Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-08-20


tone, what You calkcratc to do with cm, while
you are gone"
engaged toSfll have her come and do tho
chores, aud work for herself They arc going 10
be married, before long, and I'll give her somo
rolls and lot her spin somo yarn for herself
''shc ailt no cook I'D as Lief cat tho rolls as
eat her fried cakcsN
"Your partner viii Try up two panfuls, boforc
she goes, Josiah ana don't sposc viii be
you hnd better make some rnincc-pics, and 9th.
or Kinds OF pies and soinc frHitcnkc and pound-
cake and cookics and tnrts and things: 4 is
elgnys best to he on the safe side, In vittcs."
So 1t was ngrccl That should I'LL three cup
boordshclycs fnl Of pcrvisiOns, 10 help him en-
durc my absence.
| Twas some in hopes that he would give mp tho
| ldcc NJ bcin UnltCd states senator, anil would
have rest from my tOwcr-for oh dreaded the
| Job But, rs day by day passed, he grew more
aud moro rampant with The idee, lie talked
about i all the time daytimes md ~ tho
| night, could hear him murmur TO himself
| "Hpnorabc JOsal, AllCnV
| And once see it in his account book
"Old sowcrby, debtor for two sapbuckcts, to
Aud he talked to me, sights and sights, what
great things lie wns agoin to do whcm he got to
Washington, ID. C. And would get wore out
"wal, your have to get there first"
"oh, you needn't worry" he'd break in; ~
|
shall have to work hard, Jest us they all do, and
| my iricuds will have 10 work, Aud | can tell
YOU one thing, samanthy ! When 1 get to be
| promoted to some high aud responsible place -
Without thinking whether he is lit for it or
"Yes, Mem. Without thinking a thing about
| 1t; am bound to help the oncs that help me,
You wouldn't have him examined ?'' says L.
"Oh, yes. I'D have him pass II examination
Jest as aldermen. ia say TO him; Re you I'm;
Ng!g s gEry o And ah nsS Hs hss And
| Natc Brpy2 2 Aud he'd answer and I'd say
How long do you ealkerlate to be Uncle Nate p
| And he'll tell and then III say: Enough |
see you have all the, qualcrficationr for Office.
| You are admitted"
Igroancd. But he kept on complacontly:
| ~ am goin to help the ones thit elect me,
| sink or swim ; and calculate TO make money
| out Of the project--moncy and honor. And
shall do = big work there, and get my name up
| ical ekonomy-I shall go in strong for that |
| shall say right to Congress- the first speech
make to it, that there is too much mney spent
now to hire votes with and shall prove it
| right out, that we can get votes cheaper. II we
| Senators all join In together and put our feet
for vote. hut as long as one man is willin' Ia
| pay high, why, everybody else has got to follt
| suit, aud there aint no ckonomy in it-not a
lie stopped to take breath, and said /:
wal, bring in pail of water-it is dinner
| He complied with aackrity. And the nice,
| tender steak and mashed potatoes, and lemon.
| puddin and rich fragrant coffee seemed to
tered word on politics till dinner was over.
| ON risin' from the table--and Josiah eat
| enough for two-he said he had got to go to
Joncsyile to get the old mare shod. And seen
sadly rs he stood by the lookin' '-glass, a combin
| out his few hairs, how every by-path his mind
sot on led up gradually, to Washington, D. C.
| tor, as he stood there, and spoke of the mares
| feet, he says
"'fhe mare is good enough for Jonesvlle, Sa,
| manthy; but when we get to Washington, we
want somethin' gayer, more stylish, to ride on
| calculate" says he, pullin' up his collar, and
drawin down his vest, III calculate to dress gay,
| In my lie, and put on style. One thing am
bound on 1 shall drive tantrum."
| GLOW ?" says l. Sternly.
"Why, shall buy another mare, probably
some gay colored one, and hitch it before the
old white mart, and drive tantrum. Mebby,'
coach.and four: fourth, hand, they call EN-
down to New York. Don you think, Samanthy
would look well, drivin' a fonrin-hGnd?
ii should think 1t would be easy ridin'. Dog
| carts are stylish hear but our dog is so.dumt
lazy, you couldn't get him to go out ofa, walk
even II not in n cart, But tantrum will drive
and mebby, as l said, four-in hand"
~ groaned aloud, and saysT;
| "Ies, hain't no doubt that anybody that
that sees you in Washington will see tautrums- =
strange tantrums. But you hain't got there
yet
| "Ere long" said to myself. Why, Josiah
mad actually begun to talk like a Senator already
lin high.falutin' blank-verse sort of way
| Ere long !" That was somethin new for DO
siah Allen.
wal says l. in cold axents, ...you will have
ogct some tea and sugar, to-day"
He did not denur. But oh how l see the
| immovable sotness OF his mind.
Eyes, / will get some But won't It be handy
Samanthy, to have tree trade? shall go for
that, strong. | can tell you 1t viii come handy,
along in the winter when the hens don lay and
we don't make any butter to tnrn oif-it will
mare, and go to the store, and come home with
groceries OF all kinds, and some fresh meat,
mebby, and perchance some neckties of differ.
"Who would pay for 'em 2'' Gays 1, sternly; for
| l didn't like the idee.
"Why, the Government, of course ism that
| what they mean by free trade r.
shook my head two or three times back and
forto, and says; ~ can't understand 1t, Josiah
| have heard good deal about free trade, but
can't believe that Is it."
"wal. it is, Jest that. Free trade Is one OF the
Prerequisites OF Il Senator. What would u man
want to be Senator for, II he conldn't make by
Don't you love your country, Josiah Allen p
myself 1t aint natural as / shOuld.m
surely read, long ago-was it In the English
Reader 2" says l. dreamily, tor where was 1t G
patriotism aud honor, love of country, and love
"Wai, | calculate love my country Jest a.
well as the next man. and says he, firmly: 81
calculate can make Jest as much out Of her
give me a chance. Why, calculate to do jist as
they all do. What is the use of startin' up and
bcin one by yourself? 1t would look too tarna
ton ioolish.n
Il can understand you without swearln' Jo
siah Allen" says |.
"'Tarnation aint swenrin' nor never was.
| shall probable Use that word in Warrington, d.
c." says he, goin' into the bedroom tor a clean
shirt. And, as he opened the Beauro.drawer, he
says:
"Anothcr thing / shall go in strong for /.
| abOisqin lots OF the beaurOs. Why, what is thu
use OF any man havin' more than one bcauro
| 1t is nothin' but nonsense, cluttcrin' up tn,
| house with so many bcauros. When winner
get to votn'," says he sarcastically, I'm bcI
| their first move will be to get EN- back ngn
I'll bet there aint IL woman in the land Dut
what would love to have twenty bcauros thai
they could run to-"
Then you think that wimmen will vote dc
you, Josiah Allen 2"
II think" says he, firmly, "that 1t will be q
| wret,h he'd day for the nation, II she does. Vim
| men is good in their places" says he us ht
come TO me TO button up his shirt sleeves, and
| tie his Cravat
They are good in their Places he went on
but they can't have, IL aint in them to have the
calm grasp of mind, the deep outlook into the
future, that men have. They can't weigh things
| in the Iirm careful balances of right and wrong
and have the deep mastery knowledge of M
tionnl affairs that We men have. They hain,
got the hard hOrse-sense that anybody has gut
to have, in order to make money out of the nu
tion. They would have some sentimental sub
| jects up, OF right or wrong, to spend their ener