Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-11

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put him on, while Reynolds, the cpposi-
tion boss, plainly offended because Jed
had gone to Edwards first, turned him
down completely. still, Jed was not Of a
nature to abandon q course once marked
out. and his morning experience but
made him the more determined to enter
the race-to enter and win. He had
friends yet, be argued, and he had now
gone too fa- to back out. He would keep
on and see where be would come out.
But Edna-he must tell her, and IL pos
sible get her consent and co-operation--
for she lacked not ability in certain prac-
teal lines, when properly enthused. He
knew her pretty we'll and thought he
could manage il Alright.
It is good-natured wife indeed who
will keep dinner waiting until ESQ
o'clock and meet her tardy husband al
the door with q smile, but Mrs. Alden
did. She had even waited to eat with
him, and after he had awashed up'' and
sat down came the woman's question,
Clear any news9"
"Why, not much,p Jed replied.
ssFixed up some teown bizness, called on
Squire Edwards bout the Tompkins mat
ter an spoke with WiIkie Reynolds bout
those calves. He won't pay over six
cents for 'em-'
"Better let 'sm go at that" advised
Mrs. Alden. "Their boards more'n
their growth meow"
Anybody been hereP'' That was the
mans question.
"Yeup, Cal Matson called to see yew
this mornin'. Said he had come over TO
promise rev his vote. An when asst
him what be meant be jest Taft and drove
on. What's up. jedi"
Thus cornered. Mr.. Alden took large
swallow Of tea that be had cooled by
turning it from cup to saucer, wiped his
/. mustache od with his fingers, tipped his
chair back on its hind legs from the ta-
BILE, balancing himself by holding onto
that article of furniture and said:
81 hain't said nufhin' to yew bout it
b'fore cause hadn't fully decided myself
and wanted to look things over first, but
Pm intendin' meow tew represent this
teown in the legislator next fall. Yew
see" be FASTENED on while Edna was I'M
able to reply by reason Of her surprise,
"the place RELY belongs tew this part o.
the teown, this year, an I'd kind o. like it,
think. I've dug here putty hard tn
past ten or dozen years with dumd little
rest, an Z en- 90 q Montpelier f'r cou-
pie months this fall in that way / en-
ford to hire sumbody to run things here
an yew an the children en- come up
once n while an see how things is done.
Twill be good change all round"
"But en- yew git it7' demanded the
practical Edna.
"Wby. yes, guess So" Jed intro
duced all the confidence he could in his
reply. "Don't knows anybody else'n
run. Nobody I'D yit. ben seein' some
o. my friends bout il an guess we en-
Ok II 50 twill come easy
Jed hoped he was q true prophet here.
but risked il.
"What d. yew think bout it, Edna9''
The wife hesitated. II was to her a
momentous question. Her life had been
her home thus far. Any change meant
risk-risk Of trouble and misfortune. For
herself she would have preferred the life
that was. But she was not selfish.
30, dear me, don't know, jed she.
said We're 50 quiet an happy an con-
tented here don't like to think Of stir
rim all up over politics. It's bad bust
ness for honest, common folks. Ben the
ruin Of some good men in this teown.
J There was Ed. Fellows tried to be Judge
probate, yew know, an fore he got
! threw it cost i'm bout ali be he'd. am he
} got beat, too. His wife's dressed pretty
shabby ever since. An their house
3
barn. An don't sew remember heow
that fight two years ago between Pike
} an Wetherbee almost bruk up tn
r church, It's one thing to look at an
office from distance an say heow yew'd
like il an another thing to git ii. An
I've noticed that those that gifts il amt
I always better DIN tn ones that stays to
home an minds their own bizness. II it's
: rest yew need an want, yew'd better
pick eout some other way n runnin' for
Office But s'pose yew'H dew as yew
! please bout il, an IL yew've set yeour
mind on it, whstsver / say won't bulge
ye. II yew go in at all, go in an v in,
: for twin be waste O. time an work to
fail, an there's some satisfaction in beat
! in. The other Teller feels mean enough
! FOR the time bein' so it sort o. cheers rev
up long later. An yew need all the
) cheer o. that kind yew can git.''
Edna had had her sssay.n Jed, who
feared worse outbreak, felt that she had
T surrendered early in the siege, and
pressed his victory by dwelling on the
extreme Likelihood that there would be
little or no opposition to him in town:
; that he would be elected easily: would
enjoy the Legislative experience and the
rest from farm labor, and that she should
) come real often to join him at the capital
, as the wife of the representative from
, kingston Mrs. Alden hadn't much am
bition to enter public life, aware of her
Limitations OF culture, but she smiled,
) nevertheless, at Jed's unwonted earnest
ness and finally remarked:
"Well, do s yew please bout it. fear
it's mistake and no good win come OF
: II, but yeour minds set on il, see, an
won't stand in the way. Only. Jed, I" she
added, coquettishly, "when yev go up to
Montpelier promise me yew won't get
' giddy after them gay damsels that sport
] an dance up there am forgit yaour green
: old gal back home.''
, II PROMISE" laughed Jed, and arose
! from the table with one real supporter to
show for his days work in the political
d field.
; Ito be continued.l
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