The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-10

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| While visiting the house of an acquaint-
ance last evening met an old lady who was
brimful of politics. She was small and
slight, white haired, and her face a net work
of fine wrinkles. When she smiled in an
Introductory sort of way it was revealed that
she hadn't tooth in her head. But her
form was unbent, her step was light, and her
gray eyes were just flashing. Isn't it
grand ?" said the old lady as one of the party
made reference to the Republican victory
"My! My did you ever see the like of it {?
and Mckinley He is a great man. Nc
Kinley is the coming man. He'll be the
next President as sure as you and l are
standing here. And he'll run the country
with his own party. He won't have to call
on the Democrats to help him out of hole
as Cleveland had to call on the Republicans
| Oh, but it did me good to see it, Why,
young man, the Democrats can't run this
country. They never could. Don't know?
Look at 1887 and 1876 and 1857, and 1861
All these years I've kept track Of them and
their doings and they were never right"
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The old lady stopped for a moment to take
breath and then exclaimed, "And there's a
man for you there's a statesman Honest
| John Sherman! All these years he has been
guarding the finances Of the people. The
man who works days work ought to bless
John Sherman, for he has given him honest
/ 4 fov bis IpF
what there used to be. Why I can mind
back long before you were born. How old do
| you think am? Well, was born in 30
| Pm % years old, aud l can read without
| glasses. Don't mind 1slO ?-old Tippecanoe
and Tyler, tooY 1 wasn't married then.
was learning the dressmaking trade in West
| Chester, Chester county Pennsylvania
That's where came from. Were you ever
there? Oh that's pretty country, isn't it?"
! F
| WELL she went ON, "hOw was it then?
We then had free trade. We were buying all
our stuff across the waters, and sending the
good money out Of the country to pay for it.
That's nice name for peoples money, isn't
it. Pieces of paper-6t cents, 12l, 1SI, 25
81. 80, 62l,-why you'd have a roll of it as
thick as your arm, and it all wouldn't
be worth So In 40 l used to go to big
meetings with a lot of other girls and we'd
ride in wagons and sing"
And with a memory the flight of the more
than half a century that lay between her
! girlhood and her old age had not weakened,
she repeated one of the old campaign songs
of 1s40-one of those quaint political songs
that set forth the issues of the contest much
more forcibly than do those of our day. One
of the verses ran something like this;
! Come all ye ySung Wings Of OhiO
And all ye sick Democrats, too:
Come out from that foul old party,
And vote for old Tippecanoel
! The old lady sang the song half under her
breath to a quaint tune, and after finishing
it said with pleasant laugh, Last fall was
/ just as hot over politics as any man who had
a vote or carried a district in his pocket.
When l saw old Clevelaud's picture put up
went to bed and didn't care whether I ever
got up again or not. What did get into the
people last fall? Why, they just went crazy.
But they got all the change they wanted and
now they have come to their Senses" ODE.
Buy Keystone -four. Be sure that the
name LEssIG & BAER, Ashland, Pa, is
printed on very sack. 3-3-3taw.
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Obituary.
Margaret A.. wife of Edward johnson
died last evening at the home Of Mrs
David Shoemaker, on North Bowers street
The deceased was 20 years of age. The
funeral will take place on Monday, 18Th
inst, and will leave town ON the 9.OS a. m
Lehigh Valley train for HazIeton, where in
terment will be made
Harry Maze, a young man residing on
South Jsrdin street. died this morning from
typhoid fever. The funeral will take plac,
ON Monday afternoon. The deceased was !
member of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. ard the P. o
S. of A.
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