The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-12
CAUGHT ON THE FLY!


in Bmttlcboro accidentally came in con-
tact with our grapevine line, enabling
us, by the aid of our operator at that
end, to take OF the following:
llooker.-'Ilcllo, hello central Office"
Central ofiice,--"llello there! Who do you
want?"
II. "Give mo Col. Fuller's residence, Is
that you Levi? How are you?"
Levi am all right, but | am sorry yon
got left, ! thought the people loved you as
they love me, and would give you anything
you asked of them.
IL. "lIold ON there, Levi, that is little
thin, but just what might expect of you-
l.. "What do you mean by that kind of
talk, George | don't quite understands"
II. "You don't understand, ch? Didn't
you and the old deacon pledge me yonr sup
port, and generous turning out of the shop
men to the caucus, so that my delegates to the
convention might be elected? If you meant to
lie or to deceive me, and it looks as though
you did, want to know it. You never lifted
finger to help me out when you knew ! was
in a tight fix,
L. "lou are rather hard on me, George.
thought you and Low were good for any
job of deceiving the people. For Gods sake
hold up. 1t seems, with the exception North
Hnsdale, that the woods are full of people
who are down on me. wish the lightning
would strike that d-a SITTER and
II. ''None of that! We don't want any
more talk in the church, and"
l.. "Wcll of course didn't mean that, but
am afraid it will lombard me out of the
county with its hot shells. Do you know how
many copies were received here this week."
II. I.ow says there were $50, and that it
goes all over the coun-"
l.. slow be hanged! l thought he was
going to suppress the d-dirty sheet. That
looks like suppression, don't it? Why don't
he bring another libel suit in old man God
dards name or that of my lawyer son" at
Ludlow! Well, | ;m glad | never invented
printing press Here there occurred an UNI
accountable interruption, and amid the cxclam-
tons and hellos ID the parties we could dstin
guish Photography" written by himself"
"Printed on our press, nc. Then we knew
that they were listening at the Reformer Office,
and that they were kicking against Lewis slur
on the printing press. The interruption was
but momentary, and Levi resumed:
"You know it has given to the whole State
the story of that miserable affair with old man
Pierce, and l am expecting every week when
that disgracelul fight l had with Will Wait,
on main street, few years ago, will be brought
out. Do you suppose it knows anything about
that Col. Franklin job in 1873? You know
what | meant
II. "There is no use Of worrying over that.
The General is dead, and there is no one left
to tell the. story. But what is the use Levi,
in railing against the SITTER? You know eve
body says it tells the truth; and the people are
noticing that none Of us are running to our or
gan, the Reformer, and having it deny any
thing it says. You and Low ought to feel
thankful that it has told no more than it has.
But what | want to know, Levi, is this {: are
you going to support me for representative
this fall, or will you so back on me as you did
at the caucus? Come now, none of your
monkeying with the borealis or Arvid Dayton!
L Speaking of patents, there are but few
men in America that have the inventive gent
us that l have. 1t cost me more sleepless
nights to invent the Arvid Dayton than it did
the aurora borealis. If you should decide to
run this fall perhaps could invent something
to help you win. If you get defeated would
advise you to take up your residence in New
York. You know you are counted good DEM
ocrat there. You might become Sachem of
old Tammany."
II. "You know the democrats are all at sea
in regard to a candidate. Low and fixed
that"
l.. "lIow much better off are the republic
cans? Hold! l have just received telegram
from St. Adams. The Governor wants to see
me in reference to the senate committees.
George, l hear a tittering, I'm afraid some
one has tapped our wire and will give us away
to the SITTER. Good bye"
II. Good bye-old borealis humbug!,'