The Globe-republican., 1889-11-06
By THE WAY.

1 dropped in at republican headqusr.
tiers the other evening just in time tt
witness very funny incident. A gen
tleman who earns his bread and drink BY
working at the anvil and forge, and WHIT
every time he meets you, doesn't fail t.
let you know that there is no other mar
on the face of the earth who is quite 81
good a wheelwright as he, and usually
proves the assertion by giving the name
of an ex-governor of Michigan as refer.
ence; who quotes Shakespeare by tn.
hour-or tries to-and who thinks he j:
making himself generally agreeable
stumbled into the aforesaid headquarter:
just at a time when prominent either
was addressing the meeting. On thi:
occasion he was both wheel-right and
wheel-left, and so he wheeled himself il
front of the speaker.
''Huh! Pfff! Sir, you will please be
seated" was the quiet demand made by
the president.
Turning, he modestly said, ''Sir, bid
you very good evening"" and tipping
his hat he courtesied with grace tina,
would put to shame an army officer, and
faciBg about he commenced addressing
the assembly.
The chairman warming up: ''Win you
sit down, sir?''
But our polite visitor only begged his
pardon and continued; gentlemen and
friends! -
"Win you sit down, sir, or shall 1 81,
down on you?" He took no heed, but
in foreign tongue rolled out a string Of
stuff which can best be explained in
dashes and punctuation marks.
"You keep still, sir, or do the other
thing" in sforzando tone, and accom-
panied by gesture, froze our democrat
ic friend, and he sank down on a rickety
bench, apparently needless of the nails
that protruded at all angles, and would
soon have favored the audience with one
of those lovely nasal tunes, but some
hard-hearted individuals rolled him to
the door and out on the sidewalk, and
the speaker commenced his speech over
again.
Joe McAdams must be going to propel
his dray by steam power, or else why did
he have stove in his wagon with a fire
in it, yesterday morning. If there is
anything in this would like to have
some one step around and leave the facts,
because l do like to keep up with all the
latest improvements.
'H 1 thought Gilmore would really
have guns and cannons in connection
with his jubilee concert, would surely
60 to hear him." is the talk many people
indulge in. OF course he'll have guns
and cannOns, and he'll fire them off, too.
Take my advice and go on the inside to
hear the concert, for 1 am told he will
place the guns on one side and the can
mons on the other side of the rink build
ing, and in case you 60 mosing around
in the yard and take chances on hearing
him through window, you may acct
dentally get gun wad through you, and
then you'd wished you had taken my
good advice; besides, the show would
come too dear if you had to pay doctor
to probe for wad or patch up big hole
in your back. Be sure and 90 on the in
side, friends.
l met him at the Rock Island ticket
office; but, then, this is nothing unusual,
Tor 1 meet him nearly every day in the
week. But on this occasion, election |
lay, he seemed particularly friendly and |
.rasped me by the hand with vise-like |
grip, turned loose on me, and whether
n not l had any doubts as to any par
ocular candidate being elected that day,
was certain that I was elected, and |
hanging myself over the railing of the
counter made ready for his charge.
"Old boy, Lou, say, don't you know
Tack loves you more than he does
himself? Yes he does, old boy, you bet
our life or that
Why shouldn't you love me; you have
lways been treated well by me.
''You bet your life, old boy Lou; but
say, won't you do the old man a favor
ust this once?''
What is it you want, may be l can.
''Just 60 up here to the rink and vote
or my democratic friends, and I'll love
GU more than ever.''
''Cant DO it, yon know, boss; guess I'll
ave to lose your friendship.''
The old man had fire in his eye, and l
Ripped out.
Meteorological Summary.
The following weather report for the
lonth of October, 1889, is furnished by
ergeant L. w. Sherwood. who is in