Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-22
Canaan
ByBOOTH DARLINGTON,
Author Of "cherry,' Monsieur Beaucare," Etc.
COPYRIGHT. 1906, BROTHERS.
Rv ROOTH HARRINGTON

been agreed that the brewer should be
the spokesman. Mr.. Farbach was de.
llberate. that was all, which added to
the effect of what he finally did say.
"Choe." he remarked placldly, you
are der next mayor of Canaan"
"Why do you say that?" asked the
young man sharply.
"Bickoss us here" he answered, In
terlocling the tips OF bis fingers over
his waistcoat that being as near fold
Ing his hands as lay within his power.
"bickoss us here shall try to fix it so,
und SO hef ditcided."
Joe took a deep breath. "Why do
you want meY'
dot" replied the brewer, "iss some
ding shall tell YOU" He paused to
contemplate his cigar. 1--WE want you
bickoss you are der best man fer dot
positsion."
Louie, you mustn't make mistake
at the beginning" Joe said hurriedly.
II may not be the kind of man you're
looking for. II went I'M He hesi-
tated, stammering. 1T seems IN I'M
grateful thing to say, but-but there
wouldn't be any slackness-I couldn't
be bound to anybody
Holt up your hosses!" Mr.. Farbach
once in his life was SO ready to reply
that he was able to interrupt. "Who
hef you heert speak OF bounding? lief
speakt Off favors? Dit / say der
shout be slackness In der city gofer'-
ment? Litsen to me. Choe." He re-
newed his contemplation Of his cigar,
then proceeded II hef been t'inkin' 1t
ofer now couple years. hef mate
up my mind. II some pebbles are
gombelt to keep der laws and oders are
not, dots a, great atwantitch to der
oders. Dot iss what ISIS running der
goundry. und der pebbles iss COM
mencement to take notice. Efer'veres
In oder towns der iss housekeeping.
Dey are reforming und indieding, und
pooty soon dot mofement comes here
shOo-er! II we intent to holt der pardy
in power, we shout be leetle ahead
off dot mofement so when 1t shout b.
here we hef a goot characterization to
fall beck on. Now, dere iss anoder
brewery opened und trying to gombete
NIT me here In Canaan. II dot brew
cry owns der mayor, oil der tsaloons
buying my beer must shut up at 'leven
O'CLOCK und Sundays, but der oders
keep open. II own der mayor. l
make der same against dot oder brew
cry. Now, am pooty sick Off dot
ways OF bitsness und fighting all times,
Also" Mr.. Farbach added. with mag
nificent Guinness, "my trade ISIS LARGELY
owltside off Canaan, und 1t iss bedder
dot here der laws shout be enforced
der same fer all. Litsen, Chloe! All US
here beliefs der same way. You are
square Der whole tsaloon element
knows dot und knows dot all voult be
treated der same. Nit you 1t voult be
fairness fer each one. Foolish pebbles
hef salt you are law trucker, but we
know dot you hef only mate der laws
protect as well as bunish. Und at such
times as dey het been broken you hef
made dem as mertsiful as you coult.
You are no trucker. We are willing to
help you make it CLEAN town. Oder
wise der fightin' voult go on until der
mofement strikes here und all der
granks wake up und we git fool re-
former fer mayor und der town goes
to der dogs. II try to put in man
dot own, der oder brewery ISIS goIn'
to fight like hi. but II I work fer you
it will not fight SO hart"
'But the other people" Joe objected.
chose outside Of what is called the