The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-26
A Model Oaice.Seeker.

" CHSASW 50 - @S-
Sheriff over in Berkeley county, as are
also several other persons, and while
there is nothing remarkable in this fact,
as an isolated circumstance, there Is
something peculiar, not to say unique
and refreshing, .ip the way that sperow
puts his claims and qualifications before
his iellow.citizens. Forinstance, he pub.
fishes quite "a biographical sketch OF
himself, in the course OF which he tells
us how thirty years ago he fell on his
grading scythe and "nearly cut oil his
left hand" and how, Notwithstanding
that slight impedimcnt, he CONTINUED
cradling with one hand, assisted alittle
with the left wrist" But for the neigh
borly assistance Of his wrist to his hand
at that critical moment, 1t is not certain
that Sperow could have continued to
swing his cradle. We are led. to infer
however that the accident did him no
very permanent injury albeit be men
tions It as one OF the grounds Of his can
didacy, from the fact that he is particu-
lar to mention Immediately afterwards
that he has led his harvest field "for
thirty-four years" The misfortune how
ever affords n good entering wedge
into the affections Of voters by intro
ducing a still more serious accident
that befell sperow on "the Sd day OF jan
uary 1871 at Hainesville." I'VE observe
all the way through Spcrow's article that
he is particular as to dates). On that
dies irp, so to speak, sperow attempted
to pass Mr.. Kilmer's wagon, loaded with
more than one hundred bushels Of wheat,
and when near the slider mark the con-
scientious precision of the mani my
horse fell and threw me under the wagon
and laid on me (vicious animal that he
was) until the hind wheel ran upon my
shoulder, LETT breast and hand"
This was very rough on Sperow, and we
are not surprised to read that "since that
accident / cannot stand extreme heat or
cold" A fellow can't stand everything.
That is to say, he can't cut his hand near
ly of, can't be thrown and laid on by his
horse, cant be run over by the hind
wheel OF wagon, one thing after anotll'
er, and be as good as new all the time.
The thing is impossible. Hence sperow
naturally feels little the worse for wear
and tear, and thinks he would now like to
stop hard work and be Sheriff Of the
county for Zone term"
He avows himself u great friend and
admirer Iof Mr.. Faulkner. We would
suspect as much from the sickness OF
this electioneering dodge. Butter wouldn't
melt in Sperow's mouth in the matter OF
perfect uncxceptionqbleness as a candi-
date. His motto is TO "treat all men
polite, honest and just" This is the reg
ulation motto for all candidates for Office.
He expects to keep on voting for Faulle.
ner during life, because Mr.. Faulkner is
an "honest and proper man." He is not
only "honest and proper" but be is "the
ablest man in the State" and not only
that, "but the most proper and fit man in
the United States, at this age OF the
world" for "Governos OF our State
or President Of the United States.'
Should he be candidate for either office
sperow will "vote for him and use all his
influence" for his election. He publicly
pledges himself 10 do SO. Such q pledge
so fervently expressed, must move Faux
ner's bowels Of compassion towards
sperow, II they be not utterly constipa-
ted. We presume therefore thatitisSate
to count Charles James on the side oi
sperow. Such slick ticker as sperow
should be we'll ticklcd in return, and
Charles James is not the man to become
insensible to the great duty of mutual
tickling in politics. As tickler Of vo'
ters and small fry aspirants for office he
has been great success, and sperow is
fairly dying to be tickled. NsA as
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