The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-06-11

Should 20 10 TIE Poles sriy. I should
stay there al day. Ish0uld see 10 It that
my nAbers was thar. should git car.
dges 10 take the kripples, the infrm and
the indignant thar. Ishould be on guard
aEin frauds and sich. I should be on
the look out for the infamus lise Of the
snsmy, got up Jest BEL elecshun for per
Htieal efeck.
When all was over and my candydste
Wa elected, I should move heving d
erfA-so TO speAk-unt1 I got Or6ce,
which II / didn't git orAce should
turn round and abOoze the Administra-
ton with all my mite and maine. But
Tn not In the bisness I'm in q far more
respectful bisniss nor what pollertics ia
/ wouldn't Civ two cents to be o Con-
Rreaer. The wuss insult I ever received
was when sertin citizens Of Baldinsville
axsd me 10 run fur the Legislator. Sea
], my friends, dOstest think I'd stOop
10 that thereY' They turned a. white as
ashest. / spoke in my most orfullest
tones, d they knOwd wasn't 10 he tn
6sd with. They slunked out Of site 30
onck
There's, havin no politics, made bold
10 visit Ole Abe at his humstid In Spring.
field found the old Teller In his par
Ter, surrounded by Q perfeck swarm Of
orhce ssskers. Known he had been
capting Of fat boat on the roarin Mis-
sisappy I thought I'd address him in
sailor lingo, 20 SCI I, ''Old Abe, ahOyi
Let out yer main-suls. reef hum the fore
castle q throw yer jibpoop overheard
SILVER my timbers, my heartyf IN. d.
This h ginuine mariner isngwidge. {
know, becawE I've seen sailor plays acted
out BY them New York theater fellerS
Old Abe lockt mp quite cross q 81,
Send In yer petition by q by. I can't
pozfbly look at IL now. Indeed, can't
lis 0nposible. sirr'
"kr. Linkin. who do you spect air.
sd
"a Or6ce-seeker. 10 be sure sed he.
wall, mr." ed I, ''you's never more
mistaken In your life. You hAin't gut
0rhs I'd take under no circumstances
Tn A. Ward Wax Rggers is my per.
tsshun- I'm the father Of Twins, and
they look like me-bOfh Of them. cum |
30 pay . friendly visit to the President |
elsck Of the United States. II so be you
wants 10 So me, say so-if not, say %. |
d Tn orr like jug handle"
"Hr. Ward, sit down. I am glad 10
80 You, Sir"
"Rspcss In Abrahams BtIxxumT' sed |
ooe Of the oriice seekers, his ides bein 10 /
git OFF . COAX at my expense.
wal, 81 |, ''ef you felleFs repose In
that tbere Buzsum thars1l be nifty poor
uuzin for sum Of your whereupou Old
Aba buttoned his weskit clear up and
blnsht hks . maidin Of sweet 10. Jest
81 this pint Of the conversation another
swarm Of Orfce seekers arrovs a cum
pltn into the parleF. Sum wanted post
ornces, sum wanted eollectorships, sum
wantid furrin missions, and al wanted
samthin. thought Old Abe would 70
caxy. He hadn't more than had time 30
shaks hands with 'eIa. before another
tremenjis crowd cum poruin onto his
premiseA His house and dooryard was
nov PERFECTLY Overdowed with orice
SEEKERS, all clameFuss for immejit In
terview with Old Abe. One man from
Ono, who had about seven inches Of
corn whisky into him, mistook me for
Old Abe and addrest me a. 'sThe Pra-
hayrts Flower Of the Westr- Thinks
80 went . Ofiss pretty bad. Anothof
man With gold heded cane and q red
noss told Old Abe he Was Q ssckind
Warrington d the Pride Of the Boznd-
lis wea"
Sea I, Square. yOa woaidnt tale q
mall post-Ofns II you could sitjt would
youy
ses ne. "a patrit Is abuv tEsm things,
ArF
''Thsrs's . putty big cryp Of patrih {
lhls ssason. amt there, SquireY sea I, I
VIA oaOtheS crowd Of o1ls esskes
poEsd IN Ths hOuss. dooe yard, bara q | {
EoOd1bed wa now I'll full, and when {
aasfh~ crowd cum I told EN- not b 10 {
sway fer want Of rOom - the hog-pm
va stln empty. One patrit from q I
nan town In Hiohygnn went up O Top Z
- houss. got into ths chimney and aid
aewn into TIE pafisr whsrs Old Abs .
vas sndsysring 10 keep thu hungry pack Z
& cries seekers nOla chawin him IN
I've ul1kpat hunnft q cawgy. Ths
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