| Show A candidate crushed shea san francisco Iran Tran cisco neus leiter As ayoutt eight out of ten men one meets n nowa now OW a S days are up for the legislature county sheriff or something it ignot is not surprising that a large proportion politicians arc are of ot the Belf made ade variety that could not deliver an intelligible speech if they were to be banged the result is that the hird hurd un tivi bently a r an all y by supply aug these tongue gue tied statesmen with ready made campaign thunder the other night there was a most enthusiastic primary meeting at petaluma Pet aluma during which an aspirant for county clerk was introduced trod the g etleman laid a voluminously written speech on tho the desk and started in lip he had bad only got as far as fellow citizens when a hungry looking party in before last lat shirt and whose whole appearance rance denoted destitution blood up in tho the front row and whispered how I 1 about that little amount the orator coughed colored looked fixed at the gallery and strove to con continue tinne 1 I say continued the interrupter mo re loudly you know what I 1 told you cash down or no sale ill ill 11 see you in the morning gasped the mortified politician I 1 morning dont go replied the creditor doggedly you cant play the morning dodge on me im dead onto you two fellows fel lowa 1 am youve got to put up or shut up out that 12 right here or nary flary an orate 1 1 I I got that amount with me 0 murmured the distinguished speaker fumbling in his clothes just eit sit down and ill see you later later bo be blowell blo wedi growled the pencil and reaching up he be transferred the manuscript to bohia his coattail coat tail pocket and walked out the crushed nominee took a back seat on the platform and wept like a child while tho the band filled in his tima by listening to the mocking blocking B bird A with variations |
