Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-10-30
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hiHtions Of Our tsyrat NJ

"A ia
hiHtionz Of Our Great Men.
g, my dear remarked the can
a !, 10 ms wife, as with weary sioh
ne removed the wrappers from a large
yellow silk pin-cushio1 with hisin,t;.Is
% II, and sent the girl down stair. wi,h
20 ior the expressman; Eyes. fully
appreciate the honor that some 81 The
people OF this great and efferye,cino
Republic have done me in norn;natino
me Tor 30 high an Office: but could
wish that they would be somewhat less
impetnous, as it were, in their method
OF expressing their esteem and admir-
ation.''
ne mere stopped to replace the cover
on the box containing the tweptv-vear-
OLD rattiesnake that had been sent him
Dy a constituent in Wyoming, an act
which ne performed just in time TO
prevent the playful reptile from me-
andering out and making light lunch
OF the baby. This done, he resumed
sadly:
1T must, Of course, be highly graft
lying TO any properly constructed can
uiuate 70 nave an enthusiastic people
pouring perfect avalanche, If I NAV
be permitted the expression, of canes
clgar-cases, underwear, beasts OF as
sorted sizes and colors, and other USE
tui articles upon him; he can not but
feel proud to think that his house ia
the objective point Of every express
wagon in town, and that people all over
THIS great Ind glorious land are sitting
up nights and neglecting their business
10 make rare and curious articles OF
rertu for him. But in time even this
becomes monotonous, and"
Here the girl came in to say that an
other consignment of yellow dogs had
arrived, and that the expressman
wanted eight dollars more. With a
sigh the candidate produced the money,
and ordered that the dogs be put down
cellar and made as comfortable as DOS
sible.
Il do not mind dogs so much" he
remarked, "but snakes and prairie
wolves seem to me in bad taste, and
earnestly deprecate-"
There's man downstairs, inter
rupted the girl, re-entering the room,
and falling over the twenty-pound
brindle cat, which a lady in Michigan
had sent " tn her regards and an ex-
press bill for twelve dollars, land he
says that he has just named his two
hours old baby after you, and thought
he would come round and let you
know, SO that you would not feel
anxious about it,
This is getting played OUT" howled
the candidates: 1--we got no more
money to invest in that way, and that
settles il. Give him spoon out OF the
holder, with my regards, and tell him
I'll cali round and kiss the baby as
soon as | get time"
say remarked his wife with ami
nation: this paper says that u man
named Wellington Hanks, in EcoIzuk,
is making hair-brush for you to be
composed of 1857 distinct pieces of
wood"
Great guus!" exclaimed the candi-
date: WHO said wanted hair-brush?
The idea of sending a hair brush to a
man without a hair on his head
won't have it"
Just then the girl entered, and said
that mule of rare beauty had arrived
from Arizona, and was waiting his Or
ders and sixteen dollars.
Slaughter the beastr' cried the can
didate wildly. land tell the express
man to go to! Am l to have no time to
think about the tariff and things, and
no money to buy food with? | can't
even get chance to write my inaugu-
raj address; and the first thing you
know it IL be the fourth OF March, and
I'll have to stand up there before a per-
spring multitude and speak a piece
out OF the Amateur Orator. Iwon' t.
He was interrupted by the entrance
of boy with an express package, upon
which were inscribe the words "An
charges prepaid" As his eyes fell upon
the inscription. he uttered wild shrek
and fell to the floor unconscious. For
few moments his woes were forgot
ton. =. i. SteGras, ia Puck.