The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-06


went on. and it was at Robert Henry's
suggestion that a strong delegation was
sent into the dirtiest part of the town to
convert that neighborhood, out and out
onDonents of the Van Gravaelso.aclx fac
ton, from the error of their ways Rob
err Henry and Wartie and Jimmie Nc
Taggart headed il, and. knowing that
these barbarians would scorn candy. the
missionaries took a pocket fun of peb-
bies ana a couple of base ball bats to
strengthen their arguments When Robert
Henry appeared for supper with a black
eye and a rent In the portion of his nick
erbockers where it is least desirable for
a rent to be- and no hat at all, he very
so.emny Informed his father that the
other party was developing unexpected
strength. Aunt Robina was hysterical
Some famous man-who should have
known better than use such dreadful Ian
guage-said war was-er-the bad place
and really l think politics also Is far
from being an angelic occupation. I wish
il was over. Robert Henry, please change
your apparel before you come to sup
per, and ask cook to place a beefsteak on
your lovely suffering eye. The Van GRAY
aelsoeck eyes were always blue and l
don't believe even your great. great great
great, great grandfather the admiral ever
added black TO his Politics is a most I'M
gentlemanly affair, to be mixed up with
and I hope when YOU grow nm Robert
Henry that the memory of this experience
VIII always act as warning to you never
under any circumstances to condescend to
vote
hoDert Henry however, was rather
proud Oh ms plack eye and utilized il as
q means OF drawing from the parental
pocket another contribution to his cam
paign fund. This was matter that re-
QullGQ the most constant attention
W aIIe ana Jimmie McTaggart were in
9atlaDie IN their demands and threats, and
hoperl Henrys dreams were haunted
VITA spectres OF his father and himself
"einB KIDNAPPED by masked rut1ans of
or two before The el"ot,on ~ h liIs Ut
feeling IKE a maelsed ruftiso hi,,saIf
into bis own heplr a,d abetraeto1 itl,,
tents. two half dollars ana nio ,.G and
a cent. When tha street Iannns 49,
lighted he stole away 70 the tow, liz
Wartie and Jimmie and invested IN
VARIETY of Are CRACKERS which 49, ,,i.oos
in a box and carefuIv and secret1t p'' 90
ried home bv Robert Henry
Fur said Wartie in q ,ioor,,, o..
of the beach, as they went honeward 10
wards the Van GraVaesoeck cottage 'afur
de enemy's up to games which have
oughter be fusterated an they will"
They will!' Jimmie McTaggart hoarse-
ly cried
t'They wiIlp Robert IIonr,, o~roo,,o.7 -,
lowIv ''rTo-rnorrov M, foitI,fsI 49,
men
who's Yer cal1in, n father, 1Duo.
rnan9,' cried Jip,rnio ,rott,s,,ii 80
no Frencbman nor snanta.9 r<,,.,,l.. "'' ;,
oTfushshsbr, said Wrarti, .s11..,.
spies,'
.sIIusbshsbi,, said pohar, No. ,r,y-
NAV ~ followed NTtoio,,a We
riabti ! bee, vo,,,. ,1arlia,, 49,. 'iis' Isl
nv, ,,o,.r,, 49,, mean
y-aeonr,, W. a. INC o7iiu
.,r,o- r,,,r,o,,.p,
or ,,,(rrc,',,,
ana they uptoed Off conspiratorially.
When they tiptoed back again at a call
from Robert Henry
forgot said he. I'VE swear!
All right, said Jimmie, II don't care
If you do too. Dumbaste itH'
No, nor said Robert Henry, hurriedly,
Just we swear! "
I'VE swear" said all in the most fra
gical voices imaginable, and they tiptoed
off again.
The next day an event of soma i,,port-
ance was TO take Mace On tba ,,ocarIt Ia
beside the only min in tba nee to,,,,,
Quite a number Of voters were er,,plo,,ed
in The min and n occ,,rrrod 70 ~ ~
Gravaelsoeckites that IL would no q 1901
idea to drive down there al the moon hour
with a band and deliver q Anal and Ion-
vincine address n Inc roer, Will, r., ~
their iuncb ana tool, tbeir 1900. ~
ARRANGEMENTS were made when ne ,i,,oI
party got wind az IL and IN noos, ~
eentleman1v wav as Ann potina
tested hired another hand 80 ',r,,,t,,o,.
wagon and proceeded at the same hour
to the same place This was the enemy's
game which was to be "fusterated.' OF
course, all the boys of the town were there
in force and divided into factions. sub
sidi2ed, it may be feared, by grinuing
politicians of a greater age. The Repub-
llcans drew up at one extreme end If the
muddy vacant ground. and the Democrats
drew up at the other. The one band blair
ed out, Hail TO the Chief" and the other
lit was Aunt Robina who said they were
vulgar-drOwned them out with "A jIot
Time in the Old Town" Then they were
silent and young gentleman in one wa
gon introduced an old gentleman who said,
yellow citizens!' while an old gentle