Year: 1859

pay him well and not make much of a
call upon his time and none upon his
brains III take night to think of it.
There must be place of that kind some
where and ifit can be found it's Just tn c
thing for me.


Eureka! 1 have found it. After puz-
zling my brains for an hour, l luckily
hit upon it'll run for an office! I be-
lieve I've got all the qualifications me-
cessary, and if l haven't it's nobody's
business.-In office I'll draw my salary
and take my ease. It's the only thing
that wont require change inmy habits.
l hate change-1'm too old for it now.
Besides your le-minded man is never
respected. So an office it shall be but
how to get elected is the thing. It's
great bore that electioneering and will
require deal of work. Why don't we
have hereditary Offices in this country,
aud why didn't one descend to me? Pro
violence evidently made mistake in
planting me in this country. I was in
tended for an ofice-holder, and should
have been born the son of a peer or a
treasury clerk. But as l wasn't l sup
pose I'll have to work for once in my
life-for an election. Let me see what
big man that's got money wants to serve
the dear people, and would like my vote
and influence, in case of my election.
All l have it. There's the Hon. John
Podgers-he's the very man I'll have a
talk with him tomorrow.


/ have seen the Hon. John; and con-
fess | wasn't very much prepossessed-
the mans evidently selfish. He received
me very coldly at first, but when l told
him large number of friends had insist
ed upon my running for Office and that |
was disposed to yield to their solicita>
tions, but would like to consult him as
the leader of the party first, a smile broke
out all over his countenance, and Ire was
all cordiaIity. He inquired anxiously
after my health and my friends gently
intimated that his friends were pushing
him for a high Office. and hoped we
should be found battling the enemy side
by side This broke the ice of course
we shonld. l should probably have a
vote to cast, and he knew the man who
would get it. 1 enlarged upon my
great circle of acquaintance and devot-
ed friends, and limited in the most deli
cate manner that nothing was wanting
to secure my election but funds for the
campaign.-He understood at once and
said that such was his devotion to the
cause, which with him was the country,
and that he would fully contribute a
thousand to get good and true men into
office. l was of course duly thankful,
and complimented him on his patriotism.
The check was drawn, ,and l pocketed it,
and after again delicately extracting a
promise of my vote he shook me warmly
by the hand, and / Left.


What's to be done next |? The Nomi-
mating Convention is to meet in a fort
night, and the delegates are to be elect

ed next week. That's the point to work
at. I'll see Jones and Smithers who are
running for Office, too-not mine; though
and we'll arrange a ticket between US.
In the mean time. 1 must have some
thing in our paper. Let me see. This
will do:


"At the earnest solicitation of his nu-
merous friends and admirers, Mercellus
Shinn has been prevailed upon to allow
bis name to go before the convection as
a candidate for Office. His great popu-
larity will be tower of strength to his
ticket, while his eminent abilities and
pre- eminent fitness forthe post are known
to all. He will be supported by MANY
PATRIoTs."


That will bring me before the public,
and if l can only get a notice from the
n. &C Il