The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

Copyright b. Joseph 3 B0wlesD
The politician who Is following the
calling Tor a livelihood eats. drinks
and sleeps politics You cannot get
him OF the track. He finds little in
terest in anything else. All his read
ing. outside OF the papers. is on pO-
litical topics. he keeps track Of past
elections and past ward votes. knows
how his ward has gone. will 20. and
ought 10 20 in the future. lie is the
life of all political assemblages. for
he has the air Of the expert and the
giibness Of an Illustrated lecturer"
He attends the wakes" funerals.
dances. parties. baseball and football
games. christenings. church fairs. pic
mics and all other social happenings.
and gets himself voted "the most pop
ular man whenever he has chance.
/ remember that az one political
jamboree there was a beauty show"
and J was appointed one q the judges.
The other two judges were pulling
together" and I saw ! was double
crossed" before the beauties" went
on the platform. In front 81 the plat
form there was big crowd on the
chairs. and they We're filled by the re-
spectiye adherents Of the contesting
fair had innocently supposed
that things were ION the square until
] was approached BY one Of the judges
with the idea that the first prize ought
70 90 70 a certain girl who. TO my no
ton. was not within a thousand miles
of being first in the race I put up
such a fierce kick" that the other
judges got a little bit uncertain. and
al last as first and second prizes were
both gold watches. they agreed 10 let
me select No. If would vote for
their choice for first prize.
When No. Is name was announced
q groan went up from the crowd, ac-
companied by cheer from one coz
ner of the seats where the winners
fartisans were punched When No.
rs name was given she was cheered
by big majority Of the crowd. and
was satisfied my eyesight was still
good Now for both Of these girls the
vote had been solid. three votes for
each. When IL came 10 No. sand
there were only three prizes worth
anything did a little ~doubie-cross-
ing myself One Of the judges pro-
posed a girl who had a face like a
custard Pie al twilight The other
Judge said. Sure. that's the one,~
had selected girl for this prize and
had got her name. so ! said TO judge
No ?. Where's your LADY," He
pointed to her and said. "Out OF
sight. but we'd better split the votes
this time: you vote for Miss --" Civ I
Ing him the name of my choice-"so !
that the crowd won't have any hoIler 1
coming on the split: two votes TO one I
will win out anyway"
tie did as suggested. but as also 4
voted for my choice the look Of dis 4
gust that overspread his features 4
when he saw how he had been horn. 4
swoggled" was something classic. But 4
al he said was Holy gee,~
After a man has been mixed up ia 4
politics for a year or SO he begins to 4
perceive that politics has as many an
giles In social way as the game Of 4
three-cushion caroms" The variety
Of gradations Is so widely diversified
and the intervals so abrupt that il
takes a truly cosmopolitan spirit 10
successfully take the degrees" At
Tour o'clock in the afternoon you may
De touching glasses with a young me
ehanic at a ''rathskeller" In a friendly
chat over your beer as 20 how things
look % his end Of the ward At ep.
m you may be dining with a bunch of
Judges and party magnates In some