New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-08-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1873
A Campaign Incident.

garden, and drawn by dilapidated
horse attracted. considerable attention
in Titusville yesterday. The occupant
of the vehicle was little old man in
homespun, who rode with one foot on
the outside Of tho wagon-box. Interest
in the odd-looking turnout was greatly
increased when the driver reigned up in
front of the Petroleum World Office,
and raised small sign-board in his
wagon, upon which was inscribed in an
uncouth hand:
COUNTRY PRODUCE
ALSO THE ::
:POLITICAL ISSUES DISCUSSED.
....'..'...'.
This legend soon attracted largo
crowd, when the little old man stood
up in his crazy wagon and made a
formal announcement that he had for
sale nice lot of garden produce such
as pumpkins, turnips, cabbages, some
chestnuts, etc. II also have" said he.
as he lifted faded bed-quilt from
keg, ''a few gallons of hard cider,
which think Is the best ever brought
to yer town."
s'What about the political issuc?''
yelled man from the curbstone.
''We'u come to that by-and- by-jes'
as soon as sell some ov this truck out
e ov the aa wagon = & SO as I kin have place
The crowd realized that they had at
last struck something in the way of
political orator, and it was plain that
they meant to encourage him, even be-
fore he had made the suggestion regard
ing business.
The cider was the first thing they
tackled. As many men as could gath
cred around the wagon, and the cider
was closed out in short order at five
cents cup.
Drink hearty, gents,'' the little old
man would say, ''this remin's me Nv
the hard-cider campaign Nv 40, when
TUX the stump for Old Tippecanoe; an
besides, it's made NV as fine fruit as ev-
er growed on a tree.''
''See here! tell us about Mainer'-
yelled political man, whose thirst was
for political information.
'tDon't fret the cattle,'' was the old
mans response.
One man bought all of the chestnuts
he had, in order, as he said, to reduce
the stock, and get around to the politi-
cal issue.
Pumpkins, squashes, parsnips, etc.
were purchased rapidly, the old man
remarking that the drudgery of farm
life was distasteful to him, and he was
only truly happy when on the stump dis
Scraping under the seat with his feet
hA 1>1
up, said:
Scents, this is the last shot in. tho
locker, who is tho lucky man?''
Twenty-Five or thirty men, apparent
ly, offered to purchase it. The man
who succeeded bowled it down street
with an oath, and said what he wanted
was chin music.
The crowd was breathless with anx-
iety, or would have been had it not been
yelling ''speechr' ''speechr'
The little old man stood up in tho
wagon, took off his hat, and said:
mo occasion for speech now, gents.
Goods are all sold without it. # ye'd
hung fire like I expected ye would,
I'd harangued ye till shutdown. But
ye KEN right up like little men and
bought my last parsnip. That's tho
way like to do biz. Thanks, gents.''
The party who had been the heaviest
purchaser ran to take the horse by the
bits; but that animal laid his ears back
on his neck, and showed his teeth in
the most vicious fashion.
II forgot ter tell ye.'' said the old
man, quietly, mot to 60 near Romeo,
fer he's liable ter swallow some one.''
He then dropped down into his seat
and drove of, renarking that when he
went actively into politics, business in
garden truck would be a darned sight
duller than it appeared to be now.