The anti-monopolist., 1875-09-06
BROWN COUNTY, MINI.

have had very remarkable, indeed
/ should call it most extraordinary ex-
perience. the details of which | hasten
to give you.
Like my neighbors, l have been in the
wheat-fields for the last ten days, and on
my return to work. from dinner the 9TH
or day, | brought with me copy Of the
Dtsp0tch to read in shady corner for
hall an hour orso, while my horses were
resting after their monday feed.
myself, had bolted down my dinner
with that total disregard to health and
comfort for which our enlightened peo-
pie are so Justly distinguished in contrast
10 the monarchical slaves Of Europe but
the horses being valuable animals | was
careful not to iniure them by too much
haste.
1t SO happeued that the copy OF your
paper which held, contained Governor
Davis letter appointing three grasshop-
per commissioners. Q doubt if this is
the proper way OF expressing the fact, but
do not wish you to make any corrections,
even should you find errors in my man
uscript; for let me tell you, sir. there IS
money and office too in modest ignorance
soma days. read the Governors letter
with lively interest Good bye grass
hoppers" said /, "you are as dead as one
of Dave Blakeley's puns you stood frost
and snow and fire, but, you can't stand
q commission sitting on you; who ever
heard of anything living again after a
commission had once sat on it.
Then l stretched myself on my back.
at the fence was sitting by, and with
sheaf of wheat tor my pillow began to
muse.
"Egad" thought |, II wish the Gov
ernor had appointed me one of the com
missioners Wouldn't spread myself.
How my neishbor Hogpen would wrishe
in the agonies of jealousy when he read
as headino in one of our papers, Com
missioner Corncob's views on the habits
of the grasshopper. Halo, there's one
of them
There was quite wind blowing on
the prairie, and the little creatui KEEP,
bowing and bending, and balancing it.
self on the fence rail on which 1t had
lighted. reminding me-such queer
pnantasies come into ones head at times
of the antics of an Office holder. COM
ing on election, to keep his place.
lay looking up at the grasshoppers
as he kept bobblng down toward me un-
til my eyes began to blink when another
strange whim came to me.
"How do YOU DO. old fellow" said l.
: howing in turn to the insect. Whats
, sne news9"
Il haven't got any," replied the grass
hopper.
| With start sat up erect. rubbing my
/ eyes. while my hair actually stood or
end.
The bright eyes of the little creature
1 twinkled with mirth, and felt that hs
WAS enjoying my utter as.onishment ane
fright.
Then his expression grew grave-fol
strange to say his features became quite
I visible to me about this time-and rails
Il ing his hind leg he scratched the side O
his head thoughtfully, as he said:
mo, have no news. The stupid fel
II low on whose farm have been camping
for the last two weeks takes the Pioneer
Press. consequently there is a complet,
dearth OF information over there. Pos
sibly the owner OF the farm is taking
this method to make himself eligible fo
| the nomination of Governor OF Minneso
IA by the Republican party.
By this time all fear and even surpris
had left me and prepared to indignant
" resent the implied Insult )eveledi a
the present standard-b bearer of my party
in this State.
A party OF such glorious record an,
! one that | have faithfully followed. Will
\ : rural post-otfice, in the distance. ala
II Aoo distant, beckoned me on.
II beg said /. ''that you viii re
member that il is only party Of grea