News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-18
HE MIXED THE COWS.

An Incident of the Days when Candi-
dates for once. Hustled for Votes. I
In one congressional campaign Mr..
Harris and his competitor stumpcd
tho county together and spent the.
NIGHTS at tho farmers houses
Late one afternoon. after long
davis ride ON horseback t..y drew
rein before the humble dwelling of
Mr.. Scott an aged agIiculturist OF
acknowledged influence IN his dis
trict but whose store Ol worldly
Goods was not 90 DE compared Ia that
of some OF our modern money kings
The SCOTS did not even employ
servant
Mr. Harris was very anxious "a
make a favorable impression upon
tbis family. for it- head was the pow
er mt the polls IN those days Mr..
Jones was also quite willing 20 20 To
any trouble in order Ia secure Mr..
SCOTS good opinion. for he was
known all over the country ~ the
boss" of this particular precinct
The two candidates were cordially
received. and while the farmer busted
himself with caring for the horses
his good wife prepared to milk the
cows. which duty she always per
formed prior 10 cooking the evening
meal.
There were no babies in the house
TO kiss. no daughters 90 tlatter and
no sons to praise. and as the candl-
dates rpvolved these things over m
their minds each determined 10 do
something that would gain for him
self the lasting good will Of the "old
LADY,
Mr.. Harris, always quick TO think
and act. went out and drove up the
COWS. letting down the bars with his
own hands and standing by ready TO
render any further service that might
suggest itself while Mrs. Scott was
fetching the pals
Jones didn't propose 10 be left"
and. casting about for something To
turn his hands 10. discovered that
the water bucket was empty. That
was a godsend. Selling the pail he
was OFF like a shot to the spring TAX
ing care to pass near Mrs Scott. that
she might see how readily he could
adapt himself TO circumstances.
Mr.. Harris took in the situation az
a glance, and nearly lost his breath
when he saw the good housewife
smile her acknowledgements M his
opponent. 1t really looked a. though
Jones had the best OF it. for wasn't
the bringing of a pail of water from
a spring a quarter of a mile away
superior service TO the rather tame
act of letting down the bars for the
COWS to pass in from the pasture TO
the milking LOTT
Jones did not deign to look at Har.
ris as he walked proudly on his way
to the spring But Harris mind was
not idle. and before Jones was half
way down the hill, at the foot Of
which he was to ill his bucket with
water, he had evolved a brilliant
idea.
Jones reached the spring and filled
his vessel, and as he GENE up the hill
near the house was heard humming
the old familiar air Of Comm Thru'
the Rye" He was feeling very com
Portable at that moment. for he real
lied that his adversary was not in
it. when it came to a contest and the
prize was a woman's smile
But his complacency was destined
to speedy overthrow, for his sur
prise and CONSERVATION knew no
bounds when, arriving at the hans,
he saw the willy Harris sitting on a
stool, his head half buried in the
cows TANKS, milking away for dear
life.
History records the fact that Mr.
Harris carried the Scott precinct ON
election day.-Nashville Banner.