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Show An Effective Valedictory. "If you would like to say a few words beforo we string you up," said the spokesman spokes-man of the vigilance committee, sternly, "you may have the chance." "There is something I would like to say," responded the condemned horse thief, pale but self possessed. "All I ask is that you will permit me to say it without with-out interruption." "Go ahead," said tho spokesman, laconically. la-conically. "We'll let you finish." "Then, gentlemen, began the condemned con-demned man, with deep emotion, "I have a few wordB of solemn warning to utter. In the innocent and happy dayB of my young manhood, before I came to Arizona and fell into evil ways, 1 was engaged In a useful and honorable calling. call-ing. Had I nover abandoned it I might have been still a respectable and upright citizen. Though I have becomea bad man and am about to receive my just punishment, punish-ment, I have always kept a memento of those happier days. In my valise, gentlemen, gen-tlemen, you will find a copy of a little work, entitled "The American Voter'B Text Book,' of which I sold nearly 1.000 copies in one county in Pennsylvania alone. It is indispensable toevery man who would keep himself thoroughly informed in-formed as to those questions concerning which it la the duty of every citizen to be fully advised. Vou will find in that little volume, gentlemen, full and accurate accu-rate information as to the political platforms plat-forms of all the parties, election returns from every state m the Union, names of members of congress, judges of the various vari-ous courts, etc., with a mass of miscellaneous miscella-neous statistics and facts never before grouped together in one work. Bound in cloth or half calf, the price of this valuable book has always been" He paused a moment to wipe the scalding scald-ing tears from his eyea. When ho looked about him again his audience had vanished. van-ished. He was saved 1 Chicago Tribune. |