The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-14

about answering the Opposition's dues-
lions, and too keen about the widow
Among themselves they grumbled n good
deal against Joe's timc-consuming court
ship of the widow. 20 the neglect, as they |
thought. Of his campaign. At length.
Thine II short. joe" they Informed HIM.
how will you answer that question:
/ 'WCll. I haven't hat ON anything yet
boys. But I haven't time TO talk with
you longer now; We a call To- make"
/ Dash the calir' said somerville, his
patience exhausted. Joe, look here /
Woman will be the ,eath OF you In Tn i
election. You're wasting time that be-
longs 90 the party. You're risking the /
losing your head. Has all your expert |
ence as practical politician gone for
nothingf''
tut. tut. Ernest. my lad, listen to me- |
Now Just be honest; who IL better caIcu-
lated 10 be wise on me subject Of women. |
you or met Now be honest"
We'll. seven wives ought TO have made
YOU wise. admit"
Now you're talking. my young man.
old Joe laid hand convincingly on the
chairmans shoulder. Ernest, my boy.
trust TO the women. n you get in n tgnt
corner. ask some good friendly woman.
she'll get you out OF the pickle " there's
"a ghost Of a show for you. Now these
fellows think they've got old Joe on the
hip with their sassy little impertinentI
Question. But just wait. Why. man, II
haven't had seven separate and distinct
women one time and another, for moth
Ing. III Just guarantee you that vel
pull out Of this hole all right. Don't
know Just how. but you mark ME, Wen
get out. And lt'u be wOman's hand
that points the way. I've got faith In
them. Ernest. they, next to Providence,
are the most resouFceful power there is
That Sunday evening Joe warmed his
feet at the widows hearth. telling her his
weeks experiences. and hearing from her
The news Of the village.
4 How II my friend ONmeyer2" asked
the favored courtlsr. Has ne been max
ing hay round this way lateiyT'
. The widow stirred the FIRE and poured
more tea. Joe" said she. II want 10
ask you n question"
! Great Christopher. widow, I've got one
duestion hangin' over me. and you have
A Mt advised me how to answer that yet"
! laughed Joe. covering the widows hand
7, with his own.
Maybe that's what I'm getting at.
/. Now. what I want 20 ask. sir. IL, what
. effect would Il have N Oxmeyer should
n come out strong against youT I'm moi
= saying any more: I Just wonder"
I. 'tiumph. u would make me solid as a
4 wall with the Pops outside OF Platte
A township. that's wat IL would do. HE'D
N be- n regular red flag 90 n bull with those
IN fellows: they'd forget all about this ding
y
~ pshawi there's no chance of Oxmeyer
a maxim any move ike that-he's too good
u a politician and too good a business
I. man"
"a ''well. that's about the way I thought
10 u would work. The way ! figured Il out
= myself" The widow turned the subject
" and old Joe thought 20 himself. That's
,r the only trouble, women aint practical
=. NJ they was Just practical they'd beai
m Providence for schemin'."
but the following week. the last fDl
b. week before election, old Joe and tb'
lr public az large we're astonished TO heal
ie that ONmeyer had broken clear over tn
p traces and gone forth on a stumping op
e. position 10 the Topulist candidate. TN
20 Republican candidate and managers dis
ir approved. but dared not say as much q
h. tho overzealous capitalist. What ha'
ie caused him NJ this late day 10 make tn
be- blunder Of all blunders for his party
va was not apparent. The explanation md
n. Ing M lst favor attributed the move 4
o. the manufacturer jealousy OF Smith i
~ the race for the Widow Plumb's affec
o. lions m anyone thought the man wa
t. put up 10 the foolishness by the widoV
er he kept Il 90 himself for only the wome
or know the women whom II comes down 1
~ fine points
M Joe. the next Sunday. was jubilant. II
OF came home from the marches with mos
be rcassurfng news The Pops outside G
w Platte township are churned 10 froti
,is They say capital has shown It's hand an
90 they're rallying 20 old Joe by droves
That little pesky question Of the New
IN. and me young professor Is knocked ga
en- That's all right. joe" said his mana
gers. "but you have yet Go answer IN
ne 1ittie pesky question IN this township
ne IOrmoyer's "a power I'm his own territor,
O., How win you answer itT
e- Don't ask me-there's time enough Il
lie that I'm glad enough TO get one hor
re OF the dilemma settled. There's one mo-
'iu day 20 settle the other horn in-but u
,et due. and Joe trotted or % see the wi
Joseph smith," said the widow. "T
" disappointed IN you. Here Providence %
ne solved the biggest end OF your riddle
~ YOU free gratis, for nothin, and ~
J m ought TO be able % climb out OF the MT
90 ono by yourself 7 thought you were
ing politician" The widow drew her har
not away from Joe's with a look Of moo
scorn.
au The balance OF the conversation IN
80 Sunday evening has Aver come 10 U
a', knowledge Of this historian. The subs
quent facts. though, are open 10
. world for such inference as the wOr
~. may choose % draw. The chief OF the
80 facts ls that Joe was up and abroad .
=, fore sunrise Monday, securing the tow
abfn 10 md farmers n listen % his -
lea emn promise that he ertainly would n
%. vote for the repeal cf the sugar boun'
Then why didn't you say so3 the fari
~ ers demanded.
90" "Why, damme." said Joe. clapping
- man heartily on the shoulder, II suppe
~ ed you would take that for granted!
W And N you will turn 10 the official re
~, ord you will find that Joe voted agar
'es the repeal as he said ne would-to I
~ SATISFACTION OF his home constituents.
~. s to the unutterable surprise and chagi
y, ~ the farmers beyond Platte, who
20. docked 10 his support because Oxmsy
Iass had opposed him.
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