're is my old woman, Poll Tallman-