The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Verdayin'S Candidacy
BY Pierre Veron.
CHOULD you ever happen to visit the

CHOULD you ever happen to visit the
- department of Trois-Etoiles, and
mention the name of NJ. Verdavin, it is
safe betting that your interlocutor, no
matter who he may be, will exclaim:
"Verdavin! Well, of all the ambitious,
intriguing men l ever met, Verdavin
was the worst"
However, now that the yoX populi
has pronounced upon my old friend,
permit me to have the honor of intro
ducing to you the real VerdaVin, that
you may compare him with Verdavin
the legendary.
Born of honest, but not poor, parents,
Amedee-such was his name-had, from
his childhood up, one single sare-to
live quietly and cozily on the 10000
francs a year bequeathed to him by
his pa and ma. He had CHEEKY little
town residence, love OF country
house. In spring he made little trip
to Paris; in summer he fshed; in au-
tumn he shot; in winter there was the
club. Nothing could have been pleas
anter.
Nevertheless, Amedee perceived that
something still was lacking in his life.
He wasted some one to keep his ac-
counts and oversee his expenditures.
How was he to get rid of this business
which threatened his idleness. and
placidity? He made up his mind to
take wife.
She whom be had chosen was young
girl of candid brow, but full of reso-
lution-a fact which had guided Yer
DAWN in his selection. He had said to
himself: "She will have enough to see
after all my business affairs, and 1
shall be saved any trouble il such mat
ters."
Yon moon that shone above-round as
the crown of his hat-had not yet filed
her horn six times after this mar
riage, when, one fine morning, my lady
summoned her husband. who FASTENED
TO her apartments, bearing in his hand
&. a package of hooks. to which he was
attaching new lengths of line and gut.
What is it. daring?"
"Amedee, be so good as to listen to
me. During the six months of our
married life have been studying your
character and scrutinizing your apti-
tudes, for you know well that man of
your age and position can not rust in
inglorious idleness."
"Why. bless me, Emmie, I thought
my time was sufficiently occupied. For
instance, just at this very moment,
was setting off for the brook, where
expected to get you a mess of fish for
dinner that"
"Amedee. be serious, beg of you, if
you can. have been canvassing the
whole subject thoroughly in my mind,
and have found the one pursuit."
But, my dear. when / say that"
THAT one pursuit in which, nova
days, a man can rise to power and hon.
or, is politics"
Politics. Heaven be praised, never
have gone in for politics; and, heaven
helping me, madame. I never WILL"
In three weeks there will be an
election in this department. Twill. that
is to say. you will, come forward as a
candidate"
But. dearest, you have not
thought"
Eyes. dear, haze thought it over in
its every aspect. Indeed, 1 have pre-
pared your address to the electors"
1.-The deuce you have!"
Don't swear, Amedee; swearing Of
tends the sc-upulous voters. Do you.
think it is very agreeable for wom-
an TO spend all her lifetime shut up in
this poky old hole, absolutely un-
known? The provinces do not make
regulations. but they elect deputies.
What would I not give to hear people
say, as passed: You see that pretty
little woman in brown? She's the wife
of our representative
"Emmie. you are only jesting!"
This, then. is the address you are to
issue to the electors" and she read as
follows:
Fellow Citizens: At a time when the
well-beinG-nay. the very existence-de-
fnands the harmonious union Of all patriot
&c men, feel it my duty to desire an OPP
portunity Of combating on the parlia-.
nentary field of battle for the regeneratio
of our beloved country. What desire
sha, you must all desire-is order in liberty
with liberty in order
There were nearly three columns of
this.
The next morning there began for
the unhappy Yerdayin life the horrors
Of which it would be difficult to re-