The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-05
STAFFORD
Amusing Inoidsnt- OF the Election Other
Notes.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance

Correspondence Ol Inc free Lance.
Stafford O. H.. Va. June g. lS99
Mr.. l. l.. Coghill. Of Smith x Cog
hill Of the Burg, paid the Cour'housc
visit last week.
Several ludicrous things have como
to light since the election. One of our
esteemed vessel captains, whose boat
plies the waters Of the broad Potomac
and its tributaries, went to ye ancient
borough Of Aqua, now called Grflis,
TO deposit his ballot for the candidates
Of his choice. and after performing
that duty much to his satisfaction,
being thirsty he applied to one OF the
candidates present for "a drink. - He
was informed that the candidate mad
none, but was inyited to barrel Of
lemonade with directions 10 drink a
bucket full If he saw fit. He picked
up the bucket. lifted II to his mouth
(Which, by the way, is covered with
whiskers. which would make ex-senator
PETER blush with envy and proceeded
10 imbibe, when an American citizen,
OF African descent, not having the fear
Of the law before his eyes, lifted his
foot and smote that bucket TO such
an extent as TO overflow our captain
with lemonade from truck to keison,
and Immediately left for parts uu-
known, hotly pursued by our friend,
who shortly returned. after an unsuc.
cessful coon hunt, and after picking
tn lemon skins and seed out of his
whiskers, went home to dry out in a
very sour frame.
One Of our O. II friends was very
active in posting cards, written by
himself, for months before the election
and up to that day. The day after the
election, finding his fondest hopes
blasted by the whitening frost Of de-
feat. he Immediately posted the follow
ing card beneath one of the old ones
Farm for sale or rent '" Apply to-
Your correspondent was informed
about three weeks before election, that
one Of the candidates for Overseer Of
the Poor, in Aquia district had with
drawn. Upon enquiring it developed
that the reason of his withdrawal was
due to the fact that another candidate
had announced himself the week before
and had in that time told so many
things on the first candidate, that he
could not explain them in the three
weeks running, and was perforce COM
PEELED to back out.
There never was an election in this
county before in which there was such
sharp divisions brother against brother,
wives against husbands, husbands
against wives, seemed to be the order
of the day, but thanks to the sterling
common sense of the American people,
it ends at the polls, and matters assume
their normal condition again. This
alone is the subject of wonder to all
foreign people.
Mr.. II q. Chesley, treasurer. passed
here today on trip to Onville, in this
county.
W. j. Jacobs. Esq chairman Of the
Democratic committee, paid us two
visits this week.
Fine rains have fallen here within
the past few days, which have proven
great blessing to growing crops.
1t is rumored here that in the event
OF Republican census supervisor be-
ing appointed for the Eighth Congress
ional District. a certain gentleman who
has been nick. named Bones. on &C.
count of his lack of flesh, will receive
the endorsement as enumerator for the
Second district of this county.
Scribbler.