The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-07

ri don't think would, John, an don't
think you'd win, I'm FREQ 10 sny that |
never ne0 man wh1o Views was moro FREE
auently stood ON their heads by tho result OF
an election than yourn w. But you might
win by accident, an might lole An when
gaze ON tho alzo o your Gurclngle, John, II
don't look hardly fair I've said, year ln an
year out, joat how every blamed election
was goIn', Nn there's plenty Of men who'd
say No II they was alyo today, but II don't
stand 20 reason that ! can 80 on forever
without maxim one single blasted mistake
bout anything, now, docs itl Taln't In tho
power o mortal intolec'"
"l don't want no evidence from dead mon,"
replied tho carpenter "Thara tho chalk,
nm thars tho wall Whats your ldoo about
tho majority IN Now York, New dorsey, Con,
ncctlcut an lndianyl ThomG tho things
you've boon tollln' Us about those last two
month";
"Go Ia, ~" said Charley Clark, tho shoe,
maker, "an' III tako the chalk whom you git
done with it aint had n FREQ ride since
uWd 10 drive the hearap, an I'd li,c 10 400
somo o you loalon seiatohln up over tho
hill With me IN the whe,lbarrow."
A. this point expressed a modest willing
nes 10 Try my luck, aud my example was
followed by JOnea, who kept tho bowling
hlley, and Landlord Hiram Blake, Of tho no.
tol. ~ hung back a little, beoaulo his gpo'
cialty IL lying out OF tho thing nItor tho ro.
turns como in lls couldn't ueo any way 20
got around the nguru on tho wall, but finally
he cnms In whom ho saw that there was no
way out Of ID Wo put down our predictions
aud then sat down, and each man showed tho
others why 10 wasnt poasible Tor him 10 los,.
II fcol NO darncd sure o. thla thing, said
tho carpenter, that I'm going to build u
wheolbarrow specially 10 nt my shape,
don't reckon there's ono In town today that
will hold mo You tellcrs bottcr bogln taxi
ing exercise, because I'm gaining nosh al
most every minute"
llo sot ~ work ON tho wheolbarroN that
very day aud tho boys dropped In protty reg
ularly after that 10 guy him about H.
"1h0t barrcr'l n yo pretty vol, John"
said ~ Grindall, "but reckon you think tho
postmastorhlp o. this town would ~ yc bot
tor In caso your 0ggers como out right
Youl never glt into either OF 'cmi now, you
hear me-"
"Don't talk 10 me, you lump o. putt on
two sticlai,' howod tho carpenter, with
whom tho pogtmastorship was tOndor sub
joct IA two cent postage stamp would
carry you all over tho United States u II
wasn't agin tho law 10 sond indecent matter
through the mailsn
These pleasant remarks will soryo 10 show
that there was lively interest IN tho hand
writing on tho wall, and II will DO undor-
stood that, as election day approached tho
men whose regulations m prophets tembod
IN the balance began to losc sleep, ! was n
little nervous myself II was for my lntor-
est that Dcnnott should win, because know
that tho man who wheeled him milo would
bo my patient 80 long ~ could keep him
alive BY tho same token, didn't caro- 10
lose, myself. Tho carpenters whooburow
was finished, aud 81 had broken hia suspend
ors trying TO lltt him Ia II, just for fun Wo
woro all afraid Of the big man, because hO
hnd boon yory conservative with tho chalk.
On tho night Of tho election tho little tolo'
graph Office was crowded. 81 0rndull sat
on tho wood box IN a cold perspiration, tho
shoemaker ch0wed tobacco with nervous on
orgy, whio tho sab.sidod Jones looked at
Dannett's ample form and whispered TO me
that ho "might be es,!cd out o town most any
minute" as bis grandmother wasn't expected
10 1.-Two. Dcarcat SAILED q fn!ln Of faith lnd
hope. but charity wns not IN H.
''lhO man that CUTS stuck" said no, "hng
got 10 go round TINT square the up hill way"
BY 10 o'clock the returns wcro no mixed up
and contradictory that each OF US began to
think that tho skinny finger of fNto was point
Ing athIm. Only the fat carpenter continued
10 smhe as bcnlgnly as cross cut saw, whllo
ho remarked that he had sure thing Then
ho cast look upon 81 that gayo him curya.
turo Of tho spine
For my own part couldn't keep all tho
1gurcs IN my mind, but was moro aud moro
impressed with the idea that was stuck
could sec only one way Of salvation, and that
was TO break into the cnrpentors shop and
give tho figures little editorial revision bo-
foro morning Protty soon the carpenter rose
pondolously
"Good. night, 81, sald no; "Ivo gained
fifteen pounds since them hggers was put
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