The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-31


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IL is cand iaa te foI
III cs,tiS
Il 9th efas as spe IbfndeT selit
/ ON this xee d hold 5meeIIn
sssIf. rSeboEin he I'm erssE of ttleir for
Torn cause 0ur Il pub can friends
Il pres edipg hem meet insss had
i prepared III ammo, lncing their
booming; 50 that they We're greeted BY:
i an .expectant aud ence. When the
/ Ugh came, howeEer Il proved TO be
1 q cool one and to compensate for the
low temper vi thout. theS pro-
lsceeded to a Il the ex ira pace IN their.
]gcarriage wi tn as box of reiuvenat1ng
tsspirits for their own benefit and that
fSof their waiting friends. When the
| S;hour arrived the contestant for the
4 sprosecuto rship acted as master of
i$ceremonies and while the others la
l$bored Ito keep sup the program within
the house, he Kept his eye out for
tSany who8were apparently aging in.
Enthusiasm, of whom there seemed
Ito esmany, and at givenssign would
withdraw with these, one by one and
Preparing to their carriage proceeded
ito cheer their dropping spirits
A number on the outside. not in
Isterested in the discussion from their
movements Of those going to and
from the carriage conducted by the
same pilot and the effects produced
and so thought to learn the cause. To
their surprse-as expected they soon
found concealed therein a full case
of beer, which they swiped box and
all and made their escape. up the hill
through atheld. Ina few minutes
another victim was escorted to the
carriage when another surprise oc-s
Cured which was not expected. They
hastily took In the situation, and
scanning about in every direction,
they by chance discovered in the dim
distance the villains who We're making
off with their booty. They a II once
gave chase making the air ring with
their anathemas. But it was of no
avail for these mountain buccaneers
knew the ground too we'll, and soon
made good their escape into a thfcket:
over sthe brow of the hill, where they
hid the case of beer in safety, and
then weresoon beyond the reach of:
their angry pursuers. @s
The candidate and his friend return
ed to the pow-woW weary. dtsappoint-
ed and hot under the collar but dare
not explain the reason WI ~. The de-
spoilers in$the meantime hastened to
a nearby neighbor whom they called
up; secured his guns, dogs and ropes
soon back$to the meeting, when they
entered the house with their guns
and leading their dogs as thoughsjusts
returning from a hunt-and one too
in which they had been remarkably
successful, even though they did not
display the fruits aof the chase, Sc
cured from their pursuers instead of
the field and forests7a1ld then re-
NAMED until the meeting closed as the
most attentive listeners. They noted
however, that the warming up pro-
cess had ceased. the enthusiasm chill.
ed and the$speakers soon closed their
vain efforts and adjourned, to return
home with nothing to drink or fare
well to offer their friends who had
borne with them SO patiently, expect
ing something and yet receiving not.
After the meeting the perpetrators
Of the Joke played SO well, repaired
to the. thicket where they had conceal
ed the beer and held campaign
meeting ofstheir own, over the result
Of which they jol1iied for days there
after. This report was given the!
writer with the suggestion that they5I
would not reveal the name Of the can
.didate and speakers above referred
to, on the condition that they like
wise would not tell who swiped their
case of beer, and thus spoiled the ex-
pected enthusiasm of the occasi on
READER.
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