The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-10-27
Joe Share Gets Thors.

Look here, gentlemen, sad Joe IN hil
auctoneer tone, loud, clear, sonorous as 1
viking call Seems to me we've heard 4
good d,al tonight about savin people,
lives.
The audience compelled by the big, ring
ing voice, h'gan to listen, somewhat pugna
ciously, yet the men sa. down again, line
by line.
Boys, clarioned Joe, out Of his strong,
lank jaw, It's mighty big thing to save
another mans life-I was never able to do
| 1t.
Absolute silence fell. To many II seem
ominous. The Democratic and Repub liean
candidates, who offered 90 any non-parti-
sam a ludicrous effect Of budding angrily
together, were all worried for Joe. He
WAS so Obviously an anti-cimsI and damp
er that the old @. A. II candidate for JUS
tice Of the Peace whispered audibly at
him to "come down and let 'em 70 home !''
What ! want to say to each and every
one Of you boys, here, called Joe with a
sudden lit Of pitch which made his voice
almost shrill, what want to say Ia, that
it's almighty seldom that any Of you get q
chance to save life
The big voice and the heightened pitch
had their effect. You've all, every dern
one Of you got that chance now he went
on.
A surf OF whispering surged up the room
from the Platform like a tide. What does
he mean, anyway What's he talkin'
about? Where's he gcttin' tol
Oar friend Of The Social party, continued
Mr.. Share, no. altering his key, has point
ed out the New and O!d Testament beauties
OF sayin' life, and don't want to discour-
age him, bur, boys, you know it's mighty
seldom the chanst comes to do 1t. Well,
you've all got one now
A. this, the needed repeti ion, every body
leaned forward at backbone angle, In
creased from the hsbi,usl TO forty.1ve de-
grees, and Mr.. Share lifted his voice to a.
bout the ssme itring yet reserved tone
Mr., Gillette mploys at a climax 10 one Of
his plays a ybody who has seen Mr..
Gillette will know what Is meant and COM
prehend cur coming Recorders success.
Boys, be cried, seeking the colloquial 10
the highest key Of wbish large bass voice
Ia capable, boys,I don't know much about
saving Liver, but II you're going into the
business save mine II | don't get that
Job as Recorder might as well be dead,
and III be buried anyway with debts II
you honestly want to save lives, begin
with mine YDu can do lot Of harm with
your votes II you 70 to scs.terin' 'em g.
round, but--Oh, my God, boys save my
life and vote for Joe Share for Recorder
The congregatiln was moved by a naiu-
raj and demorsTs,ive reac iJn. The real,
real tru h Ii al = ays bes. 10 Its f,ct. The
cold Prohibitionist and the hot Socialist
were honest, but neit'ier Of them 30 honest |
hs joe Share, IA whom the American bu- |
NOR spoke. When Joe had dlished, and |
laughter rocked the room. the good ma
chinists, NORTH BY the emotional vocife-
rstiors to which they had previously been
were i,l u the iateDtion TO iaye
Ioe Shares lie BY yo!irg for him. The
AID the Socialist, willfully
forgotten, mu,t Lags still heard 10 their
nlnds' ears, Horaiio, he cheers for Joe
snare when they asvkc the next morning.
walked away with tha, nne comedian.
De, said |, lstppose lt's all 10 the days
work to you, bus ycu Go seem 10 under
stand crowds.
Sip on hoLf, sald kr snare, yswnIoK.
I'm going to b. X colder.