St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-31

several blows "below the bclt," threaten
what fearful thing s they will do, and there
the matter ends, and everything falls into
train and. joys On in 'puch the old style
until the next election vixen the salvation
Of the Union is again threatened, and the
people, what have they done? how much
choice, how much freedom Of election has
been theirs Of three or four men NOM
mated TO run (hov appropriate the term y
for the ''purse," two or three are known to
be good '|steppers," capable Of going down
in the Juveniles )" and the rest are "leath-
er aappers" thrown in to make up the field.
Well, they trot ostensibly tor the money,
perhaps with an understanding that the
gains arc to be divided between them !;
but the first favorite, on whom the bets
arc heavy-for his time and PAGES are we'll
known-is seized with sudden indisrosi-
ton, falls lamo and is down at the last mo-
ment; while the second: best, whose gait
was level and sure as locomotive, is res
tive, breaks, gallops, cannot catch step, is
driven foul, is ruled out, and the ''leather
aappcr," on whom it may have been OBJ
served the knowing ones have been laying
heavy odds, comes down the homo stretch
alone and wins the prize!
My dear lady, there are jockies in other
places as we'll as the race track. The man
who has done nothing, and said nothing,
and Of whom no one knows anything, can
not meet with the fierce opposition Of those
who have struggled, and fought and made
themselves CONSPICUOUS in the arena---con-
sequently, while the principals engage
public attention. they may from their be-
ing insignificant slip in and win, making
good dummies for their supporters to hang
their own opinions on. 1t reminds one of
Punch and Judy, who squeal and fight
for the populacc, while the quiet chap hid
den below pulls the string. ...
Only see the force of association
Here am I, who cares nothing for parties,
earnest on the subject while talking to a
politician, and giving my view Of the mat
ter; for Of course do not pretend these
unconnected remarks are anything more
than the impressions made by passing
events eli my own mind. : 49, s.',..
Let us talk Of something more agreeable
The town was lively to such a degree as
of course, to render amusements plentiful.
"Our American Cousin" showed himself
to great advantage at MsVickars Theatre.
Van Amburgh, and others, exhibited the
elephant-many gentlemen saw more of
this quadruped than their wives would
have approved Of had they been in com
pany, and I fear many will not be able to
correct the misapprchensions caused by
Horper's caricatures of Chicago from
having seen double during their stay:
Hooley & Campbelps Minstrels sung and
danced for the delegates; there we're in
Vulnerable excursions, by land and water
bands played everywhere; billiard halls
threw open their hospitablo doors, and
welcomed the wanderers and gave. them
their cue lager beer sellers pursuaded
them they were thirsty, and offered them
strychnine in all its varieties; in short;
I believe the boys generally: .had4 ! +" good
time :..~.., ~...~ -. ..,;T 5,Iu>..5. j, =
Goodness! had. almost forgotten TO-
tell you about the trvt. Three horses
were entered for sweepstakes of $780,
best three in five, inharuess1;1 to come off
atGthe Garden City course. As . the day
was showery, the attendance was not very
large, but the sprightly animals took; little
heed Of that. They, were called Black
weasel, Blackbirdb and Phi rim--the, two
former jet black beauties, thodgh l the
Bird was rather thick in the neck, very
evenly matched. The, trot was as pretty
an impromptu affair as I ever saw, but the
"Weasep wasztoo much for either of the
others, and won1 both heats cit WAS deci-
ded to trot best twoin three on the groupdO,
and took the prize amid the hearty Cheers
of the Spectators ma~ I naf.w 9aoi9s. ~.
lam afradmy gossip Eilh fiu sab : your
available; Space. but you have not forgot
ten how to, hae fhe4scissors,r soda 10 t~.1.,,t
~ yta'a Ysu1s tfulyf ? = RUTH HAIL. =.