The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-18

'W-hat's The matter with - sasshayin
over TO Kshoks. too?" suggested Peyely
Sadders. az We sat dangling our legs from
the end of the depot platform Ike fisher
men on a wharf
That's where he's maxim fer" Pevely
added. indicating an individual WHO was
Negotiating with the station agent about
Two large trunks near ky. That's Char
ley Jones, and he's Eoin' over to kahoii1
70 the openin' o the Republican cam
JAisn. II you got time TO stay over. We
might 20 too. reckon. EN-Mayor Gar
bage-er CabbageI never can git his
nazne right: ex-MayOr Woodbridge. er VII
bfdse-what is it,
Walbridge." corrected.
We'll. him and Gin'ral Shields and Judge
Hgbes will be THAR with Charley Jones.
and renkin' they'll he more napdoodle.
highfalutin dom. than ever you SAW.
wonder what Charley Jones is got in them
trunks. Seems liks that's a terrible lot
o baggage fer sech q short trip
Charley jones'" I repeated Il can't
seem TO remember him ! have heard OF
the others. but can't seem TO place him. Z"
ooh. you recoIlect Jones' Peyely reas-
aured me. Why. he's the one you and me
had a fuss over. He's the Teller thai
worked sroun' the livery barn that WAS
def and dumb and used 10 whinny like
. boss and eat fier corn. and when H. got
his hearin restored by chokir' a grain
ana l0Vsenip' up his year tubes. don't you
csoollect / toll you he got TO be Post
master and learned 10 make n tol'able fair
political speech? Well, ever since h,: quit
bein' Postmaster he's been runnin' fer
sonethin er other He's no iool. He
taught school fer awhile and got on the
school Board and run fer the Legislator
once-if recollect right. [ amt sure. but
believe Colonel ksrns sent him hun
dred dollars as soon as he got the Eoni-
nation He was showed under. but after
that nothin' would do him but he must
run fer Congress and he's been stirrin'
around ever since busier'n a small boy
KILN snakes. wonder what under
The sun he's got in them THAR trunks
claimed. much interested TO see ar last
With my own eyes the subject Of our
quondam controversy. And you say he's
actually running for Congress. Well.
well. he amt jest exactly rlnnin'. a.
you might sag. but he wears billed
and marked lsd' Fl and d h: ps 'na
siyeIy: 10 establish '0Hes' status e0ne'1-
1yD been down along the river msnsgin'
some thrashE' crews. / wonder what IN
thunder he's got in them THAR trunks. :
fOu marx nv w0rde nell DO soinethin
mighty curious over THAR at kahoka- !
Hos Jest natu'ily built TO han'le the coun- |
Try people at a big meetin'. He knows /
how 10 stir around and canvass en- He /
VIII git right out and meet 'em when |
I they're comm in and hep 'em hitch, and !,
heQ jest move around quiet on the edges
md git acquainted. Why. Charley Jones /
viii learn them fellers more'n they'll ever
learn from ex-Mayor Garb-I mean Wal /
bridge. and them others on the stump.
lt would pay you TO go over jest TO watch
Charley Jonesr'
Thus II happened that my journey to
kahoka was made more through inter
est or curiosity in the Honorable Charley
Jones than through interest in the meet
Ing proper: Having purchased tickets FOR
Pevely and myself. We went over on the
afternoon train: the same being Jones's
train The latter rode on his pass and
wore his white shirt bit was without
collar. Nor did he wear d white tile 10
match the honorable: on the contrary.
IL was iOose-fashioned felt hat Of lib
sral proportions. which. together with his
top boots. gave him an appearance rather
He carried his coat on his
arm. and from his hip pocket protruded
4 bandana of fragrant hue. which. as I
learned. concealed a bottle OF
spirituors liquors.
We had not more than seated Ourselves