Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-23
JUDGE AND J.lCKASS.
a California "Reminiscences, as Told by
JOHN Swinton's Paper.

peculiar III some 81 lis 4tttu!CS. NeWIOWl
was the banner Democratic precinct of e.
Dorado. On this occasion many of tho
old stand-bys Of that camp We're present
The mention Of their names would recall
them to the old-timers of El Dorado.
Judge Johnson, County Judge of FL Do
RADIO. was one of the speakers The stand
from which the orators held forth was in
front of the hotel of the town, kept by
Blazer. Immediately across the street from
and south of Blazers was Smiths store
In line with the rear and south end Of the
store was picket fence, on the north side
of an Enclosure in which Smith, among
other things, kept his jackass, Gabe In
this Enclosure, apart from the store build
ing, Smith had a firc-proof cellar in which
he kept his most valuable goods CHIEF
among which was whisky.
Gabe, the jackass, spent most of his time
ut the picket fence referred to. He could
from this position, see across to the hotel
and rake with his eye a considerable length
of the street. Gabe was a public-spiritcd
jacllass; there could be no noise or commo-
lion about the town that he did not take a
deep interest in, and he would signify his
sympathy with the movements of his fellow
citizens by deep, prolonged brays, which,
like the Irishman's tillaloo bird, could be
heard for miles and miles around. Gabe
would also bray when a light struck his
eyes 1T night. This popularity Of his had
been found out by Smith and Others taking
light ont at night i'll going to the fire
proof cellar
On the evening of the meeting the BOYS
thought they would have some fun as well
as speeches. They arranged pan of water
near Smiths store, SO that by its aid and
that of 4 lookingglass they could reflect
the light of the moon, which was then at
its full, in Gabc's face. Hannibal Hargrave
manipulated the moonshine and the Jack
ass.
After firing of anvils for some time to
wake up the unterritied things were about
ready for the meeting to open. Charley,
the Dutch barber, was the cannoneer for
the occasion, or the anyil-ccr, as it were.
He was not only to enthusc by his firing the
Jacksonian Democracy before the speaking
began, but was to fire a few times at the
close of each speech
Judge Johnson was the first speaker. He
opened:
" Mr.. President and fellow citizens: tits
4 matter ofgreat pride to me to arise before
SO intelligent an audience to discuss"
" HaW -aw-aw-ah hee-haw, hee-hee-
haw, hce-haw ~ broke in the iackass
Hargraye had bcsPattered his face with
mooushine.
The great political issues of the day,
concern a,-er,, man, ,,,itj,i,, saT,i W iS
voice. | come before you tonight to"
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Gabc was moonstruck again
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