Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-19


hain't hean on, IN town ueetin, since
bo tool ,hs ,resman,s oath twantv oda
re.r nco, lf''' "
"But vife said things couldn't 90 so
badly to rack and ruin at the state
house as they was roinp at Tick Ridge,
even If he did vote the wrong way. and
the only thing that would really help
lIod was to show Mrs. Luryey that
some folks respected his opinions If she
didn't
"It would be more credit to Brod.
lex to save Hold Lurvey than to send
the smartest man in town seq she,
and we couldn't disagree with her.
"Well, we talked it up one side and
down the other at the caucus. Rafe
Wiley, who had been representative
for five years, and Of course expected
to be again, said no huff sight ruther
Hold should have It, and would work
for him. There was no danger but we
could carry the town easy enough.
There warn't man, far nor near, but
would give all his old hats to get even
with Mrs. Lurvey.
"Hod did not know what was up, but
l made him promise to go down and
vote. He said he would come over,
cross lots, and 60 down with me- When
| went out to the barn that morning
who should | see but lIod coming up
the hill with his old clothes on, and
looking as meaching us a whipped dog.
"'She suspected was going to the
village to-day and rot tearing mad
sez he. She locked my store clothes
up and put the key in her pocket and
told me to be lively about the chores,
for wc was going to pick geese to-day.
| fed around, then made tracks for
here. lguess might as well give up
fust as last II will have to come, !
don't believe that man lives who could
stand up against her when she gets In
n rage.
"You're tired and hungry, SEE i;
come in to breakfast, then we'll talk
things over.
II don't suppose was as sympathet-
ic as might have been, for II there's
anything under the sun that rifles me
it is to have man under a woman's
thumb.
at took some argufying to screw his
courage up to the pint OF buying a Sec
ond suit of clothes, but he done 1t; and
there warn't sprucer looking man OF
town meeting that day than Hosea
Lurvey, We had agreed to stop calling
him llod and to call him Hosea or Mr..
Lurvcy, to see II that wouldn't prop
up his self-respect a little.
"llc voted the straight ti,ket
through till they come TO town repre-
sentative; then his name was proposed
and was greeted with such a cheer that
the moderator said 1t was a waste Of
time to ballot and we'd elect hin
by reclamation. Then we escorted
him home in fine style.
Mrs. Lurvey come to the door al
primcd and loaded to give him
Scotch blessing, and was some tool
back TO see so many Of us. Col. Hook
er stepped forward and SEE, sez he
"'Allow me, madam, TO INTRODUCE u
yc our new representative, Hosea Lur
vey, OF Brodick, Esq
You've hit it right for once, sh
answered. III there's an Esq. any
where It amt Hold Lurvey that deserve
the title and ] amt overly sure thu
Brodick does, either, II its made sucl
n fool Of Itself. Waal, Mr. Lurvey, o
Brodick, ESQ., making him n mock
ing bow, 'ye better bid your friend
good night and come In, I've got
little account to settle with ye.
"'Thank We kindly, but promised t,
go down to the coloncl's to supper, Sc
he. we only come up TO tell ye tn
news Then how we cheered for on
new representative.
"rhat night the hull town turne,
out to serenade him, and on one pre-
text or another he warn't alone nue.
for the next few days,
ale hired Nathan Simpson to ri,
the farm whilst he was gone, an,
told him what 10 do and how to do II
Mrs. Iurvey might as well have trie,
ia drive n mule IA u make Nate o.
agin Ilosea's orders There was differ
cnt works at Tick Ridge from tina
,,mo
"you meyer 500 how IIosea mproye
whom anna bc had n chance IIc tool
rioht holt If nolitic, IA thouph he ba,
been broupht nm 10 'em nil his life an
II worn't lon,, before he had the. rer
crtation If heinz about as sbrewd a
,bey mako 'cm
DIV ,..a,a1 ,,hou ,,.o mat him a
uo nost o,,,oo I'm his yov homo IN
INC, timo ,hat our experiment In
.uooondol a,1 Ina yaq roino home /