Daily Republican., 1879-09-23
WILMINGTON, DEL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 1879.
SAN LosaTaE BEPEATER.

SAN LONGTHE REPEATER.
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A Little sketch Of sam-HOw he
Became . .DsnseSaslc Repeater
InAuence of baby LOng-Sam flies
7 - 9h6s1pe~Hdf - sGsassable Cap
,tuFes his Goods.
Repeaters at elections should neveribe|
married men with families, for it is
difficult sometimes to get out Of the way
when wanted by the police. Babies and
wives at such times are bothersome in
cumbrances and then If the latter are
sent ahead beyond the borders of the
State, the house furniture If there is
any will be very apt to be nabbed for
unpaid rent. The inconveniencss Of
married repeaters were fully illustra-
ted since the last election in the case Of
Samuel Long, . repeater, who voted
early and often. Sam, like the most Of
evil doers, had . most estimable wife
and pretty baby. The latter Consta-
BILE Brooks can confirm. Sam came to
Wilmington some three years ago from
Chester considerably down at the heel.
Chester didn't want him any longer
and Wilmington didn't know him. Be-
ing q good plastsrer he found ready en-
ployment with Robert McCaulley and
taking a notion to live better life Sam
Joined church and for some months
became dsvont christian, or at least
pretended to. Wsarying in we'll doing
he returned to his old ways, and play
ing TIE role Of q Republican a little
over . year ago,hs became an active re-
paater at the Republican primary nomi-
nations, and we are informed that when
the Democrats held their primaries he
also gave them helping hand.
By this time he had lost his situa-
ton, and his downhill course was rap.
id. Once more he joined . church,
and as long as that church had
big suppers and entertainments, Sam
stuck, but this couldn't last always,
and Sam and that church soon parted
company. His multiplied and long
continued debauches brought him
down hill very fast, and when the city
election came on this fall, Sam became
a first class Democratic repeater. (,
On election day he was in his glory
full Of whisky and consequently full of
Democracy. The Republicans, he said
to . representative Of the REPUBLICAN,
were poor pay, and he thought he would
help along the Democrats little. Re-
ceipts he professed to have in abundance
and no doubt he had. But for Sam, the
worst came afterwards when his name
amongst others appeared in the list of
Democratic repeaters, and warrants
were issued for his arrest. He was not
hard to find, even constable Brooks
who no doubt wished he would keep
ont Of the way, found him in his own
house engaged in the fatherly duty of
nursing his baby. 9..f&
Brooks was in a dilemma. He look
ed. He looked long at Long, and then
looked long at baby Long. His eyes
filled with tears and his tender emo
tional heart gushsd with tenderness, as
he looked at Long and baby Long.
''Long, I have warrant for your ar
rest for illegal voting" sobbed the
good old man, his tears choking his ut
teranse, but that dear little baby Long,
what can be done? OF course Long
told the good old constable that the
mother Long was out and he had to
nurse baby Long, but name your hour
and Sam. Long will be before "King
Cole, the merry old soul.
So Sam was arrested after Constable
Brooks fashion Of arresting people with
babies in their arms, and Of course he
would appear as promised. Why
shouldn't he? He had nothing to fear
from such good kind hearted Consta-
BILE as Brooks. Sam. came to Squire
Coles court as he promised. He sat
down, and then he stood up in the
Squirrels Office, he went out and in, he
stood on the pavement, he walked up
up and down, waiting for the appear
ance of his kind hearted friend Con-
stable, Brooks but the latter not ap-
pearing. Sam. went quietly home to
nursing baby Long again.
But things began to get hot for the
repeaters. "Brookey" Tom. hunted
pastures new in other cities. "Gus"
O'Donnell, the bootblack ,pegged out to
show up in some other dark corner of
the globe. "Bilp' Miller the compositor,
dropped the composing stick and made
for the fishing shores. Breilly ske-
daddled in double quick, and "Dave"
Findley was hid away and fed by friend
ly hands. Too hot for Sam. and he
thought once more of Chester. No soon
or thought of than mother Long and
baby Long were ticketed for that city.
The few household goods were started
in furniture carts in the same direction.
Sam. forgot to pay his rent and follow
ed the other Longs. The landlord hear
ing Of the fight put constable Dillon on
the track Of the goods.
He didn't hunt up Brooks, fearful that
the sight of Longs baby might turn
him entirely into fountain of tears.
Dillon followed hard after Sans goods,
and captured them at Bellevue station
but the owner was ere that in Chester
felicitating himself on his escape from
the clutches of Delaware law, and
waiting patiently for the arrival Of
his goods. Sam. will no doubt turn up
as Democratic repeater in Chester at
the next election which ia now near at
hand. Farewell Sam. Long.