Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-09

D1 Tue way L nave slhct S4a-0'NiN4 N
: ''eaucus" Is composed Of two very slgnll-
/ cant words, eau and Gus. eau TcieIs to
i the amount Of caring and begging one per
/ forms in order to get ones friends into oihec,
I only to have the infinite pleasure OF seeing
them ultimately pulling the wires directly
against vourselC And the Gus IS having
to stand treat all round and then get
whipped at last. Nothing could exceed the
happiness | enjoyed during the interim Of
caucus and town meeting. My soul fairly
Cycrh0wed with beneyOlence and good IA
ture bought Polly new silk dress, gave
the Iarson one Of my best smoked hams,
and the widow SiInpkins a cord OF dry wood.
Now | would find myself walking the barn
floor in all tie pOmp and majesty Of mine
offs I would hum a iavorije ali
now | would burst out laughing. In short
my happiness was complete, brlm full and
running over.
Town meeting day came. harnessei up
Pompey and started oil. Even Pompey was
full of life snd animation, and seemed 20
know tina; was 'runnin' for a town o!is.'
But | must not be too particular. ! slipped
FIVE dollars iatJ the landlord s hand with
due directions about treating, paid literally
for printing the votes, and then walked up
10 the polls and voted the last tine for my
self Soon the dinner bell rang. is l was
'runnin' for q town oils, ] Thought ] would
buy a dinner, thing had not done before
at town meeting IN ten years. Soon
Snooks appeared saId things were looking
very squarely-Pompey must lie sent IN
metiately to bring in gglers-paid boy
a quarter TO 90 with Pompcy. AttCr a while
Pompey appeared with the iiIs. load. Judge
of my surprise and Indignation TO Sc every F.
mothers son Of them vote dc. asains- me. |
But Snooks knew Of another ..ld-ro time |
was to be lost as the case was Desperate. |
With what anxiety did | watch the cl sing .
Of the polls and the return Of lomgcy. Time /
passed On at last the polls closed just as I
POmpey appeared in tile distance. oh /
tie cruel and unrelenting faxes N-igu10r
Jones tried to console-me with the possibility
Of my clectIOn-time would tell But such
was my excitement that dared n5t trust my
self TO witness the canyassing for my votes.
i fingered at a convenient distance 30 the
greatest agony, fearing to learn the result
After a while some one proclaimed that
was elected by ONE majority. Ia gaToxysm
OF delight rushed to the tavern and treated
all round, but IN distributing few pounds
OF candy got bcsct by beyv o., men and
boys, and the result was thst my only and
best broadcl5th coat was nearly tom g
pieces. grieyJus rent was.ais3 made iu my
neither garments. Just a. this moment /
learned that the clerk, after correcting the
P5ll list, found that ! was defeated by osE
majority. How provoking t. Just miss "
immortal honor, but 50 t. was.
After paving nv last dime IN -quariug mv
lIll, Pumpey and started flr home r..--
iey was minus three shoes. ! was minus
twenty-five dollars. PamYcy looked sal. !
cit sadder. Stopped at thc mill and got
Seighed-iouud lad l1st fifteen pounds 9i
.esh since the saturday T-,yi.gs. That
light ours was a sad house. Polly cried,
hiliren cried and | cried. iut iu reality
ny grief wss too deep for tears. Retired
arly 10 bed, but Lo, o. rest.
Il appeared 10 ME that my heaI was d
uce ballot box, and all nigh, long the Jp-
.o=itiJn parties were cTa4miBg votes into
18th uy ears. Really,
a sadder and a wiser man
rose the morrow Morn
Notwithstanding was defeated. have had
glorious ran i have run after Snoa k--
-aH 70 caucus--rIn TO get tha votes printed
-rir 10 town moetng-r5iH tte whole town
has Ttr1-Poily has riH-I
ave rtm-il short, ] have ~lr and L0 mis-
axe iJ- "a .ccrtair t3uH eWs But tire exc
itcnont and disappointment threw me ia.l
fever from the effects %. which shall i-a-
ably never recover. Everything o- tire
arm Eoes wrong. Plmpey s.ckcrel and q
led. Ia reality one thousand dollars would
lot pay me for the ambition of .Tluuiu lar
certain town offs Now. therefore, let
Polly give me a curtain lecture every night
let Satan buffet Inc more severely, il pos
ble, then he did old job let me endure
ny and every affection that Providence may
ae fit to send, but neUer, no never. let me
e ambitious Of 'r,alHia' for another t5lrH
Gs. !