Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-23
KE MIXED THE cows.
A faeidest u the Days wbes csndi
dates for once HustIed for Votes

A fseidest ~ the DAYS whes csndt-
dates for once Hustied for Votes
In one congressional campaign Mr.
Harris ard his competitor stumP-i
the county together aud sieut the
nights at the farmers hous#&
Late one afternoon. after long
days ride on horseback. Il ey drew
rein before the humble dwelling Of
Mr. Scott. an aged agriculiurlr8 81
acknowledged influence IN MS Dir
trict. but whose store of worldly
goods was not tO be o,Bpsrpi tothat
Of some of our modern money kIugS.
The SCOTS did not even employ n
servant
Mr. Harris was very anxious tn
make a favorable imppS1uu uIDn
this family. for its head was the paw
er at the polls IN those days Nj
Jones was also quite willing To- 20 to
any trouble in order to SEIZURE Mr.
ScOtts good opinion. for he was
known all over the country as the
'hSs" Of this particular precinct
The two candidates were cordially
received. and while the farmer busted
himself with caring for the horses
his good wlfe prepared to milk the
cows. which duty she always ppI
formed pr1or to cDkiug the evening
mpal
There were no babies ia The house
to kiss. uo daughters To flatter and
no sons to IHslise. and a. the candI
dates revOl -el these things over in
their Elnsls each determined to do
something that would gam for him
self the lasting good will uf the old
lady
Mr Hu11s. always quick to think
and act, went out and drove up the
cows. letting down the bars with his
own hands and standing 10y ready to
render any further service that might
suggest Itself while Mrs Scott was
fetching the pals
Jones didn't propose to he left,
and. casting about for something to
turn his hands to. discovered that
the water bucket was empty That
was a gOdsend Seizing the pail he
was off like shot to the spring tax
ing care To paSs near Mrs Scott, that
she might see how readily be could
adapt himself to circumstances.
Mr. Harris took in the situation at
n glance. and nearly lost his breath
when he saw the good housewife
smile her acknowledgements at his
opponent II really looked as though
Jones had the best of it. for WASH I
the bringing of a pail of water from
spI1ng quarter of a mile away a
superior service to the rather tame
act of letting down the bars for the
cows to pass in from the pasture to
the milking loti
Jones lid not deign to look at Har
ris a. 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 fill his bucket with
water he had evolved il brilliant
idea
Jones reached the spring and filled
his vessel. and az he GENE up the hill
near the house was heard humming
the old familiar air Of Comm ThrO
the Rye He was feeling very com
Portable al that moment, for he real
ized that his adversary "was not IN
II" when II came tO Il contest and the
prize WAS woman's smile
But his complacency WAS destined
To speedy overthrow for his sur
prise and CONSERVATION knew no
bounds when. arriving AT the bars,
he saw the willy Harris sitting on a
stool, his head half buried III the
cows fianlls, milking away for dear
life
History records the fart that MIR
Harris carried the Scott precinct on
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