The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-18


any one, it had not been out of his hands.
But yet it had been stolen. At last the
stranger ended, the Judge was nearly crazy
as he heard cheer after cheer, and peal af-
ter peal greet the stranger. 1t was the
grand effort of the evening. r4
The stranger Immediately left the meet
ing, and something very unusual, not even
waiting for the congratulations of his
newly made friends. The Jadge was
next called for. He said he was not ready,
(something very Unusually but his friends
pressed him to hurry.
Hurry! hurry the d; amt going
to speak and tell them so;" exclaimed the
Judge more like an enraged tigress thar
anything else.
"But my dear Judge you mnst, if you
don't speak there won't be one of US cleo.
ted."
"Tell them I We got cold"
"They would not believe it,;
"Tell 'em I'm sick"
at wont do" answered another.
"Well then" said the Judge desperate
ly. "Tell them I've cut my throat, and
wont be back for week."
Couldn't do it Judge %
ooh! lord I cant speak," said the
Judge.
"But you must. Look here Judge they
wont expect you to make better speech
than the stranger" said another of his ad :
mirers, thinking that was the matter
"What! the strangers speech. The
d, that was my speech.''
"Your speech, what do you mean. ex-
plain yourself" asked nearly all in the
same breath.
"Why, 1 mean that that internal, low
lived sneakin,' whiskey drinking Yankee,
got me drunk and stole my speech, that's
what I mean" thurdered the Judge, now
livid with rage and modification.
The laugh that greeted this acknow.
ledgment, was hearty in the extreme, but
did mt sembly much pity.
The people had by this time, become
clamorous; something must be done, there
was no help for it; the Judge must make
an apology. So the Judge arose and
said: Ladies' and Gentlemen--I don't
mean that, Gentlemen of the Jury,
l don't mean that either. Ladies-la-
dies the deuce; don't know what mean
l mean-no don't-yes I do. I'll tel
you what I mean," cried the maddened
Judge, roaring and chafng like a Gagged
hyena, ri mean that, that Internal Yankee
stole my speech, that's what mean-st
you'll have to excuse me whether you wan
to or not for I can't speak," thunderet
! the infuriated Judge. Somebody in th,
crowd suggested the idea to the Judge, o
stealing the Yankees speech and speak
: ing it: he was out of the Judges reacl
though.
, The Judge broke from the stand, ant
! as our Yankee friend expressed it, brok'
l for home, slike streak of CREASED light
: ming running race with Jackass."
; As the reader is already aware th,
, strange orator was neither more norles
/ parsonage than 'Steel-trap JOSH who
t on leaving the meeting went to Judg'
? Rs hotel and told the whole thing
e clear through. and told fhe landlord t,
, spread it, which mine host faithfully prom
ised to Go, as Josh said if the fellow nev
t es kept his word before in his life he di'
that time. 1t few like wild fire till mex
S day; not person for miles round bu
t had heard how Judge R--lost hi
+ speech. AS may be supposed it mad
the Judge quite notorious and many tina
!, never would have voted for him befor
! now voted for the man that lost hi
: speech. The Judge never saw the ma
{ that got him elected till nearly three year
:. afterwards. when the meeting was cele
: brated by some of Ohio's best.
!. Many and many time afterwards di
: some of his friends get treat out of ou
i honorable worthy as o bribe to kee
0 their tongue still when they would tai
: of that live Yankee. i1 s
n Kind reader that's how Judge r.
got elected.