The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-26

KY, over the ap-
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= preaching election
AWg The nominating con-
w. vention was to meet
= on Saturday, and
on Friday night two well known
politicians caught in a rain storm
stopped at the house of old John
Perdue. Thepoliticians, Maj. Blood.
good and Col. Noix, were sly candi-
dates for the coveted position-so
sly, in fact, that neither one knew
of the schemes of the other.
After supper, while old John and
his guest were sitting on the porch
talking over the coming struggle
and listening to a wet katydid that
held vesper services in a locust tree
old John, getting up and stretching
himself, said to the major:
"Let me see you a moment,
please"
The major followed him to the end
of the gallery. major" old John
whispered, 81 am compelled to tell
you something. You gentlemen are
welcome to stay with me as long as
you like, but ability to accommo-
date cannot always be measured by
willingness to do so. The truth is
l haven't but one spare bed"
"But can't the colonel and I sleep
together?" the major rejoined.
Eyes, you can, but the truth is
the colonel is awfully peculiar"
Chow so?"
"Well, as rational as he appears
while stirring about he's q strange
man in bed. Our families, you know,
are well acquainted, and therefore
know all about him. His popularity
comes from a scar he received when
child. 1t seems that a dog once
tried to bite him, and now just be-
fore he dozes off to sleep, he begins
to growl, and unless something is
done to stop him he begins to bite
feartully."
"Hnmph," the major grunted,
"that's odd, but what can be done
to stop him after he begins to growl?"
"Well, his brother told me how he
used to work it. He always took a
coarse comb to bed with him and
would rake the colonel with it when
he began to growl. AS strange as it
may seem, it was the only thing that
would quiet him. The family doctor
said that a comb was somehow the
only thing that would start the
blood to circulating.
Chats very odd. And would it
quiet him."
"Would make him act just like a
lamb. Why, he ulster insists that
his brother should take the comb to
bed with him. He don't like to have
any one mention the freakish mis-
fortune, as he always terms it, but it
would be doing him a great favor il
you would take the comb to bed with
you and give him rake in case he
should begin to growl. am telling
y IL
and because I know that you are
good timber. and especially because
l hope that you may secure his infu-
ence if you should ever desire any
Office. Don't you know that we al
ways respect the man that under
stands our peculiarities before we are
asked to explain them to him? He
is sensitive that way, and if he sees
that you understand him he will
then know that you have had your
eyes on him, have held him in your
mind"
"All right. You get me the comb
and will go through with the cere-
mony when the time comes"
Here's one, put it in your peck
et."
They returned to the colonel, and
after while, when the major stepped
into the house to get drink Of
water, the old man said:
"You and the major are good
friends, l am glad to see."
EYES," replied the colonel, II think
lis first rate fellow"
'Glad you like him, for you and he
will have to sleep together, for the
fact is have only one spare bed"
"That will be all right reckon, u
said the colonel.
eyes, but tie truth is the major is
the most peculiar fellow you ever
saw"
I'm what way?"
GAS bedfellow. I am very init
mate with his family ard know all
about him. 1t seems that he had q