The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13

Of wires, invisible to all except manip-
/ ulators, which extends to upper sur
/ faces. Usually the Pixley is a deep
/ sea puppet, wholly controlled by the
! dinghy gilded wires that run down to
! him; but there are times when the
| PlXley gives forth initial impulses Of
/ his own, such as may alter the upper
! surface; for, in a system Of this char
| acter every twitch is felt throughout
| the whole ramificatiOn.
Hello, boys" the committeeman
| called out with automatic geniality, as
| he descended the broken steps How
| are We? All here? That's good; that's
/ the stuffi Good work."
| only TOBY replied with more than an
! Indifferent grunt; but he ran forward
/ carrying an empty beer key. which he
placed as a seat for the guest.
! .Ahana, Mesa Peeslay! Make a pa
/ rade? TorchIight? Banda play Ia "a
/ la Ia Ia? F'irework? Fizz! Boum,
/ Eh?'
The politician responded to Toby's ex-
/ traVasantly friendly laughter with
some mechanical vaccinations which,
| like an Obligfng salesman, he turned on
! and off with no effort. Not a dern
| sight" he answered. ''The campaign
/ amt begun yet"
'Champagne?'' inquired Tobigli, po-
] litely.
Campaign. campaign" explained
/ Pixley
: What is that, that campaign"
/ Why-Why, it's the campaign.
! Workin' UP public sentiment: gittin'
/ YOU boys in line, INSTRUMENTATION it
/ right"
Tobigli shook his head. Campaign
! ne repeated.
"Why-Gee. you know Free beer
cigars, speakIn, hand-shakin', parad-
"Ahaha," The merchant sprang to
his fec with a shout. Yes! Hoor-r-raI
/ Vote Republican, Dana Democrat
That's it, replied the committee
man, somewhat languidly. You see,
! this is a Republican precinct, and it
/ turns the ward
ALWAYS a Republican," vociferated
| PietrO. THAT eesa right?''
We'll" said the other "of course.
! whichever way you go, you want to
follow your precinct committeeman
that's me-"
Yes. Vote a Republican,"
! PiXley looked about the room. his lit
tie red eyes peerlng out cahnily from
/ under his crooked bfows at each of the
sulky figures in the damp shadows.
You boys all vote the wav Pete
! says?" he gasped.
Vote same Pietro' answered Vess-
! chi. 'AIlawa-s'
| Wen" said Pixley, with furtfve-
ness half habit as he rose to GO "of
! course, you want to keep your eye on
I your committeeman and kind of fOller
/ along with him whatever he does.
| That's me- He placed a diflgy bottle
on the key, Il jest dropped in to see
/ how you boys were gittin' along
mighty tidy little place you got here -
4 He changed the stub of his burnt-out
1 cigar to the other side of his mouth,
| shifting his eyes in the opposite direc-
! tiOn as he continued benevOlently: Il
| thought I'd look in and leave this bot
/ tie o gin fer We with my compliment IS.
! I'll be around ag'in some evenin'. and I
| reckon before lection day comes there
may he SOmep'n dOin'-I might have
/ better fer we than a bottle. Keep your
| eye on me, boys, an fOIler the leader.
! That's the idea. So long,"
| Vote a Republican, Pietro shout
! ed after him gayly.
/ PiXley turned.
Jest fo1ler yer leader" he rejoined.
! That's the way to learn politics. boys. -
When the full heat of summer came
/ PietrO laughed at the dog-days: and it
/ was Bertha's lot to suffer in the hot
! little restaurant; but she smiled and
/ waved to Pietro. so that he should not
! know. Also she made him sell iced lem
| onade and birch beer Never have YOU
! seen a more alluring merchant. One
| glance toward the stand: YOU caught
/ that flashing smile the owner Of 1t a
/ tip-tOe TO serve you: and PietrO man
/ aged, too. by q light jog to the table
/ on which stood his big believed. earth
/ en- Jars that you became aware of the
/ mUr-what mortal could deny~the in
| ward call and pass without stopping to
! buy2
There fell night in September when
/ Bertha beheld her lover glorious. She
! had been warned that he was to Of
| hctate in the great opening function of
! the campaign, and she stood on the cor
ner for an hour before the head of the
/ procession appeared. On they came,
! PietrO's party. 5000 strong-brass bands,
! fireworks. red fire, tumultuous citizens.
political clubs. local pOtentateS in oDen
! carriages, policemen. boys. dogs bicy-
| cles-the procession doing ell the cheer
/ ing for itself the crowds of spectators
! only feebly responding to the enthu-
| siasm, as is our national custom.
| Then the eager eyes found their
| pleasure for there in the last line of
Pixleys Pirates. the very tail Of the
| procession. danced Pietro Tobigli wav-
| ing his pink torch at her. proud, happy.
triumphant. a true Republican, believ-
| ing all company equal in the republic
and the rear rank as good as the first
Vote q Republican," he shouted
Republic an-Republican eternaIl!"
Strangely enough q like fervid pro-
testation (vociferated i'm greeting)
! evoked no reciprocal enthusiasm in the
breast of Mr. PixIey when the com
/ nitteeman called upon Toby and his
| friends at their apartment one evening
! a fortnight later.
That's right" he responded. Ian
| guidly. That's right in gineral. I