North of Boston

THEY aint much happened sence the last riting. They was an eleckshun and we give it to the Democrats sled length. Didn't use no rum, money nor flour to influence public opinion neither.

As soon as the polls was closed and the Town Fathers had swallered a morsil of nourishment they set right down to tally. I hearn a noise in the Seleckmen's office and there was my dere cuzzin the Hon Congressman Merrow treading right around in circles so fast they was little puffs of smoke snapping offen the soles of his shoes. I told him not to worry for either righteousness had triumped and he had won or else he had got taken and would have to find an honest job and go back to work.

The offishals set and tallied the votes. They want no arguing, cussing nor loud voices. Wun ballot was in doubt. Democrats and Republicans agreed the voter was drunkern usual and did'nt know what he wanted to vote for, so they hove the ballot right out.

As I set and watched them perceedings in our old Town Hall I knowed that everything we had ben through in the past five years was just to make that eleckshun possible. A lot of nice fellers aint around no more. They fixed it so common folks could decide all peaceable who was going to run things and for how long.

The wets had it in for one of the local beer barons. They voted the town dry to spite him. When it was announced the town had went dry a feller in the back yells "Hurray boys awl hands come outside and I'll set up the drinks."

Which was did and then we all went home. I know this aint much to write about, but I tell you, as long as we can keep on settling our affairs that way, I guess the country aint in much danger.