Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-03
THE FISHERS HILL CAUCUS.
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cept one fellow in short trousers
who was heard to say Sam, that
d thing can write. There, he is
goin to light a pipe. | wonder if
he blows" We thought to our
selves, yes, boy, that is Just our
business; that's exactly what We
came here for. While this was
being said we were taking notes of
Johns solilOquy:
"PoOr jim" said he, "NO wonder
he is sick, and wont talk. There
sets Katy Ann. She looks so neat
in her white gown and talks in a
way that makes all the girls listen.
All, Jim will never get over his
disappointment. If his eyes could
see her now he would iuSt be worse.
I believe he would be mad enough
to whip every Democ;atical lawyer
that comes down here"
"Hello John" exclaimed Chief
Joseph, as he rushed mp, hopping
the sweat from his pink frOntispiece,
chow are you to-day? IIode in a
hurry and the sun is bilin' hot ! tell
you. l just had started when a
boy gallOped up with a note from
Woodstock. | tore it open mighty
quick and then hurried over to
meet you. Here, read it John. 1t
isn't often we get letters from law
yers, is it, John ~
"Not often Joseph slowly re-
piled John. "They are most gener-
ally summons we get from them
Katy Aun can tell you about them.
She's smart woman Joseph. She
has opened my eyes. | wish jim
had married her into our family
twenty years ago. We'd a had
more half dollars than we will ever
gather from the seed of Democrat
cal promises
"But read the letter John. See
how anxious our good friends were
about YOU"
81 can't read this writing Joseph.
| A couple of them lawyers write so
bad nobody can read it. Katy
Ann says they do 1t a purpose so
we can't tell what we are signing,
and she always keeps her father
from writing his name to their pa
pers."
"Pshaw, John, l have been read
ing this hand for several years. Let
me read it for you.
OFFICE or
WArCHElf. CATCHEM a SKINEN,
Woodstock, Aug. q, Daylight. y
"CHIEF JOSEPH,
PcrSuddcm Lodgc, No. il y
$40 report from national or
state distributors, therefore no
funds. Just hear no excursion
tram. Orators will not 90 and pay
expenses. Would have put up for
two of them if we had gotten round
trip tickets. The hard times will
require us all to work for less pay
this election. See John and eX-
plain to him, but don't say anything
about the hard times"
"Wha's that, Joseph = said
John.
"Let me see, | thought | could
read this writing, but this part is
blurred. Oh now | have it,"
"'The head men will require us
/ declare John you talk so much
about hard times that it is no Won
der | made such a mistake. Gen
orally we get these letters in some
thing like type.print, and so I'm
not up to this writing like | used
to be.
"Is that all Joseph y
"N0 here is the balance"
"ApolOgize to James also. YOn
might say to them that the Centre
X. y. League will meet one night
next week, and consider an address
which will explain how the Repub-
licans have been blighting the trees
for the last twenty-five years, and
it will require some of the warrant
ed fertilizer at the roots this sea
son. 1t will be supplied only TO
Democrats and by Democratic
agents. The circular will be strict
| ~ private. Impress this on John,
as we do not want any Republicans
to get the fertilizer.
"In great haste,
"ECCE HOMO,
"Grand Chewongfong."
Z. S. personal to Joseph
"Please see all your neighb0rs
about this fertilizer. We are to
get five dollars on every ton sold,
for our campaign fund. OF course
agents will get their usual commits
siOns. f. H., q. g.
This last Joseph did not read
aloud. How do you suppose we
got Itl AS Joseph proceeded to
talk he put the letter unlolded in
his straw hat. Presently a puff Of
wind carried it just to our right
side, and we picked it up. We
hastily copied the p. S. and laid 1t
where the wind could strike it
again. The last we saw Of the sheet
it was being slowly waited toward