Telegram-herald., 1889-11-12
THE OoINoS OF WOMEN FOLK
Who Are Glad Election Day Is Over and
the Country saved once More.

A large and influential portion Of
the community. sex feminine, ages from
90 up, regard election day and night
with utter detestation. Is is glorious
occasion, no doubt, and the country is
proyidentially preserved from utter de-
structiOn once year or oftener through
its agency. but Bess don't like it. She
breads it beforehand, endures 10 with
anything but composure and recalls it
when IL is over wi n a shudder.
To some women the day is sad one
because they can't 20 TO the polls, but
Kess is sad because
About : O'Clock in the evening Tom
picks up his hat and says ''he thinks
he'll 90 out few minutes and see how
the returns are coming in" Bess sighs.
She knows what fate has in store. Tom
goes 10 stand for five hours in the
street in front of newspaper Office and
shiver between cheers as the bulletins
appear. He says he will be back in an
hour or so. but Bess doesn't expect him.
He NAV be truthful in everyday life, the
soul of honor in his business relations,
but the cold fact Is that ne will get into
someone's headquarters and figure
his lead pencil down TO CHASTITY stub
trying 20 work out impossible MAORI
ties for unpracticable candidates. At
anv rate, for the best part Of the nigh T.
be won't come home.
About half an hour after his depar-
ture the small boys Of the neigh borhoOd
build huge bonfire in the street, and
the woman is born 20 trouble as tho
sparks fy upward and sideways. Ten
minutes later a rival blaze i started
against the back fence and bowling
mob OF small fire worshippers flourish
burning sticks and prsnce about and
yell A iudiciOus admIxture of argu-
ment and bribery must be resOrted 10
20 induce the young politicians to
change By few feet the position of
tho central feature OF their celebration,
before they put on fresh barrels and
shout and wave tin pals full OF live
Goals.
Hardly is this nice bit OF diplomacy
accomplished when there is 4 tremend-
Gus clatter OF hOofs and wheels.
Gracious. What is that?" cries
Bess and she rushes % the window.
"Oh. ma am. it's the engines, there's
4 FIRE IN the next block quskes
Norah
In the next block And Tom away
VIII 10 come here9" shivers the poor
woman. Run. Norah. that's a good
girl. and put few things together.
cant you. ready 20 take out in case tho
house should GO.
Moran executes A war dance and
clasps tho piano stool and pair of vases
in an ardent embrace while Bess hustles
the silr into a basket and wildly tries
90 remember where the FIRE insurance
policy has 5oen aid away.
After a bad half hour the star of
peace twinkles family. Dangers
troubled night is not past but IL is pas
sing Three per cent of the small boys
so home. the fire in the next block is
out aa8 Norah puts down the piano
stool dropping on itdisconsoiately
Bang
heavy blow resounds a. the base
uent door The piano stool Is fourished
sloft stub fashion.
What can it be ? " whispers pale
faced Bess snd No-sh makes no reply.
"Thump. thud - "a Of 4 heavy body
falling
There trying % break down the
door ~ and Bess pinches baby 20 make
him wake u0 and bow
They shall knows there's somebody
awake il here
Death-liks Stiffness re1Tns. Bess and
Norah softly approach The door. a carv-
ing knife and A piano stooi their death
dealing Weapons. Hark by lending
the ear close so tbe keyhole deep and
stentorous breathing can Be distin-
zuished some drunken lord 81 crea-
tion having exercised his right of fran
chise once and other privileges many
tines has been sent by frolie chance %
that inhospitable bed on the Gag stones
What shall De 3ore with bin
Nothing ,s done though many sE-
ped ents are suggested. Nothing really
needs 20 De- done for be- IS the Qafetesk
nan within mile The hiarioaslg
drunk ant nCt at al sleepy fIe past -
dozens. ring BELLS ana pound ou doors
The victory Is being celebrated. Norsh
has goua e. her bed. che outraged baby
has been prop ated and vita every
beat ~ the clock Ress asks herself
way toesn Tom eeme And ths
usn at the door sleeps soentlT
So the nlEht goes Wac woulGnt q
= somsu on elec1ioa evening"
y don't owe anybody snvth ine pro-
s~at@f ons soanz kamaa uh Fsician Ia