The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-10
END OF THE CAMPAIGN
Result of the Conspiracy Between
tho Two Candidates.

Result of the Conspiracy Between
tho Two Candidates.
Jasper Spillers and Mort Pryor were
announced as candidates for sheriff of a
backwoods county of North Carolina.
Each man was known as good fellow,
end both wero recognized as men OF abil-
tty. Jasper could jump farther than any
man in the county, but as an offset,
Mort could boat him running. Mort
could split more rails in day than any
man in the community, but was decided
lY inferior to Jasper when 1t came to
covering corn with hoe. Mort was an
acknowledged char'pion as a fodder
puller. but Jasper could beat him Grad
ling grain. Upon tho whole they were
80 nearly matched that the race, itcould
be seon, would be q close ono, and even
znen of norve were unable to decide as
70 which ono they should bet on, know
dng that few votes either way would
decide the matter.
One day during O. shower of rain the
two candidates happened to meet under
air you gittin' along with yo' canvass,
Mort?' Jasper asked, when he had tied
his horse and run in out of the rain.
illustrate. Think I've knocked down
Swo votes to-day"
.I reckon youth need all you can
knock down every day 'twixt now and
tho election, and ruther think that 1t
1.Eo W. Frs, rif
pole as you Can lind"
'sOh, I've got putty long one already,
and, by tho way, ( don't think you'd
better Use no ordinary stick-reckon
you'll halter fling rocks nightly at the
high ones, even il you have a polo forty
foot long"
"Wcll," said Jasper, ''it is hard to tell
OF tho on, but there's one fact about
Ehis canvass that ought not to be over
looked, and that is this: There never
was better hundred canvass In this
county"
'sYou air right, Jasper" Mort an
swered, land I wantter say right now
that it will be mighty long time before
7 mako it otherwise. We air showing
the community that mon of worth can
run agin each other without fallin' out. "
ssThat's SO, Mort, but do you know
chat it is sortcr worlxin' agin us?''
"Why, no, and DON'T see how it cam"
81 do. It's this way: You know there
amt no community in the world where
bravery is more admired than it is right
here; and tho truth of the matter lis, the
folks have tuck it into their heads that
nuthor one Of us will fight. heard 1t
whispered around at Canoy Fork this
1nornin' that there is danger Of another
man comm out and boatin' US both.
They say that a man that won't fight
ain't fitted to be shorif. Now, when you
come to think of it, nobody don't know
whuther we will fight or not. I never
had chance to show Whuther / am game
or not, and I never heard of you havin'
hght."
~ never had no occasion to fight"
said Mort, 81 would fight, though, if a
9eller was to shove me-"
s'Yes, but tho folks don't know it. I'd
mate nightly for some dark boss to
some in and beat us, just on account o.
the folks thinkin' that we won't fight.
Say, Mort, I have been thinlin' OF q
kchomo."
s'Out with it, then"
swell, my scheme is this: There is
goin' TO be log-rorlin' over at Feather
stones next Saturday, ana there will be
some of the bost men In the county
there. I thought it would be q good
idee for us to meet there and pretend to
ait in d quarrel, and then one Of US
Challenge the other. We will have our
pistols loaded with nothin' but powder,
On will stand off about ton steps and
let drive at each other. Well fire two
or three times as fast as we can, and by
that timo the people will DO satisfied
that VIC will fight and will stop us.
Thon, you see, it would be impossible
for anybody to step in and beat us out Of
the Office"
eyes, but there can't but one of US be
elected"
81 know that, and I thought we
might fix 1t up this way: If am elected
I might give you tho chief deputyship
and will not run for reelection, but