Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-07
A MELON STORY.

Garfield.
Extract from Hon. Thomas W. Pittman's
Speech at Buffalo.
once heard q story which reminds me
very much of the illustration of MIR. Gar
fields character. There was once little
boy named Jimmie, who was always look
ing for birds nests, and finally Jimmie's
eyes lighted on watermelon patch, and
Jimmie's mouth was watering for those
melons. So he says to his comrades,
"Boys, I know where there is water
melon patch, and think we can collar just
about twelve, and we will take them down
to my fathers field and keep them until the
excitement is over" And each of the six
boys would have two melons apiece. They got
these twelve melons and took them to the
spot Jimmie had designated. He says "Boys,
We will all go home, and if this thing is
found out no one of you will dare so back
on me, and if the question comes up whether
was in the watermelon business you all
swear was not" So Jimmie goes to the
farmer and says, "What do you think of the
watermelon patch in your LOTT" he says,
"They are getting alsug splendid" Says
Jimmie, "You haven't gos dog, have your"
Says he, "No." sYou ought to get one"
says Jimmie. "There are bad boys in this
neighborhooi." 81 don't think they would
take any melons from me, Jimmie" Jimmie
says, sThey have; they have taken twelve;
and will come over tomorrow morning,
and I will tell you who the boys were."
Jimmie went down the village, and says to
the groceryman, "Have You had any water
melons this season." He says, "No, I have
not" "What would you give for twelve big
ones?" says jimmie. The grocer says, 81
will give two shillings apiece for Them"
And says Jimmie, "Have you got man that
can go and get them" BE says, eyes, sir. !"
"But where is your three dollars?" The
grocer says, ~ will give that to the man,
and If they are ali right he will pay you. !"
So Jimmie went with the man and got the
melons, and Jimmie put the three dollars in
his pocket. The next morning Jimmie went
to the farmer and says: "Did you miss
those melons?" He says ayes, and would
give ten dollars to know who took the
melons," Says Jimmie, "Give me ten
dollars and I will tell You who took the mel
ons." And the farmer says: 81 would like
to know who the man was that bought
them" Says Jimmie, "You want to find out
| do you? How much will you give to find
out who he is?' Says he, 81 will give
twenty dollars" Says Simmie, "Where is
your money" He says, "There it is" And
Jimmie says, "The grocer down in the vii
lage, but don't you tell him told you"
Jimmie hurried down to the grocer and says.
"Look here, this thing has come out. I
ought to have told you the nelons were
stolen. There is your three dol
lars, take it. I cannot take it; it is dishon-
est. would not take it; the farmer has
found it out, You had better look out and
get away with those melons," The farmer
came down and had row with the grocery
man. The grocer had to pay fifty dollars to
the squire, and Jimmie said to the farmer !:
Don't you think was honest? Don't you
ever say anything about it, because the boys
will swear they didn't know anything about
it. You have got your melons back and
you got fifty dollars out of the grocer, and"
says he, snow what You ought to
do is, you ought to give me four
of those melons" And the farmer said,
II WILL" and 80 he gave him four of those
melons. Jimmie called the five fellows to-
gether and says: 81 have saved you all from
the States prison. These melons got into
the hands Of the farmer. He has got them
back. I have saved you all, every one of
you" he says, "The farmer gave me two
melons and we will 60 down into the field
and eat them" When the boys went home
Jimmie took the other two under his arm
and went home with them. That is per-
feet illustration Of the character of James A.
Garfield, the candidate of the Republican
party. don't know that his character could
be better illustrated or his crooked methods
either. daughter and applause.)