The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-11-10

HayeS. WI.
The Way it Affected Us, collectively.
Special Instances OF Depression-The
Clouds Dispelled
Tuesday last the weather was hazy.
the fact is. it was very hazy. and of
course we felt jubilant We are afraid
that was the way with most of our fell
Iows-they felt SO Hayesy they forgot
to vote, or didn't vote enough, or
something. Towards nine o'clock in
the evening, we heard from Fostoria
-''the Island of Victory in an ocean of
defeat" and felt salubrious Then
came the report from Fremont, the
place where the Hayesy weather is sup
posed to have originated, and the mer-
curry gave bound upward. Then we
heard from Liberty township, and the
barometer began to indicate a sudden
and unaccorntable change in the
weather-As though "the people want
ed a change" in fact. To think of
that cold reliable" Republican town
ship dropping to 8 majority-Perhaps
there was a mercy in it, however, as in
tended to prepare the mind for a
steady settling towards zero. Then
We heard from New York city and
Brooklyn, and Indiana and New
Jersey, and the land of wooden nut
negs, and-well, we we're lost in the
fog" and couldn't take reckoning"
DR.. Hurd grew uneasy and concluded
to ''go and sit up with a patient" DIR.
Firlnin underwent a lirmin tation,
Mayor Carr allowed they had carr led
this thing lar enough, Brother Roth
child wished he was in Memphis but
concluded to go home. Eph. Totten
thought he would go out and get some
fresh air, but as he put on his overcoat
and went out signing, and as he didn't
come back, it was concluded that he
lad made an early start for Salt
River. at this juncture Deacon Fred.
came in, and hundred, more or
less, wanted t. engage his posish on
the Salt River craft Defeat" He
promised the place to all of them.
And still ''old Joe" handled the guillo
tine, and Parker sat- near by watching
its operations, occasionally trying to
whistle, when an especially large grave
yard came into view. New York was
the P. Ms eve lamb, and ''old Joe"
hung Oh to it till the las, moment, but
when that batch came from Buffalo.
he rose with solemn vissage and an.
nounced ''that was all for to night.
The lights were suddenly put out, and
tie f"w that were left retired precipit
ate!y to their homes, to sleep if posi-
BILE,
Perchance to dream All! there's the rub.
For in that sleep of ''defeat" what dreams
may come?
The morning came, and the Demo
cracy, jubilant from the night previ-
Gus, stood on the corners ready to give
reception" to the Republicans as
they appeared, and joke and jest went
round, until before noon, when en-
couraging report came from various
points. Our spirits rose accordingly,
and when the dispatch came that we
had carried New York by 2900, the en-
thusiasm knew no bounds. Joe Roth
child's old white hat went up in the
air propelled by power not his own,
and that white hat became a foot ball
and had more fun in a few minutes
than any white hat we ever knew be-
FORE John Hamlin's white plug is re-
served for jollification night. Kim
mel, the jeweier, manifested his agility
by a series of jumps, and the sound
ness of his lungs by a number OF yelis;
Merl Sours. was too happy to do any
thing but smoke and smile. Even DR..
Hurj was jolly as rover, having re-
covered from his depression of the
night before. Al this was very nice.
But, alasl the chalice vas drugged and
after supper We fell from our lofty
estate into the slough of Despond
again, for dispatch came giving New
York TO Tilden by 5000, to 10000
And now we sit on the ragged edge,
with Hayes elected with 90 ELECTORAL
votes to spare, if another dispatch'aoes
not knock the props from under US be
fore we go 10 press.
P. S.-All right, Boys, Cheer, Cheer,
for Hayes.
NotG Bend-Deacon Fred still holds
his ''posish" on the Salt River Craft.
Hancock County.
The Democratic Majority in this
county is 409. Jackson township re-
turns not BEING in prevents giving the
official vote.