The sun., 1900-10-02

well, If that's the kind of wav
Mckinley brings, say he's all right
"You can't understand about the
things, Cynthia. Women never ca
But you see these gold bugs that ha,
control Of the markets
just little, to catch.
trap. It's simply 2no
scheme, and the reason
business done is becau -
are smart enough to TAX
'em, and sell before they
maybe we'd betteY NJ
now if that's the case.p
"They are hardly fat enod
market"
"Well, don't see what wei
to do. You have gone and bet 81
that $50. Maybe we'd better sc
sheep and cate during the Nd
wave"
II woul6.uranthia. I'd be
to make a ,Steele'a>sale, were
the looks of RlslngAg. .SopS
rington and 81 (tp sas doing
was ashamed tsined an "
fight and was goira front FfF
! Il don't see, Simo.
move away if we did Zt
mo, not as long as ~
and they didn't close ttpe
then suppose wed y
move to the poorhousa sisa
India, where people apU.S
| well, If you eveI.y and
ious hotlon us 10 nun inn
Mexico, and live am,at the
you will go alone. e with ~
you." already E
But suppose we ION wlil
"Simon Grey! Ale IN TINS
they're all heather Owe
heard that there's more
now than there Is room -al
where on earth could held
enough to take us allfourth
such a suggestion is ridicuer
when Joe Harrington IL
knocked out some of your s.
But no sooner said than
lied that she had struck.
chord, for such remark was ~, ~
to Simon, who had long been S
his wisdom. 1t reused his al lJ
time he thought of the fight,
| Cynthia referred to it, in this
it riled him beyond all reas
jumped up from his chair, al
stamping his foot on the fiocb
that if she said another word m
to India or Mexico, and he lwo&
| ask her to go along, and when -,
rived there he'd probably marry agai
and she'd never know the differenc
Cynthia was so amused she laughe
Wouldn't you look pretty, Simon, wit
one of them Greasers for a wife?" 4
referring to that old cuss HariE
ton again, are you? He was the q
that told you the Mexican ladies
Greasers. No doubt in my mind
what it's another blamed Republis
scheme to make people think the NJ
cans are not as good as we are. ,t
say they're whittier than you are"
he shook his fist in her face, to EN-
size 1t.
"Simon," said Cynthia, "take
eggs and go to town. We need
groceries, and maybe little fresl
might calm you. You know the dt
said your brain should not be irritate
"I'll attend to my BRAIN" retbrtt
Simon, "and also to the buyln' of IL
groceries. want some tobacco for or
thing. Anything else we need?"
II suppose we could all live if you la
tobacco; but If there's any money le
you might get some sugar and coffee
Simon then started for Boonsvill
and Cynthia was left at home with HI
two little boys. "Pa looks kinder dill,
idated, don't hef" said Jimmie, as /
watched his father disappear down II
road.
Many remarks similar to Jimmie
were made by the people of Boonsvil
when they saw Political Simon. E
did indeed look dilapidated; his figu
was less erect, and his feathers SCENE
to be dropping.
"Hi, there, Simon" somebody sal
cup again, are your" -
"Yes, SIR" said Simon. up and ev
ready to defend my honor" And th,
the fellow laughed.
"To bad you were so unfortunately
"Oh, you needn't grieye about 1t.
amt any more unfortunate than 4,
are. The election has put us all i1 II
same boat-the boat of slavery a,
despair"
Il don't understand you, Simon"
"Well, you will before many mont
roll by. We are elected to be slay
of the rich men for four more yea,
by that time we will all be In despa
This Mckinley prosperity wave wor
last long"
'ssppose it does, though; then VIII
would you thinkY"
what would = 1 - think?" Sim,
slowly repeated. 81 would think 1t w
another id Republican scheme to 4
ceive the people,"
"Well, wouldn't you be glad IL tsrs
did get better, regardless of the cause
(To be continued)