The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-03

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He rushed lint into the field and foremost tight
ing fell"
| SO Teddy knew too well the familiar
aroma of his partner, and rushing for
ward pulled Steb. off the stove.
~ We spoiled the stove.'' said
Lou E. mournfnlly. But the
weak-minded little man scraped the
top Of the stove with his pen-knife
and fed the cat. Never before had
Steb. afforded SO much nnalloyed en-
tjoymentto any living thing as he then
did to that cat.
George Reed got down on all tours
and tried to rob the eat. But he fail
ed. The cat knew him.
The convention voted down the
judges third resolution 9,en con.
Steb's disaster absorbed all minds.
| At this point the weak-ininded little
man lifted up something and set it
squarely on its pins on the counter. u
.sGood Lord - cried 4 farmer from
Lakeville, s'what' that -
THAT S Tom Thumb saba Eureka
man.
tits one Of the Midgets. 'scried a
Greenvale man.
''It's Jack the Giant Killer said
another.
mo faint, said the weak one,
tits cousin Fred Fred make 'em a
| speech
ssFellow citizens, Squeaked cousin
Fred, s'When our Dan wrote me from
Winona that the fifty per cent was in
peril, i went out to Vermillion Station
and made 'en a rousing speech. Two
more such speeches as that would
have killed Donnelly deader than a
smelt. But unfortunately it was cleo
ton morning I was like Talleyrand's
description OF the Woman,s ball dress,
II began too late and ended too soon. !,
I said to myself in the words Of the
infants epitaph.
IF so soon that / am done for,
What on earth was begun forg''
ssBut, gentlemen, hereafter there
will be no more holding me in. 7
know my worth. 1t runs in the blood
to know their worth. Hereafter i
shall take the stump at every election
and proclaim the great principles of
the Peoples Party. -
g sOlI0 ACiO GftCu, ~ Hdt dIO
they?'
''The--the great principles of the
People $ Party Of Dakota count IS
| land the es and the SupeYforf ut
| tire great sAn " ls5}sxlsav
tion. lefever the A1iE s5ax0n race
| goes it is the master race, whether in
England or India, Ireland or America
! Here there was 81 disturbance in the
crowd.) The mission of the People,
Party is to establish that same supe-
riority here in Dakota county, There
are brains enough-Anglo Saxon
brains. 1 might add,--in two dry
goods stores III Hastings, that I could
mention, to run the politics of the
state. That's what I told EN- at Yer
million Station What we want is to
put on our banners the grand old
maxim, mo IRISH NEED AP-
lPLI ~
] sGhildren :bsR fools tell the truth, y
Isaid a tall, good hooking Irishman,
with a flowing beard, and fierce
look, formerly from Manitoba; and
! with that he grabbed cousin Fred by
the nape Of the neck. and muttering
stake that, you little mani'lin!" he
flung him heels over head to the fur
Their end Of the store.
The truth Of history compels us to
tell the whole Of this mournful story
We do SO with reluctance.
Steb partially sobered by the stove
had retired, far from the naddinq
! crowd, to a corner, where with the
aid of a looking glass, he. was n!sisy
engaged exani;1.ipg: az; sxtent of:tEe
Injuries he: had: :;s.a;nei;.' I1ddy
standing b,y. the while, sns ho!,ap;ss :. &
/ :Abteb? said Teddy; :Hdu you know
why you are like Shakespeare's play
Iers
| NO" moaned Steb.
/ "Because,' said Teddy. tsyou arr
holding the mirror up to nature
| ssDon t--don't" cried Steb. ssthis il
mo time for conundrums. =
Now when the vigorous arm of tnt
/ Manitoban sent cousin Fred fiyine
!. through the air, like a boomerang ol
4 a stuffed club, he described curry,
and coming head first struck Steb
Eanidships, and Steb. who was in !:
stopping position, sat down promptly
on the looking glass, worse damaged
than before. Not even the cat profit
led by this new disaster.
Teddy wiped his eyes and exclaim
ed.
"This is the end of man;--to-day he put
forth
The tender leaves Of hope; tomorrow bios
SONS,
And bears his blushing honors thick upo
him.
The third day comes q stove, cruel stoy,
And when he thinks. good easy man, IA
surely
His greatness is aripening -nips his root
And then he falls as Steb does; never to ris
again
Vain ponp and glory Of the world hate y
leelmy sh6axt new opened
) elbow out the candle, Teddy, /" sal
Steb. blow out the candle and Ii