The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13
He Had Influence.

From the Eureka (Mo) Sentinel.
A candidate for county Office was
lounging around Main street, smoking
his cigar and canvassing in his mind
the chances for and against his
election, when he was approached by a
seedy-looking stranger, who brought
him to halt and asked:
"Be you Mr.. -?''
"That's my name,'' replied the can
didate.
II s'pose you've nevs heern tell of
me, hev' yer :" asked the stranger.
Cant say that I ever enjoyed the
pleasure of your acquaintance that is,
not to my knowledge, though I may
= have met you during my European
trip. met a number of distinguish
ed individuals then perhaps you are
one of them.''
Ono, sir.you did not meet in Yewrop;
though might a bin there if I'd a
wanted ter. I've seen better days,
and was wealth? in my time. Pm a
forty miner, and hev he'd more money
than you could shake stick at
ooh, button up your lip,' said the
candidate, who was getting out of pa
thence, ''1'm cold and want to go in the
house,
"But one word, and my business
with you is ended-not my business,
but yours-it's for your own benefit
that | make the proposition
swell, what's your proposition?
CHOW, look q here, afOre we begin,
want you to know as I'm a rustler
from taw. I've got more politicle in
foo nee than you've got any idee on.
amt no striker; I'd cut my head off
afore I'd strike a candidate for a piece;
but must have money to spend with
the boys, to keep them in the traces,
as it were. Your name brings up reck.
leckshuns of my childhood's days my
folks to home had a hired girl of yer
name, and for the sake of early reck-
leckshuns want to stand in for yer.
want to see yer 'lected, and on lee.
ton day you will find my brain plan
MIN and my good right hand executin'
to win for yer glorious triumph at
the polls. just hand me out a hun.
dred dollars and I'll send in votes so
thick and last it'll make the inimy
crawl inter knot-hole.''
"Oh, blaZes,' said the candidate ::
II haven't got any hundred dollars to
: give up; I'm struck for coin on every
corner. You fellows must think I'm
Flood & O'Brien.'
"Well, don't know but l might git
along with fifty,' returned the man of
influence. ''COme to think on it, I
guess I could manage to squeeze
through with it; but the boys is pow.
erfully absorbent
: ''Oh, let me alone," said the now
thoroughly irritatod candidate. "I've
got other uses for fifty dollars than
giving it to an old stiff like YOU
"Me an old stiff!'' exclaimed the
rustler. Il knowed you didn't know
me; Id scorn to be an old stiff, and if
it's any objek to you to have man of
int1oo'nce working for you among the
boys, for the insignificant sum of
twenty-five dollars, say so now, or see
me arrayed on the side Of the inimy
next Tuesday,
'.Oh, go off and de- said the candi-
date as he walked away and started to
enter the door of a saloon.
''.Jest one minnit,'' said the stiff, as
he laid his hand on the candidates.
arm yer don't know how yer's
THROWN off on yerself; I'm as dry as
Il fish, and if man Of inflOO'nce ain t
with two bits with of whisky, I'd
like ter know what there is in this
county that's with anything"
lie got the two bits.
Tojetti's pathetic picture of claims
is on exhibition in q Boston art gal.
lery, and avisitor was discovered be-
fore it the other day using her hand
'kerehief frequently and apparently
deeply[affected. A sympathetic woman
on the same bench at last remarked
thst the subject was as painful as it
was beautiful. ''La faint that
,eplied the weeper ''I'm just comm
n iEKyuO with tho inAuoDvv -,