The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-18
ApoLlr1oAL sILHouErEr.
The Tragic Result OF an Exciting Cam
paiEn Reclted by ous Of the Partici'

| lU6y NeTe blbbluk upSu tHo PtO N4
frsEood, down In the interior OF West
Virginia, Just outside the cabin door,
alternately observinGithe hossess's prep
atoms for supper and the wonderful
shadow effects wrought by the setting
sun upon the mountain ridge opposite.
II had been long days ride, but now
that the horses were cared fer, and the
prospect OF supper was good, they were
not too tired to appreciate the match
| less scenic surroundings; and 40 they
sat and commented upon the great
panorama OF natures preparing spread
far out aud below, growing DINNER aud
DINNER as the twilight tell.
Supper was delayed pendins the ar.
rival OF the host. When he appeared il
was seen that year had wrought such
changes that It was difficult to recognize
! him. A year ago he bad been gaunt,
tall aud comparatively straight He was
still gaunt, almost as tall. but no longer
even comparatively straight In fact,
| he was very much inclined out OF the
perpendicular, his right leg and side
forming the sides OF an obtuse angle,
the apex OF which seemed to be the hip
| Joint. The expression OF his parchment
like counienAnce was neither more nor
less lugubrious than was his won't He
was evidently accepting the chances and
mischauces OF his lot with the stoicism
typical OF the genuine mountaineer. As
he seated himself and proceeded to
clean and oil his gun, he explained this
marked change oil face.
"Yaas," he said, 81 amt jis' ez peart
ez war whom y war up this way las,
Kurnsl but / amt compiainin'. The
dissolutions O. this var life s many aud
frequent, ez the Good Book SEE, an y
know yerself, Kurnel, tnet unpleasant
nesses il liable ter riE tween the best OF
friends anywhere, an ct all times, Yaas,
| in course.
"Ef re re-coIlect WeuHs he'd lection
Ter Sheriff 'arly this spring. Y dew?
Wall, thar war a onpleasantness con-
carnin' tibet lection ter which war
party, ez Tom ScroGgins sed when he
war defendin' O. me at the Cot House;
an | amt been right peart sence.
Know Tom? He's boy O. larnin' fur
beyant his vars, OF he hev got so he
carn't tell coon dog when he seed it,
an cudn't hn' bee tree ef the bees
s,ung him. But ter git back ter thet
| lection.
"Joe Griggs, what lives on Secon'
Fork bout TO- sights rother side o the
ridge, an jim Peters, what lives nigh
onter the head O Bitter, they war a-run.
MIN iur the nomination. Joe he lived
highest the cot house, an when time
kim fur the convention ter meet he
lis got thar arly in the mornin', an
him an his DELIGHTS they TUX the cot
house bobaciously, shet 'er up. an
when Peters an his DELIGHTS kim they
warn't nOwhar. Howsumever, ole 81
HAWKING son-in-law-what hez the
pos otfics-he guy Peters the Pos'ofhce
fur the 'casion.
"Waal, in course, Joe he war nom
| mated, an jim he war nominated; an
| seein' ez how Joe lowed he war the
Demercrat, ease he war nominated in
the cot house, Jim he lowed he war n
! Pro-high.bitionist. Thet thar name TUX
amazn' like, kurnel. an Jim war run.
MIN like rabbit outen bresh-pile, tell
u fellar from mouth O Sandy er some
WHARF thar about, he sed eZ how
Pro.high.bitionist war fellar what
didn't hol' with no likker whatsumever.
Now, kurnel, y onderstan' OF tibet war
what Jim Peters war ruuutn' fur this
var warn't no neck O. woods fur him
an weuna top him ez much tew onct.
But jim he swar tibet yarn war cam
paign lie. He lowed he war runnin'
only on the name-an' 1t war satisfyin'
name, kurnel-he'd heerd tibet Pro.
high bitionist war for enything in par.
tic'lar; an be sed ne war fur likker fus,
las an all tho time. He TUX down tibet
rife O. hi.'n, an he lowed 81 he cud
fin thet thar cuss they'd be raisin' o
corn on him mex crap time, sure.
"Jim he done the squar thing By. the
bows ez ter likker. an they warn't no
more trouble bout the campaign ter
speak up tell lection day. / war plnted
ledge O lection fur Grapevine dees-
trick, ez I hev been fur twenty var, an
l hedn't no more'n opened proceedins.
tell Bud Simmons what war helpin'
O Peters, fetched in paper writ with
moren dozen iellers what no lowed !
wanted ter vote for Jim. but hedn't no |
time ter kim in theyseIves, bein' ez the |
weather war likely fur coons an' sicb.
Ef lection war jis' only oncarcHn-
spect like. tween Democrats and Pub
licans, v know, kurnel, 1t amt no
kinder use bein' lew alfred particular
bout the passed. O. 'PpbIicans round
var. Thar's Sal Hawkins's man. what
hez the pos office, an his boy. an
them tew niggers what lives nigh ter
the ford O. Twelve Pole. an the Yankee
fellar what built the saw-mill on head
o Bitter, an o sprinklin' yander on tho
tidge-Rn' tibet thar's all Of 'em.
weuns allus knowed tibet, an they
knowed it, an Of fellar had bizness
down Sandy way CIR coon huntin' war
likely or Of it warn't healthy fur feitar
in the county jis' then, some other fellar
lis writ 'em down an fetched EN- in,
an they warn't no votes los ter no.
body.
"But sed ter Bud Simmons, 4 sed,
tibet they wern't goin' ter be no con-
sarned foolishpess bout this var lee
tion-a Pro.high- bein' n dif-
trent crit,er from 'Publican-an' eli a
fellar wanted TO vote he he'd tor mosey
UP an dew it, coons or no cooRs. Bud
he war maddor'n snakes, an he lowed
he'd 20 git Peters an fin out Of far
sauar' lection cudn't be hel on Grape,
vine. WAL, Peters he kim long. l
he'd my rife with me, tew. thinkin' ez
how | mought see some meat goin'
homo. Peters he strutted 'roun' like a
turkey gobbler in matin' time; but | re-
collected | war Jedge, an beyant a
few complmints they warn't nothin'
done thar onbeliltin' tho persition. An
Bud Simmons he didn't git in mono O.
his votos