Show 4 a a 9 a HIS BET ff U D one of the best known wits in the mohawk valley was the ex sheriff of montgomery county alfred J wagner O 0 of f fort plain who aho died recently mr wagner was a distant friend of the late senator webster wagner of W aag ag ner sleeping car fame who for many years previous to his death in 1882 in the awful spuyten accident had the eighteen senatorial district almost in his pocket one campaign however the senator fejt a little scary as to the result and he un bosomed himself as to his tears fears to alt alf the latter told his distinguished relative that he AS was being denounced by the y element and that he would needs go around and see the boys or he would be beaten alf all could drink a little but the senator mas as a tern tem perance man and a member of st marks mark a lutheran churell in Cana joha rie at last it was fixed up that the two wagners magners were to make a campaign round among the saloons alt alf had suggested as a scheme for his ills frie friend d little to always call for gin with a little water nater as a chaser he was ras to drink the chaser and let the gin stand thus he would be one of the boys but would save his stomach and square himself with his convictions the two continued to set em up nearly one whole day around fort plain and st about S 5 in the after boon floon the senator remarked to alt alf well I 1 ve got to quit qui there here I 1 in all in why how Is thap asked alt alf you haven t dis esar ded the plan and been drinking the g n ha have ve youa oh no anwer answered ed the senator I 1 hayen t bruni any 0 of the gin but I 1 ve swallowed so much water that I 1 in nearly drowned new aorl times |