Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-13

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"Um-hum. And Darius is on the
committce-why?"
"Wcll, I s'pose cause Heman Atkins
thought he'd be good Teller to have
there. But
"Yes. and Lonzo's pew In church
Is right under the Atkins memorial
window. The light from 1t makes
kind of halo round his bald head every
Sunday"
well. what Of It? Heman nor no.
body else could buy Lonzo Snow"
BUY him2 Indeed. they couldn't
But there are some things you get
without buyin'-thc measles, for in
stance. And the one thnt's catchln
EN- don't know he's in danger till the
speckles break out. Fellprs, this com
mittee voted in Phoebe Dawes by Just
two votes to one, and one OF the two
was Lem Myrick. Darius was against
her Now, with Tad and his Prov
idcnce putin in Lonzo Snow and
Heman Atkins scttln' behind the
screen workin' his normal school
music box SOS they can hear the tune
well. Phoebe may stay this term out,
but how about the next?"
Hey? Why. don't know"
''rom what hear, this Phoebe
Dawes, for all her pesky down east
stubbornness, Is teachin' pretty well,
and, anyhow, she's one little woman
against Tad Simpson and Heman At
kins and-and Tad's special brand of
Providence. She deserves fair
shake, and, by the big dipper, She's
goin' to have it. Look here, you two
how would look on the school COM
mittee?"
"You:" repeated the pair in concert.
.Youl"
Yes, me. l ain't a Solomon for
wisdom, but I cal'late I'd be as near
the top of the barrel as Darius Ellis
and only one or two layers under
Eben Salters or Lonzo Snow. I'm q
candidate. see?"
"But-but, Whit" gasped the town
clerk, "are you popular enough? Could
you get elected?'
II don't know, but I can find out,
You and Bailey II vote for me. won't
you?"
| Course we will, but
"All right. There's two votes. A
hundred and odd moreIl put me In.
1 Hero goes for politics and popularity.
| may be president yet: you cant tell.
| And. say. this town meetln' won't be
| dull, whichever way the cat jumps"
/ This last was a safe prophecy. All
dullness disappeared from Bayport the
moment it became known that Cap.
tain Cyrus Whitaker was "out" for
the school committee. The captain
began his electioneering at once. That
very afternoon he called upon three
people-Eben Salters. Josiah Dimick
and Lemuel Myrlck.
Captain Salters was chairman of Sc
lectmen as we'll as chairman of the
committee He was hard headed old
salt, who had made money in the
Australian packet service. He haG
common sense, independence and con
siderable influence in the town. Mex
to Congressman Atkins he was per
haps our leading citizen. And. more
than all, he was not afraid, when he
thought it necessary. to oppose tn,
great Heman.
We'll" be snid reflectively aftel
listening to Captain Cy's brief state
ment of his candidacy, II cal'late II
stand In with you, Cy. amt got any
thing against Lonzo. but-but-
consarn It, maybe that's the trouble
maybe he's so darned good it nake
me jealous. Anyhow, I'll do what
can for YOU"
Joe Dimick laughed aloud. He wal
an iconoclast, seldom went to churcl
and was entirely lacking in reverence
also he really liked the captain.
"IIo ho!" he crowed Whit d.
you realize that you're undermInin
this towns constitution? Oh, sartn
I'm with you, if it's only to see thu
fur fly ! do love n scrap"
With Lem MyTick Captain Cy's pol
icy was different. He gently reminde
that gentleman of the painting cor
tract intimated that other favors nigh
be Forthcoming and then as clinche
spoke of Tad Simpsons common
when MIR. Myrick voted for Phoeb
Dawes.
"Of course" he added, 'if you thin
Tad's got Il right to boss all hand
and the cook, why, l amt complainln
only If ! was painter dom n goot
high class trade and n one boss barbe
tried to dictate to me | shouldn't box
down and tell him to kick easy as
could. Seems to me I'd kick frs
But I'm no boss; I mustn't influenc
you"
; Lemuel was Indignant.
, NO barber runs me-" he declared
you stand up for me when that tow
hall paintin's to be done, and I'll wor
hard for you now, Cap'n Whitaker
Lonzo Shows an elder and all thai
but ! can't help 1t. Anyway, his plac
was all fixed up a year ago, and
didn't get the job. 4 Teller has to loo
= after himself these days"
With these division commanders t
lead their forces into the enemy
country and with Asaph and Bale
doing what they could to help, Capital
, Cy's campaign soon became worthy q
, respectful consideration For awhil
, Tad Simpson scoffed at the opposition
, then he began to work openly for NJ
Snow. Later he marshaled his truste