Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-12
Political Notes.

Nominations for Congress-31st New York dis
tricr, Z. c. Stevens, democrat; 18th Massachu-
Connecticut district Frederick Miles, republican;
LIST New York district, j. w. Covert, democrat;
ISL New York district, Dwight Townsend, demo-
prohibitions; 9th Massachusetts, district Roland
Blisaer. democrat; 9Th Texas district, C. T. Cook,
democrat; 9TH Massachusetts, district 6. G. Small,
prohlbition; 9Th Massachusetts, district, N. A.
Ghdden, prob btion. Covert and Townsend were
nominated by bolting democrats.
The democratlc clubs OF Virginia will have
meeting and procession In Richmond october "a
IL Is expected that President Cleveland win review
The republican convention of New York city has
nominated Joel ]. Erhardt for mayor, John W.
Jacobus for sheriff, Henry C. Perley for county
board OF aldermen, and ferdinand Eidman, j. 4.
Nugent, and VIM. Weiman for coronersL Mr.. Er.
hardt was formerly United States marshal for the
There is a report in New York that Mr.. Grant
has offered TO withdraw from the candidacy for
mayor IN favor OF Joseph J. O'Donohue If Mr..
The republican executive committee Of the first
louisiana district has nominated the Hon. p. B. s.
Chauncey M. Depew addressed o large assem-
blage ut the opera house In New Haven last night
How a Little Boy Camped Out.
From st. Nicholas.
Once there was a little boy who all summer long
had been very anxious to camp out over night
Behind his mothers house was q large garden-as
large as whole city block-and OF the far end Of
1t was little knoll, or hill, with rocks cropping
out It was behind this hill that little Paul
wished to camp for from there the house would be
out OF sight, and 1t would be "tust like truly
camping" SO his mother gave him large old
sna iS tent pair
full OF bread, cold meat, and hard
e sOd sn,,ss eggs h., al, and some gingerbread
a TIN cup, wooden plate and small package OF
pepper and salt She then gave him some cotton
to put In his ears-to keep out little Dugs and
the stakes and fasten the crumb-cloth over them.
Inc hlred man, OF his own accord, brought from
the barn large bundle OF hay TO spread under the
blankets, so as to make a comfortable bed. BY
twilight everything was ready, and PAUL kissed
his mother, his aunt and his big sister good by,
ana, Snouldering his crOSS-DOw, marched away TO
knoll.
He pinned back the doors or his tent with big
catcn-Pin and then sat down on the ground.
everything was dreadfully still; but the bright
Tin pail and the bottle OF milk looked very COM
portable In the soap-box cupboard; the brave
croSS-DOw, with It's pin-pOinted arrows, promised
safety; while the blankets, sOfa-cushiOn and the
sort hay were all that any reasonable camper
could ask for.
But 1t was so dreadfully still! Not even the
smallest baby-breeze was STIRRING; through hole
IN the crum0-cloth shOne star, and the star made
outdoorS seem stiller yet. Paul unbuttoned one
Ing. Then suddenly kicking or his shoes he
scrambled under the blankets and lay quite still
he was d very small boy, and somehow camping
out wasn't uellght1ul In etery way.
IL was nearly halI-past 8. Mamma was knitting,
the aunt was sewing, and the big sister was stand
ing on the dictionary rehearSng her elocution ex-
erclse NOOody but mamma heard the back hall
door softly open and the tiny feet 60 stealing up
stairs. when the elOcutiOn exercise was over
mamma said she must go and lind the mate TO the
stocking she was knitting. SO she went upstairs
put before looking for the stocking Sne went into
PaulS room. There in the starlight she saw the
Drown, curly head cuddled into It's customary Dill
lows. she was good and faithful mamma and
SO she did not laugh-out loud. She stopped over
the half-hldden head and whispered: "Were you
lonesome, dear?" and Paul whispered back: "Kind
OF lonesone-andI hearu something swallowing
very close TO my head. And SO 1 came In. And
you won't tell, Will you, mamma?"
FalthIul mamma didn't "tell"-not until long
alterward, when Paul had grown TO be so old and
SO oig that he went truly camping" far away to
the Rocky Mountains,