Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-28
NAr. Hopkins Bright Idea.
How TIE FARMERS WIVES AND DAuan-

How TIE FARMERS WIVES AND DAuaH-
TIERS ELECTED HIM SCHOOL TRUSTEE.
On Wednesday the town of New Lots
had its annual election of School Trustees,
and Mr.. David Hopkins and Mr. August
Detloff we're rival candidates. Mr.. Hopkins
made up his mind when he was nominated
that he would not allow his friends to blind
him to the defects of his own political stand
ing, so he sat down quietly aud thought
his prospects over. After good deal of
reasoning, and O liberal use of paper and
pencil, Mr.. Hopkins came to the conclu-
sion that he would certainly be defeated by
at lcas, 100 majority. The case boing ap.
! parcntly hopeless, he made up his mind to
yield gracefully to the inevitable aud retire
from the field before tho election, coupling
his Withdrawal with letter to his opponent
Mr.. Detloff, saying that he fully reoogniz-
ed the paramount worth Of the gentleman
agaius. whom he had the distinguished
honor to rnn, and as he furthermore cher
rshcd toward him the feelings of man
and brother, he would now withdraw his
opposition, that the people of New Lots
might have the pleasure of electing their
Trustee by unanimous vote.
Mr., Hopkins was sitting up late one
night, copying this letter in red ink on n
sheet of cream surface, pearl tinted writing
paper, when suddenly a thought darted
across his brain like flash of lightning and
kicking til 'nkstund into the fire, he tore
the pearl tinted paper into strips, and going
up to his room fong steps at time, began
to pack his valise with haste. At o'clock
the next morning light buck board wagon,
drawn By lively sorrcl mare, sped along
the roadway leading out of New Lots into
the country thereabouts, and in the buck
board, sitting perfectly erect, with his hat
set jauntily little on one sidc--a very un.
usual procccdiug-was Mr.. Hopkins, smi.
ing in such bland and cordial good fellow
ship that the country folk he met upon the
way were forced 10 smile in return, and
after passing to turn and look again at the
pleasant looking gentleman. Mr.. Hopkins
remained away for some time, but when he
returned he still smiled
Election day at last arrived, and as tho
votes came pouring in the clatiou of MIR.
Dctloff's friends became extremely painful
to the friends of Mr.. Hopkins, and they
shook their heads ominousy. But still Mr..
Hopkins smiled. Suddenly broad grin
ovcrspread his features as an old fashioned
country carryall drove up, and five farmers
wives and daughters climbed to tho ground,
while the farmer who had driven them over
said
"1ow arc sc, Mr.. Hopkins ?" And
thon, turning to the women, added: "Now
do it,
"But," said one, "wo don't know how"
"You 60 right in there and stuff your
five votes in whichever one Of them boxes
is marked Hopkins and don't you make
mistake"
And then as the anti Hopkinites looked
down the road they were appalled,, for they
saw more farmers wagons coming, all filled
with smiling women. And the women
came to the number of l0S, and every wo-
man voted for Mr.. Hopkins, and when tho
returns were posted, Mr.. Hopkins was de-
carcd elected. lie still smiled, while Mr.
Detlof showed his hands way down in his
pockets and murmurcd:
"Pm blamed if l didn't forget that wo.
men could vote this year" w Y. San.
A landlord went 10 tenant with o view,
of increasing his rent, and said to him,
"Neighbor, I'm going TO raise your rept'---
"Thank you, SIR was the reply, "for 1
am utterly unable to raise it myself"
1t is said that the connecting link between
tho animol and vegetable is hash.