Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-01-01

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brisk. Quite number of coins had jim
gled into the till in the tall, spindle
legged desk. Also, not a few persons
had been in to see the doctor. Some
had gone their ways, saying they would
call again; others had left requests that
he would come to their homes on his
return. All in all, the forenoon had
passed pleasantly and profitably; and
Marlowe whistled softly to himself as
he sauntered to his dinner.
Coming back he noted that a chill
wind was blowing from the northwest
and that slaty clouds were mashaling
In that quarter.
Tucker, who had discarded his di-
lapidated stray hat for cloth cap of
equal disreputability, sat upon the edge
of the wide top step in front of the
drugstore. He was idly swinging his
long legs, and amusing himself by hold
ing bit of straw between his neither
teeth and lip, and with spasmodic mo-
lions of his lower jaw thrusting the
free.end of it through his stubbby mus
tache. Meantime, he was humming
through his nose:
Come, love. GOMEZ The boat lies low;
She lies high an dry on the Ohio.
Come, love, come-an' go along with
me,
I'll take you down to Tennessee"
Breaking off abruptly as Ralph drew
,'Jep flung away the piece of straw
he had been juggling, and gazing ad-
miringly upon the neat business suit ot
brown the druggist had donned while
at dinner, exclaimed:
by jeeminy! Fine feathers makes
fine BIRDS 'cordin' to the OIL sayin'. My
daddy use to put it-'fine fur makes a
fine mink skin; an heard Teller say
in rhyme one time:
" 'Tain't what he knows, but what hi
wears,
That helps Teller put on airs;
A stovepipe hat upon his head
Counts more n all the books he's read.
May be that's overdrawn a little
but Their amt no denyin' that gooC
clo'es counts fer more n most peopl,
gives 'em credit. You'd look nice IL
sackcloth an ashes; but you'd look 1
darn sight better in purple an fine lin
en-. But say!" rising and following
Marlowe into the drugstore; 81 want t.
ask you a question, If you won't thinl
me too peart."
"Out with it," answered Ralph, toss
ing his hat upon the desk and watkins
behind the counter.
well, it's-it's this" hesitating ant
rubbing his husky palms together
whats y'r politics?"
Marlowe laughed outright. The
suddenly checking himself and looking
sober, he said in return:
"Why do you ask?"
well, that's a question an a half.
chuckled Jep, albeit a little uneasily
81 ask cause | want to know"
Perhaps I do not subscribe to tn
tenets of any political party"
81 don't ketch y'r meanin' 'xactly.
Tucker admitted, shaking his head
'But you vote, don't your"
Sometimes"
"And wen you vote, you vote som
ticket, don't your"
"Then that's jest what I want t.
know, What ticket do you vote?"
"And again | ask-why do you in
quire?"
"W'y the 'lection's comm on" Je
explained, easing his back against tn
edge of the counter; IAN both partie
/ is countin' noses. Some o. the Teller
was round to the stable a while ago
an wanted me to feel o you an fin
out how you voted. They want to lis
you on the poll book"
81 see. BY the way, what is the pc
litical complexion of this community?
"Oh! what few of 'em amt Republ
cans Is Democrats; an what few Of 'er
amt Democrats is Republicans"
That's very clear" laughed MarlowC
"But which party is in the ascend
ency?"
(which one has the biggest vote?"
Exactly"
"Well. it's nip and tuck-an' some
times one, an sometimes t'other. Blu
the Republicans II beat this year"
Indeed? What are you, Jep?"
me? I'm Republican All good
lookin' fellers Is Republicans"
"Why do you think the Republican
will win this year,"
cause they will. that's why. Tha
Billy Bryan couldn't beat nothin'. II
couldn't beat carpet"
what is DR.. Barwood?"
"The Of doc? He's the leadin' Re
publican O. the township. Now wha
are your"
"a Democrat. Are there no othe
parties represented"
mo, | guess not. Then with
whimsical grin.-"There was one pro
ibitionist here severl years ago. Bu
he jest hatchery argied hisself {
death; an that broke up the party. S
you're a Democrat?"
81 am"
Ever scratch y'r ticket?"
Seldom"
mt me. neither. I'm purity near a
bad as Of Ed O'Neil. Heard him sa
once he wouldn't scratch his ticket [
save Christ from the cross. An 8
you're goin' to vote fer Bryan, ar
YOU"
IF vote at all-yes."
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