Telegram-herald., 1891-11-29

he started up wildly at every station,
thinking it was his own destination. He
said he was from Newriggls, O., where
1t 10 said that = man was killed in q
church. ! aid not learn what his offense
was, but no doubt he richly deserved his
fate. Possibly he put pants button on
the plate.
Newriggls Is not far from Wingert's
Corners, where Nasby first got his idea
Of tho Confedrit x Roads. 1t was there
he heard = sermon over the body Of q
soldier, it is claimed, ~. a r-ve him
the idea which he afterward Ca. ried out.
Newriggle is . strong Democratic
stronghold, and according to law must
have three members Of the successful
party in the preceding election as elec-
ton judges. etc. Three Republicans had
to be imported this year into Newriggle
before the election could be held accord
ing to law.
Newriggle reminds me, in this respect.
Of Erin Prairie, towa my old state,
where thero was only one -rcpublican in
eighteen years, and he was last seen
crossing the line at fox trot and pick
ing large pieces of rock salt out Of his
legs as he ran.
Ny brother spoke ct Erin Prairie once
on the living issues Of the time. He was
a young man, fred with ambition and
willing to speak almost anywhere that
the committee sent him. He had q good
voice, and it was no trick at all for him
to have an entire petit jury bathed in
tears. He spoke feelingly always, and
scalding tears q ID one another down
the furrowed cAeek o. the juror who
had not formed or expressed an opinion
for or az inst thu accused.
So my brother "ent out to Erin Prairie
by order Of the Committee to make Re-
publican speech. He noticed when he
got there that the band was not there to
meet him, but he got sonie tea and in
quired for the hall. 1t was = plain hall,
with a frayed lithograph of forgotten
one night ventrnoquist hanging from
the walls and perchance three sheet
poster Of the Goldie-N Met Cracken Leggitti-
mate Hippy-te-hop company.
He went in among the voters. but he
saw no kindly look of recognition. Erin
Pr rie was always noted for its smoking
..--.oco. 1t was grown on the place, and
id TO be cured by the farmers there,
but l always claimed that it was not o
radical cure by any means. It was
called the international smoking tobac-
co, because you could smoke it In this
country and smell it in Europe.
Ny broth, went back to tho end Of
the hall ana K out some notes he had
made which went on to show that there
hsd been less scab and hollow horn
among sheep and cattle since the adop-
tiou OF the war tariff, and that pip
among poultry had decreased / Of per
cent. since the protective tariff had be-
come q settled matter in this country.
While he was writing . line or two
for an introduction, as II to refute his
argument on the spot, . typhoid hen
egg hit the chimney Of his lamp and
popped. Then suddenly It made few
offensive remarks and became . dis
agrsesble emelet On the side of the lamp.
NY brother 10 calm man, with Q
light blue eye a sti6 upper lip on
which there y aviso,. growth Of mus
taehe. Tossing back his mustacl. and
allowing the hst. malarial breath OF the
egg to grapple with the fumes Of the In
ternationA smoking tobacco Of Erin
Prairie, hs began his speech in clarion
tones.
Now and then tie parent Of sn orphan
httsu would come whistling through
the air, aad cries Of ''Hhut upr' and "Go
homsr' might have been heard by one
who happsned 10 have his ear TO the
grsund at that time.
Ny brother looked little pale, for his
health was not very good and the room
was very clcss indeed. but he spoke on
brsvely till, HE the Clovv club. Ri.
Prairie hnA mads al tie rsmarhs II had
to make, and thea IL anmered down.
whsa ha clssed he get . hand sr TIVE.
ard ous sld man With thfck red fur
Gov. the eutsids Of his throat ana a
nedtsassa naasel lining 10 his mouth
said ~ he shssh hands with the yeunx
spsabw.
"Hr. Noys. ye done dom wen wid
Asu ppsr cAaacs. spd Be gorTy ys must
nss juA1s IL town - the dom heed-
lurus and rocf skoef and Hson We Beons
and ras<>e s.d bobsail that ws here
snssAt. FOR be sosy u ~ mt vhss ~
noaehs can . rfpridns1sfve sodiencs st
sfi- f~esy mon n Arm Ffssr1e -
haA dam hst Il sfnse seasd - bsDsl
In OHIO we hs1 10 wsst ever - rsu-
rssd cressHse several tios FOR tvs %
three hssrs n ers1 - connect Ihis -
. very sir~ssns jos, snd 20 - nssf a.
ways hsns sp billiard resn ssd wear
cot ths tzne nv plaYfng pool and bAl-