Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-25

don thlnk Oh me. AS an AlHeIlcciA
woman. also born in the State of Con-
necticut, l am also willing to make
sacrifices Put on your hat and over
coat and go right along
Mr. Bowser went He had heard dur
ing the day that numbers of electors in
his ward were wavering, and the idea
had come to him tina. if he could bring
these 15or 20 waverers over to his side
liberty might continue to do business
at the old stand for another four years.
His mission then was to hunt up the
wayaring, and he found two of them
on the first corner. lie knew them for
wayerers the minute he set eyes on
them They had that thirsty, dubious
and uncertain look never seen with
man who has made up his mind and
can't be turned aside by mad dogs.
Yes, boss" they replied as he adj
dressed 2 them, de fact is, We don't
know exactly how to vote. We did
think Of votin to bust dis country al
to smash, but .lere wasn't no beer in it.
Yves ready now. to save America, but
we must wet our threats"
"You shall wet them gentlemen
said Mr.. Bowser. Not only shall you
wet your throats, but when the country
mas been saved I shall take care that
l-onWn If
will step in with me, gentlemen"
They stepped They not only wet
their threats and called Mr.. Bowser a
good fellow, but they accompanied him
on his travels and hunted out other
electors who were wavering. The NUM-
her was something of a surprise. There
were three or four on every corner and
five or six in front of every saloon
Some few GOT over wavering after one
schooner of beer had been disposed Of.
but in the majority of cases it took
two to stiffen their spinal columns anC
brace their legs for the shock of bac-
tie. Mr.. Bowser would have preferred
pop or sarsaparill2, but his crowd Of
| patriots objected In their opinion, no
| man capable of saving the country
would turn to baby drinks in the face
! of peril. He therefore took beer, and
if he lives to be a thousand years Old
! he will never be able to remember
whether it was IA glass or IA barrels
he drank. For two hours he laborel in
the vineyard as john Hancock .aboreG
before seiaiag the goose quill ana af-
liked his signature to the Declaration OF
independence. Over a hundred va
verers were brought over and nailed
ias;, and the number would have been
doubled if his money had held out He
had spent his last cent when his fam
;Iy butcher happened to run across him
and SAID
See here, Bowser. you have done
enough for America and had better go
home"
.Ish er country shaved?' he anx-
iously asked.
| "She is
"Bulwarks of liberty all rize?"
"All right Come along home"
It was an hour past midnight, but
Mrs. Bowser and the cat were still sit
ting up. Mr. Bowser was steered
through the gate and left TO find his
way up the steps. They lodged and
wabbled a great deal, but he finally
beat their tracks, and Mrs. Bowser
opened the door for him and helped
him into the sitting room. As he sat
down on chair his head fell to one
side, and he struck out his legs"
We'll, is America to live on?" she
asked after looking him over.
| America is ali rize-a,l rice" he re-
| piled as he tried to brace up.
And you saved her?'
"Lhave-shaved-
Then I'll go to bed and sleep con-
tented A
| she left gas jet burning and left
him as he sat she had got UP stairs
when a muddled thought struck him
that sac would have hold on him If
ne didn't say something, and he called
out:
~Woaw0man. shee how. it is. Isu