The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-25
Old Men in Politics



con Radspinner, two patrlarchs IN
this community, were Walking down
the street together yesterday. 1t was
remarked that two such venerable
men were not often seen together, ana
people raised their hats to them as
they passed along and spoke to them
reyeerently. -.
"Therc's entirely too much bitter
ness in this campaign, Deacon" said
Mr.. Lickshingle, land / regret it eX-
ceedlngly. Now when we Wuz young
men ANA TOOK an interest III pollllcS!
we had none of thiS 'erc everlastin'
eat-haulin'."
"lndeed we hadn't, acqulesced
Deacon Radsplnner. Take Jack
sons campaign for instance. There
WuZ Il lively interest taken ~ both
parties, but there wuz none OF your
bully ragln' IKE we see nowadays
"Ihhts lact, Deacoh,' sad oId
Lickshingle, "but between me ana
you never thought much OF jackson;
ne was mlghly Sood man, LICK
shlnglt'" .,
lie was small potatoes, compared
to some men we have now, Deacon"
who'd yc mean - demanded Ihe
deacon.
wen, there's EaFlleId, ~ Sald LICK
silllgIc.
- Garfield 4e DANCED; You know
mighty wen, LlcksllhSle, he couldn't
have been 'lccted hog-drIVer III NIL
town in Jackson,S day"
He's Il darn sight better man lhah
Hancock.'
Go slow, Llckshlngle, go slow y
sald the deacon, SomeWh nat agltated
on, know what I'm talkih
about" rctorted Llckshlngle, as ne
stabbed the pavement spltefully with
his hickory cane. Hancock's
st0ughton bottle, that's what he is"
"And what's GARFIELD? Great guns,
what's Garfield? Didn't he lay
cheap John sort Of pavement around
the Capitol ana charge the Govern
ment 81 ,OOO,OOO for it? and the dca-
cons eyes blaZed with lndignauon
''See here deacon Look at your
man Hancock's letter to Sherman.
Didn't he try to blow up Washington
with glycerine? say, didn't he? On,
| read the papers, old man, an know
what's goin' on.'
"Hancock's Il good an pure man
Didn't he fight like bulldog in the
war Of the rebellion? Where was
Garfield skulkin' i'll the time OF dis
Canady"
stilettO in his boot the night Lincoln
was murdered? Answer me that. II
Wilkes Booth had failed, this Hancock
was ready to finish the job. Don't
talk to me ! don't talk Ia me ~
'It's Lieu howled the deacon, as
he whirlcd around and faced Lick
utiDplp Ihp street
"lt's as true as holy writ. an any
mans liar that says So retorted
Lickshingle, too much wrought up to
be particular AS to his phraseology'
"NOu're bald-headed old scoull-
drel, )" yelled the deacon.
"lou're leper, an can Wipe the
ground with you," hoWlcd Lickshin-
gle, gripping his cane and advancing.
Friends jumped III and the two furious
old men were dragged away III .oppo-
site directions. The deacon squlrmtd
around in the arms of his captors,
shook his cane at Lickshlngle ana
hissed:
"Gour man Garfield would never
have gone into the army if he hadn't
been drafted, and he wouldn't Went
then, only he thought he would he
able to odesert-the onery SON OF gum"
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The code" in Il State of Decay.
At recent Democratic convention
held ut Marion courthouse, South
Carolina, couple of high-toned
'blOOdS," o." one OF them country magls-
trate, and both of them with Il larger
stock Of whiskey than wisdom on
hand, disturbed the proceedings by
their riotous conduct, and in answer
to repeated remonstrances only be-
havCd the worse. y scrgeat-at-arms
was thereupon appointcd-one Capt.
whom ii finally devolved
to set the riotous blackguards outside
of the door, Which he did in the most
style.
The "honah' of the elected indi-
viduals being seriously offended, and
Il slight conclusion of the brain pro-
duced by the rcarward application of
Gilchrists boot, it was determined
forthwith that the Captain he chal-
lenged to mortal combat.
The challenge was accordingly sent,
i'm regulation form and signed
by Junius II. Evans, one of the parties
booted; but the Captain having no
special cause of quarrel with Mr..
Evans, declined 10 crafty his thirst
for gore and lit a cigar with the san