The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-12

almost eV~erybody's home. and my
writings are read by all the people
There can be no doubt as to my good
looks. and e~Vrybody> VINO reads my
letters say my doctrines are all right
and all that; but they don't ask me
to run. 1t may be they think I'm toe
| Old to make much of a race, and out
Iof respect for my old bones and stiff
Joints. they leave me out of the scram-
BILE.
| might be induced to run for an
! office provided it was light work and
heavy pay; in fact, I've been thinking
over the matter and trying to fix my
mind OH something of that sort.
| spent quite awhile meditating on
the sheriffalty, but / couldn't make up
my MIND to become q hangman. |
never saw q hanging and the very
thought of tying q rope around a poor
fellows neck and leading him out
land making him stand on a death trap
land then jerking the trap from under
his feet. and leaving him to dangle
in the air, is so revolving to my feel
lings. | don't think I'd enjoy being
lsheriff. Notwithstanding | had the
handling Of all the taxes and received
a good share of them for my labor. But
latter thinking the matter over l have
come to the conclusion that in case of
la hanging | might make my deputy do
the rope work. and SO. while nobody
CT n ~ l ILL., L A>1
would be no harm in announcing my
self in the OaDerS. | turned to the
announcement columns to see il any
was ahead of me-, when, 20 my
utter establishment. | found the names
of enough candidates to fill the office
for the next twenty-five wears, all Good
men, and each one confident of being
nominated. | have no doubt. hen |
|say that G.. NJ. Walters, j. Fl. Robbins.
II. u. Rand, Joseph H. Sears. and my
cousin. Fab Whitaker-all good men
were in the field, | at once discarded
the idea of running for sheriff.
] thought of the House of Repre-
|sentatives. but I oun that Charles L.
Harris. w. c. Douglass, Willard Mial.
Robert Fl. Jones. n w. E. Faison
were already i'll the field. and not
wishing to defeat any of them, said
to myself | would not enter that con
test. [ didn't stop to consider the of
flee of Register of Deeds, for | saw
that two men or more were in the
field. With a good prospect Ct an m
crease. At last my min was made up
to be Senator. But upon reiiection' |
had to acknowledge to mySelI lhal'
although nv age and diSnifed de-
meanor made me the natural IN LOG
zeal candidate. there were two or more
who were expecting to be nominated
for that high and exalted position. 80,
there it is. The places. are all spoken
for and the only cIlJllt' loI 4h1 tt4it
that's a slim one With Il modest mani
10 the possibility of being Il dark horse
in some race.
some people don wait TO be soiic-
ita7 70 run for office. but jump r1Gnt
into the race. as if the track belonged
20 Them and no one else had any rlGjlt
to it. ,o,-
others would make you believe theN
mo n,,ched ont by nm irresistible pub
liz sentiment and are made 10 Sdtfl-
flee themselves whether Wiling or uH-
willing: while others stand themselves
ON the political bowling alley. NE
ten pins. hoping to be kEo'keh l1to 'he
nocket bv a primary bali olheTS.
like myself are too mGuFSl 10 fu'
themselves forward, and. OF c"tl%e'
they dom, get any nonnii'a'''.
There are some girls Whohl =
boys can't help counting, FOR tue 70
son they lay themselves 50 lap5e
They are in the race for huspahu9
and the boys have to courl lien -
self defense. They just VIII pe
ed whether or no; and. so latiri
man he called ~cowardly ana fledI'
the bows court them, and, OF c'ul7
hoya "a marry them, While tnelf ",
tar tell them that tue ilou
est GIRLS who are less fof"alu' :
1870 better wives. Yes, there 81
scores and hundreds OF hnoae9i ~