Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-07
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ways Contsatsd with the ~,
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Chris drives Sixth avenue night car
lie IL q quaint German, whose tanned
iacr In iurrowed with wrinkles. Chri,
rarely speaks unless addressing hi,
horses, Then u u merely "who Jenny
Nov, Sam, wot's the matter With your
That WAS grand nomination" said
iron, PLATFORM rider TO Chris the oihe,
night,
"wot's ia, =" asked Chris. az, loosen.
Inv his rcins, hc flowed his horses e.
trot quietly aluug.
why, the Cincinnati nomination. y
"Wots dst :" asked Chris.
WHY, they We nominated Gen. Han
cock.
"who'a dol'" continued Chris, turn,
ing around Ia facc the speaker.
"Gcn. iIancock' Why, how long
have You been In thls country"
Lets see, continued Chris, 1--WE
driven ihia ear ilitcen years; beior,
dnt ! yss den Years on a iarm dot
makes dwoniy-ilye years. Vel, I've
boon here 'bont Norty years"
And YOU don't know what a ronven.
ton W, NOT whu tleu. Hancock Is"
No! w should ~ mind ne own
husiness Me Oil woman, she bought
s"mc coffee some time aye, and she got
iva pictures, tine vas Gen. Washing
ton, the either vas Abraham Lincoln.
Shr SAYS dcy woos rres,dcn,s hero
"Dou't you yotof' Inquired the nm
tonished front platform rider,
Yah : I've voted al every e'cc-
tiun
Well. then. you know Who YOU vote
lor""
wei, yea. dcy COMES Ia me and say,
Chris, lila IN do ticket IL put In lie box,
Hnd ! put u la. You see, mind my
rustnr-s. and ne oil woman and ! We
any, Vet item booples want Ia x" 81 mad
hr" It's all one a. IN. !"
"llayc you got any children"
Yah, I've got ain. Two aro married,
and Quo III my bays has "a hiv iarm.
We'll. don't he vote"
YAH he writes To- ne and della me
ho Votes. hut ynu see hc raises corn aud
bugs aud cRy's and chiCkcns, and dem y
better ~ Ialsln' u row about u Prcsi-
dent
"But how Ia you working people eS.
poet IT, better yourselves unless You take
inirrr-, la tho men yea elect To-
powsrf'
"ipnk u we're mcin friend, CHRIS
snid, "A dun't know Who li,n,Ock H.,
and I don't know wot yOu cnll aconvcn'
tinn, hut know how To- drive u team (;
an,l lnnk "a y'crr mrin yiicn,l, ven lie ell
c,tion gums, win hut IN mcin dickot.
hen, mirn VIicud, ! will drive lila var,
and every night ! vii hear some mnn
lals,ug about the great frauds NJ wash
ingiun. l'cu ! vii SAY H. minc"cli;
Chrls' Chrip' you voted, lat y"u didn't
care Nho yuu voted inr, and may hc YOU
voted TOT dc man lul dill not gct ~,
her WAS vun man did vote vnr, aud
,ni WA Mister Tillcu. voted lor him,
yor m,in old woman hail n niece work
iug lur hlm upCc, aud ven shc got mar
rcd dr uli mnn called h"r M and said
Marguerite. YOU have been very iaith-
lul a. me. You have dome gund work {,
and lha country wants good honest pro'
pIc Vel, | know dnt Your man IN an
honest man, aud vii help HIN I" vet u
business Marguerite, Twill advance dc
money l." YOU, inr know you area gond
honest woman" Veil, ho STATED Jak"
ia business, aud Jake II now rich
Jakc uum tn ne aud asked me Ia vote
lnr Ir nld man, and voted
"lrs, hut hc didnt vt ~ u" salt The
speaker
Yah Yah lac dil got in" sharply
replied chris, hut dr polltlshuns w"nhl
not have Mister rihlru. lur dc u'd man
would have took ton many honest mon,
and do country would have gni ton hot
rst. Dots why dry dlin'I let Mister
Tll,lcu IN, and Jake ays So