The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-04
ovs, I'd like to know? And instead

of giving them one of my big speech
es, | gave them something plain and
simple that they could understand,
Who says they are mad? And when
you come to inventing, who can hold
candle 10 me? Didn't invent the
Aurora Boreallis and the Solar-sys-
tenn and lots of other things equally
important-who cares if somebody
else did invent them first, so long as
| got the patents? A good many peo-
pie fairly believe that | also invented
the great Arvid Dayton himself, but
of this both prudence and modesty
forbid me to speak. Amt l Deacon
Estey's great son-in-law, and havn't
| been abroad and seen heifers and
women yoked up together, and didn't
l show my military genius and BRAY
cry during the war by fortifying the
Businesses of North Hinsdale, N. H.,
and holding them against U. S.
Marshall Hugh Henry and all other
enemies? Ye Gods! Talk about
my not doing important and danger
Gus military services during the war,
indeed! Besides terrors from fero-
cious wild beasts, l actually lived on
charity and doughnuts for days to-
gether. Who can show a finer record
than this? tell you, George, when
l tell the people what big man / am,
and how much / have done for them,
they will be impatient for the end of
Morrills term so they may put me in
to his shoes, though know they
won't be big enough for me, for /
wear number seventeens now and my
feet are still growing. It's astonish-
ing how my feet and ears do continue
to grow Morrill, is an honest enough,
common kind of man, but what sort
of figure does he cut when compar-
ed to ME?
III. Levi, you knock the breath all
out of me and make me SICK. l
thought l had some cheek, but you
floor me entirely. But of course, if
you are to have the senatorship you'll
let up on the governorship and the
seat in Congress in my favor. You
know we both wanted them, but you
are after higher game, and of course
will help me to these little things, now
won't you?
L. Not much! Iwant them all
and all the other things, too, and SO
do you g; but you'll have to wait until
your betters are served. Go in for
something you are fit for, like presi-
dent of horse racing shows, and leave
the big things to me, that's a good
fellow.
II. No by - sight! Levi,
stood by you through thick and thin
mostly thin-but your self conceit
has grown to insufferable proportions
and Pm going to drop you like rot
ten potato. You are an unmittigated
humbug, that's what you are-even q
bigger one than / am, and that's use
! less-and when you get up any high
Ter on the political ladder just you
fdrop me line and let me know. Fol-
one, | hope the SITTER will shake all
the bran stufing out Of you, as it will,
and then there'll be nothing left OF
you but limp and dirty rag.
| L. Hooker, you hold on. You're
getting excited. A man who got his
political training in Tammany Hall
under Bill Tweed, and began his po-
lltical career in Vermont as yoke-fel-
low with Hiram Atkins, can't afford
to put on virtuous airs. I'm a hum
bug, indeed! Why I'll have you to
know that
Ii. Shut him off, Central, and
don't you call me again until he has
something sensible to say, which won't
be till somebody "puts new head on
him." that's certain. Perhaps the
SITTER will do it.