The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-21

lie WIZ Is tOllOWiA6 sho
calling for 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-
Iitical topics. He keeps track of past
elections and past ward votes. knows
how his ward has gone, will go, and
ought to go In the future. He Is the
life of all political assemblages. for
ne has the air of the expert and the
glibness 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 at one political
Jamboree there was a beauty show
and | was appointed one Of the judges.
The other two judges were pulling
together" and ! saw l was double
crossed" before the beauties" went
on the platform. In front of the plat
form there was big crowd on the
chairs, and they were filled by the re-
spective adherents of the contesting
flair" 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
to go to certain girl who, to my no.
ton, was not within thousand miles
of being first in the race. l put up
such a fierce "kick" that the other
judges got little bit uncertain, and
both gold watches. they agreed to let
me select No. 2 if 1 would vote for
their choice for first prize.
When No. Is name was announced
. groan went up from the crowd, ac-
companied by a cheer from one cor
ner of the seats where the winners
partisans were punched. When No.
rs name was given she was cheered
by big majority of the crowd, and l
was satisfied my eyesight was still
good. Now for both of these girls the
vote had been solid, three votes for
each. When 1t came to No. 3-and
there were only three prizes worth
anything did little "double-cross-
JuR myb6u. Out VI Tic JuQ6Co PAo-
posed girl who had face like a
custard pie at twilight The other
Judge said, Sure, that's the one!"
had selected girl for this prize and
had got her name, so l said to Judge
No. 2, where's your lady?" He
pointed to her and l said, "Out OF
sight; but we'd better split the votes
this time; you vote for Miss - Civ.
ing him the name of my choice-"so
that the crowd won't have any boiler
coming on the split; two votes to one
will win out anyway"
He did as suggested, but as I also
voted for my choice the look of dis
gust that overspread his features
when he saw how he had been horn
swoggled" was something classic. But
all he said was Holy gee!"
After a man has been mixed up In
politics for a year or SO he begins tc
perceive that politics has as many an
giles in social way as the game Of
"three-cushion caroms." The variety
of gradations is SO widely diversified
and the intervals SO abrupt that II
takes truly cosmopolitan spirit tc
successfully take the degrees" Al
four O'Clock in the afternoon you may
be touching glasses with young me
chanic at "rathskeller" in friendly
chat over your beer as to how things
look in his end Of the ward. At p
m. you may be dining with bunch o
5udges and party magnates in som'