The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19
The Coalition.

He had just heard of the proposed coalition
OF the Democratic and Greenback parties and
the idea met with such hearty response in his
bosom that he stepped tight into the first sa-
loon-and took suthih'. The more be thought
OF 1t the better he liked it, and in order to fully
convince himself that he was sincere in his
convictions respecting the matter, he took suth-
in'-again. Then he sat down-and read ex-
tracts from various Democratic papers favoring
the plan of Coalition, and the idea suggested it,
sell to his mind that he coald signify his ar.
prevail just at that time in no batter or more
appropriate manner than by duplicating his
last order at the bar. He sought to enter into
conversation with the dapper manipulator of
| the ardent behind the bar, but the word "coali-
ton" so stunned the youth that he took fifteen
cents for ten cent drink and said nothing.
Ine customer turned away feeling that he must
ind somebody to talk to. There are moments
In our lives when We all feel that way. Some
times when cast down and troubled in mind.
at other times when overlooking with joy,
When cast down We yearn for the sympathiz-
ing word aud friendly lift, when OVERLOOKING
with joy we want somebody by us to catch it as
it spills over. That's the way he felt and the
nrsI man he met was chosen AS the receptacle
"WhoopT he yelled out as the stranger sp.
preached, shows colshun?" The stranger
made no reply. "Mebbe you amt COLISEUM.
ist?' The stranger smiled and passed on. 81
say, my frien',' continued our hero, wont
You take suthin'?'
The stranger countermarched by file left and
came to halt in front of his interlocutor and
said, why how are ye? how's The folks?'
"Hunky, my frien', hunky! What'n We
have?'
The stranger nominated his'n on the first
ballot.
"P!l take little same-colshun of brandy
an WATER remarked the subject of this sketch,
Sac, that's brandy and that's water Put 'em
together an it's colshun-how's that? The
brandy, You see, is the Democratic party, and
the waters the Greenback party-see? Waters
awful thin, but it helps fill up. Whoop! land.
lord, set 'em up agin. S'more COLISEUM for
two. Anything to beat .Grant-that's our
platform, amt it? Bet yer life Maine's
been under Republican rule long 'nough, hahn
1t? Yezzr; must be dis ngsgsd from tn.
mighty tnralld'm Of tn terrible fate that's
comm if we dom bust 'em Ell? Landlord
s'more COLISEUM. Stranger, you're a DEM
crat-know 1t cause you don't clog up Som
]. Tell you stranger, Dsmocrisy an Green.
hackers mus unite, mus coalish, and wipe out
tn stain that bIots tn bright escutch'n of our
fair LAMP How's that? United we STAN, d.
vided we fall; give me COLISEUM or give me
DEATH Whoop! stranger, here's to our de-
liverer, providin' he delivers"
| Il was formerly a Democrat" remarked
the stranger, "but am now Greenbacker"
| "Gimue yer hand, my frien' we're one an
iosrper'ble E Pluribus Imam soc hiqh tic
hacetl S'more COLISEUM for two. lan'lord. But
see ere stranger-danaf amt fs.rnsshn' all tn
| drinEsi"
srhat." replied tina Democrat, was the coz
dition upon which joined you. You asked
me 10, nominated the beverage, you support.
ed the nomination, we both took it down, and
now you foot the bill.''
| II guess ats So" thoughtfally replied the
Greenback coalitiouist, as he drew his wallet,
"but my frien', I'm the mos accommodatia'
| cusS you ever see''