Telegram-herald., 1888-05-27
A MERRY MERCHANT I
THE ADVENTURES OF A CANDIDATE
Showing Who Supported Him and Who
Didn't-A Campaign In which
Dog and a Hsckman were
Prominent Features.

- CERTAIN merry merchant sat
~ in bis store, one evening and in
- L the night outside, the party
caucuses were ripening in the
moonlight. In the store each and every
cracker barrel upheld prominent citizen,
and perched on heIcracker and soap boxes
was political influence enough. and politi-
cal wisdom, enough. 10 stock Presidential
boom.
The merry merchant was receiving good
deal of advice, and the merry merchants
chewing tobacco and cheese were receiving
q good deal of attention. all at the hands of
the patriots there assembled.
A man, whose candidate for village Presi-
dent the merchant was, was trying 10 make
an ounce of chewing tobacco which he was
removing from a pail look like small
chew. and an old settler who wanted the
merchant to run for Supervisor was toying
with q suspicious-looking faucet in the rear
of the store.
IL tell YOU" observed . customer who
was busy at the cheese box. and who. like
TIE late Southern Confederscy, only wanted
to be let alone, Il tell you, Mr.. Overweight.
there Is no doubt OF your Slection. The
people want you"
1t occurred to the m erchant just then
that II the people got him on the same
terms his advisers were getting bis tobacco
and cheese, IL would be losing Investment
all around, but ne wasn't quite ready to say
so then.
Then q man from up the creek who, by
means of very blue blouse. very white
msstschs and q very red face, looked like
an exaggerated and animated edition Of the
American flag proposed that those then
and there assembled adjourn TO the csucus
| around the corner and nominate the merry
merchant for Treasurer.
The merchant moved the previous ques-
| ton on the discussion of the provender by
| collecting most of the amateur caucusses
abest the store, and sat down 10 their
| midst.
| Gentlemen be said, removing cracker
boz from the grasp OF msn who bad
reached after il with sn arm which ss>nsd
longer than . letter, with string ted 20 IL.
declining an Office, gentlemen, fsr away
back IN my hot youth 1 held an once IN an
Ess,ean town for two consecutive terms.
and tired 20 hold IL for third terna-
Perhsps zen know, gentlemen. that ar
ofscs i slippery thing - Get bold Of and
The @ers times you reach after Il the worse
Il -"
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of tks ssssr ana hungry group about thr
stovs bad ever held anything thst va
! worth anything 70 snveody eiss--net even
dencs fuA or The oascs of pstbnnester.
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