The morning times., 1896-09-20

hl> sib- ects. For If the sovereIpn WI,
lacking III proper so.iCitude for the i'll
ter-S'' OF his kingtom. the want was Off
set b. his splendid dignity. exhibited even
In his gambling.
ThoisaaIS o. ihnS. moIern men who bet
that Mckinley VIII be elected will fo,-
give the al king 70. his rdshnes> and why
shoIli they TO? Campaign gamblers beI
anything from a a to II fuitine.
Some o. the modern waecrs are very
picturesque Every campaign is marked
by new aud strang. forms o, betting which
Involve some remarkable though not al,
ways expensive sacrifices on the part OF
the luscrs.
The wbralbarrow wag.r is too old n Joke
II has become too common. But there are
other 'orms OF ireaE.sii betting vet to be
devised.
wager is rcrcrtcG from Nebraska
which would bc uiiCLr, except Tor the
SiUIi"r one which Was made he1wc.n
two Wisconsin citizens n week ago. an
account ot which was gwen in the DAILY
papers. Both bets & q" worthy 10 20 down
in history OF ga'rtlinc a1oUr With the
story of the proiiEal king.
AGREED ON ONE PoIVT.
The TWO ActIas.;. ci.il...s nc!S. frequent
debates on the currency question They
first argued during Il friendly call at the
home 81 one Of them.
La;e. thcy corSu;t cd hours at their places
Of bUsiCcSS, at the clGb, on street corners.
ana III "a sore Of places where chance Or
design provided meeting.
These two citizens were sitting one night
over q hottie, which was nearly empty. u.
wine, when all astonishing wager was sud
denly preCipitHtcd on The result of the
election. said TIE dyCd-iT-t wool NJ
Kinley man. leaning forwaT ID and spreading
bob 8rr:iS over the tat!n toward his COM
puuion:
We have hoth agreed on one Point; thai
this country is going TO ruin and Will be
unfit to live in, IN case the others Caadi-
date is elected in November" The Bryan
man nodded his head
Now | am So confident that Ma jor
Mckinley will be elected that will lie
willing TO bet you the best corner lot in
Lincoln, with 4 whole county Of Oklahoma
lad thro wnin, butI have much morcnatU-
raj proposition to make" The speaker
paused and drank the one remaining drink
from the bottle. Then he proceeded i'm
preSsivcly:
Imposing similar conditions on you /
agree IN the event of Bryan's election &c
expatriate myself. According to my
arguments the cGuntryi is going 10 the eternal
how-wows If Bryan is elected. Accord
ing 10 YOU. it is gOirg to the dogs If
Mckiuley is elected.
ONE MUST LEAVE THE COUNTRY
You, making a like promise / solemnly
pledge myself 10 forever leave the country
by January /. 1897, in case the Demo
cratic candidate is elected. =
The Bryan enthusiast did hot so much
as wink at this astounding proposition.
With the greatest promptness. and bring
ing his fist resOnantly down on the table.
he said
agreed"
TIE Bryan man even went further and
suggested that the contract be signed and
sealed before a notary public, and 1t was
done.
The above story. which is likely to go |
down as the most remarkable wager of
the campaign. was told yesterday by an
official at Republican headquarters. and
the names of the parties 10 the bet We're |
recently published i'll Il Western news
paper.
A pretty girl living on Vermont ave-
nue., in this city, made queer election |