The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-06
JAxON BOBs UP AGAIN.
Thsre Is such thing rs drownin' sorrow, and
l know II, let skeptiess say wat they may.-Jax
West Townshend, Vt, Nov "a, .,

West Townshend, Vt. Nov "a, 'SS.
Mr. Editor;--i will now for the
benefit of long sufferer publick and
my dimercratic trends, ginerally, try
and describe, frum dimercratic stan
pint, q most disshameful event, which
will go down tn all cumin generations
as the Smith Barber episode. 1t was
concernin' bet which was made as
tn which wood be elected, our noble
president Cleveland or that barbarian,
Harrison. Well as it proved our
great head was defeated, through no
fault NV his. No man Twin ever wan
ted wurs, and we did all We Good for
him but it was no use if it he'd not
bin for the people not wantin' him
he'd been 'lected, SO it was our CO.
work er, brother Smith, he'd to wheel
this Barbado Theoder tn East Ja-
meeky and the mite NV the goth was
appinted for it tn cum off. l happen
ed tn be thar so posted myself onto
the hotel steps tn see the percesshun.
Thur was nuthin' but lot NV boys
an old men an others NV all ages be-
tween. They was expectin' Wind
ham Drum Corps but, Lord they now
ed better than to be caught in SIGH
company. Well on they cum, BARN
torches jist ahead NV me was sum
thin which looked as if it mite hev
bin a resusticated Egiptin mummy
stolen from the arrives NV Asia, but
i found out that he was the local mu-
sishun. He had a red bandana tied
over one shoulder an anshent sword
tied onto himself by some sheep
Irvine, and carried an old fiddle onto
which he played, they called him Cur
tbs, and he constituted band, he
mite hav bin George William but
thew sed he was a republican; next
cum the wheelbarrow with its repub-
lican frate, and "Moses" wheelin it
Aron and Hur assistin' to hold up his
hands, each had holt on the wheel
barrow along close to EN- cum anoth-
er man which shood Judge was a
prohihitionist or an eX-preacher or
something of that sort, he carried
big tn gallon jug into which was the
lie which they creased the wheels with
next cum q lot NV boys with banners
with picturs on to 'em. one was
piutur of our dear president pictured
as dog witha tin can tied to his tail
(the dogs tail mean), onto which
said ''free trade" aud they had start
ed him for buffalo. The band kept
all the time playin'. Aron was a
dimercrat and Hur was a republican,
what he wanted tn help fur was more
than Good see unless it was fur the
sake NV the wheel grease, they had
tn stop and lie up evry few minutes.
l went along with 'em although my
feelings was stung Ntu think Nv the
contrast between now and 4 years "a
90, yet there was to be found some
NV the same fluid that we had then.
One house on the way was beautiful
" Illuminated and wood looked good if
it had been a dimercratic rally, it be-
longed tn Mr.. Geo. Washington. the
band KEEP all the time playin', and the
sweat runin' down Moses legs. When
we arove at the depo at east jameeky
there was big stone where diner
crat had spit on to it and republican
was tryin to set that spit on fire to
make Elimination. That's the way
them repubs try tn utilize all they can
git out NV us, CHATS the way they did
with Lord Sackville's letter, but it
woodent burn, was watered too much
at townshend. Findin' that it wood
not burn he jumped on the depo step
and shouted ''thre cheers for Harri-
son and Morton" shut my mouth
for once, and says to myself they'll
git no yell out of me for old Harri-
son. A fresh supply of lie was re-
ceived when the train cum in, and
the depo man opened barrel of
crackers and says, "boys help yirself"
Yes here was my chance, and i took
in consideration all the evil the repub-
licans had brung upon us, how this
very chap had wanted a post-office
thar and probably wood have it soon
a thing which is not needed as there
is only so or 60 families it wood ac-
comerdate ennyway and they be all
republicans and don't ought to have
emmy mail, yes with all these thoughts
in my mind made rush for that
cracker bari, and filled all my pock-
cts, my boot legs and my shurt buzi.n
and think the most NV our boys wer
filed with sum feelin Nv retaliation
onto the republicans. By this time the
wheel grease got in its work and they
cheered that cracker fellow, the depo,
the cars and evry thing thur was thur
Tno, ,ya cforfaJ hooL Tho hppd