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When the agony was over, he says the votin' can begin. "I cal'lated he expected somebody'd move to make it unanimous, but they didn't. So the blank ballots was handed around, and the pencils got busy. Gabe app'ints three tellers, Bassett and Ellis, of course, for two and the third, Jotham Gale. "'As a compliment to our newest member, says the chairman, smilin' philanthropic.
De Convenshun in Richmon' wuz votin' on hit yestiddy. Marse Stuart gone ter town ter fetch de news ter Arlington." Sam stepped close and searched Ben's face. "What's my ole marster dat set me free gwine ter do?" "Dat's what everybody's axin. He bin prayin' up dar all night." Sam glanced toward the stairway and held his silence for a while. He spoke finally with firm conviction.
But seein' you represent me you can set up with her Ma a night or two; she's bed-rid and you'll have to lift her round some, and give her her medicine and take care of Diantha's twins, and let her git a good sleep." "Well, as it were Samantha you know men hain't expected to represent wimmen in everything, it is mostly votin' and tendin' big meetin's and such."
No, Marse Hesden, I nebber does no mo' votin' till I t'inks dar's a leetle chance o' habbin' my vote counted jest ez I drops it inter de box, 'long wid de rest. I don't see no use in it." "You are quite right, Berry," said Hesden; "but what do you say is the reason you have come away from the South?"
I've got six people haven't had a bite in half an hour; and they're so cross! Till your mind's goin'! No doubt we're makin' money, but I'm for a smaller crowd an' more good falein'." "It's for der voting dey kooms," grumbled the German woman, only half pacified. "Dot vas bad mistake haf dot votin'. Vot vas dot dirty Deutchman you call him do dot make you so mad?" "Oh, it wasn't so much" Mrs.
To Captain Cy he came, naturally, for encouragement and help, being as was his habit at such times in a state of gloom and hopeless despair. "No use, Whit," he groaned. "'Tain't no use at all. I'm licked. I'm gettin' old and they don't want me no more. I guess I'd better get right up afore the votin' begins and tell 'em my health ain't strong enough to be town clerk no longer.
"Who says I a'n't got a right to speak?" said the old man, facing round in an irrational frenzy. "I got a right to speak. I'm a man, I am. I don't want no votin' nor priests. I say a man's a man; that's what I say. If a man a'n't a man, what is he? That's what I say, if a man a'n't a man, what is he? When I sees a man, I sez 'e's a man." "Quite so," said Turnbull, "a citizen."
Aunt Sukey's Jim, who married Candace that Christmas-night, is a politician. Uncle Snake-bit Bob is living still. He has a little candy-store in a country town. He does not meddle with politics. He says, "I don't cas' my suffrins fur de Dimercracks, nur yit fur de 'Publicans. I can't go 'ginst my color by votin' de Dimercrack papers; an' ez fur dem 'Publicans!
Make it your own case, if you can, and maybe that will bring our destitution nearer you and besides, sir, there's a great number of us thought betther about votin' with you, and surely you won't think of puttin' them out."
We'll do our votin' now." A quarter of an hour later, after Ten Spot and his friends had cast their ballots and Watkins had been forced to make out a certificate of nomination, which reposed safely in Ben Allen's inside pocket the kerosene lights were extinguished and the men filed out. Hollis and Ten Spot were the last to leave.
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