Smyrna times., 1880-04-28
Another Straw.
THE MENAGERIE TAKES VOTE ON THE PREsI
DENTAL QUESTION.

The elephant came strelling into the
big tent just after the close of the after
noon performance, and the animals were
talking politics, having caught it from the
chatter they had heard in the audience.
They didn't know a great deal about poll.
tics in the cages, but that you know,
children, is no bar to talking politics. In,
deed no. Some of our Congressman, who
hold on TO Office the longest, and talk the
most and the leudest, dont-but digress.
The elephant listened to the rest of the
animals for litCle while, and then he said
to the giraffe:
"Who is your candidate for President ?"
Blaine" said the giraffe.
Yes," the elephant said, "that's you.
Your ideas are always way up. You can't
get your head out of the top of pine tree.
Just because Mr.. Blaine was so quick to
see where the giraffe came in DR.. Garcelon's
menagerie, you think he will pay particu.
lar attention to you. You take care of
yourself, my aristocratic friend. Your head
isn't as long as your neck, by forty feet.
You can't come the giraffe over Mr. Blaine.
| say, Old Faithful" he continued, addres.
sing the big dog in the Happy Family"
Who is your man?"
The Newfoundland said he was for John
Sherman. Yes" the elephant said, "be-
cause he's interested in the currency. If
he is elected you will want the tariff put
up on dog wood, just the same as Peruvian
bark. Well, 60 ahead, howl for free
ballot and aa unmu2zled press, and don't
whine II you are beat, az you usually do.
Jean NaIjeal," he went on, turning to the
tiger, who do you 90 for?"
Any man that comes close to my cage"
replied the amiable animal in the convict's
suit.
Correct you are said the elephant,
"but count me out when you begin ballot
ing Who is the next animal to vote?"
The hyena said lie was for Tilden, first
last and all the time.
"Ill bet yeu," commented the elephant
"anybody might know you would 20 for a
dead men, you wretched apotheosis of an
Ohio medical student. An, you Seven.
teeth ward resurrectionist, you'll run against
Circleville torpedo some of these days
that will knock that smile of yours into a
cooked hat. Any respectable citizen Of
the menagerie ready to express his prefer,
ence before close the polls p
The tortoise said he was in favor Of Fitz
John Porter.
"Of course you are" said the elephant,
"because he moves just about fast enough
to suit your gait. Ii he doesn't move for.
ward any livelier for the Presidency than
for Pope, he won't hear of the nominations
until six weeks after election. You'd max e
a good running mate for hinl in war time,
and you ought to get along pretty we'll in
politics. The next geological wonder and
living curiosity will step up lively; can't
| keep these polls open all night; we've rot
to dress for the evening performance yet"
The turkey expressed himself warmly
in favor of David Davis.
Right you are" said the elephant
And that's because he keeps you COM
pany on the fence all the time. Moreover,
he looks more like me, than any of the
other candidates, and it is eminently pro-
per and respectful in you to support him
on that account. Any other voice from the
plains and jungles?'
The gopher shouted as Justify as he could
FOR Mr.. Seymour.
"Sure enough" said the elephant, "be.
cause he stays in his little hole all the
time, just like yourself Well, gopher him
if you wish; this is free country, all ex.
cept the menagerie, which costs you just
one quarter of dollar every time yeu lock
at it, Come, now, move along lively or you
lose your votes; polls close in"
The wild ass of the desert here stepped
te the front and reared his voice for Mr.
De La Matyr, of Indiana, amid the widest
enthusiasm and loud hootings throughout
the tent.
The elephant winked at the cages with q
merry twinkle in his eye. "That's right
my brave castus.eater," he said, 'you are
naturally and properly one of Mr.. De La
Matyr's followers. Brays him up to the
skies if you want to. Nepotism is fashion
able in this country now. Next voter?''
The monkey trmidly said that if he was
allowed vote he would vote for
Proctor Knott - reared the whele
meRagerie, but the elephant said, stcrnly
"There now; enough of that; no intimda
ton at the polls. No one else? Oyez, oyez
The polls are closed and the judges will
now proceed to count the ballot"
He then announced the result of thC
vote as follows Grant, 81.
"But," inquired the animals, "Hov
does that Gomez"
"Well," said the elephant, alt comes
all the same, and don't you forget it
Don't l weight mora than all this menag
erie put together? What do you animal
know about politics, anyhow"
And the animals were pleased to thinl
they were allowed to vote, anyhow, ant
they were delighted that the election wa
over and their man elected, so they CAV
three cheers for Grant, and rolled arOuht
; in the straw to dress fer the evenings pei
formance.-BurLingto Hm0keye.
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