The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-14
NUMBER 10.
FTppLINe ZOE oFrIoE.
How a Issft-iIanded Candidafe "
Taken In and Done for.

ASken IN anu AtdAe A1Es
Several wears ago two candidates 70
the Office of governor of kentuck,
stumpedS the state together quit
harmoniously until they reached one o
the counties in the chill country.
Here it was-necessary to make decided
demonstration, and accordingly the tws
candidates fairly spread themselves K
catch all the votes possible, soaring NJ
| 20 the American eagle, and calling dow
! the shade of Washington pitching oui
profuse promises, and picking into eaet
/ others party politics in a manner de
| cidedlv refreshing to the hearers. Or
/ the first days canvass victory hung sus-
/ pended by the tail feathers over tins
/ rival forces, bat the second day fell
slap into the lap OF the shortest and
sGontest candidate, leaving his long and
| lean opponent no kind Of show. Ia
/ vain the long man pumped up the wa
| ters of eloquence and poured out q fall
/ stream, there was no one to drink. Bat
/ round the short man elhowed and
| crowded a mass of thirty voters. drink
| ing in his tones with delight. Why this
/ attraction? Had he a barrel of old
bourbon whisky No; he had fiddle.
Getting the start of the long man, he
had addressed the voters in short
speech, and then, for the first time,
bringing out n fiddle, retired short
distance from the speakers stand, IN or
der to let his opponent reply playing,
however, such lively airs that he soon
drew the entire assemblase away, and
left the other side of the question unat-
tended 10, unheard.
For three DAYS in succession short man
and the fiddle carried the day, in three
successive mass meetings, in as many
towns in the hill country, and long
mans chances for q single vote IN those
parts grew remarkably slim. In vain
long consultation was held by the latter
with his political friends.
"Get the start of him at the next
meeting and speak FIRST" advised one.
'Raise a fiddle and play them
ehoones," said another.
"Yeli him down." shouted a third.
The long man followed the advice of
his first counsellor, and got the start IN
voice. but the noise of the fiddle run
him neck and neck he would have lis
tened to his second monitor and raised
a fiddle, only he knew it would fall
through, as he couldn't scrape a note
and as for his third adviser, he told him
that yelling down short n an was simply
ridiculous.
Affairs grew desperate with long man,
when. on the third meeting, he saw, as
usual, the entire crowd of voters sweep
ing off after short man and his fiddle,
leaving only one hearer, and he lame
one, who was just about to hobble OF
after the others.
ssCan it be possible that freemen-
citizens of this great and glorious coun-
try-neglecting the vital interests of
their land, will run like wild men nfter
cat gut strings? Can it be possible,
say p And the lame man, to whom
long man was thus eloquently discours-
ing. answered, as he too cleared out:
.'Well, it can, old hoss =
Despair eacamped in the long mans
face as he watched short man at dis
tance, playing away for dear life and
the Qubernational chair on that blasted
old fiddle but suddenly ray of hope
beamed over his "ruefut visRge, then
another, and another ray, till 1t shone
like the sun at midday.
- Got him now, sure ]" fairly shouted
the long man. as he threw up his arms,
jumped from the stand, and started for
the tavern, where he at once called
meeting of his political friends, consist
ing of the landlord and one other, then
and there unfolding plan which vas to
drive his rival +" "nowhere IN no time.
The fourth meeting was held. Short
man addressed the crowd with warmth,
eloduenee and brevity, vacating the
stand for his adversary, and striking up
a lively air on the violin, in order to
duash his proceedings, but though, as
usual. he carried the audience away, !
ne noticed that they were as critical as
numerous. One six-footer, IN home /
spun, walnut-dyed clothes, with wild /
looking eyes and coon-skln cap eyed |
every movement of the tiddle-bow with |
intense disgust, finding utterance at
last in
'Why don't you fiddle with that
t'other hand o. yourn
of voices. Fire mp with that t'other
hand !" Faster played the short man, |
but louder shouted the crowd, ''Tother /
hand. t'other hand
% Gentlemen, / assure you
"No more honey, old hoss. we am
bars /" shouted the man with the COON /
esT'other hand. t'other hand " yelled
The crowd while even from the distant 1
stand where the long man was holding /
forth sst to next to nobody listeners, /
seemed to come a faint echo, =" other /
hand, t'other hand ]
Short man began 70 De etpo@euS /
crowded. pushed IN vain he tried to /
draw the bow at one time his bow arm /
was sent up to the shoulder over the /
bridge; at an other, down went the /
eddie. until be shouted out
''Gentlemen, what can / do but as
sure you that"
Df'other hand " rosred coon skin,
his way up TO the short
nan. "We've heerd about yOu You
iddIe down thar in the - Bluegrass
country. 'rnong rich folks, with your
right hand, and then, when yen git up
h the hills 'mong pore folks, left hand
fEdlin's good enuf for them /; you've |
sussedlv missed it Left hand doin's /
wont run mp hynr tote ont your right, /
stranger, or look out for sqnslis
The short man looked out for squalls, |
threw down the fiddle and the bow,
ia OH jumped on his horse and
mt a straight horse-tail between him
md his enraged fellow-citizens.
81 It's q fact, J" says the long man, : my i
,Dpouent's being left-hended rather |
IA against hira up in the hill-oountry, /
nd whoever circulated the story up /
here. that he always idd!ed with his /
-iobt hand down in the Bluegrass i
,onntry, headed or hfs music for that
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