Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03


me to carry this old carpet sack, and
he has gone up the alley to climb over
the back fence, cause he wore his
boots out on the railroad ties coming
up from the Chicago convention"
"What! Had to walk back!" said
the grocery man, as he handed the
boy generous slice of cheese with q
spot Of green mould on the under
side. 81 should suppose your pa
had influence enough to get pass,
or borrow money to get home with.
if he got busted"
'That's what pa thought" said
the boy, as he made camePs track
in the piece Of cheese, and then, ma
king up face at the mouldy mouth
full, reached into cracker barrel to
get some crackers to take the taste
out. "But borrowing was played out
the second day. Pa lent money for
two days, and then had to borrow,
but they had all quit lending when
pas turn came to borrow. Gosh,
but pa and l are out Of politics from
this out. Pa says he will never vote
again. He says the country is all
gone to the dogs"
"Well, what was your pa down
there for, anyway? He wasn't q DEL
gate, was he?" asked the groceryman.
'No, pa was only an assistant del.
egate. and 1 was pas assistant" said
the boy, as he gathered in groceries
and provisions with both hands, and
ate as though he had tasted for sew
eral days. "You see, the politicians
have been playing it on pa for six
months. They get him to work in
ward politics, by encouraging him to
think he is an important factor in the
country's affairs. He wanted to be
a delegate, and they encouraged him,
but he got beat, and then they told
him he better 60 as an assistant dele
gate. They told him that delegates
did not amount to anything without
some smart fellows to tell them how
to vote, and what they wanted was a
lot Of outsiders to go along and
brace up the delegates, and 'whoop-
lt-up.' There is nothing that pa
likes any better than to whoop-it-up,
and he took me along to give me an
insight into politics, and carry the
satchel. don't want any more in
sight into politics. have had insight
enough to last me until I am twenty.
one. Pa told me, all the way down
to Chicago, what an important bust
ness it was to be assistant delegate
and how much depended upon clear.
headed outsiders, who really managed
the whole business. / expected they
would carry pa on their shoulders
There was band at the depot, ant
pa pulled up his collar, and pulled
down his vest, and looked around q
much as to say watch me now, ant
I thought he was going to make
speech, when the crowd walked righ
' over him, and bis hat came off Ant
: rolled under a car and somebod,
picked it up and left an old dirty ha
on the ground. Pa was mad, bu
when the crowd got away that was o.
: the hat there was, and pa took il
/ gave it to me, and he took mine.
e was too small for pa, but it made hir
i, look as though he had great bi
5 head, and so l didn't kick. We wen
t to hotel, and a man grabbed th
e satehel, and told pa to 60 to roor
: Twelve hundred and fifty, and pa wa
e tickled, cause he thought a roor
e had been saved for him. Then fel
o low came along and said for the dele
e gates to put on badges. Pa took
II badge and put it on, and he locke
It proud, and fellow he used to kno'
q asked him for five dollars till he coul
). see the chairman Of the delegation
: Pa took out his pocket-book and Ii
y him have it, and before he got th
= pocket-book in his pocket anoths
o fellow asked him for change for
J, ten, and pa handed it to him, aud I'll
70 crowd closed in SO tight pa could NJ
> find the man to get the ten. The
y We went to find our room, and wal
re dered around the hotel until \
E found there were only six hundre
-s rooms, and no such room as twelv'
sr fifty, and porter told US to get ou
j. Pa kicked because he couldn't g
2. his satchel, and big fellow took hi
J. by the neck and led him out on Il
at sidewalk. Pa said he would NAL
t, 'em smart fer that, and then we tri,
c. to hunt upthe rest Of the delegate
I'd but no delegate would have anythi,
to do with pa, and they all laugh
ch at him except the coiored delegatt
G and they wouldn't do anything or
- drink with pa. They laughed
much at pas badge that | took go
look q. 1t, and found that 1t was
a advertisement for plug tobacco priI
he ed on satin with fringe on 1t.
VI was mad when be found it out, 7
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