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DANCERS OF EEECTIoNEERLNG
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The Picayune reioces IN the possession of Il
live Yankee as a corrcspon LINT, who having
wandered as far south as Louisiana, pedling no
tons has settled down some where III the Caddo
country, or some other undiscovered region OF the
State. and therRconcludeS to run for Congress
The following extract from letter to the editor OF
the Picayune describing Of his el"clon"erlng
tours is specimen of the luck he had IN the DC
lightful business -


SsWell put up with u first rate good natured
old fellow, that met with at a billiard room, and
when we got to his house twas just dusk. " e
went in and was introduced to bis wife, hne
fat woman, that looked as if sh: got it latin,
her face was so full of fun. Artcr a while, after
we'd talked bout the garden an so on, IN come
three or four children, laffin AMI skipping along
as merry as crickcts There war'nt no candle liz,
but coull see they was fine lookin fcllers. and
| started for the sld!le bags, in which had put
lot of sugar candy for the babys rs | went along.
Come here says l, you little rogle-come along
here and tell me what yoa name IS the ol1'st
come up to me- AMI says he my names Pcter
Smith, sir.


"AnI what's your name 2. says to the next.


"-Bob Smith, sir


"The next said his name was 'Bill Smith, and
the fourth sail his $nlme was Tommy Smith. -
Well, | got em upon my knees and kissed 'em
over and over again, anil gin EN- lot Of sugar
canly, anil oil Miss Smith so tickelcd that she
LATED all the time Mister Smith looked on, but
didn't say much "Why' says Miss Smith, |
wouldn't take a good deal for them four boys if |
had 'em-they re so beautiful and sprightly.'


"sNo,' said She laffin 4 SGT good deal by 'em
but we spile 'en tn much


80 no,p says l, they're ra'al we'll behaved chill
dren and, by grashus5' says |, pretending to be
started bv sudden idea, whit Stritea resem-
bIance tween them boys AMI their fnther!' and
looked at Mr.. Smith; Il never did see nothin
equal in it, says I-'your eyes, mouth, forrad-a
perfect picter on you, 81, says [, tappan the old
died latin, at that her arms fill down by her side
AMI her head fell buck AMI she shook the hall
house laffin.


"'Do you think SO, Curncl Jones 9 says she,
and she looked towards Mister Smith, and tho't
she'd gone of, in ft


eyes" says 1, Il dn rally now"


"'Ha, ha, haw-w-w? says Mister Smith
kinder half laffin, you're tu hard on nc Curnel,
with your jokes


Il aint jokin at all" says |, 'they're hand
sum chillren, and they du look wonderfully like
you"


'Jcst then a gal brought in light and I'll be
darnd if the little brats didn't turn out to be mu
Latt0s every one on en- and their heads as curly rs
the blackcst niggers Mister an1 Miss Smith
never had no children an they sort o pettcd them
little nggars for pLiy-things! l never felt SO
streaked in my life as did when l see how things
stood If hadn't a kissed the nasty things,
could got over it, but kissen on EN- showed that
was in earnest, Ghough was soft sopn on 'em as
thot all the time) AMI how to get out Of the
scrape didn't know. Miss Smith laffed SO hard
when she see how confused looked, that she most
sufocated. A little while afterwards there a
hull fammerly of relations arrived from the city
and turned the matter off, but the next mornin
Good see that Mister Smith didn't like the rcmem
brance ont at all, and don't believe he'll vote fol
me when the lection comes on. | 'spect Mis-:
Smith will keep the oil felIer under with that joke
a long time"