The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20
SOME rOTkRs OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
Hard Cider, Navy Ptug, aid Sound DeMoc-
raey In the Nutmeg a;-.

NORWICH. Nov. 10.-The smartest old patriot
in Connecticut this year Is Freeman W. Pierce.
81 years old. as bright as dollar and spry ms
| a mink who resides in the wilds OF North
Stonington. ten miles southeast OF this city.
Mr.. Pierce got up very early on election morn
ing. MIXED six cows, and did the rest OF his
chores by lantern light, then walked eight
miles to the polls. voted the straight Demo-
cratic ticket. and walked nll the way home.
Amt goin' to have no Force bill yet" said
The. old man: testify; don't want no United
Uncle Sam prob'ly means all right. but he
don't wnnter try ter stick his fingers inter
ter hum Til. Til We cit through votn an, eoantin
notify him how she went But don't want no
strangers in Connecticut. pryin' round The polls
nu Vote Ms Ssr help. p st wS didn't know
The old man went stunning away from the
polls down the lonely country road. hammer +,
wt Tnes s Freeman S Fs %ss f%n Democrat
are not worth a cent for MuGwumnian use. He
has voted for Just sixteen Presidents. and
every Gne OF them was Remoe rat When td
said: Hqmnh Gosh ,durn their picters but
p'ilntei right yet. You hear me:
:, There are no MuGwumps and precious few
OF big farms. 4O.pound bronze" turkeys.
and broad-gauee Democrats. Every maj,
Up 1 s tho
iirrgatine the lend. II STRANGER. lou,rneyinE
the farmers wife IS out Of tbs, nouse in a NY
Mh tho M an take
swaller. ,Taint's, goods usual, but IFS bet.
tRsn Ra the eies Tie or H
hired man or the farmer wife says afterward:
Guess he ,Marn'ti we'll, city Teller. guess:
pendently we'll of in North StoninEton. Three
things they, go in for,,pnIe and unterrifled De-
know as much chSe absut Tie constiuton Of tie
United States as Uncle sam does. chew plug
tobacco. and are sharner than ferrets at a
there is no law in North StoninGton. and that
most Of the natives are stiIi yotnE for Andrsw
cans don't know everything. The fact is that
no law is needed in North stoninGtoI, for
tn snows st ba ths
other fellow got rinched as badly as himself.
Uncle Freeman Pierce is typical North
hundred others There is Uncle Horace Blum
ley. for Instance who is over 70 and tough as
ocratie tick ct as many times rs Mr.; Pierce for
the natural reason that he isn't rs old az Uncle
Fseemnn 6nt ne has voted i Just ms %iten "a, as
bsd TbH" IS 81 $50
900. but he always goes nfoot. At lection
time" he walks five or six miles to tho polls.
back, sixteen miles for. his groceries, II
team and says. Have ride. Horace iioracs
lo9ks him Oyer slowly. and says slowly and in.
f. dno but viii et civ isi "a fs
Uncle Horace uses navy plug. Just II quarter
e Dacysry nlaskis II: T "a at ons
eomethin about chawin'.'" To chew n plug .
He pulls the plug out Of Ills right trousers
poeket lovingly. almost reverent!ally. and IN
Gd New ENGLAND whaIsrs Iack;Snile out Of, ct MS
startling Click. lie. doesn't hurry; oil his
movements are diEnil'ed while he is
mug. to get a chew. ,tnereIrom. With, Lis
thumb against one side Of the plug and his
sHs
but unhurri.dly into the hard stuff. talking
politics all the while and foRPhiing n now nnd
1 hsSHs s .sG TIT Ef The '% sas o s
thumb over the back Of the blade. and it lands
sauarely in the middle Of Uncle Horaces
s9rsp hs wsn
twinkling light eloquent OF the peace OF, COM
fort that passeth all understanding, wells up
his visaGe, melting his whole rugged comnte-
nance into ruakinE burrows Of simple delight.
Horace hy no means has got It moved away
Iust as he wants it AS yet The rest 81; Of the
extraordinariy expert all the same. He tits
back his head bit. and with Just one Nip OF
care; where it will stay for the next four hours.
into TncIe 'Horaee's soul and Initiating The
cookies Of his warm old heart, As Cncle
Horace chews slowly. ,rhytIhmica!ly and me-
s Gnsa III the snSES% H
participate in a ieft-handed and somewhat
distant way in the fun. Mr.. Blumley rhaws, on
ss shs the e' left sSa
sss ss% "s % sts tRs
Horace chaws sixteen hours u day. His first
s cn in the reGfs is m
dinner time: then till sunper time: then till
he pulls OIL his boots, at bedtime.
nl hs had hSsSr Lump than usual in The
polls to vote on election day Gosh darn
herr he remarked smilinc!y to The box
Gosh darn her! she'll caount ono agnst tho
Force 9,ii and one nT the n;miersIc TICKET r;
s!'ss sns %s Mr tH
Horace has plunked down fur Their Cd Dimoc.
racy. Guess tibet i! dew fur a record, he! -
. A fter eection re trudged up to Norwich.
took part in the Drmocraici jubilee night cere-
monies, and when they were done set out on
ipot LOT nome ~ illGniGut ,l'phIiluG.
however. he inquired with some solicituGr, an
expression Of mingled innocence and shrewd-
,e n :" Gosl, dnrn EN-! We've got en- en-
State. hain't ye: Got, Jer:ey and Ipyanny.
heyr an, Ilnoy and Cn!iforny. m 'ilio;
T don't Think W. Ietried Kansas
Horios ca ss Rerrei item fur u.s. "' So sal!
the same. NJ sure bout Connoctl"ut; fur !
Amt no mistake bout it this tim, is there
A,nt E"in ,T hG tine o riG.qrn,n
then & iGue:ss II he dustin out for old North
After Cleveland and Stevenson ar" inaugu.
rated next March. i is possible that Uncle !
Horace and Uncle Freeman. after they get [.
their .pring plant,n' vel! oo. MAJ ,aS" trir
yer." they cay, Tn'y want u, ''so.a Diyicrat
In Office there once more IL they do 60.
Grover will have 'hanc" 10 see what sort o: |
timbe' an oid,tine Jaeksona9 Dem9c,at"is
vote the straight ticket-no Muewumpery-
every time. and that had just as soon fight as
monkey with the "retur0s.'