Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01

the offs Nv the he'd centre. There wuz
no time to lose. ] didn't want to come
in at the eleventh hour. SO pronp'
waz that | went with wun boot on,
and no hat. 1t wuz seven O'Clock a.
M, aud tber wuz no time to lose.
Ienrolled myself eZ u workman
immajitly, and well it waz that | wuz
ez prompt ez wuz. For within d
mint there cum to that offs thous-
and Republicans and Dimecrats, wich
claimed the rite to enroll themselves
la the noble army ny labrin men.
They cum from every direckshun.
Their wuz i'm that throng every man
wich he'd bin bustid for nominashen
in either the Republican or Deme-
kratic party, for ten years, and the
most promisi1 assortment ny hereto
fore unknown offs seekers which
ever saw. And every blessid man NV
em, without excepshun, all commenst
a speech, towuDst, and in kOrus, on
rites Nv the down trOdden labrin man,
all NV em howled the same speech.
/ saw these same men yesterday
workin' Zelusly for the Dimecratic or
Republican tikkets, aud afore the ele-
ckshun they he'd bin most industrusly
/. standiu on the corners NV the street,
smokin very cheap cigars when they
had TO buy EN- themselves, and very
expensive ONES when they wuz bought
by other people.
"Are yOo goin to take these people
in?' l shreeked in agony. "Can't
VOC see that ther amt olfises enuff to
go arcund?"
"Sir!" exclaimed they ali feercly, sin
this holy croOsade agin cappytle, and
for the horny-handid toilors. we assert
Their is offi5es enuf. Their wuz about
four thousand votes, and we, who
four circumstances didn't git in soon
enuf to vote, will swell the number 10
five thousand. Very good. Let the
Sheriff-elect immejitly appint two
thousand five hundred deppyties, and
the Treasurer eject stand up for the
rites Nv The labrin man, by appinting
two thousand five hundred, clerks and
then keep out Nv the organizashen the
bloatid bankers, merhants, and them
ez own shops and sich; so that We kin
tax them, 10 pay our salaries. We
shell keep out enuf cappytle to tax to
support Us. Cappytle heZ he'd its sway,
40 far-roW laber comes in"
And they votid 10 keep the books
open till nine that day, and then close
'em. Their didn any more come,
thank hevin. The party is strong
enuff to hold the city, but, merciful
hevins! Onless the sejestion L hev
quoted is actid onto, what are they all
agoin to do? They kin elect Conn
eli, next sping, and that Council kin
vote to pay the labrers $50 day, but
they won't taffe that. Ez they all eX.
pect offs, wat good will it be to offer
'em work at any price?
l sympathize with the labrin man,
| iisl afore every elekshua, but | think
/ shell git out Nv the organiZashen and
90 back 70 kentucky wher the ain't
any leber done that hurts. Their is toe
eager an appreshiashen Nv offs tO
make it comfortable for man like me,
and the ranks Nv the labrin men are
likely to be swelled too fast for my
purpus, Wat chance is ther for one
man among five Thousand, and all Nv
'em as keen eZ / am?
The temprence movement is hevin a
run up ther, but wuz askt to delive 9
temprense lecter, but / declined.
"I'm not reformed drunkard," sed
[.
"That's easily fixed" remarked the
-ekester. "All yoo hev to do too is to
quit"
l beerd one man make speech on
the street corner.
Rum, like the grasshopper, sed he
sis burden. l went home last night
and went to the pantry for suthin to
eat. and it wuz bare. L looked at my
wife ana children, and ther they sot
cold and hungry. Their wuz no food
no fooel, in the hOuse-wat shoOd hev
pervided for em he'd gone for rum. Ez
looked into ther pale, pinched faces,
and ther emashed forms, awakened
conshense strove with me,and l there
took q solemn oath never, to drink
Iagain-Onless wuz asked"
The eleckshun in Ohio is a triumph,
but it don't do me any good. Thei
amt no way NV reeching my postoffis
for three years, and l can't wait. ]
shell be in the silent tomb before that
and the. worms will be at me. Still. ]
did my dooty.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY.
Workin-man.