Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-10

old Pitzmacher, the saloon keeper, was
at the head Of them. If that's politics,
Ia rather have the mumps."
But, you see, Pitzmacher IL the
member OF the city central committee
from this ward. and the others IRE the
officers of the ward club. They came
over to congratulate me on my candl-
dacy for the senate. couldn't do less
than thank them, could /? They've
arranged a mass meeting for this even
Ing to indorse me, and l suppose I'll
have to 60 over and make them little
speech"
II thought you wouldn't have to turn
over your handw
"Well, you know q candidate Is bound
to get the Endorsement of his home
ward. Once | get that fixed up, you'll
see that therell be no more trouble"
An hour later Pitzmacher drove up
In an old hack, and the Hon. Thomas
Brown descended to welcome him. His
wife gave him fair warning.
"If you 60 riding around on the
streets with that man, Tom Brown"
she called after him down the stairs,
III never be seen on the street with
you again. What do you suppose the
neighbors will say?'
| In the gray hours of the early morn
ing the hack again drew up before the
house, and Mr.. Brown entered his once
quiet and happy dwelling. AS the door
closed a crowd of men and boys. who
had followed the hack from the meet
ing place, cheered loudly.
1t was 8 o'clock before Mr.. Brown
appeared for breakfast. His wife re-
ceived him with plying smile, in
which tears and anger were equally
mingled. She laid before him copy
of The Morning Echo and pointed in
silence to the headlines over an article
on the first page. Tom Brown Out
For Senator it read. ridiculous
Ambition of Broken Down Pettifog-
ger" "Hints Of Sensational Exposures
to BE Made
'"There," said Mrs. Brown. Nothing
to make any change in our home life,
ell? Elected without an effort on your
part? Duty to the state? What do
you say to that?"
Mr.. Brown lost what little appetite
he had. He read the article through
with anxious care. Then he swore.
The children looked up in surprise.
"The doorbell began ringing before
o'clock this morning." went on Mrs.
Brown. "There was procession of all
sorts of men neither you nor had ever
heard of. They all wanted to see SEN
ator Brown. want you to sue that
newspaper for libel"
"My DEAR" said the Hon. Thomas
Brown, with weak and pleading
smile, "you mustn't let that bother you
SO. Public men, you know, are subject
to the attacks of the partisan press.
Before l forget it, there was one little
thing l wanted to speak to you about
You buy your groceries of Hilton, do
you not? Well, now, just rs favor to
me, would you object to changing!
You see,. Hicks, on the opposite corner
is, | find, the president Of the Brown
club. Don't you think it would be q
, little pleasanter all around If we pa
tronized him?
"Mr Brown" persisted his wife
"Will YOU sue that paper for liEel|
"Why, certainly not was the an
swer, but that publication makes i
absolutely necessary for me to stay il
!. the fight If | backed out now, thu
newspapers would all say that l with
drew under fire. Then | should be
coward. OF course wish, for you
sake, since you feel so bad about it
that had never begun
. well, they can't say your son is
coward anyway"
y "Why, what's the matter?"
"He started for school at o'clocl
; this morning, just as he has done TO
the last two years. He wore prett
>. little white waist and red stockings
!. and thought he never looked so sweet
Half an hour later he came back.
!. wish you could have seen the child. FL
y had fought with three big boys, be
cause they said his father was broke
= down pettifogger. I've got him in tn
l. bedroom now, with witch hazel on hi
:. eye"
y Don't you think, Nellie" said Mi
Brown as ue SOC W. AlOiH wiz N"'-'
'that you could strain point ana Du
your groceries from Hicks?
- give fixed things so that won't q
necessary, l think. l saw enough las
night to convince me that you coul
;, never stand the strain Of campaig
y like this. When you came III tn
~ morning, was sure that l was RICH
and even if you could the rest OF I
" couldn't. So when the callers began
ring the bell at half past 6 told thel
>; all that Mr.. Browns physician had 10
~ hidden him to accept nomination"
~ "You did"
II Eyes, and then, little later, the
H. porters from the afternoon newspaper
. called to interview you. l told the
u all that you had refused to be cane
date; that the state of your health WI
IL precarious, and that you We're out
politics for good. So you see, after a
II it won't be necessary for me to buy n
butter from Hicks. "-Cincinnati Tri
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