The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-21
4 GIGANTIC CONTEST.
How Tai Speers Was Elected and Why
 He Was Compelled to vssa,e.

Nose Henman and Tal Speers were candidates for the legislature. Both were respected as the mos, remarkable men n Boneset county. and. the beauty about these men was this What one had not seen, had surely come within the others observation. In many respects they were equal, but unquessionably Nose was the bigger lar. He was the larger man. After all. though, Tai held his own in A remarkable manner. for wha, he lacked m size was ably supplied Tn his capacity for talking faster than Nose and his wonderful adaptabiiity of small things Out of an ordinary affair he could create aupendous he. The strength of these men was never more taxed than when they became candidates, and il was eviden, that the abler man would ain the race. Their stock of untruthful lore was drawn upon lavishiy, insomaeA tha, l actions instead of words were demanded. ! other could not match. This contest soon became exciting. Nose. while prowiing around. found an enormous snake. His soul experienced 4 thrill Of delight. He killed the reptile, took il 10 the cross roads where the voters were assembled and in an elegant speech said My fellow citizens, here IS the boss snake of this community. Providence has thrown him Tn my way, for the illustration of a purpose. My worthy competitor, than whom, l must say, no readier liar lives. cannot duplicate this order Fellow citizens, let him produce larger snake or withdraw from the race"
 The people cheercd vociferously. Tars friends, feeling that their champion would be beaten, wore downcast looks and wagged their heads ominously. Tai was cool. Give me tune. my friends said he. know ,ha, the worthy and sem tentious liar who bull-rags you, has pro. duced a orediiablc snake, but do not throw up your hands until l have had time. will nov go to the woods and call upon nature 10 aid me"
 He was gone two days, but he returned with snake that would have done cfedl, to any man. Oh, Il was a monster, so much larger than Moses reptile ,hs, a wayfaring man, though fool, could have seen the difference. Tal's friends were proud ofhim, and lifting him, they carried him on their shoulders and sang cam paign songs with the loud voice of revived hope. Nose was calm and collected, but on his brow there were peneilings of de- termination.
 Do not surrender, my dear friends, ' said he in voice of stirring depth. Give me a few days time and will produce a racket of deep-seased hiiari,y St Louis was not built in day, and although Zero hddled while Chicago was burning. yet will prodnce snake that VIII ut&k< ytat tHu1sHS W8NC.
 Nose bade his friends an affecting adleu. and for three days he roamed over hill and through dale. His friends had begun to despair, when 10, he returned with snake that was tearfully and won derfully made. It was al least seventeen feet long, and had mouth that looked like the inside of red leather saichel My patient and enduring friends" said he ~iping the perspirzsion from his face, v<ni fdo v<ys9vtai The work has been accomplished. do moi sec ho~ our op- ponents can continue the fight. for this snake is the largest member of large family. Declare me your unanimous choice and let the procession proceed" l"
 -You are A sriae too previous" re- piled Tal. You are almost prehistoric in your soonness. l have no; given up this contest 4y determination has not yet received black eye"
 Do you pretend 70 say exclaimed Mose, that you can produce a larger snake than the beauty which has just de- lighted this crowd 1'
 -i make TO presens,ons thss cannot be sustained by facts that shall soon follow, replied TaL "Only give me litfie time and vill pluck the ripe paw-paw of suc- cesx.n
 Look out that you do not pluck the green persimmon of defsat.'
 Wifhous uesezing anethsx vocd, Tal