Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-08

all came out. For two years she had
been in the hospital" peculiar look
about her eyes suggested she perhaps
was out too soon, but who wouldn't
be- crazy for joy to get out, TO be free.
on such ali Iowa spring day? And the
little chap hardly knew his mother;
"sorter' half resisted as she drew him
into her lap. Don't hardly know
mamma, do you? Why didn't you
bring him down the last time you
came? Hows Emma? Suppose she's
grown so I'd hardly know her. Sisters
getting to be big girl. isn't she.
Johnny? Papa buy you all of these
new clothes? Bought me some. too.
Cont l look fine? Does Emma take
good care of the milk? Did YOU have
tne house painted last fall?
Say. John, how did you get
along without me? Who dressed
Johnny the first morning after you
took me away? Emma? Why, she
isn't big enough to dress herself! Is
she coming to the depot to meet u.s.
DO you drive Bob and Jack together
yet? Bob's dead? You never wrote
me about it. Did you and the chill
dren 60 to church Sunday? Say,
John. did you really miss me? Wonder
II you're as glad as am to go home?
Oh. yes. everybody was good to me: I
don't remember much when first went
there, only 1t was so lonesome nights
/ won't ever have to go back will l.?
Just see how heavy I am! The doc
tor weighed me today. One hundred
and forty-five: only weighed a hun
bred and eighteen two years ago when
you brought me here. Why didn't you
home to look after things? Why, the
child isn't old enough! Went to school
all winter and kept house. too? Oh.
John. I'm so glad to- get out" And
some of us old chaps weren't nearly
so happy at that moment Somehow
we thought, supposing we were in thar
mans shoes. We wanted to walk
awhile. Air bad in that depot
The result in Butler county is not
only surprise to the people generally
but to the voters there. Some time
ago in this column it was claimed
that If the younger voters would get
together go to work and organize. they
could carry the county for Cummins
But for years the old fellows had run
things. They had called the caucuses
made themselves and other old wheel
horses delegates to judicial. congress
sional and state conventions, and left
the boys at home for action while they
went to the conventions for counsel
Again. these young republicans We're
afraid. Said one of them to the writ
er: II want to go to the legislature
some time. If 1 should kick over the
traces now and come out for Cummins,
they'd set down on me so hard 1t would
be five years before dared to peep
again" Well. they did kick over the
traces, but they We're not sat down
upon.
Calhoun county is almost a duplicate
in beginning and end. The bright
young men of Lake City got together
but two days before the town eau
Gus; they received a harmony" prop
osition from the standpatters. Let's
don't have any more trouble here at
home" We will give you eleven dele
gates to the county convention. We'll
take eight You can have the chair
man and secretary. only let Qon |
have a row right here between neigh
bors and friends" Now that sounded
nice, but somehow it occurred to these
Young Cummins voters. that if the
standpatters were so generous, so full
of brotherly love, why not make it still
more so? They said We'll not be out
done in magnaninity. Well take all
of the delegates, accept your kind Of
fer. amended to read nineteen instead
of eleven delegates. They did. The
standpatters almost forgot to attend
the caucus. But as one good white
haired. salt of the earth. wheel horse,
tr,,e blue. -Cummins republican
said to the writer: You fellows are
disrupting the party"
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