The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

had Tor years only wanted a man to,
lead them. They had now found him
In jeremiah Clink. OF Sharpus & Clink,
solicitorsS his firm had long acted for
one of the leading trade protection
societies in ottenham, which gave
him power in quarters where he wanted
popularity; md with the rest Of the
constituency his success sufpfisSd
everyone, including himself. Having
cultivated mustard and cress from boy
hood, first on his sponge and subse
quently in an old chocolate box, and
having recently developed pear tree
and a potato patch in his bacls garden,
he posed as an authority on matters
agricultural and promised more in the
name of his party, than any candidate
had ever promised before. The agri-
cultural la borer was attracted by what
he understood to be the prospect of
free land for the asking; and Rotten.
six geraniums in flower pots and a
tomcat, now dreamed of acres Of fertile
soil tenanted by the contemplated
COW and the prolifc-or, as a local
speaker Phrased it, ''prohigate'-pig.
Sir George Redworthy, who had repre-
sented the constituency in the con.
scrvative interest for fifteen years, felt
that he had his work cut out and he
bUckled to like a man. It was annoy
ing to be Interrupted at such q time by
domestic questions; but love, which
laughs at Iocksmitha, jeers ut politi-
clans, and his eldest son and Miss
Dorothy Ditchford, the rector's daugh-
ter, selected the morning Of the nomi.
nation day for informing him that
they had resolved to become man aud
wife at an early date, subject to his
consent. Needless to say, Dick Red
worthy met with n very unpleasant re-
ception when he broached the subject
in the library after breakfast. and that
Dolly Ditch ford entered an hour Ia ter
with & beating heart to sec what she
could do. She was a great favo:ite
with the old gentleman, but he had
never be fore regarded her in the light
of a future dauyhter-in-law; ti,ne flies,
and he had always thought her a child.
After ten minutes talk with her he
knew that if she was only just out Of
kcr teens she was certainly a child no
longer.
well, my little girl" he said, good
party is in power, dare say can get
them to give Dick something to keep
him going till am under the daisies.
l never asked it for anything BEFORE
"Hut suppose they don't get in?'' said
Dolly, ruefully.
well, you'll have to wait: but mind,
l can't have any engagement till the
SASNCAOA 40 ObcI~ IMSdu" YOU buukc
everyone in the parish vote right, and
you'll have done your best to help, eh?
They won't be able to say no to you.
My agent tells me shall only win by
few, if at ALL" and Sir George took
up his pen. Dolly went to the door,
hesitated, and came back. Sir
George" she said, shyly, ''if you get
anyhow:''
BLESS my SOUL" said Sir George,
looking up. "If 1 keep my seat,
though, don't know what + won't
consent to; i'll lose it, advise Dick
and everybody else to keep clear Of me
for a bit
IF can get him a dozen votes, and
he only wins by ten or SO. he'll feel he
owes it to me, and then L am sure he
will say yes" said Dolly to Dick as
they walked up among the shrubbcry.
land you can tell my father them
And that aftern Don she went into the
village with Il sheaf of leaflets in her
hand. and failed miserably when
hecl<led on topics of the very existence
of which she had never heard before.
AS matter of fact, she won votes for
the squire without knowing it, but she
was nearly crying at what she thought
was her want of success, when she
met Dick I;edworthy as she came out
OF the last cottage. She felt better
after leaving linn, ana better still
when she had had a gallop after tea.
It may DC mentioned that the downs
of South lsillxs hire are free to every
one, and there was nothing surprising
in Dick Redworthy taking a ride there,
too.
It was tug of war with a vengeance,
and there were many interests to be
''Sir Georges ticket at
the army and navy stores is No. --''
was the placard which met the baronet
one day in Rottenhanl, borne by a doz-
en- sandwich men, with all the small
tradesmen rushing to their doors to
look at it. ASK Mrs. Clink where she
got her red silk stockings" was the
which brought matters
level. Dorothy Ditchford had met the
radical candid ate's wife in the ''hosiery
after it was known that Mr.. Clink
his color. and Dorothy had an observ-
was a .'dream.'' worked out under her
modiste. 1t was in the window for
three days and she saw herself dis
tinctly reflected by the bellies of Rot.
tenham a every turn, When she had
done the parish she went further
afield, and the rectory pair did some
hard trotting in those few deeting
days. They all say they think they'll
vote for your father if I'll drive them
to the poll. Some of them can't walk.
Door old things" said Dorothy, and
She lined the family wagonette with
brown holland and decked it with blue
.o1 x,.1loxx, xyhi1e the horses bliDlxers