Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-11-22
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| see that all there was left for me wa
the honor, the other perrogatives beir
previously more'n swallowed up in tn
defense of my country. Howsumevel
havin' once set out. | was not tn
man to finch in my dooty; and as tn
Jedge bounded and anticipated me
so there was no perlitical measur
took by the Jedge but what l and In,
constituents riz up to defeat it.
Gentlemen, | wish the whole W ri,
might pause to witness an election lik
that which am about to relate to yo,
as havin' took place in our little coun
try town of Amity.
From a night unbroken by any ia
cerdent, except for the continual sount
of cannonadin', and slight skirmisl
between the Boys in Blue, headed by
Hec Aspinwall, and the Boys in White
led on by Mari Junior--in which som,
was oncapacitated, but no serious los
to life or limb-the day rose calm ani
bright. Ere Phebus had yet fully riz
to light the orb of day, teams might q
been see a-wendin' their way from
mountains and valleys toward the
scene of interest. The winning stop
ped to the houses Of their more centrerly
located sisters to spend the day in them
pursoots dear to the femernine heart
while the men congergated in and
around the precincts of the Town-hall
by nine o'clock, gentlemen, / don't
believe there was an able-bodied voter
in the town of Amity but what had
arrove pun tual to the polls, while the
lame and the halt and the blind from
fur and near was a-bein' escorted
thither in teams dispatched for the pur.
pose by the representatives of our re.
spective factions (; but | regard it as q
stain upon our history. gentlemen, yes,
as an infamous blot upon our history,
that, in the ondue crowd and excite
ment of the hour, Jedgc Marlborough
was even known to employ the Amity
town hearse. And wish that | might
add, gentlemen, that his attentions was
confined exclusively to the outside seat
Gentlemen, it is not the practice at
our elections to cast hurried and on
premeditated vote, and then fly from
the scene of action. Sech is not the
brotherly feelin' which has always an
ncrmated the voters of the town of
Amity. Many was the friendly dis
cussions held that mornin' in and
around the hoss-sheds and the Town
hall. Sech as had long been enermies
was seen a-walkin' arm in arm, and
sech as had never known each other
was witnessed afectionertly reclinin'
ag'inst the same fence rail. And l
ventur' to say that not vote had as
yet been cast when it was announced
that iysters was now ready, and our
stomachs-which had only been sus-
tanned hitherto on little weak cider,
/ do assure you, gentlemen--hastened
to partake of them delicious varmints
Gentlemen, when say that I am
fond of iysters, l speak warmly, but
with hmertations. But the capacity
displayed for iysters by some of my
constituents that day, do not heser-
tate to say, was thoroughly alarmin.
Gentlemen, I consider a quart bowl
full of them delightful insects, well
seasoned with quantity of crackers, q
most nourishin' compound, grateful
and satisfyin' to the needs of men. But
when it oomes to two, three, four. and
yes, gentlemen, in some insternces, six
bowls full, devoured by single indi'
vidooal, I am disposed to tremble for
my country and my cause. Howsum-
ever, | was determined not to finch,
and as often as representative of my
own party was borne over to partake OF
that mis'able cider dispensed by the
constituents of Jedge Marl, so often
was some weak and totterin' member
of the Dimmocracy led triumpherntly
up to partake of Republican iysters.
Everywhere Hec and Marl Junior was
conspicuous a cullin' detachments from
the ranks of their perspective enemies,
and leadin' their scattered cohorts on
to victory.
Il have stood in the thick of battle
in defense of my country's cause, but,
gentlemen, never have l witnessed o
more thrillin' contest than that which
l am now relatin' to you. Never,
gentlemen, have I beheld sech an on
paralleled display of patterotism. Oh
the supply of the enemy's ammernition
in the shape of sech cider as l have
above mentioned there could be NO
doubt. The only question was, would
the supply Of iysters prove equal to
sech an unexpected and unparalleled
capacity. / am grateful to say, gentle
men, that it did +; but must not an.
ticerpate.
Perhaps the most curious incerdent
connected with this eventful day, or
indeed, as ever occurred in all my per
litical experience, is what shall reveal
to you at the close of this narrative
concerning the singerlar vote of Aut
Tilbox For the present l will only
say that Aut is the derscendant of an
ancient race which assumes to have
suffered much pecunerrary loss through
the war, bein' now some sixty yearl
old, of q tall and corperlant physike
and though a nomernal member of the
Dimmocracy, has long. as to his prac
tercal vote, be considered more'n waver
in. ! had seen Aut on this eventfu
day led enticin'ly from iysters to cider
and from cider back ag'in to iysters
ontil, irrespective Of party issoo, / wa
about to interfere in the general caus
of humanerty. But Hec assured m
that he had known him to stand fu
more On previous elections, and
watched his perceedin's at last ii
silence with solicertude which wa
only exceeded by my amazement an
curiosity. From iysters to cider, an
from cider back ag'in to iysters, Au
was winnin'ly and engagin'ly meandel
ed by our perspective factions. prom
mernant Ggger in the general confusion
and one to which | confess, gentlemen
my eyes had now become glued wit
an onacoountablc fascernstion.
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