The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-02-10
OBJECTION DAx.D
A PLEASANT SKETCH or A MEMORABLE SEASON
THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED.


It was lection day, and since early morn
ing the farmers numbering wagon had been
pouring into town. The stables in the rear
Of Larraby's tavern were filed to OVERLOOKING,
and the shady old sheds behind the meeting
house were monopolized BY many . wagon,
which kept precious shy Of them when the
Word was 70 bc expounded BY good Parson
Pettee. Ali the fences in the neighborhood
wete lined with all mnnner Of horses white,
red, black, gray, horses without ribs and
horses Boosting goodly array of the same !;
the latter satisfying themselves and their
stomachs with vigorous bites from the too
tempting rails, the former quietly feeding on
oats which their careful owners had slowed
under the wagon seats for them. The village
was awakened as from long sleep hustle
and animation fairly put to route the solemn
ity habitual to the quiet streets. On the
green near the "town house" were wagons
improvised into stands for the sale of sweet
cider and rosy apples the owners of them
trying to attract customers by generous ri
valry in loudness of voice and lowness of
price, One youth had painted with red paint
on q great card board, in irregular letters,
Lemon AIDES to Reflection and DIGESTION"
and, caring more for his jest than for his
spelling, had hung The sign from the sweep
ing limb of a great maple, under which he
had established his BOOTH The village lads
eager to turn an honest penny, were running
about offering to tue crowd great trays of ar
tistically twisted molasses candy and corn
balls, much above the regulation size, which
they sold at the moderate price of a cent a
piece and in tent, fashioned out of q
couple Of wcll-tanned and superannuated hay
caps, sat g Uncle Ira Pcndleton," who had
been SO luckless as to lose leg and arm in
the war of 1912. His speciality was peanuts.
Little groups of men werc standing here
and there under the trees discussing with an
mated gestures and measures on which their
political welfare depended, and quite knot
of listeners were collected around tipsy post
ON which was posted the stentorian editor Of
the village Ratpiactes--a name appropriate
enough for a paper which trumpeted its own
er's virtues before the astonislled world. On
the highest steps of the courthouse near by
" tlfti ioiitiSihh Woo SAP'hbhih6t "AeAA sH0
wisdom of Solomon, his own peculiar views
on the highly interesting and valuable sub
jects of taxation and political economy"
whereupon he had spent in deep forethought
and rigid reflection many an hour when the
ordinary denizens of our quiet village were
locked III the all-embracmg arms of Morper-
ous.' Last night" said he, Gin consider
/ ,,,.r ,l,of I CHI IN
should best put before them my enlightened
views on these topics--I slept the whole night
though wide awake / heard it whispered
around that he had been seen rs late as II p.
M. the previous evening in little out of the
way store, but no doubt he could explain him.
self easily enough by saying that he was on
| ly studying into the practical bearings and
workings of the Maine liquor law.
Melting into the clear blue sky arose the
fragrant incense Of the god of fire many of
the villagers and country folk being worship
full Zoroasters, and showing their devotion by
carrying constantly in their mouths censers of
clay and from the wide-open windows of the
ly under the church, and connected with the
vestry by folding DOORS came the confused
noise of mems voices, mingled with laughter
and occasional bursts of applause at some
brilliant sally of wit or gust of forscnic elo-
auence. Self-important men stood at the
doorway, ready to pounce upon each new
conner and force upon him, as he entered with
all the dignity of one born equal to kings,
printed tickets--the only unscratched, true
and yoracious tickets which were to be had.
If the unfortunate American, dwelling
among his native woods, were deprived of his
birthright the ballot, he would put the dead
ly ratsbane in his last mess Of pottage, give
one sight for liberty, and die. Thus lection
day is like Fourth Of July without powder,
and still more like the Sabbath with all its
solemnity extinguished. The patient OK is
left idle in the stall /; the apples are neglected
ON the Bonded trecs--unless they have been
gathered beforehand the Sunday-go-to-meet
ing coat is brought from the clothes press,
and the dust carefully brushed off, and the
best black hat extracted from its box, and
likewise the women folks, they too must dress
UP for such a momentous occasion, and Miss
Agatha and Miss Betsy and all the lasses
must ride to the village with father, and l
have little spree, as it were. So it happen
ed that everybody that had best dress or
coat to put on, came to the village ragged
out SWELL" as college slang puts it. 1t was
ga 10y forever" to see Deacon Slocum in his
pea-green coat, which had wellnigh attained
its majority and had always appeared with
the regularity of--my friend, who is doing his
best to yex me, suggests hcxagon or the
sunrise as comparison whercwith to compare
the deacon's coats reguarity-but both
strike me as failures--Devertheless the age of
the garments instead Of injuring it, acted as
time is said to affect wisdom, wine and fiddles
my wicked friend suggested unmarried wo-
men also--I object.
Elder Berry, who had pretty daughter,
drove up with herr and collar which clutch
ed his neck SO tight that he, like his Saurian
ancestor, the crocodile, could by no means
turn his head without turning his whole body.
Yet he smiled.
"Square " Linkom also put In an appear