Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-09-15


one. I'm not In the bisincss
II I was. spo-. should
hollcr vrrsifrisly In the
strc.ts At mite and 20 home
To B.tsy Jane smellin - coal
~ H. anil Gin. In the moruin. !
.houli ~ to IN. Pole. aTly. should
stay there all LAY. Ishoull scc 10 It that
my nai-r- was thar I should gii car.
rigc- io take the krippl-s, the infirin and
an. indignant thar. lshould D. on guari
agin frauds AMI sich. should be on
the look out for the inlainus liz 81 the
enemy. got up je-t bei elecshun for r-r'
litical edcck.
When all wa. over and my candydAte
wa. elected, should move heving a
crth--so to spak-until l got orhce,
which N didn't git q orhoc should
turn round and aboo1e the Administra.
ton with all my mite and maine. But
rm not In the bisness. I'm Ia far m0rr
r,-Is-tful bisniss nor what pollcrtics Il.
wouldn't NV two cents to L. Con.
grS-r. The wuss insult lever received
was when scrtin citiIsns Of Baldlnsytlle
sle,l me to run far the Legislator 81
1, my friends, dos;-st think III stoop
10 that therrY' They turned a. white a.
sheet spoke In my most orfulls-i
tone. a. they knowd wasn't Ia ho iri.
Gel with. They slunke'i out Of site "a
onct.
Therri. hAvin no politics, made bold
to visit Ole Ab.at his humstid Ia Spring
held. found the oil TELLER in his lar
Ter. surrUundci by aI-rfeck swarm u
orfc, so.kcrs. KNOWN h. hal hscn
capting ~ Hat bat on the marin Mis
.is.ippy I thought III aidr-s him In
ailor lingo. ~ ~ I. "Oll Abs, ah0y'
LIT out Yer main -sul-. rsf hum the FORE
castle & throw yrr jibp"op overheard.
Shiycr my timb-rs. my hrartyT y. IL
This l. ginuine mariner langwidgc. !
know. b,cawI I've sevn sailor plays acted
oai by ,hem New York thcater fcllers. ]
OH Ahc lockt M quite cru~- & s"E,
''sSsni In Yer petition by & by. l can't
po~sibly look at u now. indec'i. l cant
It, onps-sibls. SIR
"Mr. Linkin. who DO you sp'ct airr
~ I.
"a orficc- -ocker. % - SURF. sol b..
wall, sr.- se,i I. lyons never morr
mistaken In your life. You hahn, gui a
orfiss Ia take under no circumstance
rm \. Ward. Wax hggrrs l. my pcr.
fcshun. I'm the father ~ Twins, and
they look like mo-both ~ them. ! cum
10 pay a friendly visit to the President
eleck % the United States. II - h. You
wants to see me. say so-if not, say ~.
& I'm OF like jug handle"
"Mr warl. sit down. am glad to
~. you. Sir"
"Repu~s Ia Abrahams DuEzum! sci
one ~ the orfice seekers. his idec bein b.
git orf guak at my cxpense.
wall" III I. ''ef you fcllers rrIoso IN
that there BuExum tharc1l be NIFTY IDof
nu--in for sum of your whercupon Old
Abc buttoned his wcskdt clear up aud
blusht like maidin ~ sweet 10. Jcs,
AZ this pint ~ the conversation another
swarm of oriice seekers aroYe x cum
pilin into the parler. Sum wanted pot
orhce-, sum wanted collcctorshirs, sum
wantiI furrin missions. and all wanted
sumthin. Though, old Abe would ~
crazy. IIe hadn't more than hal time a.
shake hands with EN-, before another
trrm.njs crowd cum porcin onto his
premises. IIis hous. AMI dooryard wa
now perfeckly oycrnowei with orie'
seekers, all clameruss for immejit In
tsr,iew with Old ABB. one man from
Ohio. who had about ssyen inches OF
corn whisky in,o him, misiook me fs'
OLD Abs aud aldrcst me ~ The lra
hayrie Flower of the West! Thinks
you want ofiiss pretty had. Ano,hol
man with a gold helei cane and a NJ
nose told OH Abe be was seckind
Washington * the Pride of the Bound
lis West"
sez I, square. you wouldn't take .
small post-of,iss II you could gi' II, wouid
your ..,.
SIR
There's a putty big crUp Of patrit
this season, aint there. squire ~ i
when another crowd % offs soeken
porsl In. The house, door yari, barn q
wo.lshed was now all full, and wher
anotLsr crnwd cum told EN- not 10 "
AWAY for want of rom n the hos-per
was still empty. one patrit from
small town Ia Michigan went MP on toi
the houss. got into the chimney and slid
down into the parler where Old Alb
was endeyering 10 keep the hungry paci
of orfice seekers frOm chawin him NJ
alive without benefit Of clergy. Th'
mini, he reached the fireplace hs jump
up. brusht the SCOT out VI his eyes, an'
yellci. Don't Inake eny pintmsnt q
the spunkville postotiis till you've rec.
my papers. All the rrp-ctful men II
our town u sigpers 10 that there docky
menti"
.0ood Gcdr cried Old Abe, "the.
cum upon me from The skire-down ~
chimncys, and from the bowels OF u
yearth!- lie hadn't morc'n got then
words out Of his delikit mouth besor
two fat ofii< seeker. from Wisconsin. b
endeyerin b. crawl atwcen his legs 70
the purpuss of Applyin for the tollgafs
ship at Milwawky. up~ot the Prsaden
eleck. and he would hev gone sprawli
into the FIRE place II hadn't caught hir
In ths~s arms. But ] hadn't morc'
stood him mp strAte before another ma
cum crashin down the chimney. his hea
strkin me vilenily agin the inarh an
prostratin my voluptoous form onto u
door. Mr.. Linkin," shouted the inf.
coated being. my papers u ngned
every clergyman In our town. ana hk
wise the skoolmaster!-
"sez I, "you egretis as." gistin mp
brushin the dust from my eyes, ct
dgn your papers with this bunch
bones. II you don't be little more tes
fui how you make my bread baAkst
depot I'm ths futer. How do yoa "
. that air perfumeryY' ~ ]. shuving q
hst under his nose. "Thems tho ni
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