Show ILL VOTE rolt FOR THE flie OTHER OTI belt MAS MA X the fol following lowin story is told of 0 a revo lutio naty soldier who was running for congress it appears he was 0 opposed p posed by a much younger man who had never been to the wars arid and it was the wont of revolutionary to tell the people of the liard hardships ships he endured says he fellow citizens I 1 haye fought find and bled for my country I 1 helped to whip the brit british i sh and indians I 1 have slept u upon pon the field of battle with no other covering but bat the canopy of haayen 1 I have walked over frozen ground till every footstep was marked with blood just about this time one of the sovereigns ere igns who had become very much affected by this tale of woe walks up in front of the speaker wiping ivicin the tears from his eyes with the extremity of his coat tail and interrupting 1 hirn says 11 did you say that you had fo fought u the british 13 and the In jines yes responded revolutionary did you say that you had bad slept on the ground while serving your country without any kiver yes sir I 1 did did you say you had followed the e nemy enemy of your country over frozen ground till every footstep was in marked with blood yes exultingly replied the speaker well then says the tearful sovereign as he gave a sigh of painful emotion ill be dd d d ii if I 1 dont think youve dono done enough for your country and ill vote for the other man |