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Show MOT JUST-AT THAT MOMENT i Aspirant for Office Decidedly Was Running for Some Other Purpose Than Desired Position. In a western city, just before an election for city officers, one of the candidates, a Mr. Grow, a very fat man, who aspired to be a councilman from bis ward, made a house-to-house canvass, soliciting votes. At one place his knock brought forth a young and frisky dog, which leaped thrtwgh the open door when it was opened by the lady of the house and ran the candidate off the porch and down the front walk toward the gate. The woman at the door, knowing the dog to be harmless, called to the fleeing candidate, "What are you running run-ning for, Mr. Grow?" And Mr. Grow, with the office in his mind, even in the presence of danger, dan-ger, called back between gasps "Councilman "Coun-cilman of this ward, madam !" Judge. |