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Show OBJECT EO-TO TWO OrHCES. The Virtiulan Wouldn't Civ super and viaor to One Mau. One of the best men iu Stafford county. Va.. -Ays tho New rk Sua. was running for supervisor of the county, and, as usual when a really pood man runs for office, there was viperous opposition to him. Some of it was expected but when one ignorant but influential old fellow came out against the candidate, the friends of both parties were surprised, and one of the candidate's supporters immediately went to see the old man. "Is it actually true that you are against our man for supervisor? ' asket1 the friend when he hud led up to the point. "Of course I am,"' responded the old man. firmly. ': Hut he is one of the best men in tin whole county." argued his friend. "1 ain't doubtm' that at all, only I can't vote forlorn." "Why not'.'" "'Cause I -outvote fer no man uu tier them circumstances." "I'lider what circumstances?" inquired in-quired ti e friend in the greatest as-tonish.neut. as-tonish.neut. for up to that time no "circumstances'' had appeared in the campaign. "Why, wantin' two oliiees at once, like he does," explained the kicker. "I'm willin' to vote fer him fer super, but I'll be domed cf I'm goin' to vott fer him fer visor, and von can tell him so cf 3'ou want to.'' Thereupon the friend of the candidate candi-date organized an individual educational education-al campaign, and by his delicate di-'plomacy di-'plomacy brought the old man up to the trough, in gxiod shape. |