The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-10-28
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lsRuMES0SMA,
Grimes Runs for Road super.
visor. New lnllaliOm Acheme.


Grimes Runs for Road super.
visor. View Imitation scheme.
| Mr. Editor Our election came
oil the other day; and as was pres
ent on that occasion, | have conclud-
ed to send you my jottings Of the
event. We hold our elections ia the
second story of the school-he Ut
Centerdale. Let me say by way OF
preface, that felt unusually buoyant
on that calm October morning; for
although the Republican nominations
had been made even to the township
offices: and although had fe't that
the office of Governor was the proper
Office for me, yet, failing in that,
was right willing to be road supervi.
sor of road district number one. It
has been the custom of our town
ship to leave the Supervisorship TO be
fought for privately and separately by
the different road districts. had on
my blandest aul sunnie. smile ;looked
patronizngly over my specks and
shook hands with all of the grangers.
A candidate for county Office called
me to one side, told me he was q
Democrat, his party would support
him to a man, and his wift's relations
(who are Republicars) would do
thei, darndest for him. lie felt con-
fident Of success, but TO make assu.
rance, doubly sure, would / kindly
give him lift. He said II would,
his wife and children, and his wife .
relations, would rise up and bless me
vote for me for road supervisor; lend
me their umbrella, and water my
grave with their tears. This was TOO
much Ii he had left out the last
clause, viz: the grave business, !
think ! would have consented. But
this sudden transition from road su
pervi~or, through borrowed umbrel.
la t" he grave. iather Jared on my
ner, uS system. Besides, ! always
hal an idea that the dir, would lie
heavy on me, ami don't like 10
think about it, | next met three
youths with a small show OF down on
their cheeks, and tickets in their
hands, their conntenances had gull
ty, innocent, sheepish look. like lambs
brought TO slaughter They were
out of their element, and pitied
them. One was a Democrat" the
second "True Republican, and
the third a "Trne Carroll
Republican, A. the head Of the
stairs met professional gent dis
pensiug Liberal Carroll Republican
Wampler Democrat tickets, and
Just inside the door, an ancient sea
captain was dishing up straight Dem
ocra,ic tickets. A little farther on,
SAT a dissatisfied man. scratching
the whole township ticket, because
they had not given him special in
vilation to the caucus. | thought he
had bad liver, SO out of pure friend
ship, suggested kennedy's Medical
Discovery. ! have since learned that
hi. disease. like many others, is Of y
chronic nature. One innocent
youth If about forty summers, with
a handful of tickets and a doleful
countenance, beckoned me to one
side; said he was straight Republi-
can, had three republican tickets and
neither two of them was alike. Would
| kindly explain. would. Then he
thanked me. and told me that the
Lord would reward me; and that if
closed my throttle valve, and turned
my toes toward happier cline be-
fore he did, that he'd plant me in the
sunniest spot in the grave yard and
marry my widow next morning. This
was certainly consoling; and thank
ed him for his kind intentions. But
he had said not word of the pres
ent. No, not word, The road su-
pervisorship for instance. felt that
my very life as it were, was hanging
in the balance. For had got all the
credit l could on the strength of my
expectations, and my creditors was
anxiously waiting the result. Matilda
CHATS my wife) had loaned me her
last dozen Of eggs to buy fuel for my
pipe, and her last three pounds OF
butter to get truck for the little brown
Jug, If | succeeded it would bring
ioy to Grimes, and Mrs. Grimes, and
the little Grimeses; but if | failed
as the Psaimist says Well
whistle over the rest of it." One xb.
sent minded, jovial, argumenta.
tive old tad, was going to swallow
a straight dish Of pure republicanism
and spent big part of the day il
inviting US to his feast, when he sud
denly awoke to the startling fact that
he had aorged himself on "Spreae
Eagle" instead of the true republi
can ticket. Then he tried to get the
ancient Captain to vote the Republi
can ticket. Told him stories to de
light his ear, and joked about theil
voting together for Greeley. But i
was no go, the Captain said it VA
nice, but he was really too old to risl
a change of diet. Another oldish
dapper little man, with gold speck'
and an important look, was al th'
time frisking about and saying as how
, he had always been republioa n, bu
{ Tor relationship sake had changed.
telt that now was my chance, SO
took him affectionately to one sid'
and told him that wanted to he