The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-10-24
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You are booking welt Mr nnnder-
said sersesn Bensali. as be booked ~
fnim hi- desk Recently AMI fl9ua he h'-
ter Al Bis elbow;
Sergeant ! rhas 50 well ! yhas IKE =
giraffe"
Been suindled again, suppose
No, SIR
Well, what i 81"
Ivhas going 10 Ian Tor some alder
man in my ward.
-Inio politics, en-
"Ihaf caught on, ind next year you
Will see me 10 der Common Council. !
shus,s find omit how dot american poll
tics yhas. ind | don't he surprised if l
vhas GofeFnor some day.
so you are pulling wires?'
sDot vhas il. yhen a voter comes IN
nv place. treat him mid q glfss Of larger,
lindsay. Ny fnend,. i ike to 20 by der
Common Council as some Aldermans. !
like YOU to vote FOR me. II you DO, ]
make you engineer in der City Han AT
" thousand dollars s year.
awhew. But how can You doh
Il can't do her; but dot makes no def
erence. Der ohjebt vhas 10 get his vote
Dot Villas der American plan. Dot felier
Was so teeckled be can't wait for cleo
ton day. ! promise dot shob 70 more
ash one hoondred f%ellers. ind eafery one
viii vote for me
That's pretty good. Any ther strings
More ash twenty. / goes oudt for a
leetle walk a citizen shas leaning on
lis gate. and speak to him
Good eafnings py you, mister How
vhas her dot you doan' have pavenents
here Too expensive, Ell? Nea'er you
mind. I shall run for some Alderman dis
wear. ind / yhas no sooner in dot a
ell dan / make der city pay forall paving
Dot opens his eyes. lie SAYS he vhiilhx
ten votes for me.
But you can't do any such thing, you
know.
"Of course ! can't but dot vhas no.
deeference. It vhas shoost like ali der
Aldermans dc, II dey doau' DO 80 no
pody yhas elected
Well, that's 50. Anything more.
yhalks around some more. und J
comes Ply Ter place where a gang yhas at
work for der city. / wipe AWAY some
tears und say
How many hours do You work, poor
men,"
A." Eight"
IND how mooch pay?
Fourteen shillings
Donder und bitten. but you doan'
tell me? Well, dot shall be fixed. ! goes
py dot Common Council next year, andl
make sefen hours a days work ind der
pay yhas three dollar Dot makes me
one hoondred votes right away, sergent.'
Yes, ! suppose. Isthat all2'
"Yhell, some wariers vhas aroundt.
YOU know. doan' nefer spheak mit him
pefore. but now | takes him by der handt
und says;
my dear poy. J hope see you well.
Somepody says you yhas sick ind ] feels
VERY anxious. We can't spare sooch
citizens as you. Say, how you ike TO De
weigh-masier up by der eastern market?
dot vhas good
"Vheil. you can hat her. / vhas going
to be some aldermans, und der salary
shall be raised 500 a year. Doan' you
worry dot ! shall not take care Of all my
friends"
"And he'll vote for you, Of course? ~
"Of course. He shust preaks his neck
for me-
But suppose you are elected and are
asked to make good your PROMISES
dot yhas all fixed. ! say TO EN- dot
n committee knocked me out, dot der
president ruled against me or dot some
Aldermans hafio look oudt for his sons.
] fools en- like grease"
~Hm, Mr. Dunder, you are improv-
ing"
Sergeant, thank you. When vhas
Aldermans | made you a captain, und
your salary yhas 5000 a year. Keep dot
on you mind and vote for yours truly.
Good day"