The weekly Butte record., 1867-09-14
rhe Election =. Ce.sr.ville.

Mr. Ep.:-I went to the election, and although
man events wish to tell the rea ders Of the RECORD
about it.
When l arrived At the polls found men voting
rapidly; it seemed trouble at all to do it: ;hey
simply handed in their ballots and the clerk affixed
' TO each name and the thing was done. Shortly
after nv arrival friend of mine gave me ticket
which had no pictorial adornment on it. but there
was a name a, the head Of il that loved, because
to me it was the exponent of great. living Amer
lean principle. voted that ticket, feeling that
had done my duty to God, to my country. to
ceeding generations and to myself. l was then
invited TO take social drink with some friends
Took tie drink; felt "bnlly:' took several more
of the some kind; felt patriotic; took some more
drinks; felt exultant; wanted to save the country
from all its present and prospective wrongs; de-
claimed in voice bat slightly inferior to the terri
bic thunders of Mount Vesuyins. gainst mouopo-
lists lobbyists corruptonsts. innovationists, ne
grophobists, and sickly sentimentaiists. The
Learned Blacksmith present ard essayed to
arrest the sweeping denuncatons that were uttered
against the partisans with whom he was affiliated;
but he was swept away by burning food of elo-
quence and lost beyond the possibility of redemp-
ton in the irresistible whirlpool of biting irony
and whitening sarcasm that inundated his cherished
platform Finally. Ike the hunted tiger he sprang
from his recumbent position and confronted the
the audience, frankly admitting that he was utterly
unable TO contend with the immense intellectual
caliber before him, but that he would resor, to
,,hysical ands fba actin IN fia
he began to separate himself from the crowd, and
large white shirt that seemed to etter his free born
limbs but before he succeeded in divestin. himself
of that shirt, the volcanic fires of his anger had
gone out, and he was prepared to take a smile
=" Then everything ran lovely" We all took several
drinks; but felt suddenly that the country was
not safe by any means. l told the people that a
crisis had arrived in the United States; l do not
think told them by what mode of conveyance it
had come to shores, but told them it was
here, and had TO be met fairly and sqnsrely. One
man said he was prepared to meet it at any mo-
mcnt; another asked in what shape the crisIs had
come. and told him it was huge creature, Gov
cred all over with isms, but that the most promi-
nent ism it contained was mongrelism which in
the course of time would be certain to merge into
barbarism; then we took another drink; and dear
reader. you NAV safely believe that had drinks
enough. | began to lose the control of my own
mind;
Il heard the breakers roar ahead
Which made my vessel shudder;
1called my pilot. he had fed;
\ ticnd the rudder.'
/ had intended to be actuated by spirit of kind
ness and sobrety, but was actuated by the
spirit of John Barleycorn;'' he the fiend that
at the rudder. II is true felt 70 personal an
imosity to any one; yet it is said that | threw
table into the street. and said several foolish things
for which ask pardon of J. R. B. and others, and
hope that may never place myself in such con-
dition again,
MoRAL.-Never get drunk at an election or any
other place. 4. LAST CHANCE"