The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-09
.GTHE SYNDICA iE!"
The Beginning OF the End.


which the Syndicate found itself on
last Thursday evening. There was
no called meeting, but somehow OF
other the members gathered together
They looked lonesome-they were
lonesome. They had counted on
thousands of Democrats being IN town
ON that day, but, like the meal, they
weren't thar"
Jack Falstaff went around behind |
his nose, and sat down; Bandy kept re-
peating over the last quotations IN
the livestock market; Frizzly John
toved nervously with his Murphy
BADGE Adam the Stubborn waited
for somebody to say something, so he
could dispute it; Bluster sat wonder
inc how many meals day a tramp
could live on, and Micawber Wept at
the wickedness Of John Sherman
while the Learned Shoemaker content
edly munched his chestnuts.
Adam addressed himself to the
crowd:
MY friends" said the Stubborn
''ther appears to be something wrong
I've oughter he'd bigger crowdn
this"
"Bv blank" yelled Bluster, Its on
account of the blank Republicans
THEY'VE circulated mine an Dan Voor-
hees' military records around FOR days
before the meetin'."
"Where did you WELD your sword
at?'' asked Isaac the Slim, who had
Just been down street to notlty the
Trustees that the Democratic Central
lCommittee were very sick, and IN
need of public relief.
Long Ed grinned fendishly, shifted
his tobacco, and said:
| ''Blustah, like Fostah, did his fgtln
with yard-stick."
'It's a blank blanked lie, yelled
Bluster.
my frents,'' said Bandy, Il done
all I could to make de meetin' sue
cess I let EN- haf tie bull sheap L
, maid fifteen tollars for i'm, an throwed
off elefen tollars, an let EN- hat HIM
for twenty-six-"
sNow, said Howard, Il don't think
there was energy enough manifest
ed" a,
HAS ye paid yer assessments" ask
,, ed Long Ed.
II think" said Howard, not notlc-
e inc the interruption, that many mat
ters were overlooked, especially IN the
decorations
5 .sYes," said Long Ed, Il think they
S oughter had striped stockings on tht
t bull"
Here Falstaff lit out, and his cam
g was heard pegging around the corne
b to see if he could find a colored MAJ
i who would swear that Jack had neve
: seen pair of stockings.
II think" said Lewis the Sleepy
q | that the DeSu uecoldoloA "o'AeA
', been a crowd.
d Are they goin to take the bul
home to-night?" asked Spike-nos
N Bill.
BE "Why asked Micawber.
is is Because said Bill, "Watermelo
Jim and Truthful James have bee
g, quarreling all day who should slee
n with that bull tonight, but befol
n u they got it settled, the bull saw III
he Meacham, and fellow feeling at on
te 1te sprang up between them. The bu
chung to Jim. Our fellows. ha'
ID bad luck. The other night, Col. M
mt cawber and Howard had fierce qua
Ia rel over who should sleep with tn
on on Athens nigger, Davidson, but VIII
his thev cot it settled, the niger won
he MT sleep with either"
''Oh, shut up your nonsense! 81
last the Learned Shoemaker. Il reck
'he ba you'll be tellin around that this me-
u.s." inc was failure"
ain at was a failure, and you know l
five said Brick.
"It's blank Ii"
son But Brick shook his cane at Blus
tine tine and stopped him. 49,,
hey 81 think" said Cardinal John, IT
mo, mo, Scioto township did not understs
tied the arrangements, or she'd been
hees with a delegation.
Nor Milton said Bourbon Di
cling "Nor Liberty" said Lewis the >
lsh''
Mr.. Ply. M,
,hen Nor anywhere else" said Bill.
nen1 neoI Il tell you,' said the Stubb
ID as THAT it's the fault of the Cen
onds euUu' Committee
tate's Here general confusion arose,
Mr.. for about two minutes there W
;ed to mingled sound of:
poll Men, men''-''Let's pray
neo OF rah for Jeff. Davis''-"Py Shin
ssD-n the Repub-"-"By blank,
n mean eaa be blanked to blankna-"-and
Id Ir- meeting abruptly terminated, lea
Gomar Goun- Adam the Stubborn standing on
,dy in street, and soliloquizing thus:
I'm; 80! This is the class of men
but if undertake to run the Democratic
ne fel, tv. These fellows evidently
> in Tie the that they can tell the honest fal
e have any kind Of silly nonsense, and t