Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
'tily demanded as he turned

ers?" he loftily demanded as he turned
on her.
oh, nothing except to be a soft
mark. You'd better leave your watch
and money with me-"
Madam" he said as he came closer,
Il fling the insult back into your teeth
You need not order any cards. While
| shall be Mayor Bowser you'll be
nothing. l did not dream that there
was a person with such a small soul
on earth. | go in answer to the call of
my country. | go to make a speech to
crowd of patriots. l go to be unani-
mously nominated for the mayoralty.'
With that he passed down the hall
and banged the door behind him, and
as his footsteps echoed on the walk
Mrs. Bowser and the cat looked at
each other and smiled. Mr.. Bowser
headed for an empty store two blocks
away which had been fitted up as
headquarters. and as he entered the
place he found about 80 of the faith
full waiting his appearance.
"Hurrah for old honesty! Hurrah
for the man who will save American
they shouted as he entered, and he
couldn't be blamed for feeling a glow
of satisfaction spread all over him.
When he had shaken hands with n
score or SO of his admirers, the man
who had taken it upon himself to boss
things took him aside and whispered:
You see how the boys feel. Every
one of them is positively aching to lay
down his life for his country. That
five bought two kegs of beer, but
you'd better duplicate it. We don't
want their enthusiasm to get dry until
you are nominated
"But don't propose to buy my nomi-
pation," protested Mr. Bowser.
Tut, tut, man. Its only beer to
keep the boys shouting. You can slip
me the money, and they'll think it's
from me"
Mr. Bowser slipped. Then there
were shouting and hurrahing, and the
boss got up on a chair and said that
America was going to the dogs. Some
thing would be done, however. Mr..
Bowser. honest, upright and patriot
TO the core. had consented to throw
himself into the breach and become a
second George Washington. They were
there for the purpose of nominating
him as mayor, and he was there for the
purpose of accepting the honor and
pledging himself TO rescue the country
from it's shame and degradation. Be
fore proceeding to nominate they would
proceed to imbibe.
The welkin rang with cheers, and the
country was almost saved. 1t Is due TO
Mr.. Bowser to say that he wanted TO
keep beer and honest government sep
arate, but he was in the hands of his
friends and was overruled Ten min
utes later all was ready for the nomi-
nation, when hitch occurred. 1t was
discovered that all the beer kegs were
empty. 1t was only when a fresh one
was rolled in that patriotism again
glowed ia the breasts Of the crowd.
Then the boss stood up and eulogized
Mr.. Bowser and nominated him for
mayor and predicted that any blamed
American citizen who had the cheek to
run against him would be showed I'M
der TO the depth of six feet, with n
crust on top. Then Mr.. Bowser got up
and accepted the high honor That
might have been what he was talking
about or not but the patriots SO con-
strued it, and he was happy. AS he
got down from his chair more beer was
rolled In. and as many honest men as
could get around him demanded office
under his administration. They want
ed to repudiate corruption and assist
him to save the country. His promises
We're given right and left. and when
they asked him to sing The Star Span
gled Banner and The Sword of Bum
ker Hill" to further strengthen the