Some Missouri Republican, hungry for an office, resorted
to rather a novel method of attracting the attention of
Governor-elect Hadley. He cut away the sole from an old shoe,
carefully removed the pegs, and then, with a lead-pencil,
addrest a letter on the worn side of the surface. Unfortunately,
his signature could not be deciphered, nor was the address
legible.
Curiosity on the part of those who handled this missive may have
been in part responsible for its condition when it reached the
attorney-general’s office. This much could be made out:
“I am a Republican and want a piece of pie. Anything will do me
from guard at the penitentiary up as high as you will go. If
you can’t give me a slice of pie, please save me a bite of the
crust.”
So long as the spirit of the writer of this unusual epistle is abroad
in the land, politics will be degraded and a better state of things
retarded.
(2239)
=Oil on the Waters=--See EXPERIMENT.
=Old Age=--See IMMORTALITY.
=Old Age and Work=--See FAME AND TIME.