The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07
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big tent just after the close OF the after.
noon performance, and the animals
were talking politics, having caught il
from the chatter they had heard in the
audience. They didn't know great
deal about politics in the cages, but
that you know, children, is no bar to
talking politics. Indeed no. Some OF
our congressman who hold on to Office
the longest, and talk the most and The
loudcst, don't-but | digrcss. The
elephant listened to the rest of the ami.
mails for little while, and then he said
| 10 the giraffe:
"Who is your candidate for prcsi-
dent?' .Nr
"Dlaine," said the giraffe.
eyes, the elephant said, CHATS you.
Your ideas are always way up. You
can't get your head out of The top OF
a pine tree. just because Mr.. Blaine
was so quick TO see where the giraffe
came in, in DIR. Garcelon's menagerie,
| you think he will pay particular atten-
ton to you. You take care of yourself,
my aristocratic friend. Your head isn't
as long your neck by forty feet. You
can't come the giraffe over Mr.. Blaine.
| say, Old Faithful" he continued, adj
dressing the big dog in the "happy
family" "who is your manW
Tho Newfoundland said he was for
John Sherman.
"Ycs," the elephant said, "because
he's interested in the currency. If he
is elected you will want the tariff put
up OH dog-wood, just the same as Peru
Wan bark. Well, go ahead, howl for a
free ballot and an unmuzzlcd press, and
don't whine if you are beat as you usu-
ally do. Jean Valjean," he went on,
turning TO the tiger, "who do you go
for?"
"Any man that comes close to my
cage" replied the amiablc animal in
the convict's suit
Correct you arc" said the elephant,
"bnt you can count me out when You
begin balloiing. Who is the next ami
NAL TO vote?"
The hycna said he was for Tilden,
first, last and all the time.
"l'll bet you," commented the Gle
plant, "anybody might know you
would go for dead man, you wretchcd
apothcosis of an Ohio medical student.
Ah, you seventeenth ward resurrection-
ist, you'll run against a Circlevillc tor
pcdo some of these days that will knock
that smile of yours into cooked hat.
Any respectable citizen of the menage-
ric ready TO express his preference be-
fore close the poll?"
The tortoise said he was in favor of
Fitz John Porter.
COZ course YOU are" SAID the cle-
phant, "becausc he moves just about
fast enough to suit your gait. If he
doesn't move forward any livelier for
the presidency than he did for Gen.
Pope, he won't hear of the nominations
until six weeks after election. You'd
make good running mate for him war
time, and You ought to get along pretty
well in politics. The next geological
wonder and living curiosity will step
up lively; can't keep these polls open all
all night; we've got to dress for the
evening performance yet"
The turkey expressed himself warmly
in favor of David Davis.
"Right you arc," SAID the elephant.
"And that's because he keeps You COM
pany on the fence all the time. More
over, he looks more like INC than any
of the other candidates, and it is cmi-
ncntly proper and respectful in You to
support him on that account. Any
other voice; from the plains and iun-
glcs?"
The gopher shouted as Justify as he
could for Mr.. Seymour.
"Surc enough" said the elephant.
''bcoausc he stays in his little hole ali
the time, just like yourself. Well, 60
pher him if you wish; this is a free
country, all except the mcnaeerie,
which costs you just one-quarter of a |
dollar every time you look at it. Come,
now, move along lively or You lose
your votes; polls close in"
The wild ass of the desert here STEM |
ped in to the front and roared his voice |
for Mr.. De LaAlatyr of Indiana, amid |
the widest enthusiasm and loud hoot- |
ings throughout the tent.
with a merry twinkle in his eve. |
''That's right, my brave cactus-eater," |
he said, lyon are naturally and proper
" one of Mr.. DE La Matyr's followers.
Brays him up TO the skies if you want
10. Ncpotism is fashionable in this
now. Next voter?"
The monkey timidly said that if he
" as allowed TO vote, he would vote for-l
"Iroctor hnott!' roared the whole |
but the elephant said stern
y, "Therc now; enough of that; no
at the polls. No one else.
Dycz, oycz! The polls are closed, and |
he judges will now proceed to count
he ballot"
lie then announced the result of the |
vote rs follows: Grant, 81.
''But," inquired the animals, chow
locs that come"
"Well," said the elephant sit comes,
al the same, and don't you forget it.
Don't | weigh more than all this me-
nagcrie put togethcr? What do you
animals know about politics, anyhow p, |
And the animals were well pleased |
o think they were allowed to vote, |
and they were delighted that
he election was over and their man
elected, so they gave three cheers for |