The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-16

rheumatism, and a confirmed gastric
disease, contracted through drinking
prosperity to France with 346 electors
daily.
''Emmie," he at last gasped, like
one about to faint, Il feel that my
strength"
Tomorrow" she said, relentlessly,
"you will canvass the AZ parishes on
this list"
And on all sides nothing was heard
but EXPLANATIONS of what an am
bilious chap that Verdavin is! Who
ever saw anyone like him?"
"Amedee," she said, next day, your
address has not been circulated wide
ly enough. I have had a hundred
thousand extra copies struck off and
distributed"
But, dear, printing comes ruinous-
ly expensive. This morning only I
have paid one bill of sixteen thous-"
"You must also manage to have
your name mentioned in connection
with generous deeds. l have ordered
six organs for as many churches in as
many close parishes"
six gans!! !"
eyes, and IL fire engines for villages
that are unprotected from the ravages
of the destroying element, and where
there is large floating vote. Imagine
how gratified the poor people will be" "
But, Emmie, cannot make ducks
and drakes-I mean church-organs and
parish fire engines-of my fortune"
"And do you count it for nothing,
then. the glory of being statesman?
Besides, once in politics, you are sure
of getting your money back an hun
dred-fold.'
What devil OLA fellow that Yer.
DAWN isl" said the outside world in
awestruck amazement and admira-
ton; he'll spend every franc he has
before he'll let himself be beaten!"
One pleasant morning-it was just
a week before the election-madame
aroused at early dawn Mons. Verdavin,
who was still sleeping soundly, not
hausting journey to the back dis
tricts until 2 a. m.
"Amedee," she cried, rouse your.
self; the honor of our name has been
vilely thrust under foot and trodden
in the dust, and you must avenge it.
And she handed the unhappy man a
newspaper in which he read the fol
lowing:
1t is about time to have done with the
brazen impudence of the charlatan who
is trapesing round our streets and high
ways. This Verdavin, fellow of the
baser sort, seeks-but seeks in vain-to
conceal his demagogic instincts. He de-
mands Liberty" We all know what that
word means with him; behind II he pre-
pares an ambuscade for property, the
family, religion. This Verdavin, dealer in
votes and haunter of low taverns, is
nothing more nor less than scalawas
who has not even the courage of his
incendiary opinions.
But this is not ALL" said his wife
and handed him another journal, in
which he read:
Let the mask be torn off! Our intelligent
voters will not let themselves be imposed
upon by Tartuffe of the cutters. Yer.
DAWN, a double-ender politician and 9
perfect nullity. pretends to array himself
on the side of the cause Of order. 1t 1:
under such a guise that the friends OF
despotism usually do their hellish work
This odious being, whom we will not fur
Their pollute our type by naming, has evi.
IDENTIFY been hired to complicate the stu.
alton by his candidacy. Let the electors
rise in their might and sweep from the
field this vain idiot.
Next morning Verdavin received a
sword-thrust, in the left arm from the
Legitimist editor, and the day after
ward one to match In the right arm
from the Radical editor.
At last the day of the election ar
rived. Verdavin had conducted his
canvass with unsparing energy; his
complicated disorders had given him
a corpse-like appearance; he had
spent three-quarters Of his fortune;
he carried both of his arms in sings.
But at night the project made the
official declaration:
Elected-Verdavin, 23,672 votes"
1t was a week later when he entered
the chamber of deputies. His wife
radiant and rejoicing, was in one OF
the galleries. He had chosen seal
in the center-Order In Liberty, as II
were. He arrived In the middle Of q
debate. Precisely at that instant q
vote had been taken, and as he
reached the center of the hall he heard
the president declaring that, inasmuch
as it was literally honeycombed with
fraudulent practices, the assembly
thereby invalidated the election OF
Mons. Verdavin.
Mons. Verdavin tainted.
Nine Verdavin has brought an &C
ton for separation and the manage
ment of her own estate. The bill al
leges that the aforesaid Amedee Yer
DAWN is hopelessly possessed with the
mania of political ambition.
And the public say Of his wife:
"Poor little woman, it is wonder she
didn't bring her action sooner. That
confounded idiot must have spent
three-quarters of her fortune with his
senseless ideas of ambition.
the French of Pierre Veron.