The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-13
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

They were talking about elections and
~ sfsltfr-7 sii-7J1sv= Z-an one Of the D Ii
tlcians said 4 recall election dinner
or. rather supper is the days long gone
by which broke up the good determine
Of q bad boy and caused him TO resume
his evil ways It was not exactly the din
ner that changed the youths mind but
If there had been no dinner he might to-
day have been a respectable Christian
way: The ladies Of the Presbyt terrain
church IN the town had decided to gather
election day. They were to serve Glnner,
supper and lunch later IN the evening to
ne men VIZ y 800 % - -+a4 4I1s
order to- save expt IlSeS tneS 9sSu tHS
church for the dining room and built a
Iean-to kitchen on the side of the church
in which they did their cooking There
was a side door to the church and the
from the church into the k1tehen- me
lumber was gotten from lumber dea ier,
whose wife was IN the woman society
OF the church 50 II d1an cost the la1lsS
anything. OF course that has nothing to
do with the story They got through with
their dinner all right and IN the evening
the church was pretty well nlled with
people who had dropped in to talk. eat
and wait for the returns young man
passed the church and he noticed the tenn
uorary kitchen and saw the smoke pour
ing from stove pipe which poked out
into his mind and he straightvay hunted
Of the pipe thus shutting off the draft
and cdusing the smoke to fill the kitchen
He then era yIed over q fence and hid to
await DEVELOPMENTS It ehanced that there
was no one in the kitchen at the time,
but in q few minutes one OF the sisters
with white apren on opened the door
between the church and the Kitchen 2 nd
the smoke rolled in She cried. oh. Elder
Johnson. won't you come and see what
tire trouble isgs The elder went into the
kitchen and by looking through crack
saw the cause. He went out and as he
turned the corner to 60 round the church
he met boy who had been the meanest
ever known The boy had been ref rned
at a revival a short time before, but the
elder knew nothing I his ref arTnat17n and
If str %f1ea ff41T -f1V
on a clean collar and cuffs and strangesr
of all, he did not notice that the by was
sober. The boy was about II years old
but for several years he had not failed to
get drunk at elections and at sundry and
and thinking coed Thoughts he was
to eat supper with the ladies Of the
was at peace with the world and there
was no evil IN his heart for he loved
who had caused more trouble than all the
men in town. and the instant he saw the
the smoking stove, so ne reached Ior the
boy, turned him around and as he kicked
street he said Now keep away from here
you blankety BANKED hezthen- can't the
out your blank BANKED interfere -ceZ ana
he gave one final hearty kick All the
as he gathered rocks and cast them at
the elder and the church ne let out q
that even the good people inside heard
and the elder run IN and closed the door.
After casting al the loose rocks at the
closed door that he could ind. he gath
cred a club and opening the door. tried
to cezx the elder 70 come out and have
the time Of his life Some men finally
quieted the boy and he then went down
town and filed up On election booze The
young man who was hid followed him and
svEa patfized with him, but he didn't tell
the boy who put up the board and never
have told him
This electien. dinner business. IS kird
of frost, anyhow said another Of the
group Il have been both judge and clerk
of elections and have been tangled UP
more OF less IN local politics all my life.
and have come TO the conclusion that
election dinners are q snare and a de u
sion The last time 7 was a Judge we had
q large number Of votes cast in OR pre-