Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-08

"Oh, he's so Wame tricky ana seen
liar" says ST. e things clcste. but I
got majority 81 e, ef Eph'n only stay
away"
"oh. no." sa II wouldn't never
bribe nobody, 81 wisht to thunder he
had a job thaSd take him out o town
lection day.
Wei. shore 'n0ugh. day before election
Eph had a JOB o. drivin' a shoat over to
Bainsville station in wagon That's
about twenty mile, and the feIlers over
there was notified 10 keep him there. so'se
he couldn't git home fectIon day TIL the
polls was closed at O'Clock.
Eph got over with his shoat all right and
stayed all night at Meeks, hotel Next
day the boys got around him and they
PLAYED cards and gassed and went on till
about O'Clock. when Eph lowed he must
be eittin' home TO vote. Then one o Sis
fellers took him 70 one side an arranged
with him 10 come TO the store an git all
the -four his family wanted that year ef
he wouldn't git back in time. Eph agreed
and stayed on awhile. BY m by his.con-
science got 10 hur;in' him. he said. an
he must raley sit home and exercise his
American rights. Then one o. Hens fel-
lers toled him of and fixed Il up that he
was to have his side meat free ef he
wouldn't go back. So he stayed on.
About O'Clock a train came along that
run from the station TO our town. and.
sir Eph, he declared no couldn't stand IL.
he must go home an vote They couldn't
head him of. no way SO he told thel liv-
cry stable man TO take keer OF his team
tell he got back. and away he went on tho
train.
Tho boys sent telegraph right away TO
Hen an 81, sayin Epb would git into
town about 2 quarter O. 4. Hen got his
fellers together, an they couldn't thinks
what TO 90. They da'snt ditch the train.
an IL looked like nothin' short o. death
would keep Eph from voting. Along about
train time Hen an his friends went down
10 the deepo. an there was 81 an, HIS
: crowd. So they got together an agreed
ha. as each often wanted Eph KEEP away
hey'd.as well both jine in tho effort.
Ynally,Si says;
Hen, I got it-' he says, when that
here train come In les you an mo pur-
tend Ike we was gittin' mad. an when
Eph steps or les Kit to fightin. Eph ies'
loves 10 see = Isuts Inc DoyS IL All pltcn
In and wen wool Eph into II soma way
an it'n be blamo strange ef We can't head
him of for a quarter OF an hour"
Hen he lined on this So. when the
train pulled I'm they carried II out. They
liz in 10 fightiT an had a reg'ler ecrani-
bic. Eph looked on and grinned. Then
somebody pushed him in an he was lost
in the shuttle They KEEP on fer about
ten minutes, when a fellen runs up an
says:
"stop, we dog gone foels." he says.
"Ephs gone TO vOye.'
Well. they sire lxed IL after him. fer
he'd slipped awaf in the melee. An, sir.
when Hen and sScome onto him they was
all red an hogan winded with their
wras'ling. but nero was Eph-cool as you
please-an' he mas jes' a putin n green
back in his podket an the teller that was
a leaving him ashley come up was Bone
cipher. the Probitioh candidate.
The time was atSut up. but Hen says
10 him:
"Eph, come on, dt's git drink" he
says.
eyes. Eph." says 81, "c'm' on"
Boys" says Eph, do un'stan' that
all yore promises still holdIn' good?'
"Yep." says they
Isl. will you make It terbacker and
aour?"
Certain short" says 81.
Hen. viii you iS LIQUOR TO tina. side
meat?"