Show WASTED A GOOR CIGAR john kendrick bangs got constituent too interested at a recent fraternity dinne rjohn john kendrick bangs told this story as one of his political experiences at the time I 1 was running for mayor of yonkers I 1 saw a laborer digging in a trench and thought I 1 would try to capture capture hia his vote I 1 went up to him andraid and said hello pat he looked I 1 at me without lecog mizing me and said good morning sor I 1 said it was a fine day and asked him it if he had made up his mind how he would vote at the elections of 01 don know sor but wan thing Is sure of 11 not vote tor for that dahin dahm tule fule bangs why nota not well said he he a a swell and a rooster crat and a dood I 1 explained to him as best I 1 could that bangs was none of these things and even if he was it was mas because he couldn coulden t help it I 1 invited him to come and have a drink with me be he accepted and after having taken two or three drinks we became very friendly while he was in a seeming i ly affable mood I 1 confessed that I 1 wa was bangs I 1 had in my pocket a cigar and ai as awas the last of a box that robert 1 lpuis stevens an hai had sent me from samoa I 1 prized it highly but much as 11 prized it IQ it thought it well spent ii if ifould clinch pats vote with it I 1 asked pat it if he would smoke and he said he would he took the cigar bit bl oft off the end put it in bis his mouth and arld lit it then suddenly be he grasped the cigar and threw it violently to the ground found k in astonishment I 1 asked him isn t it t a good cigar yes sor he said bald the seegar is good enough but in me in n you of 01 forgot of 01 eivir new york times |